The Crypt
Chapter 1
Normally Julie would never take the shortcut home. Walking through the old
cemetery, with it's numerous trees and countless shadows gave her the creeps.
But today she decided to risk it. She had noticed a strange man drive by her
several times as she was on her way home from school. As the man drove by for
the third time Julie knew she had to act. There was no one else around to go to
for help, so she decided to hop over the fence and walk through the forbidding
cemetery. Maybe now the creep would give up.
She was now beginning to regret what she had picked out to wear in the morning.
She was well aware that she was one of the most sought after girls in her high
school, by both guys and girls alike. Did she really need to add fuel to the
fire by wearing her white blouse with her red plaid skirt and white stockings.
Julie knew that this drove the boys wild and made most of the other girls
extremely jealous. Best of all, she knew her male teachers barely cared if she
cracked a book. They always seemed to pass her with straight "A's". Playing
the tease had its advantages!
Most of the time anyway, but today she had attracted too much attention. Julie
heard a car door close behind her and felt her heart skip a beat. Making a run
for it, in these pumps, was out of the question. So instead, she looked around
for places to hide. There were plenty. The old cemetery had dozens and dozens
of old, above ground tombs, many where entire families had been laid to rest
ages ago. With footsteps approaching from behind her, Julie knew she had to act
fast, who would hear her if she screamed out here? At last she found a tomb
with a loose door. She pushed the heavy wooden door open and closed it behind
her. Her heart was still racing as the man circled back and forth in front of
her. After 20 minutes or so, Julie felt sure that he was gone and decided to
open the door and go back to the school and get help. There was only one
problem: the door wouldn't open.
Now Julie was becoming panicky. It was getting late and the tomb was growing
darker. She was especially afraid of the ominous long black casket in the middle
of the room. Why was there only one in a room so large? Julie tried to open
the door one more time. But again it wouldn't budge. She looked over shoulder
at the coffin again. As much as she afraid to open it, maybe there was
something in there that would help her get the door back open. So she pulled a
tiny flashlight out of her backpack and hesitantly walked over to the black
casket. It looked very old, but somewhat remarkably it remained in good
condition. Julie bit her lip and gently began to slide open the top. It was
too late now, but little did she realize that what lay inside was 1000 times
more frightening then anything the strange man would have done to her.
