Elmer shivered as she fell on her bottom and scuttled back with her hands and knees.
In front of the couch, her father and mother were being eaten by a dark creature.
The creature noticed her. Its eyes seemed hollow yet horrific. It stopped eating and released his father's head.
The creature stood up. Its body was taller than a door but skinny as twigs. It approached. Blade-like fingers about to cut him.
Elmer froze. She couldn't move a muscle as the creature stared at her.
Someone help me! she thought, but couldn't let the words out.
Then she heard a bang from behind. Followed by a thud.
She opened her eyes. The creature lay on the side. A giant hole on its head. Weird liquid came out of that hole, pouring onto the floor.
Someone stepped and approached the monster. It was a woman. She wore a white and black hat with a light frame.
The woman turned around, smiling. Elmer didn't know who could she stayed calm in this situation.
