Battle of the Demon

No one noticed a thing. They only saw their games. Even Sumi didn’t see it. And she was the target!

It all started three nights ago. Sumi was walking home then. She thought she heard something at first. The girl looked around.

“Hello?” she whispered. Silence. She felt her spine crawl. Her knees began to shake. Sumi swallowed hard.

“Stay back!” she whispered loudly. “You will not take me!” The wind rattle overhead. Sumi walked slower. Footsteps filled her ears. She began to walk a little faster. The footsteps sped up with her. Sumi slowed down and so did the footsteps. She swallowed hard.

Don’t take me! I won’t let you take me! I won’t! Sumi closed her eyes and started running. The footsteps grew louder and closer in her ears.

Stay away! Stay away! You won’t have me! Sumi ran all the way to her front door. She dug desperately for her keys.

But then, the darkness hit her in the back of the head like a steel pipe. She was gone in one gulp. Gone down the hole. The hole to the other side.

Saturday Evening