Grey Door

The weather was extra horrible today, the rain fell hard against my mums suns flowers as it bent slightly to the left as the droplets would beat its petals. " Can you get the fire wood from the basement please love"?

I literally didn't feel like moving from my comfy spot which took me awhile to find on our couch. " Jessie! Can you get up and get the fire wood please??! . Mums voice is getting louder , that meant I better get up and do what she wants or I face the horrible punishment …Toilet duties . I instantly shudder as the thought came to mind.

" Yes mum! coming! "

I head towards the basement , down through the long hallway and sharp left is the creepy grey door. I never liked coming here alone as a kid, like I mean who wouldn't? I take a deep breath , to muster up a bit of courage I guess . I turned the door knob hard , its been awhile since I have been down here but the metal against the palms of my hands feels icy cold. A loud click followed by a loud low creak as the door stiffly opened as a I pushed it.

I search for the light immediately, don't know why I panicked but I found the light switch. " shit" ! I gasped in relief. "Come on Jess" Its just pieces of wood for mum and its straight back out! I sound like a broken record receptively talking to myself. I cautiously take the first step towards the downward spiral steps .

Clank! clank! I see the stock pile of wood sitting beside the old furnace . I quickly grab a handful and make my way up the steps . The relief as I nearly reach the step , that I hear a cough.

" I could be imagining things ...no... yes no yes no yes" …I look down under me to see if I can hopefully not see whatever is down there coughing in the dark. I froze for a minute to listen again but didn't hear anything . " Jess! you panicked for nothing! dim wit!" I laughed to myself . I pushed open the creepy door and made it through the hallway.

Jess!!!! close the door now !!! I saw mums face pale with fright I rushed to see what she was going bonkers on , as I stood by the creepy grey door , I saw it . Dark hooded figure with void as eye sockets. I froze, I could not move , " Do you remember me Jess"... ? " Come... let me show you..?

Slam! The basement door shut as mum came to my rescue. She heaved pretty loudly and just looked at me . She pulled out some funny looking keys , I swear on my life its the first time I have seen them. Click!, click! click with a final turn of the knob the door was secure.

" Mum?... what was that ? that thing ?...

" Jessie next time pay attention when I say go to the basement to get the wood, do you understand ?" mum says sternly . " But I just did what you said mum go basement get the blah blah wood " I replied trying to defend myself from toilet duties.

" You went to the wrong basement Jess" just don't worry about it I'll get it myself "!

" Mum ! wait! I was now confused and probably going to piss her off even more with this question . " WHAT IS IT JESS!" my mum shouts from the end of the hallway .

" what you do mean by other basement ??… I thought we only have the one?

" Toilet duties now! " my mum left .

"Dam it "! I thought , shouldn't have asked that question !

The End.