What a night it was! Howling of wolves and shrieks of bats were coming out from the distance. The big and bright moon had already climbed the gloomy sky. Thick greyish mist was emerging from the damp ground. Unpleasant scent of rotting, wet leaves and something I couldn’t name was flowing in the chilly air. On such a terrible night I was heading towards an old house with a tiny light flickering in the upper window.
The closer I was the more and more doubts I had. “Is the hidden treasure worth all the trouble?” – thinking this way I didn’t notice when the path disappeared and the ground became damp and boggy. And then, all of a sudden, something touched me. I cried, but I couldn’t escape because my legs appeared as if made of concrete. I started to fight my fear and weakness and this bad forces around me although I didn't know precisely how to do it. In the bright light of a lightning I saw a tree without leaves.
“Maybe I’ll survive if I get there.” – I thought.
I did my best to move as quickly as possible despite the unstable ground, hooting of owls, the darkness and most of all – somebody’s loud gasps behind me. It even doubled my efforts. But when I felt somebody’s cold, bony hand on my arm I couldn’t bear it any more. I turned back and in the very moment a huge lightning flashed across the black sky. Green eyes, gun, grinned face, blue hat – it was all that I noticed at that moment.
“Your ID please” – said a jolly skeleton of a policeman.
My eyes widened with fear and ... I lost my consciousness.
The next day when I woke up I thought it was only a nightmare. And it was. But it wasn’t a dream. I was in the house I had seen from the distance the previous night. And try to guess who was sleeping next to me?
A nightmare
What a night it was! Howling of wolves and shrieks of bats were coming out from the distance. The big and bright moon had already climbed the gloomy sky. Thick greyish mist was emerging from the damp ground. Unpleasant scent of rotting, wet leaves and something I couldn’t name was flowing in the chilly air. On such a terrible night I was heading towards an old house with a tiny light flickering in the upper window.
The closer I was the more and more doubts I had. “Is the hidden treasure worth all the trouble?” – thinking this way I didn’t notice when the path disappeared and the ground became damp and boggy. And then, all of a sudden, something touched me. I cried, but I couldn’t escape because my legs appeared as if made of concrete. I started to fight my fear and weakness and this bad forces around me although I didn't know precisely how to do it. In the bright light of a lightning I saw a tree without leaves.
“Maybe I’ll survive if I get there.” – I thought.
I did my best to move as quickly as possible despite the unstable ground, hooting of owls, the darkness and most of all – somebody’s loud gasps behind me. It even doubled my efforts. But when I felt somebody’s cold, bony hand on my arm I couldn’t bear it any more. I turned back and in the very moment a huge lightning flashed across the black sky. Green eyes, gun, grinned face, blue hat – it was all that I noticed at that moment.
“Your ID please” – said a jolly skeleton of a policeman.
My eyes widened with fear and ... I lost my consciousness.
The next day when I woke up I thought it was only a nightmare. And it was. But it wasn’t a dream. I was in the house I had seen from the distance the previous night. And try to guess who was sleeping next to me?