creative writing

As I looked around; I was speechless. I did not expect this at all. I started to walk towards some elegant and exquisitely crafted spiral stairs. I stared to fell curious to where they led to. I slowly climbed them as they creaked, the higher I got the louder they creaked; it was as if they were screaming with pain. I finally reached the top and my legs were aching with tiredness. In front of me stood a corridor which led to many doors. I approached the door nearest to me and to my surprise it was locked. As I turned the handle of the door the lights turned off and I started to feel scared again. My heart started beating hard, my palms of my hands started to become sweaty. For a moment I stood there in silence hoping that the lights would turn on. Then suddenly big, bold writing appeared on the dark murky wall to my right. It looked like it had been written with blood, it said “ get out”. My body started to shake, my legs started to give way and I collapsed to the floor. I must have been unconscious for a few seconds when I arose to my feet and started to run down the spiral stairs. The floor boards creaked as I ran and I was so petrified, I kept running. As I ran down the stairs I held onto the railings but this didn’t make much difference because my hands were so sweaty with fear they just slipped. I could just make out the big pine doors. The lights started turning on and off and the writing on the wall kept appearing, which repeated the same words “get out”.

 I reached the door with my arms outstretched as far as they would go, I moved my hands around vigorously to try and find the handle. I quickly had found it but it was locked, I then turned to face the stairs and a black figure was hurtling towards me. I had never been so scared; adrenaline was pumping around my body. The light kept flickering on and off so I couldn’t make out how far away it was. I started shaking and I knelt down to try and conceal myself from the black figure but it was no good; it got closer and closer and then…………..