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Chapter 5 - The Black Eyed Children

It was late Saturday night and I was just finishing up my shift at the local 7 Eleven convenience store, I gave a teenager his bottle of soda and bag of chips and I started closing down the store. I checked my phone, 2:48 am. After closing down the store I got in my car and drove home. I was awaited by the normal silence and darkness of my empty home. I lived with my older sister but she was spending the night with her boyfriends. I got a bowl of ice cream and sat on the couch. I worked the night shift because I had insomnia. It was very difficult for me to sleep, that condition taunted me all through my school years. I put on the scary movie The Ring. It was pretty good. After watching for about 20 minus I heard a knock at my door. I was confused and also slightly creeped out. It was 3; 02 am. Who the hell could be at my door. I then had a thought, I bet my stupid ass sister got her damn self drunk this late, I rolled my eyes and opened the door. Instead there were two small children in front of my door. A girl and a boy, The girl seemed to be around 8 and the boy 10. They both wore large black hoodies that covered their faces. "Um, Are you kids lost or something? Where are your parents?" It was when they lifted their heads that my heart stopped in my chest. Their eyes were all black No sign of pupils, no sign of life. My blood went cold. "We are lost." They said, "Our parents will be here soon. Can we come in?" The last sentence their voice changed sounding raspy and deep. I was terrified. But then i thought. There is no possible way to have all back eyes, Lisa is probably pulling a prank with her boyfriend and those are contact in their eyes. I smiled, sure, come on in. I said, Not knowing that would be my worst mistake I would ever have made. I let the children in and they sat down on the couch. Make yourselves at home, The phone is over there so you can call your parents, I laughed to myself. I probably just ruined their whole prank. The boy grabbed a phone and dialed a number. I was shocked that he actually did it, Just then all the power in the house went out. My heart stopped. Again. The kids. I looked around but I couldn't find them. Just then I saw them on the top of the stairs, "Our parents are here." The girl said, I then heard a knock at my door. I wanted to get those ids out of my house but to my horror, a tall man with white skin and all black eyes was holding Lisa's dead body in front of me. And I knew I was next.