Clara woke up with a shock. It had all been a dream

by Cristina Nuta - I was watching TV when I suddenly heard a deep scream. I got a fright at hearing that and I immediately went into my sister's bedroom. She was terrified and I saw her crying. Clara woke up with a shock but what could have happened to her? 'Why are you crying? What has happened to you?' 'I have just had a horrible nightmare…it seemed that I was on a trip with my...

The Visitor

by Cristina Nuta - A cold feeling of shock gripped me as I stared at the splintered, shattered wood of my front door. The lock hung, twisted out of the shape, having been forced violently apart, and I felt my pulse quicken as I noticed that the door was ajar. Scarcely breathing, I pushed it lightly with my fingertips and it swung open with the slightest groan. Inside, the house was deathly...