... heard. I peered through all of the doors and closets but could not find anything unusual. After a few minutes of searching around, I decide it was nothing, and went down stairs, got my shoes on, walked outside, and locked the door. I began to walk up the sledding hill were everyone seemed to be having a good time. All of a sudden, I heard a loud scream, come from inside the house. I turned around quickly ... to see what the noise was, and saw a shadow through my ... window. The shadow appeared to be hacking away at something ... ...

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... Once we got home my dad would take the tree outside and trim off all of the odd branches. He would cut the trunk to the right height and put it on our red tree stand to bring inside. My mom loves Christmas trees, which is the reason we always got ours so early. She loves the smell of the tree in the house and she has a fetish for decorating. We ... would have to say were my favorite of all Christmases. We would always drive instead of flying so we could enjoy traveling through and see all of the beautiful countryside and mountains. When we would arrive twenty-two hours later, I remember ...

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... to do something, so I sprint toward the house door. About half of the way there I see the man's shadow raise a knife, the screaming intensifies. With a downward motion the man strikes and stabs the young woman and the screaming instantly ceases. As I approach the house the man shadow moves toward the door. The man opens up the enormous double doors leading into the front of the house, squeaking with every inch. I dive into the forest of weeds and bushes as he steps ... the doors. The house is lit by candles placed on wall sconces. The walls are all covered with dark and intricate design...

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• Grade Level: High School