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THE MYSTERIOUS CASTLE
by David
Secretively, Jeff crept out of his front door. It opened with a creek. He
paused. All he could hear was the silence that filled the house with sleep.
Eventually, Jeff arrived at the castle. The lake glistened in the sunlight as
bees buzzed passed. Phenomenal flowers filled the inside from every
imaginable colour. A red and gold carpet narrowed down to a colossal golden
chair. Ten minutes later, Jeff entered the king size bedroom and laid down in
the jumbo bed.
With a jolt, he awoke. Not a sound could be heard. Silence. Cobwebs
covered the ceiling anxiously Jeff looked out of the window. The oily surface of
the pond stood out in the darkness of the full moon. A muffled cry could be
heard in the distance as Jeff cautiously crept out of the room. Something
brushed past his neck. Nervously, he turned around. No one was there. Spots
of moonlight filtered through the broken glass. Violently, a bat flew past. Jeff
fell back. He quickly got up and ran downstairs.
All the petals had fallen off the flowers and the red carpet had muddy
footprints. A dark silhouette with dark red eyes glared at him…
Frightened, Jeff bolted out of the castle door. The howls stopped and
the sun blazed down at him. The river shone in the sunlight once again as the
birds sang a breath-taking song. It was like the castle swallowed the secret.