She waited until darkness descended all over the neighbourhood. Stealthily she opened the door a crack and peered about. Good, it seemed safe to venture out. There was a nip in the night air that caught her unawares, so she turned around and went back in to get her overcoat.
Her mother had given it to her and at the memory, her eyes welled up. Snippets of cheer rose before her eyes- a picnic lunch in the park, a warm summer’s day, running around in shorts and rolling about on the lush green grass. Shaking herself, she focused on the task at hand.
Her destination was here. She tiptoed around the house and looked up at the windows. All of them were shut. No, wait! One was open, high above. Craftily, her face broke out into a grin and she hitched up her skirts. Espying the tree next to the window, she shimmied up the branches in no time at all.
Peering in, she saw the master of the house, snoring soundly in his bed. Rubbing her hands together she jumped in through the open entrance and stood beside the bed.
With contempt, she looked down at his face, smugly settled in the soft pillows. She prepared herself next. Holding out her hands, she watched as the nails grew longer . Then, she bared her teeth to reveal her fangs. Pleasure filled her nostrils as she drew in her breath and sensed the blood in the air. One step forward and then she stopped, shaking in her boots.
Dangling on the chain on the nightstand was a single, golden cross. . .
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Written for Write Tribe Wednesday Prompt
This week’s prompt was to use the phrase ‘Dangling on the chain…’
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Oh too eerie. Thank God for the Cross.
Yep thank goodness 🙂
Go on, eat him…. That was fab 🙂
Perfect imagery, scared the daylights out of me 🙂 Lovely.
Ha ha Jacqui 😀 Hidden intent, is there? 😉 Thanks for stopping by 🙂
Sulekha, I am going to visit you in the dead of night, dressed all in black! Thanks for being scared 😉
🙂 Ha, just as it was getting interesting!
Not bad…..effective.
Thank you Adam 🙂
You'd had liked her to finish the deed, eh? I was in a benevolent mood today!
Thank you Michael.
hmm.. interesting !
Thank you Ananya 🙂
You really created eerie filled atmosphere around….
Great there was the Cross!
I enjoyed reading it…
Vampire! Love the scary atmosphere you created..sent a chill down the spine and the cross gained the upper hand:)
Aha! She couldn't enjoy the non-veg feast. Interesting.
OMG!! That was spooky and scary!!
A gripping read, Shailaja 🙂
Spoooky …. I love stories that give me chills!
~S(t)ri Writes
Thank you Shelly. Glad you enjoyed it.
Thanks Sophie 🙂
That was the aim, Vishal 🙂 Thank you for commenting!
Ha ha, no, she couldn't Rudra 😀
He he he, thanks Shilpa. Hope you sleep well tonight 😉
Yep, my mind is moving in that direction these days 😉
Omg Shailaja.. That was quite something. So glad of the cross.
Scared you just before bed, eh? Sleep tight, Tulika 😉
Thank you!
Ah! That was real eerie and spooky- the picture added to the narration…Good one.
Wonder what happened next? 😉 Jokes apart, you managed to create quite a scary piece there. A little different from what I have generally read on your blog so far 🙂 Very nicely done!
Thank you Jayanta! That picture was clicked a few minutes before I published the post. Very opportune prompt!
Beloo! You must read my other fiction pieces. I promise you, they are quite scary at times 😀 Thanks for the compliment!
Feeling haunted…
Hey do have a look at mine and lemme know:)
http://vishalbheeroo.wordpress.com/2014/04/29/dangling-on-the-chain-was