Investigate

"Destory? Is something the matter?" Ms. Teresa's voice was pitched up higher than normal, at least she knew there was a need for concern. Though I don't really know exactly what to say as to what happened.

Was that woman an intruder or something? Something about her just seemed so unnatural and unnerving.

"...There's someone in my room..." I eventually replied.

"Are you serious?" exasperated, her jaw stretched to it's limit. The other kids were actually quiet for a moment.

"Uuueeeuwuuuh..." their eyes wide as could be.

I responded with a silent nod of the head as my eyes caught the movement of a shadow on the wall at the end of the hallway.

"Okay boys, just get behind me." Ms. Teresa pulled her cell phone and some sort of small can from her purse. It was mace, she was oddly prepared for this sort of situation.

We all rally behind her as she dials for the police, though she slowly walked towards my open doorway.

"Hey Tommy, what is that can?" Kyle asked Tommy in a whisper.

"It's mace you dummy, whadaya think?" He didn't even bother to whisper like the other kids.

Directly behind Ms. Teresa was Tommy then Kyle, Mason, Jamie, Steven and lastly there was me because I wasn't in a rush to see that creepy lady ever again.

Teresa's silhouette disappeared from my vision as she entered the doorway at the end of the hall. Tommy slowly began to follow her before suddenly throwing his hands in the air in shock.

"Awee man! What are ya tryin' to scare us for cat brain? There's nobody even in here!" Tommy belted out.

""What the heck!?"" Kyle and the other kids all exasperated as they look for themselves.

"Really?..". She couldn't have left, the only exit is out the door and I never saw her escape. Perhaps she went through the window?

No, there's no way. There's a garden of giant bushes outside, and they are thick and spikey. It's pretty much impossible to get through without cutting it down, or at the very least messing it up to the point that would be evident.

Walking up towards my room I felt a little skeptical to be honest. I passed everyone lined up outside my door in the hallway before peaking inside.

"What?..." I was immediately startled. Standing up pressing her shoulders against the corner of the wall by my light switch, long frayed black hair with a red ribbon tied in covering her face. She wrapped her arms tightly around herself.

She was there.

"What a wacko...come on boys!" Tommy sailed off with his crew though Teresa stayed next to me peering into the room.

"Des...you know you don't have to pull stunts like this to make friends..." Teresa began as I watch the woman with the red ribbon begin to move. I quickly began to step back.

There were eyes beneath that black hair focusing on us, getting closer.

"NOOooo she's right in there! Can't you see her?" I gasped.

"Sorry hun, all I see is a boy's room. You sure have an imagination on you." Her guard was completely dropped, even with the disheartening shadow approaching her. I had chills running up and down my spine as I backed away from the doorway.

Her head creeped out coming only inches away from Teresa, she had no idea what was happening.

The invisible woman looked directly at me and then she backed away, suddenly slamming the door shut in Teresa's face. Her hair blew back by the gust of wind as the slam frightened her into a tense position.

"Ehhhuee!...must have been caught by a gust of wind there." She breathes frantically.

"But...the window was shut." I replied, I was ready to run out of the house and never come back again.

"Oh...it was, wasn't it..." Her voice dropped down to a broken whisper.