miscellany

vi.

'Grace! Get off me!'

A sweaty hand settled on my face as I was shoved off my sisters bed, landing on the floor with a dull thud. Elaine looked down at me with a murderous expression.

'It's like one-hundred degrees. You can't sleep in my bed tonight, it's too hot.'

'But I can't sleep on my own,' I whined 'you're the one who made me watch that stupid horror movie.'

'Not my fault you're a wuss.' I glared at Elaine's smug face before getting up and trudging slowly towards the door. Chills creeped up my spine as I stared out into the eerily dark corridor. The fear of what was out there started to clutch at my throat: monsters, murderers, creepy one-eyed dolls who carried out their vengeance at night.

A disgruntled sigh echoed behind me.

'Ugh Grace, fine,' I spun around, sending my sister a grateful look. She rolled her eyes, edging closer to the end of the bed and patting the empty space beside her.

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