Haunted Beauty

The family had just moved into an old castle in Scotland; mother, father and their only daughter, Emmie, that they loved so deeply. Emmie was only 12 years old, and so innocent and beautiful. One night, she was woken up by a dripping sound; an echoing sound of water drops in a sink; rhythmic and terrifying. She sat on her bed, and suddenly appeared a free floating arc of strange light. It's that time of year again: Halloween night. Doors flew open and shut; strange voices and footsteps started. She was so frightened, that she almost threw up. Emmie made the sign of the cross, and plunged into a thicket of thorny wild roses. Terrified, excited and ready to run out of the house in 20 seconds, she overheard whispering words: "All beauty must die." The voice was so deathly, that it sent chills through her spine. It did not make it any better that it sounded too close to her ears. Her nightdress being torn by rose thorns like papers in a paper shredder, she ran as fast as she could; not back to the old castle, but away from the creepy voice, and strange events in the old castle. Exhausted, she searched for a place she could find rest "All beauty must die" the voice visited her unceremoniously once more. "What do you want from me? Is it wrong to be born beautiful? " she asked, wondering where she got her courage from. The energy to scream or run departed her, the moment she saw a woman dressed in white, levitating in the air, and moving towards her; a horrid face that carried the night's darkness, looked decayed, with worms crawling out from it. Remember this is a true story about Emmie; she gets chills just remembering the events of that night…… Contest: Halloween Co-Writes, By Diane Locksley Poem Written by: Anne Lise Andresen & Teddy Kimathi