The+Shadow-By+Hannah

=**The Shadow **=


 * The train chugged along on the plastic track. Going in circles, it whistled faintly, as the batteries died out. Nothing was moving except the little black train. It went round and around and around as the clock struck 6:00 am. The children were asleep and dreaming about amusement parks, and candy, and all that was moving was the brown toy mice and the little black train. Their father was snoring, their mother was sniffing, and all that had movement was the wooden rocking chair, the brown toy mice and the little black train. **


 * Can ****you imagine why all these things are moving with no one awake? The children are dreaming, the parents are snoring and sniffing, the wooden rocking chair is rocking, the brown toy mice are squeaking, the little black train is chugging, and t he **** Shadow in the hallway should concern you. **

** The h Shadow crept slowly through the corridors, making no sudden sounds. The little black train came to a stop as the Shadow’s burst of power flipped the train and the track. The brown mice were squirming because the Shadow’s heaviness floated right over them, causing them to scurry so fast that they got their **** toy tails caught on the rocking chair that is now shifting back and forth so fast that the speed of light could not compare. The Shadow moved up the stairs, step by step, and brushed past the parents bedroom, swooshing a huge gust of wind at them, yet, just missing the father's **** cap and the mot her's  **** hands which happened to be clasped together on her stomach. The Shadow reached the children’s bedroom, and to give you a glimpse of what happens next, all he brought with him was a bag, a big bag. He swept the bag over top of the children’s beds and exited through the open window. The alarm clock awoke the children’s parents. **


 * As the father got coffee for them, the mother went to wake up the children. But the children were not there. The parents were scared and anxious. They ran up to their child’s room and searched everywhere for any kind of evidence left behind, but they found nothing. They called the police, as they should have right away. In less than a minute, they were at the house searching for anything. All they found was the black train flipped, the brown toy mice’s tail caught, and the rocking chair shifting back and forth. An hour later, the parents filed a missing child report and posted papers on posts and mailboxes all over the huge city they call New York. Yet, when the sun came up, all posters had been taken down, even the ones that not many could see. The police also took this into account, and when they found all of the papers in a nearby sewer, they searched for fingerprints. All the computer got were day old burn marks. **


 * Seven days later, the officers banged at the parent’s door, including Mr. Holfer, the head officer, letting them know that they have more results on their children’s disappearance. **


 * They said, “We have much progress on you children’s kidnapping. We have found the location of your daughter Cliya." **


 * “Really, you have! We are so grateful that you did!” The father said. **


 * Mr. Holfer said that she was at the old windmill, but it would not be safe to go in alone. Especially if the Shadow was lurking about, waiting for more prey. They went in anyways and found Cliya, huddled up in a ball, rocking herself and humming to calm herself down. Carefully, the paramedics searched for any injuries, wounds, or infections that could hurt Cliya throughout time or that are hurting her now. Cliya seemed so relieved that they had found her and that she was okay! **


 * After weeks, and months, they had still not found Clyde, their youngest son. Cliya wasn’t sleeping properly, and neither were the father or mother. When Cliya went to bed, she could have sworn she saw a shadow, like the one she had seen a glimpse of when it had kidnapped her. **


 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #ff144e; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 160%;">“Momma?” Cliya called as she lifted herself slowly from her pillow. “Father? Is that one of you?” **


 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #ff144e; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 160%;">But no reply, just a shadow. She lifted her phone and hit one tiny button, hoping that she could call the police before the Shadow even got in the room. Clyde, walked in the room instead. Feeling happy and surprised, she ran up to him and hugged him as tight as she could! Clyde and Cliya spoke all night, brainstorming as to why the Shadow let them go! They thought that they were **<span style="background-color: #ffff00; color: #ff144e; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 160%;">to **<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #ff144e; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 160%;"> skinny or **<span style="background-color: #ffff00; color: #ff144e; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 160%;">to **<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #ff144e; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 160%;"> fat, **<span style="background-color: #ffff00; color: #ff144e; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 160%;">to **<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #ff144e; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 160%;"> tall, **<span style="background-color: #ffff00; color: #ff144e; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 160%;">to **<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #ff144e; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 160%;"> small. They thought that maybe the Shadow didn’t like them or liked them a little too much. But that night while they were sleeping, they dreamt of the answer. The Shadow was done with them! They should be happy about that! It causes chaos around the city! It’s the one thing it likes to do, hurt families! That morning the mother and father heard crying of joy. They had no idea what happened last night, but by the sound of happiness and laughter spilling out of Cliya and Clyde’s room. She knew that Clyde was home! The children heard their parents wake up, they ran out and was in a big rush to tell them there theory about the Shadow and to what it is! That afternoon, the family called the police to tell them news about the Shadow and what they thought is right. Yet, the police had news to say to. **


 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #ff144e; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 160%;">"The Shadow has just killed a 3 year old girl during an incident last night. All we found was the body. In worse conditions, there was a nuclear bomb attached set to blow three hours from now. All families who have had incidents with The Shadow will be evacuated first. We suggest you go now!" Mr. Holfer reported on the live newscast. **


 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #ff144e; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 160%;">"Oh no" Cliya said in astonishm ent, " ****<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #ff144e; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 160%;">I guess we were wrong!" **


 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #ff144e; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 160%;">"Or," Clide shouted proud ly, "Maybe ****<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #ff144e; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 160%;">they were!" **


 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #ff144e; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 160%;">Cliya and Clide ran as fast as they could to the funeral being held for the 3 year old child's death. They opened up the coffin, unannounced, and look at the back of the body. They thought that radiation would leave a trace and would have already killed all the people in the chapel. **


 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #ff144e; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 160%;">Questionably, Clide rand Cliya ran to the station, and yelled as loud as they coul d, "YOUR ALL ****<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #ff144e; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 160%;"> WRONG!!!" **


 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #ff144e; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 160%;">Everybody in the building looked at him and said in uniso n. " ****<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #ff144e; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 160%;">We are NEVER wrong!" **


 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #ff144e; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 160%;">"But this time you are! Radiation causes marks on skin, dead or alive! This body had no bomb attached because it would have left a huge long mark across her back! This head officer should know that which means ****<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #ff144e; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 160%;">HE IS A FAKE!" Yelled Cliya! **


 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #ff144e; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 160%;">The Shadow bounced out of Mr.Holfer. Surprised and scared, everybody scurried, and The Shadow said in his scratchy voic e, " ****<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #ff144e; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 160%;">No one is going anywhere!" Slamming the doors shut and locked from top to bottom! **


 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #ff144e; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 160%;">Cliya rammed into him, only to be thrown off and hit in the head, leaving Clide hopelessly having to be the hero. He talked smack to The Shadow, but it did nothing. He fake attacked, but that wouldn't hurt him. He tried his best to find a weak or blind spot, but you ****<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #ff144e; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 160%;"> see much in a shadow. Suddenly, a great idea came to him. Shadow's are only because of a nd ****<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #ff144e; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 160%;"> object making it in front of a source of light. He looked around and saw it! The window s  ****<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #ff144e; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 160%;"> were open and even if night time, the streetlight would shine! So to keep The Shadow away at night, shut your blinds! **


 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #ff144e; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 160%;">"Your toast!" He ran around him and swung the blinds so the ****<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #ff144e; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 160%;"> room was only dark. **


 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #ff144e; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 160%;">The Shadow screamed and faded slowly. They were still confused, how could a Shadow talk? There is no such thing as monsters? Cliya sai d, " ****<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #ff144e; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 160%;">I guess things are always mysteries!" and pushed threw the door! **


 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #ff144e; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 160%;">At home, Cliya and Clide passed out on the couch, leaving the t.v on, from a long day! Little did they know that something was watching them. **


 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #ff144e; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 160%;">"Bo o!" ****<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #ff144e; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 160%;"> yelled Mr. Holfer, ****<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #ff144e; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 160%;">"Thank you for saving me from that awful monster, if it was a monster!" **

**"You r ** **welcome!** I'm **sorry but we are very tired, we have to sleep ," ****Clide and Cliya explained together.**

**"I will be on my way!" replied Mr. Holfer as he left the house.**

**The parents came home from work, turned off the t.v, and threw a blanket over the kids! The father said softly,** **"I guess fairy tales are true! But maybe the horror film has just begun!" and they walked upstairs.**