Mirshad Mihilar
Mrs. LaLonde
November 22, 2003
The Dead and Dying
Formerly, I passed by an old house that had been abandoned 20 years back. Most people said there were ghosts in the house, but I believed in no such foolish beliefs. I was only 15, but I had matured enough to go out in the dark alone and I was considered one of the bravest kids in Gemstown, New Jersey. My friend, Tom, once dared me to go into the abandoned house at 11:30 in the night.
I remember it clearly, it was Saturday night and Tom and I went to the abandoned house with some other friends. At precisely 11:25 pm I left my friends in the garden of the house and entered the house through the front door. The door creaked shut once I was inside and I started to feel a little bit scared. Then I saw by the fire place a rocking chair which was moving slightly forward and backward. I moved closer towards it and I saw an old man sitting on the chair wear off-white clothes which had been burnt from ever corner possible. I could see fire burns on his face and arms. I looked for his legs, but they were no where to be seen. I was terrified and I turned to run. Then the voice came….
