Marked By Moonlight

their eyes flicking at me and then quickly away. No one needed to say my name. The looks alone said

his staff, and the

anded. "Lock your doors. No lights

swallowed the square. Mothers clutched their children. Fathers walked

like if she let go, I might disappear. The path felt longer than usual, the darkness hea

of a

out there. I

e wrapped around us, thick and suffocating. She finally let go of my h

. "No matter what you hear tonight,

in my chest thrummed harder. It fel

ingers. "I wanted to believe you'd be like the others

ories?"

ightened. "

s. My breath caught. It didn't sound

ffened. "Go t

ser I moved toward my bedroom, the stronger the pull became, a

rtain, drawing pale silver lines across the floor. My heart raced. My senses s

omething breathing

. St

toward t

ared back at me f

ide was tall, its outline blurred by shadow - but

host

returned,

o

my ears and shook my h

ey softened... as if the t

pped back into the t

es flooded my mind running through the forest, moonlight on leaves

t reme

hing crashed. My

g. The front door shook violently, as if

the air clo

th the fear, one truth se

wasn'

nly the