Shadow in the Dark

How many times have I told you not to come here in bloody clothes? You will scare the kids!" Emma yelled while walking over to him. The man is Elias. He is a police officer who has a scar on his face. As soon as Elias hears that, he drops the chicken on the table and walks outside the room. Emma follows him to the outside door.

Look at me, I am talking to you!" Emma shouted. Elias turns his face toward Emma. He grabs her right arm tightly. You asked that I bring you a chicken, so I did," Elias said.

Emma jerks Elias’s hand. Where does that attitude come from? You were fine when I met you earlier this morning?" Emma asked. Meanwhile, I walked and stood in the doorway, staring at them. I was getting angry at seeing him. I remembered the fight I had with Elias that night.

Elias starts walking toward the main door of the cabin. Emma was following him. "Tell me what happened” Elias turns his face toward Emma. Why didn’t you tell me you had company? Elias asked while looking at me.

Oh, about that, he had come to drop his brother and sister off. Later, he stayed here because he wanted to take them home after the school closed," Emma replied.

He will be dangerous. You should be careful," Elias said to Emma while pointing at me. Okay," Emma said while shaking her head.

I am heading to the police station. When you are free, we need to talk," Elias says while walking out of the property. I walked over to Emma. Emma looked at him. Who is he?" I asked. Emma raises her hands and displays a ring for me. I was just staring at her hand.

I lifted both eyebrows and nodded my head. So, he is your fiancé. How long have you been engaged?" Two months," Emma replied.

I should go home," I said. You should keep away from him. He could be dangerous. Emma nods her head. She lifts her eyebrows. He said the same thing about you.

I said nothing and walked outside the cabin. Emma smiled. Do not forget about tomorrow. I will wait for you here," Emma said.

In the evening, I was in the room, lying on the bed, staring at a picture hung on the wall. In which I was standing on the boat. Where was this picture taken? I did not see any boats on the property.

Hmmm... I get off the bed and come close to the picture. I put my head forward, raised my right hand, and touched the picture.

Meanwhile, a hand touched my shoulder, which startled me. I looked over my shoulder and saw that Alberta was standing behind him. Alberta’s eyes are lowered as she is embarrassed by her behavior.

Hmm...I am sorry. I did not mean to scare you," Alberta said. What are you doing here?" I asked while going to bed. Are you here to yell at me again?"

Er... I made a pie for you," Alberta said. I am also here to apologize for what happened that day, which should never have happened. I overreacted. I do not want to hurt you."

Alberta was in a pleasant mood. I did not say anything. I was staring at the floor. I saw Alberta in a happy mood, so there was no better time to ask her if I wanted to go out with Emma.

Umm... I would like to ask you a question. It is more about permission than a question. I spoke.

Alberta turns her face toward me. Alberta looks at me with narrow eyes. The smile on her face fades away. What do you mean?" Alberta asked.

I want to go out with Emma. She asked me out, and I promised that I would see her tomorrow," I told Alberta.

In the meantime, Robert enters the room. He looks at me with a smile on his face. Yes, of course. Umm... yes, you can, but come back before ten because outside is not safe.

Alberta looks at Robert. Honey, come on, the kids are waiting for us at the dinner table. Robert grabs Alberta’s hands and takes her outside the room.

I have felt that Alberta hates the idea, but I do not care. I want to go out of this house. Afterwards, I went back to bed. Around 3 p.m., I woke up. I was feeling thirsty. I got out of bed. I opened the door and went downstairs.

I went to the kitchen. I filled the glass of water with tap water. I came out of the kitchen. As soon as I started going up. Then I remembered that I saw something shiny on the TV launch, and it is a good time to look there.

I put the glass on the table. I walked into the room. I turned on the light. I went toward the corner. I sat down, lifted the carpet, and looked under it. There was nothing under it. After this, I sit leaning against the wall.

Am I losing my mind?" I asked. Is it really my imagination?" I did not even realize when I fell asleep sitting there. Suddenly, I woke up to a noise outside the house. I stand up and look out the window.

I saw a shadow in the barn. The barn door was opened. I suddenly grabbed the cane that hung on the coat hanger and walked outside the door. I walked toward the barn. I reach the barn and stand in front of the door. I said if someone is inside, then come out slowly.

I paused for a second and then started speaking again. "I do not want to hurt you. Just come out." When there is no response from inside, I go inside the barn with muffled steps. The bulb in the barn burst with a blast. I got scared.

If anyone is here, just come out!" I yelled again. I did not get any response. As I walked further, I heard someone run toward the old machine. I slowly walked toward the machine, a cane in my left hand, and tried to find the man who I saw in the barn earlier.

I did not have any torch lights with me. So that I can see that there is someone in the barn. Suddenly, there is a sound of something falling on my right side. And goats start running out of the barn. Then cows also ran after them. I got scared and fell to the ground.

Meanwhile, I saw someone run outside the barn, so I got up and started running after him, but I stumbled and fell on the ground again. Suddenly I laid eyes on the ground, where something was shining. I went ahead and picked up the glowing thing. So, it was the chain. I put it in my pocket when I heard footsteps.

So, I stood up, grabbed the cane in my hand, and lifted the cane up. I thought if someone came near me again, I would hit him with the cane. Suddenly, I saw a shadow coming toward the door. I held the cane tightly.

As soon as the man entered, I hit him on the head with a stick. And he screamed loudly and fell to the ground. Suddenly, the light turned on in the barn.