Dark Shadows

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"Grandma, your house is so old and creepy. Do evil spirits live here?"

Jenny tried to sound nonchalant, but her voice trembled. Her younger brother, Will, was quick to join in.

"I don't want to sleep overnight, Grandma. I'm scared."

"This is an old house and sometimes it makes a lot of strange sounds. But nothing evil has ever happened here, children. Grampa and I had a lot of fun here over the years though. Did you ever eat popcorn made in a fireplace?"

"Can we Grandma?"

Grandma breathed a quiet sigh of relief. Their parents were out of town, so going home was not an option. Turn on some cartoons, feed them some popcorn and distract those vivid imaginations. Soon they'd be relaxed and ready for bed.

"Grandma! Something is crawling up the wall."

"That's just a shadow, Will. See the plant that's hanging over there? It's casting it's shadow on the wall. Watch, we can make shadows too."

"Your fingers are making a rabbit, Grandma. Look at it's wiggly ears."

"Come on, Grandma. Show us how to make them."

"My dog is better than your giraffe, Jenny."

"I don't thing so, Will. Ooh Grandma. That person's awesome. How do you make it swing the ax?

"I didn't make . . ."
Grandma


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Comments

  1. ThomMarch 30, 2010 at 3:58 AM

    Oh my goodness. I love the ending on this. How cute the part about the popcorn and the finger puppets. :) Well done and a fantastic ending :)

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  2. JanetMarch 30, 2010 at 5:17 AM

    Didn't see that coming! Great ending, Grandma :)

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  3. NessaMarch 30, 2010 at 5:47 AM

    What a wonderful story. You sucked me into relaxing and then scared me to death. :)

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  4. Mama ZenMarch 30, 2010 at 8:28 AM

    Oh, wow! I totally didn't see that coming!

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  5. MumsyMarch 30, 2010 at 1:42 PM

    I have a feeling that grandma is up to something...Wonderful ending that was very eerie!

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  6. julianaMarch 30, 2010 at 1:49 PM

    a beautifully woven story but oohhh... the ending!

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  7. Queen BugMarch 30, 2010 at 1:52 PM

    I mentioned you on my blog today. :) Love the ending too!

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  8. quillyMarch 30, 2010 at 4:07 PM

    Oh my word! I never saw that end coming and the bottom dropped out of my stomach!

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  9. Melissa MashburnMarch 31, 2010 at 9:04 PM

    That was great!

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