The Decision

She started thinking about the attic,the only place she hadn't seen.The Martin's would never know if she went up there."Yeah why not"she said to herself.She remarked that there was a two by four under the hatch door as well."I wonder what's that there for?"sarah questioned.She removed it and then used the stick to pull down the hatch door and the stairs came down,she listened for a bit ,waiting to see if she would hear anything,after afew minutes she started going up the stairs,taking them slowly as to not make a sound.As she

reached the last stairs,she inhaled,then letting her breath out ever so slowly.She continued into the attic but she could hardly see anything by candlelight.There were more boxes scattered all over the attic and alot of very old furniture and there was a smell that she couldn't quite describe.As she moved deeper into the attic,she could swear that something was watching her,the hairs on the back of her neck stood on end and she had the feeling that she should run.as she started for the stairs,she heard growling.She stopped and out of the corner of her eye,she saw something running towards her.She was paralized with fear but she knew she had to get out of there.As she reached the hallway and closed the latch,she had just enough time to put the two by four back when something jumped on the door with a tremendous thud.

Sarah's heart was pounding,"What the hell was that?"she asked herself.She knew whatever it was,it was big.Maybe the Martin's had forgotten to tell her about a pet and of course it would chase her,it didn't know her.It had to be that,what else could it be?Anyway it was up there and she was safe downstairs.Sarah went down to the kitchen,she could hear the animal growling and scratching.Sarah was starting to get worried,she had to make sure there was no possible way for that thing to find it's way out.As she approached the stairs,she listened carefullt,maybe if she talked to it,she could calm it down.No!that would probably anger it even more,an unknown voice.What was she thinking,she would just go and check and then try and get some sleep.Sarah started screaming but not outloud,she was screaming from within,the stairs were down,that meant that that thing was down here somewhere with her."Oh my god! Where iis it"she said in a tiny girl voice.As she turned around slowly,she caught a glimpse of something but she only had a candle in her hand so she couldn't see very well.Whatever it was,it was coming towards her,Sarah froze in panic,the thing was before her in a blink of an eye and started scratching at her feet.She started screaming and trying to get away,but the hand or something that resembled a hand wouldn't let her go.

She knew she had to act fast,if not she would probably die.Finally she summoned all her strenght and shoved the beast with all her might,the thing went rolling down the stairs,she only had minutes to escape,she had nowhere else to go but up into the attic.As she looked to see where the beast was,it was half way up the stairs,she only had but a few seconds to save herself.As she pulled up the hatch,the thing lunged at the door,but she was quicker than it.She started to cry,she had nowhere else to go.What was she going to do,she had dropped her candle during the struggle and now she was in darkness. As she looked around she noticed a small window,she could sit by it and search her mind for a solution.That thing downstairs looked hungry,she could try to escape by the window but she didn't know if the beast was in the house or outside.She didn't hear any movement downstairs so she really couldn't tell where it was.Maybe she could find something to defend herself with.She started looking around but after many minutes of searching,she found nothing.What was she going to do?She was trapped like an animal.She sat for hours and hours pondering.She was thinking about the Martin's.How was she going to warn them,she had only one day left to think of something.Sarah listened carefully,she could hear the ringing of the telephone,the Martin's bedroom was just below,so she could practically hear everything.The answering machine picked up and it was the Martin's telling her that they would be back sooner than expected.That thing downstairs would surely kill them.What was she going to do?