Today I am posting a little Halloween surprise dedicated to some special people—my grandchildren. This was a challenge to see if I could write a children’s story in less than 100 words including the words creak, broomstick and pumpkin.
Creak.
What was that? Jenna stared down the long, dark hall.
Creak.
Was it a Halloween ghost?
Shivery.
She tried not to breathe.
Her heart thumped.
Bang.
The broomstick hit the floor beside her.
“MOM.”
Mom raced into the dark hallway. “What’s wrong?”
“There’s a ghost in there.” Jenna pointed.
Mom flipped on the light.
Meow.
It was her orange cat, Pumpkin.
“Pumpkin is the only one here.”
Jenna picked up her cat. “I thought you were a ghost.”
“Meow,” said Pumpkin. She was no ghost.