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Home Alone MAG

By Anonymous

The sky was pitch black, the house was creaking, and I still had four hours until my parents got home. Locked in my parents’ room, I turned on the TV full blast so I wouldn’t hear the creaking house.

I barely heard the phone ring. I picked it up and said, “Hello … hello …?” but there was no response. I knew someone was on the other end. Finally, I hung up. A minute later, the phone rang again; still no one was there. I became more frightened as time passed; the same ­person called five more times.

At this point I didn’t bother picking up, but the ringing continued. To get my mind off this prank caller, I called my friend. She told me not to worry and to turn the phone off. As we talked, I heard someone pull into the driveway. When I peeked out the window, I saw an unfamiliar car.

Thirty minutes passed and the car was still in my driveway. It drove up and down the drive as if aware I was watching. My friend told me to call the cops, but I refused.

Soon the phone calls started again. I heard noises in the background, but I couldn’t tell what they were. I really didn’t want that person to get out of the car and start toward the house. If they did, I didn’t know what I’d do. None of the doors were locked, and I would have no way of protecting myself. The only thing I could do was hide, which wasn’t a very good plan.

At this point I was considering calling the cops, but my friend offered to drive by. “Maybe if they see me pull in, they will leave,” she suggested. By the time she arrived, the car had left. The phone rang again and I picked up, thinking it might be my friend. Someone on the other end said “Bye-bye.”

At that point I wasn’t as scared as curious. Since then I have not stayed home alone and I probably never will.



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on Sep. 24 2011 at 7:47 pm
Victoria.S BRONZE, Dallas, Texas
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Favorite Quote:
"Someday you will look back and know exactly why it had to happen."

OMG! that would creep me out! Good Writing though! Keep it up!! :)

on Sep. 19 2011 at 11:41 pm
NeonLovesYou BRONZE, Glendale, Arizona
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Favorite Quote:
"Whatever Doesn't Kill You Will Haunt You For The Rest Of Your Life" Clint Eastwood Heartbreak Ridge

OMG! I'm glad you're alright! But your friend is right, you should always call the police or else something worse would've happened.

amchaucer said...
on Sep. 15 2011 at 9:59 am
This piece of literature is very suspensful and on your edge piece! Absolutely Amazing! Keep up the GREAT work!!

kre101 SILVER said...
on Sep. 7 2011 at 8:25 pm
kre101 SILVER, Holt, Michigan
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Favorite Quote:
To the world you're just one person.. But to one person you may be the world

This is really good. Also quite scary!! 

STALKA said...
on Sep. 7 2011 at 9:20 am
It was me. i was watching your every move.

on Aug. 28 2011 at 4:35 pm
firelord SILVER, Queensbury, New York
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Favorite Quote:
"Two roads diverged in a wood, and I- I took the one less travelled by, and that has made all the difference." -Robert Frost

Too many creeps out there. If they knew that you were watching, maybe they were playing mind games or something, to really bring out the fear. Stay safe :)

on Aug. 22 2011 at 9:16 pm
Inkslinger BRONZE, Chattanooga, Oklahoma
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Favorite Quote:
"Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness that most frightens us.' We ask ourselves, Who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, fabulous? Actually, who are you not to be? You are a child of God. Your playing small does not serve the world. There's nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people won't feel insecure around you. We are all meant to shine, as children do. We were born to make manifest the glory of God that is within us. It's not just in some of us; it's in everyone. And as we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same. As we're liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others."--Marianne Williamson

Did you ever figure out who did that? Whoever it was seems a bit.... creepy. As for myself, I have a tendency to lock every door and window when I am home alone, and, Lord knows, I'll be sure to do that now!

 


on Aug. 16 2011 at 1:12 pm
Laura_Oliver GOLD, Manchester, Connecticut
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And so, kids, what have we learned today....? (^_^)

on Aug. 16 2011 at 12:45 pm
LadyMinstrelsBallad BRONZE, Atascadero, California
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Favorite Quote:
"What the eye doesn't see, the heart won't grieve over."

WOW! That last phone call was FREAKY! I'm not sure why you'd be more curious than scared after that; I'd be horrified! XD
Great job with this. Everyone can really connect with it because everyone's had a scary evening like that. :) Keep up the good work!

on Aug. 15 2011 at 11:16 am
aspiringwriterAD SILVER, Brooklyn, New York
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Can you guys please tell me how to get more people to read your article in rate it? I'm new here. Thanks :) 

on Aug. 10 2011 at 3:59 pm
sweetiepye16 BRONZE, Chicago, Illinois
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Favorite Quote:
It only goes up from here.

My parents leave ver early in the moring to take my mom to work. It's the worst hour of my live. Very good descriptions, I like it.

on Jul. 28 2011 at 9:32 pm
DifferentTeen PLATINUM, Seaford, Delaware
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Favorite Quote:
"There’s no such thing as true love, just spurts of insanity—falling over and over again, thinking that won’t happen to me"

thats crazy! I'm glad that shes okay, and thats a smart idea having a dead bolt that you cannot open!

on Jul. 28 2011 at 9:29 pm
DifferentTeen PLATINUM, Seaford, Delaware
32 articles 2 photos 329 comments

Favorite Quote:
"There’s no such thing as true love, just spurts of insanity—falling over and over again, thinking that won’t happen to me"

if that had happened I would have called the police. honestly. I like it, great descriptions! keep writing! (:

on Jul. 25 2011 at 6:47 pm
LifeWrite PLATINUM, Westfield, New Jersey
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Woah--if that happened to me I would be FREAKED OUT, man! Great piece! :)

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on Jul. 25 2011 at 10:16 am
Priya5 BRONZE, Bhuj, Other
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Favorite Quote:
ummmm....... Me , Myself & I....... :p

that's a really good piece...... you've got quite a livid imagination..... :)

on Jul. 21 2011 at 6:49 pm
CupcakeSaffy PLATINUM, Cochrane, Other
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Favorite Quote:
"Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take but by the moments that take our breath away."

Are you sure this is non-fiction? Even if it isn't, your parents probably should have told you all the precautions: don't let anyone know you're alone ("They're in the bath" always works), locks all doors and windows, don't answer the phone to an unrecognized number, call your parents and the police for the slightest thing just to make sure, etc.

on Jul. 3 2011 at 4:15 pm
KristinHopkins8 SILVER, Aspen, Colorado
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Favorite Quote:
"If a writer falls in love with you, you can never die"

i really like this piece. you should make a book about what happens next or even before in the story. maybe make it more suspenseful and end like a horror story? just a suggestion, but very well done on this piece!

orangeapple said...
on Jun. 30 2011 at 9:41 pm
Well this is a lovely story to read when my parents left me at home...

on Jun. 11 2011 at 3:04 am
PennyM.L SILVER, Lynwood, California
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OH MY GOOD THAT IS Effing scary!! i'm like, freaking out! D:

on May. 20 2011 at 8:55 pm
kitkat95 SILVER, Lake Worth, Florida
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reading give me tha absolute chiil

you are a strong girl i would of run away screaming it it happen to me  <3