To See or Not To See
Ashlyn DeBoer
It was 3am in the morning. I woke up to something, not someone, but a creature with sharp nails and long fur that was touching my leg. I reached for my nightlight, when all the sudden my closet door creaked shut. Every part of my body was shaking, and the only thing running through my head was fear. Not one part of me even considered going into the closet, so I hid under my sheets trembling. “BOOM!” Something shattered all over the floor in my closet. I bolted for the window, running for my life. I ran for my friends house and pounded on their door.
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The next morning I went to Everland Cafè to get a cup of coffee. While I was there, a news report came on. It was towards the end of the report, so all I saw was something about a murder that had just recently happened. A couple moments after the report was over I overheard a man saying that the girl who murdered was in her 20’s. I found that to be a coincidence, due to the fact that I’m in my 20’s, plus what happened last night. I felt a weird feeling go down my body.
Once I was done with my coffee, I went home and found multiple police cars surrounding my house. With every part of my body shaking I went up to my sister and asked what’s wrong. She didn’t reply. I asked my mom, nothing. It was almost like I was invisible. I ran up to my bedroom and I saw my dad lying on my bed crying, bawling, and I had no idea why. To clear my mind from all this chaos I went for a walk. While I was on the walk I saw a flyer stapled to a pole on the end of our street. It said, There will be a funeral on 26th and A street at the Church, on Friday the 16th. To all friends and family, we would love to see you there for support for not only us but our loved daughter Avery. I felt more than one part of my body falling to the ground, like I was no longer living. Hoping that I would be surrounded by my family I woke up alone with no one here to help me. At that point I knew my life was over.
