Nightmare on Huntlee Street

By Juanita Williams

It was October 31, 2009, Halloween night.  Four female teenagers were at school in detention.  The teacher told the girls that when the bell rang, they could leave.  When the teacher left, that's when the nightmare started.

There was a loud noise from upstairs, like a ringing bell.  The lights shut off.  They all screamed.  

Jane, the bravest of the group, tried to calm everyone down.  "Wait!  Stop screaming and let's try to find the light switch."

They felt around the room, and Nicole found the switch.  She flicked the switch on and off, but it did not work.  "It's not coming on!  We're going to die!" she yelled.

Then the bell rang three times and there was a loud sound coming from the speakers.

"My name is Edna Karr.  Leave before I kill you all.  Sixty minutes you must survive; after that you'll surely die."

Laura yelled, "Who's that on the speaker?  Stop playing and turn on the lights."

There was no answer.  

"Come on and let's go.  Our time is up anyways," Jane said, walking to the door.  "I can't open it!"  Jane pulled at the door knob.  "It's locked!"

Nicole ran to the door and grabbed the knob frantically, beginning to cry when the door didn't open.

Laura yelled, "Stop all that crying, you big baby!"

"You two stop all of that," Jane said.  "Let's put our minds together and get out of here."

Johnae jumped around.  "Oh, I got it!"  Everyone turned her way.  "How about we just fly through the wall.  Duhh!"

Laura looked at Johnae and rolled her eyes.  "Stop with your shenanigans."

The door suddenly opened, with a squeak, and the girls just stood still and looked.  Jane said, "Well, let's not just stand here.  Let's go!"  Everyone ran to the door, but it slammed closed again.

Edna Karr returned on the loud speaker again.  "Hahaha, it's not that easy, you crazy fools, to find your way around this school."

The girls all ran around the first floor to find an open door.  There was no luck.  The three bells from the loud speaker came on.  It was Edna Karr again.

"Ten more minutes--do your best.  Find the place where talent's expressed."

Johnae thought about the film-making room.  Laura thought about art class.  Nicole thought about the theater.  Jane yelled, "I know where it is!"  The girls looked at her.  "It's the auditorium."  The girls all ran to the auditorium, but the doors were locked.

Laura yelled, "What about the cafeteria?!"

"I'm hungry too," Johnae said.

Laura rolled her eyes once more.  "No.  The door in the cafeteria... it leads to the auditorium."  Once they reached the auditorium, they ran to the exit.  They all sighed in relief.  They ran in the street and looked back at the school.  They saw Edna Karr floating around the school, mumbling, "Next Halloween I'll rise again.  Get detention and see who will win."