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streetlights anymore. It is only
pitch blackness and the spooky wind. She can’t even see her mommy
anymore. The only connection between them is her mommy’s reassuring
hand over her own.
She holds
tightly onto the Barbie doll.
“No, baby. You
are imagining things. I would have known if there was someone
behind us.”
“I’m scared,
Mommy. How far until we reach daddy’s house?”
“You know what
I do when I’m scared, baby?” Her mommy says as she stops and squats
down to look at her.
Why are they
stopping? They must run. They must try to reach the house as
quickly as possible. The footsteps are coming...
“When I’m
scared I sing a hymn. A song will chase all scariness away.” Her
mommy gets up and as they start walking again, they sing: Nearer My
God to Thee.
She feels how
her mommy increases the pace as they sing louder and the bushes get
thicker and the darkness folds around them like an evil hand. With
her own voice making music in her ears the footsteps that follows
them are washed out. The scariness eases off and her heartbeat
returns to normal.
But then she
feels the hair on the back of her neck rising. It is behind her.
Something or someone is right behind her. She hears her mother
singing louder.
There is a
movement in the bushes in front of them. Why is it so dark? Why
can’t she see the lights of the township? The field is not that
big.
The footsteps
are filling her head now overwhelming even the words of her hymn.
She feels the hand coming out of the darkness to grab her and just
as she prepares to scream the loudest scream that she ever screamed
in her life...
...she sees the
streetlights in front of her. The darkness of the field curls away
like a bad dream. People are walking about and children play
noisily under the streetlights. She sees that all the outside
lights are on at her daddy’s house.
As she and her
mommy walks in by the gate, Rex, her daddy’s Rottweiler, is very
glad to see them and he jumps up and down. Her father hears him and
comes out. He hugs her and her mommy.
“And how is my
big girl?” He asks as he twirls her around. “Come see what I bought
you.”
She is very
excited when she sees the big electric dollhouse he bought her. It
look just like a real house with all lights and appliance working
and a roof that can be removed. Perfect for all her dolls.
As she starts
to play with her new toy, her mommy and daddy talk in the
kitchen:
“From now on
you must come fetch us with the car.”
“Why? I thought
you said the monthly train ride is an adventure for you and
Page.”
“Someone
suddenly started following us when we were half way across the
field. I saw him for a fleeting moment when I looked around. Page
also heard him and was very scared. I had to stay calm to keep her
calm.”
“Why didn’t you
run?”
“What I saw
made it clear to me that running was not going to help. And in any
case how could I run while I had Page with me?”
“What did you
see?”
“A huge
man...with his head in his one hand and a big axe in the
other…”
About the Author
Andre Beerwinkel was born and
bred on the Cape Flats in South Africa. With the Cape Flats being one of the
most exciting places on the planet he has written thousands of
short stories as well as two complete novels about the area. When
he is not behind his computer typing out a new story, he is
probably out on his bike or busy building wooden furniture in the
garage… Check him out at https://www.smashwords.com/profile/view/AndreBW
Connect with the
author
I really appreciate you reading my
book! Here are my social media coordinates:
Friend me on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/andre.beerwinkel
Favorite my Smashwords author
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Subscribe to my blog: http://joemasepuss.blogspot.com/
Write to me at: [email protected]
Other books by this
author
Jintoe
Uncensored: The Lacee Abrahams Story
"You must
understand that your life as you
pitch blackness and the spooky wind. She can’t even see her mommy
anymore. The only connection between them is her mommy’s reassuring
hand over her own.
She holds
tightly onto the Barbie doll.
“No, baby. You
are imagining things. I would have known if there was someone
behind us.”
“I’m scared,
Mommy. How far until we reach daddy’s house?”
“You know what
I do when I’m scared, baby?” Her mommy says as she stops and squats
down to look at her.
Why are they
stopping? They must run. They must try to reach the house as
quickly as possible. The footsteps are coming...
“When I’m
scared I sing a hymn. A song will chase all scariness away.” Her
mommy gets up and as they start walking again, they sing: Nearer My
God to Thee.
She feels how
her mommy increases the pace as they sing louder and the bushes get
thicker and the darkness folds around them like an evil hand. With
her own voice making music in her ears the footsteps that follows
them are washed out. The scariness eases off and her heartbeat
returns to normal.
But then she
feels the hair on the back of her neck rising. It is behind her.
Something or someone is right behind her. She hears her mother
singing louder.
There is a
movement in the bushes in front of them. Why is it so dark? Why
can’t she see the lights of the township? The field is not that
big.
The footsteps
are filling her head now overwhelming even the words of her hymn.
She feels the hand coming out of the darkness to grab her and just
as she prepares to scream the loudest scream that she ever screamed
in her life...
...she sees the
streetlights in front of her. The darkness of the field curls away
like a bad dream. People are walking about and children play
noisily under the streetlights. She sees that all the outside
lights are on at her daddy’s house.
As she and her
mommy walks in by the gate, Rex, her daddy’s Rottweiler, is very
glad to see them and he jumps up and down. Her father hears him and
comes out. He hugs her and her mommy.
“And how is my
big girl?” He asks as he twirls her around. “Come see what I bought
you.”
She is very
excited when she sees the big electric dollhouse he bought her. It
look just like a real house with all lights and appliance working
and a roof that can be removed. Perfect for all her dolls.
As she starts
to play with her new toy, her mommy and daddy talk in the
kitchen:
“From now on
you must come fetch us with the car.”
“Why? I thought
you said the monthly train ride is an adventure for you and
Page.”
“Someone
suddenly started following us when we were half way across the
field. I saw him for a fleeting moment when I looked around. Page
also heard him and was very scared. I had to stay calm to keep her
calm.”
“Why didn’t you
run?”
“What I saw
made it clear to me that running was not going to help. And in any
case how could I run while I had Page with me?”
“What did you
see?”
“A huge
man...with his head in his one hand and a big axe in the
other…”
About the Author
Andre Beerwinkel was born and
bred on the Cape Flats in South Africa. With the Cape Flats being one of the
most exciting places on the planet he has written thousands of
short stories as well as two complete novels about the area. When
he is not behind his computer typing out a new story, he is
probably out on his bike or busy building wooden furniture in the
garage… Check him out at https://www.smashwords.com/profile/view/AndreBW
Connect with the
author
I really appreciate you reading my
book! Here are my social media coordinates:
Friend me on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/andre.beerwinkel
Favorite my Smashwords author
page: https://www.smashwords.com/profile/view/AndreBW
Subscribe to my blog: http://joemasepuss.blogspot.com/
Write to me at: [email protected]
Other books by this
author
Jintoe
Uncensored: The Lacee Abrahams Story
"You must
understand that your life as you
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