MY HALLOWEEN GIFT TO YA'LL

a white cloud enshrouds you, leaving you cut off from everyone and everything. you can't hear anything except your breathing. you can't even see your hand in front of your face.

tentatively, you take a step. and another. and one more. slowly, ever so slowly, you make your way down the graveled drive.

suddenly, a hand reaches from the mist and grabs you by the arm. pulling you, it drags you towards some unknown being. terror causes your heart to pound fast and hard, almost pushing its way out of your chest. you scream, but the fog mutes it to almost a whisper.

you feel yourself falling down a hill. how you fell, you aren't sure. but as you tumble through the shrouds of mist, you hear heavy footsteps following your path down the hill. your flight is stopped by a moss covered stone that juts up from the earth. trying to catch your breath, you lean up against the stone and try to get your bearings.

as you breath deeply, hands reach up from the earth and grab at you. you feel yourself being dragged into the ground. you try to scream but dirt fills your mouth....and then.................................