Lisa Howarth Short story
I crepted up the stairs,the wind was howling outside like
ghosts holding a tune.
I put out my toes to feel each step because I couldn’t see a
thing!
Reaching for the rail I remember thinking I could do with a candle
but when
I got to my room the door opened on its own!Even the
curtains were moving.
I decided to investigate,carefully pulling a curtain back
and holding my breath.
The window was open!But, I saw a bat flying past and
immediately shut it tight!
Goodness me.Even the trees were looking distressed and the
leaves were curling and swirling in
waves.I kept thinking there was a monster outside my bedroom
window,a monster made of
Wood chippings climbing my house.I dreamt I was kidnapped by
the wood monster and
Taken to the chipper myself.
Then,the morning arrived.Everything looked like poetry,the
birds singing,the sun and the flowers.
And the smell of fresh clothing on the line really put a
spring in my step!
The clock struck 6.I had a busy day ahead on the market
selling plants,garden ornaments
And outdoor stuff.It was my mother’s stall.We had lovely
little waterfalls and bird huts and food.
At home we had a big wooden shed in our back garden but we
never went inside,that was
Where the wood monster lived!
We didn’t even look through the shed window.We thought bats
were flying around it at night,
Circling around it like they were looking for someone.
One night I decided to go outside the house with a very
large torch,it was dark
But I really wanted to see inside the shed.So,I was quiet
and grabbed a large stick just in case.
Each step I got closer my feet got colder.I was wearing a
nightie and dressing gown and careful
Not to step on the cracks in the pavement because that would
be bad luck!
So I approached the shed and slowly unlocked the door.I
wondered if there would be any mice
And spiders!Maybe there was a family of animals!Lot’s and
lot’s of animals!
I pushed the door and saw spider webs,old deckchairs but no
wood monster!
Not even one chip!So,I returned to bed,proud of myself.
But then I thought what if he was hiding in the
garage?Hiding under the car?
Or hiding behind the hedge?In the trees?
What if there was a secret world through the rose bush where
everyone was invited?!!!
I thought,’I really must find it’.
