Spooky Genre Stories

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Luke's Halloween Adventure

by Madison Jordan

A fearful boy named Luke was afraid that monsters would get him. His worst time was at night. His older sister was always scaring him about monsters. Luke was 8 years old in grade 4 and tonight was Halloween - a great time to feel excited. Luke went as a chicken with his sister Maggie to trick and treat. His family was new to the "block", but Luke was anxious to go. 

"Come on, Maggie, we're going to be late!" Maggie got her shoes on and out they went halfway. Halfway around the block, they came to a house that had been trashed. 

"Let's skip that one," said Luke. Maggie was very brave, but there were no kids at that house. Maggie ran up to the door.

"No!" called Luke, just as Maggie was about to knock on the door. But it was too late. A door opened into the blackness of a house and outlined a wolf. Maggie screamed and Luke came running up the stairs and grabbed Maggie. Maggie and Luke ran home. When they got home Maggie thanked Luke for saving her.

They told their family about their adventure and vowed never to go that house again to trick and treat.

Igor
by Matt McCann

It was a foggy and very humid Friday the 13th afternoon. I, Cliff Johnson, was walking by the old creepy house of Igor Geezer on my way home. He had lived there for 60 years and hadn't been outside since the 60's and had no intention of coming out.

"Hoof," I thought I would never get out of school. I opened the door to our house, and my mom asked, "How you doing, honey?"

"Fine," I replied. "I think I'm going to start on my homework."

"Dinner will be ready in an hour," she called.

"O.K., Mom." I ran upstairs and started working.

After supper, I went to the movies with my best friends, Johnny Hyde and Sussy Dawe. We were going to see Studdering Christopher, the hottest movie since the 80's. When we got there, we thought it was pretty strange that no one was there. But we got our popcorn and pop and settled down to watch the movie. When it came on, we realized that the movie we were watching was not Studdering Christopher, but some movie we had never even heard of. We got up out of our seats to leave, but the door was locked. We heard a laugh from the front row, "You, you, must not leave this building or I will cast an evil spell on you."

I looked around trying to think of a plan. I saw the stairs and thought I might be able to make it upstairs to pull the rope to make the theatre collapse. I ran for the stairs and started climbing, when he saw me and screamed. But I pulled the rope and the whole theatre collapsed on him.

Rescuers say he must have run away before the theatre collapsed on him. But I believe he disappeared and is hiding in some other house.

What do you think?

Snowed In!
by Marcy Kanuka

The school bell rang to close school for the Christmas break. "Yeah! School's out!" Emma said excitedly to her best friend Jenna. Emma and Jenna were always the first ones to leave the school. When Emma and Jenna tried to open the door, they couldn't. They tried pushing with all their strength on one door, and still it wouldn't open.

Emma ran to the nearest window with Jenna following, and when they looked out, they could only see white. They knew they were snowed in! They ran back to their classroom where everyone was still getting ready putting on their hats and mittens. "We're snowed in!" Emma and Jenna said at the same time.

"Would you please go tell the principal?" asked their teacher, Mrs. Berry. The principal told them to get all the classes to the library because it had the biggest window that opened. When all the classes were assembled in the library, the teachers assigned people to begin digging a tunnel. Emma and Jenna were asked to wait until the end to make sure everyone was out safely. 

Finally, when the tunnel was finished, everyone began to leave, but Jenna and Emma noticed that Mr. Limb, the science teacher, was missing. "I think he went to take his medication. Let's wait for him," said Jenna. They waited 10 minutes then yelled up the tunnel to Mrs. Berry that they were going to look for Mr. Limb. They saw him through his classroom window take his container of pills and pour it upside down. Nothing came out. Mr. Limb looked inside it but nothing was there. Suddenly, he turned and looked at us with an evil grin.

Jenna and Emma looked at each other and ran towards the tunnel. When they got there, they found the tunnel was all filled up with snow. "I have a phone!" Emma suggested, and the girls hurriedly whispered a plan. When Mr. Limb came in, he asked, "Where's Emma?"

"She went up the tunnel, and it caved in, but I think she is trying to dig to the top," Jenna replied.

"We'll see about that," Mr. Limb smirked, and started to dig the tunnel. Finally, he dug to the top where everyone was waiting. "Hey, they tricked me," Mr. Limb yelled.

The principal walked over to him and started walking him to the medic centre with him mumbling things. When Emma and Jenna climbed out of the tunnel, everybody started cheering!

The House on the Haunted House
by Mike Caputo

This is a story about a house that levitated and never came back.

It was a normal day for the Tucks. They were cleaning their house and after that they were going to go shopping at West Edmonton Mall. When they got home, this disgusting smell of blood was going through the air. When Kayla went upstairs, she felt drops of water, but when she looked up, there were drops of blood, not water coming down from the ceiling. She ran down the stairs screaming.

Their dad, Frank, went into his room to see if anything was going on his room. Out of nowhere a ghost came and hurt Frank. The daughter Kayla, told her mom that she was going to see her dad. She was biking to the cemetery and it was pitch black. But when Kayla was looking through the cemetery when someone grabbed her ankle. The ghost dragged her down to underground hole. Her mom, Tammie, was getting worried when she did not return, and so she called the police. They went to the cemetery. They were never found again.

My mother was cleaning the house, when a ghost grabbed at her heart. Their house levitated and never came back.

The Cannibal's Back
by Marco Bulfone

Fifty years ago, there was a really big earthquake. Thunder echoed across the earth. People thought Armageddon was happening. People went into the bomb shelters. All the streets were empty. Then a huge black streak of lightening hit and that's when the cannibal returned.

The army knew what to do. They sent 10,000 troops to try and capture it, but it didn't work. I went to my super computer and identified the monster. I found out that the only thing that could make him powerless was the stuff from the middle of the earth mixed in with some acid.

So I took my elevator to the center of the earth. When I got to the center, I got a piece of the earth and went back up. I had to find that rare acid, but I got it. Then I stored in in a capsule. When I brought the capsule near the cannibal, his power just disappeared.

Murder at Midnight
by Matthieu Amyotte

One sunny day in Pompeii in 568 BC, in the gladiator's barracks a gladiator prepares to battle a man with only a small fish net and a dagger. People jam into the theatre and fill the nearby street. The man comes out into the theatre. Next comes the gladiator with armor over his legs and arms. He also has a small shield, a sword and a pitchfork-like weapon.

The fight begins with musical background. The gladiator gets off to a good start with a wound to the man's chest, but suddenly the man catches the gladiator's weapon in his net. The gladiator is forced to drop his weapon and grab his sword from his belt. While he does the man delivers two major wounds to his stomach. The gladiator falls to the ground and begs for mercy. The Emperor asks the crowd, "Kill him, or not?"

The crowd gives the thumbs down. That meant kills him, so the man gave three more minor blows to the neck, and the gladiator died. There would be one less gladiator in the gladiator's barracks that night.

Two days pass and on the second night at midnight the gladiator arises from the dead and floats to the temple of Jupiter (the king of the gods). The gladiator is invisible but his weapons are not. At the entrance the guards are asleep so the gladiator floats right on into the temple. Inside Jupiter was having a meeting with the other gods. Jupiter looked up from the script he was reading and saw the weapons floating through thin air.

"What?" gasped Jupiter.

"Hurry, Apollo (another god) to get the army! I think we're in trouble." Within minutes, the army had surrounded the invisible gladiator with full armor and weapons. Immediately the gladiator started killing the army. Once half the army was slaughtered the remaining half fled for their lives leaving Jupiter and the other gods to be murdered. They were soon dead.

At 3:00 a.m., the gladiator's ghost reached the top of Mt. Vesuvius. The gladiator was mad at Pompeii because of his death. So he took a roman javelin and punctured the top of Mt. Vesuvius. Suddenly molten lava bubbled out of the top of the volcano. The next moment a huge explosion of ash and rock flew into the air. Lava started to rush down the mountain.

"This is Jupiter's fault!" yelled the Emperor not knowing that Jupiter was dead. "Run for your life!"

Soon the lava was flowing throughout the town cooling and hardening. "It worked," said the gladiator rubbing his hands together.

From that day on, Pompeii has remained buried under the lava!

Three Fingers
by Melissa Chung

At our family reunion, I was searching for spooky stories. My mom said she knew one and would tell it. Everyone sat down to listen. Mom began.

This happened a long time ago, when I was still in school. My class was going on a camping trip. We arrived at the campsite and split up into groups. It was getting dark.

My group started a small campfire. We all sat around it and started telling ghost stories. Nora told a story about when her grandfather died in a car accident on Highway 59. She said he could still be seen stalking around where the accident took place. James told a story about how his cousin’s friend had been drowned in a lake. "My cousin had a dream about his friend. The friend said he was lonely and wanted a friend who was smart, funny and had blond hair, blue eyes and freckles. The next day a boy fitting that description drowned in that same lake," said James .

I felt something tickling my neck, I wanted to turn around but didn’t. The story was too good. It was probably just some mosquitoes. Then I felt three fingers scraping the side of my neck, drawing blood. A girl screamed, "Look behind you!" I turned around but there was nothing there. Maybe it was my imagination, maybe not, but I thought I saw something dart into the woods. It was too dark. We got into our sleeping bags inside some tents. Nobody got any sleep. The next morning we packed up and drove back home. The end.

Mom was smiling as she finished. Then my four-year-old second cousin Matthew blurted out, "Is that a real story?" Eight-year-old Stephanie said "Nah, it’s just made up". Then mom lowered her collar a little so that we could all see her neck. On it were three parallel scars. "See for yourself," she said.

A Story That May Cost Your Life
by Melissa Huse

"Slide, slide, slided."

"Aah!" the girl yelled in fright. She started shaking the house doors frantically. The doors were locked solid. Then she saw a shadow holding up a chain saw.

"Ahh!" the girl screamed again.

Then, "Slide, slide, slided."

"Can you chop some firewood for my house?"

"That was a great story, Blossom. Except she is called Click, Click, Slide, not Slide, Slide, Slided, and it was an axe, not a chainsaw," corrected Marsha.

"We never heard that story before," said the twins Kimmy and Karen. The twins had short, black curly hair and were short for their age. The only way you could tell the difference between them was that Kimmy had brown eyes and Karen and green. Strange...

Marsha had long, beautiful, white, blond hair. That's why we nicknamed her Marshmallow. She would never wear her hair up in a ponytail or pigtails. She was scared it would damage her hair.

Blossom had mahogany colored hair. She was an old-fashioned girl. She wore ankle-length old-fashioned dresses. Everyone would tease her about her clothes except her friends Karen, Kimmy, Marsha, and Ashley. Ashley couldn't come tonight.

"Let's tell some more stories," Kimmy cried.

"No," I need my beauty sleep, "Marsha argued.

"Go to sleep, girls," yelled Kimmy and Karen's dad, Mark Osborne. So the girls shut off their flashlights. Everyone had a hard time falling asleep except Blossom.

The girls saw a dark shadow and they heard a chainsaw going vrrooom, vroom.

"Aahhh!" the girls screamed.

"You woke me up!" Blossom said angrily.

"Sorry I woke you up. I was just chopping some firewood. I was going to make a fire, so we can roast some marshmallows," confessed Mr. Osborne.

"Sorry, we thought you were Slide, Slide, Slided," cried Karen.

"That story is just fake," said Mr. Osborne.

"Let's roast some marshmallows now!" So they sat down roasting marshmallows.

"Let's tell some more stories."

Mummies Alive!

By Mina Fahny

Not long ago there was a family of four that had a mother, a father, a brother, and a sister; they were going to Egypt on December 24^th, Christmas Eve.  Mathew and Sara were so excited to go to Egypt that every day they would ask their mother how many more days until December 24^th, and every day their mother would count down the days until it was the day they were going to Egypt.  On December 24^th, 8:00pm.  Mathew, Sara and their parents were on the plane headed for Egypt.

The two children slept for a half-hour through the journey, they dreamt of Christmas trees, snow and presents.  Finally the plane arrived in Egypt; Mathew and Sara’s parents wore them up from their nap. “We’re here, we’re here!” Sara exclaimed.  By the time the taxi arrived it was already ten o’clock p.m.  The taxi driver drove the family of four to a nearby hotel.  Mathew, Sara and their parents slept right away because of the very long trip.  They were exhausted. 

The very next day the family of four ate breakfast very quickly so they can catch the bus to go to Giza.  When they arrived in Giza they asked the pyramid’s guard if they could have a tour inside the pyramid.  The guard said ok. He also said that they had to be careful.  Mathew, Sara and their parents did not know what the guard meant, for all they knew they were going to have fun.  The family of four started off with the first tunnel. There were many, many pictures of people.  In the second tunnel they saw many pictures of animals.  The children’s mom looked over her shoulder and saw that Mathew and Sara weren’t there.

“Mathew!  Sara!’ their mother cried.

“Where are we?” Mathew asked horrified.

“I have no clue,” Sara answered just as horrified.  “Well then let's try to find our way out. OK?” Sara replied.

So they headed into a different tunnel, Mathew and Sara were still very scared.  They were walking side by side until they heard a very strange noise, so they wanted to check it out, the noise was coming from a hole.  So they went into the hole.  When they went in the hole, Sara started to scream; they saw many tombs covered with dust and bones.  Mathew saw one of the tombs open in the corner of his eye.  Ah! Ah! Mummies alive!  Mathew and Sara started running as fast as they could.  As they looked back they saw a mummy running after them.  Mathew and Sara hoped that they would live, who knows if they did.

The Little Box

By Meghan Wladyka

Once, about 2 years ago there lived a girl named April.  April’s grandmother has just died leaving April with a little box painted with suns and moons.  It came with a little note assigned to April and on it was written – this box can create good and evil so be careful what you wish for.

One Monday, the day after April had got her little box; she brought it to school.  There was a big race today at school and April always came in second place against Kelly.  Kelly was the most popular girl in school.  At the race April wished to win and just before the finish Kelly tripped and fell and broke her ankle.  April won the race.

The next day at school, everyone was treating April like she was the most popular girl.  She felt great.  Then, she saw Kelly walking down the hall with crutches and felt a bit sad - and guilty.  Oh well, she thought, Kelly always gets the attention so it won’t hurt for someone else to get some for a change.

After school April went to the mall and as she was walking past her favorite shop she saw two outfits she really liked.  She said to herself, “I really wish I had those outfits”.  When she got home from the mall and opened her backpack she was very surprised to see the two outfits in her backpack and they were the right size.  April took out her little box and looked at it closely for a long time.  She wondered if her grandmother would approve of how she was using it.  Then she had a great idea.  She would wish for her grandmother to be here with her right now. 

Suddenly, her grandmother appeared.  She looked very pale and her voice was weak and soft.  She sat on April’s bed and talked with her for a long time.  She talked about the special gift she had given to April and how very important it was.  She told April how she should only use for good and only in very special times.  Then April’s grandmother kissed her on the cheek and told her how much she lover her.  The last thing she said to April was that she knew April would do the right thing.  April knew what she had to do.

The Haunted House
by Madison Currah

“Ahhhhh,” screamed Nicole.

“What’s wrong?” asked Maddie.

“There’s a-a a black cat on my head,” yelled Nicole.

“Well get it off,” said Maddie. Just then a screechy door opened. A bit of light shone through.

“Is there anything that I can help you with?” she asked.

“Yes. Who are you?” asked Nicole.

“My name is Vika. I am one of the witches that live here,” answered Vika.

“Did you say that you were one of the witches that lives here?” asked Maddie.

“Yes, yes,” said Vika.

“How many witches are there?” asked Nicole.

“That’s for me to know and you to find out!” exclaimed Vika. Maddie and Nicole looked at each other and ran. Vika hopped on to her broomstick and raced after them. Maddie and Nicole stopped running in a dark hallway.

“Oh no,” sighed Maddie. Breathless the girls started to run again. They turned into another hallway. They thought they were safe but Nicole turned around to see another witch.

“Hello,” she said. “My name is Falo. I see that you have met my dear friend Vika. But she isn’t nearly as bad as I am! Ha ha ha ha ha ha,” she laughed. Falo grabbed them by their ears and dragged them into a large room.

“This is my lab and this is the pot you will be cooked in!” she exclaimed. She threw them into the pot.

“Boil, boil, boil, old pot boil, until these two girls rot!” she sang. “I have to get my seasonings.”

Nicole whispered to Maddie, “I got a plan. I will boost you onto the edge of the pot then you pull onto the edge, then we’ll run over there and hop on those brooms and fly out that broken window.” Soon Maddie was on the edge of the pot helping Nicole. Out.

“On the count of three we run. 1.2...3!” Maddie whispered. They ran as fast as they could to the broomsticks but it didn’t take long for Falo to notice they were gone. She was on their tails. The girls jumped on to the brooms and flew out the broken window. Neither of the girls ever went back there again.

The Magic Book

by Michael Clawson 

In the year 2001, there was a girl named Bula. She was getting married to Frank. The wedding was in three weeks. Bula was preparing for the wedding. While she was shopping she saw this really cool book at Chapters, so she went in and got it. After Bula got home, Frank explained that he was worried. She had been gone for so long.

“What took you, Bula?”

“I got a book at Chapters,” said Bula.

“Hey, it’s cool! Can I read it?” said Frank.

“Come on, let’s read it together,” suggested Bula.

“OK,” said Frank.

So Bula and Frank went to read their new book. Little did they know that it was a time machine. Bula and Frank fell asleep with the book between them. The book started to glow and a flash of green light transported them to world war 2. Then Bula and Frank woke up thinking about what happened.

“What was that Frank?”

“I don’t know. I think we are in world war 2. I got an A+ on my test about this in High School,” said Bula.

“Yeah me too. Let’s find shelter, ok?” said Frank.

Frank spotted a base. “Over here they can give us shelter,” yelled Frank.

Frank and Bula went to the base and asked if they could have some shelter.

They said, “yes.”

“Thank you for the shelter,” said Bula.

“No problem. Can you give us something in return?” said the commander.

“Yes, I possess lots of knowledge of what is going to happen to this base. It’s going to be bombed in 24 hours.

“So be ready,” gasped Frank.

“Ok,” said the commander.

The base’s commander spread the news very fast. People panicked for a bit, but when they heard the full story they stopped.

“In 2 hours we will evacuate,” said the commander.

Then the war began at 20 hours. There were lots of casualties. The war was a tye tie. Both countries had lost all of their men. They were collecting more soldiers in 9 hours. Then a surprise attack was launched. In 2 hours the stealth flyers were ready to bomb the base. They were not fast enough to evacuate, so every one was killed. Bula and Frank were transported back to their room and woke up.

“That was a weird dream,” gasped Bula. 

“Yeah,” gasped Frank.

Midnight Howl

 By Meagan Lyszczy 

Meagan was standing by her locker at three o’clock when the bell emitted a piercing scream. She just remembered, tonight was Halloween. Meagan had heard of the haunted house on Kikala St.

People said that a Cyclops lived in the house but nobody really believed that a Cyclops really lived there.

When Meagan got home her thirteen-year-old brother walked up an asked her if she was going to go knock on the door of the haunted house. Meagan never really liked to turn down a dare but if she really did accept, she knew that she would never be able to actually walk up to the door and knock. Could she?

That night Meagan put on her Halloween costume and waited for her mom to shut and lock the door. When they finally reached the Haunted house Meagan wanted to turn and run. Cold footsteps of other kids echoed through the empty lot as they hurried by. Meagan was ready. She very cautiously walked towards the door and raised her hand into a fist. Her knuckles were pale white. Meagan looked at the door and rapped it two times. She heard slow footsteps coming down the hallway inside. Then, the door slowly opened. She screamed. Meagan woke with a start.

“Where am I?” she asked.

“You’re in the hospital,” her mom said.

“What happened?” she asked.

“Somebody opened the door, and then you screamed and fainted.”

“Call for Miss Lyszczyk,” the nurse said, holding up a phone.

“Thank you,” Meagan said.

“Hello?” 

“HHHHHHAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHAAAAA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!” click.

The Haunted Mask

 by Mike Parsons

Hi! My name is Michael. I am 10 years old and turning 11 in May. Right now it is October 29 which is two days before Halloween. I am going with my brother Tyler and my friend Jeffrey.

“Mom” I shouted. “I am going to get my costume.”

“OK, but be back in about an hour.”

“Sure,” said Michael and he grabbed his wallet and went onto the door.

At last, Michael had reached the costume store. As Michael walked in the door he said hello to the storekeeper.

He replied, “Hello. You must be a trick-or-treater.”

“Got that right,” said Michael. “What kinds of costumes do you have?” Michael asked.

“Oh lots,” the storekeeper replied.

“Do you have any very scary monster costumes?” Michael said as he was looking at a scream mask.

“You’re in luck. There is one that has never been purchased. Any kid who bought it, returns it because they say it is haunted,” the storekeeper said.

“I’ll take it”, said Michael as he started walking towards the counter.

“That will be six dollars and fifty cents,” said the storekeeper happily.

“Thanks a lot! This should be great!” said Michael as he walked out the door.

“It should be great for actually turning into the monster of the mask. He He He He He,” said the storekeeper in a funny voice as Michael left the shop.

Finally, it was Halloween, the day that kids have the time of their lives. Michael called his friend Jeffrey and told him to come over because it was 5:45 p.m.

Now it was 6:00 p.m. and everybody was ready, in their costumes except for Michael. He went upstairs to go and get his mask. He put it on and did not realize that it had sucked his face like a vacuum cleaner when he had put it on. He went outside with his brother Tyler and went to go trick-or-treating.

It was 7:00 and everybody was steaming hot. Everybody took their masks off but Michael waited awhile.

Now Michael was ready to take off his mask. He tried to pull it off lightly but it did not come off. This time he tried with all of his might and it still did not come off. He started screaming.

Everybody said, “What?”

Michael said, “My mask is not coming off. He said,” We must go to the storekeeper and ask what’s wrong with it.”

They were at the store as Michael dashed in and said, “I can’t get my mask off.”

“That’s what they all say,” said the storekeeper. “ Just say that you are finished trick-or-treating and it will come off,” said the storekeeper.

Michael shouted, “I am finished trick-or-treating,” and the mask came off and went straight back on the shelf where the storekeeper had picked it up in the first place.

Michael went home and told his mom, “Next year you choose a costume for me.”

“OK, if you say so,” said his mom.

1 year later …………………………

                                                Halloween Day 5:45

“Honey,” said Michael’s Mom. “I found your old bunny costume.”

“No, I am not wearing that either.”

“But, honey you said I could pick out a costume for you one year ago.”

“I guess you’re right,” said Michael, “but this year I would rather stay here with you.”

“But don’t you want your candy?” said his mom.

“Ahhh,” said Michael, “who needs candy?”

Haunted Houses

by Melia Stewart

“I can’t wait till tonight!”  exclaimed Amy to Emily.

“Yeah,” said Emily.

It was Halloween afternoon and Amy, Emily and Josh were going to try a new route for trick-or-treating.

“We better be careful nobody finds out we’re doing this,” said Josh, he was a worrywart. That night the kids got their costumes on and snuck out the back. On their way they saw a big old mansion.

“I wonder what’s inside?” said Josh.

“Let’s go in,” said Amy.

“Yeah,” said Emily, and before Josh could make an argument the girls were already at the door. 

“Come on Josh,” shouted Emily.

Finally, Josh came, just as Amy was about to knock, the door opened.  They stepped inside in a long hall.  Just as they were about to leave the door slammed and locked.

“We’re stuck,” screamed Josh.

“I think we’re in more trouble than that. Josh,” said Emily.

There was a vampire running straight for them!

“We’re doomed”, yelled Josh.

He was right, there were trapped.  There was no way out unless they let the vampire catch them sooner.

Just then Josh fainted on what looked like a gargoyle’s arm.  Then a trap door opened in the floor and they all fell in a large room with a winding corridor.

“Let’s follow it”, said Amy.

They were on their way down the corridor when they saw a door.

“I wonder what is inside?” whispered Josh.

Emily opened the door.

“It looks like a garage but it’s filled with broom sticks and small shelves,” said Emily.

Just then they turned around and saw a witch on a broom.  Quickly they took a broom each and got on.

“Jump in the air,” shouted Amy as if she knew how but surprisingly, it worked!

They were flying around like maniacs! 

Just then Josh said, “Look there’s a big hole in the roof up there.”

So they flew up and went through the hole and after they got out, the hole closed and left the witch behind.

But the strangest thing is every Halloween 3 kids are seen inside their houses and they don’t come out until the night is over.

Runaway

 by Madison Jordan

When I was small I did a lot of stuff, like run away from my mom in a store or chase a dog if he/she would walk by.  But my funniest story was when I was in a mall and I got out of the shopping cart when my mom wasn’t looking, I wandered off into the big mall.  When I was going into a store a person that worked there saw that I was lost so she picked me up and waited for my mom to come and pick me up.  We waited and waited until my mom came running up to the clerk and if she’s seen a little girl.  The store clerk picked me up one last time,

“Is this could child?” she asked.

“Yes,” she said, “Thank you so much. God bless you”.

My mom hugged me and said, “Never do that again”.

When my mom told my brother about me going away he laughed his head off.  Now when we look back on those times, we laugh.  Now that I am 9 years old I do not run away in a store.