LOOK BEHIND YOU   (A HORROR)

I am running as fast as I can. This figure won't leave me alone. No matter how quick I go, no matter what corners I turn when I look back, he's there. I have no idea who he is or what he wants but my goal is to get away. My heavy breaths form a cloud of mist in the air. My panting echoes off the dark alley and adds a sense of eeriness to the already creepy situation. Then a gasp escapes my lips as I realise I have reached the end of the alley. There is nowhere to go.

The figure draws closer, the streetlights casting a shadow around his body. His face is hidden, he wears a long cloak and a fedora.

"What do you want from me," I yell, my heart rate over the edge.

Yet the figure lurks closer, oblivious to my words. He pulls out a knife, the shiny metal glints under the moonlight. This is the scariest thing I've ever experienced before. I push my back against the wall as if I can push it down and escape but I know there is nowhere to go. There is no hope.

The figure is right on me now, his shadow blocking my light.

"Please don't this," I cry.

But if he had a shred of mercy it's gone. He plunges the knife towards my chest.

THE END

By Matthew Groom