...Dark Stormy Night It was a dark and stormy night. The rain came down in torrents, soaking the solitary man to the skin. He stood alone, silent, still enveloped by the black of the night. Had the sun been shining, this lonely man would have seen the flat green fields surrounding him and far in the distance a house stood, as solitary as the man. Yet the dark limited the man's vision so the house vanished. Suddenly the man's eyes snapped open. The look on his face was one of absolute horror as if he had no recollection of his coming to this place. He turned in a circle, taking in his surroundings and as he did, he felt something small and sharp touch his right leg. He ran his hand over his calf and felt nothing. As if to find a clue about why he was in this place, he glanced down at his clothes. Striped pyjamas clung to his legs and arms with the rain and the mud squelched between his bare toes. Something made a buzzing sound close to the man's ear. He swatted around his head, but the buzzing still persisted. What is it? He though. The buzzing became louder yet it seemed further away as if…..that's it! He realised suddenly. The buzzing is in my head! As this though crossed his mind, terror crossed his face. The terror turned to anger as he hit himself over the head, hoping to dispel the unknown buzzing. One thought, and one thought only crossed his mind. Get it out. Over and over he heard these words, infuriating him but yet...
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...Alone on a Rainy Night In was October 13th all over again, my parents' wedding anniversary. Every year they would go out, on what they like to call a mini honeymoon, a nights stay at mother's hotel of choice. Usually I would stay with Aunt Rose, but I begged them to let me stay home alone. In my opinion, I was a big girl and our neighborhood was very quiet. It turned out to be a rainy night, I was alone in my room reading my favorite Nancy Drew book on my new iPad. Suddenly, I heard very loud thud at the front door. I didn't expect anyone at that late hour, so I assumed it was some stray animal on our porch. But once again that mysterious thud, that was no animal. I decided to check it out, I went in to the door peeped out no one was there, maybe I was just sleepy. I checked all the doors to make sure they were all locked and started back to my room. Suddenly, there was a flash of lightning as bright as daylight startled me. At that same moment I saw a tall figure at the window, I immediately started creeping towards the kitchen to get to the home phone. The lights then started flickering, and before I knew it the electricity was off. I stood their completely stunned as I thought of what to do next. Another loud thud. I peeked out of the kitchen looking at the window, to my relief the mysterious figure was no where in sight. Cautiously, I emerged from the kitchen and headed blindly to the store room to look for a flash light. After a couple minutes searching for a flashlight...
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...done in his early life, shaped his future. The scary convict that Pip tried to leave in the past came flooding back to him unexpectedly on that stormy night, leaving him afraid and regretful. That one night of fear in Pip’s childhood drastically changed the way his life spanned out. Which goes to show, something so seemingly small, can change your life so immensely. That is something Pip has to figure out the hard way. Pip’s life was never easy, it was full of surprises. For such a common boy, he had lots of uncommon things happen to him. As a child, pip was a naive, ignorant, frail boy that did not have much guidance, aside from what little he got from his brother in law Joe. He was raised with an abusive older sister, in a small town in London, and not much goes on between helping an escaped convict, and being sent to Miss Havisham’s estate. Most of Pip’s growing as a boy happened at the ghostly mansion housing the heartless girl he falls head over heals for. When Pip first enters Miss Havisham’s estate is when he first experiences the pain of being self conscious. After playing cards with Estella, Miss Havisham orders Estella to take him to the courtyard and give him food and drink. She follows her orders and does so. Estella had said rude things to Pip previously, that made him feel vulnerable. “I took the opportunity of being alone in the courtyard to look at my coarse hands and my common boots. My opinion of those accessories was not favourable. They had never troubled...
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...was a stormy night and the waters rocked violently. As the thunder booms Captain Columbus yells at his crew from the head of the ship. Chaos is among the crew as they see an upcoming wave that could capsize the ship. The wave crashes into the hull of the ship and many men go flying out. The boat capsizes and As the sun rises over the horizon, Christopher wakes up to find himself on a piece of the ship with Jeff, his first mate. Jeff tells him that he's been out for two days, with no end in sight. As those words leaked out of his mouth, the captain Columbus pointed behind him to an island in the distance. Five minutes later they hit shore and clumsily pull themselves onto shore to find a half naked child staring at them through the bushes at the edge of the jungle. The captain shouted out to the child for help, when he began to retreat into the jungle,they both got up and proceeded to pursue the child....
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...The Monkey's Paw Have you ever thought about wishing for something you have wanted without ever knowing what the consequences could be? In the story “The Monkey’s Paw,” the main character wished for things that they later on will regret. “ The Monkey’s Paw,” did succeed in scaring the reader. Just knowing they have a monkey’s paw is scary. “The Monkey’s Paw,” adds an element of fear to the plot of the story. “Without, the night was cold and wet, but in the small parlour of laburnum villa the blinds were drawn and the fire burned brightly.” This gives us a glimpse of the story giving us a picture of a dark place and not knowing what to expect next. “The Monkey’s Paw,” was scary and it affects the reader’s mind. The way this story scares readers...
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...That's what Nicole feels everyday of her life, ever since that day she felt like she was paused in time forced to relive the moment's of the accident. She remembered the moment of impact, her husbands hands just barely touching her skin, Nicole's screams rang through the air. She remembered when they pulled her out of the car and rushed her to the hospital, she remembered when her family had come bursting through the doors tears streaming down their faces thinking they had lost another. But most of all she remembered the moment they told her he didn't make it, that she would never get to see her husbands eyes, hear his voice, cuddle next to him during stormy nights. Never get to have kids. She will never be able to tell him "I love You" she will never be able to stop herself from saying "I Hate You" when she should have said "I Live for...
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...The next change was when Harry finally did receive the memory he was challenged to get. He had to go to the Hogwarts potions teacher, Professor Slughorn. He and Dumbledore watched the memory and saw a conversation with Voldemort as a student with Slughorn about horcruxes. Horcruxes are an evil way that you can keep your soul alive if you die. That was the piece of the puzzle they were missing. Dumbledore’s theory was complete, Voldemort split his soul into different horcruxes to stay away from his biggest fear, death. Dumbledore knew that in order to destroy Voldemort they would have to hunt down the horcruxes and destroy all of them until ultimately destroying Voldemort himself. Harry convinced Dumbledore to go with him on the hunt for the...
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...Acquainted with the night Have you ever watched a spooky bone chilling movie and had cold chills run down your spine? What about going into a withered old abandoned house by yourself on a stormy night? These are the types of feelings I had while reading “Acquainted with the night” by Robert Frost. In “Acquainted with the night” by Robert Frost he describes himself as being alone, depressed and he has no meaning. Robert may have related this poem to some of the tragedies he had in his life, whether it was the death of this father at an early age or the death of his children, he defiantly was dark and depressed in this poem. The poem starts off by saying “I have been one acquainted with the night”. He uses the word acquainted which means you have met something. So Frost is saying he has met the night which is a weird thing to say. Frost also states he is one, maybe the night and Frost are together or he is one out of others that are acquainted along with the night with him. In the next line Frost says “I have walked out in rain-and back in rain” Frost is saying he had went somewhere and later returned and both times it was raining. Whether it was a quick walk or it had just been raining for however long he was out for. But at the end of the first stanza he says that “I have out walked the furthest city light.” Which means that this was no ordinary short walk he either walked out past the city limits to where there is no light or to another part of the town where there is just...
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...Xavier Roland February 3 2014 English 132 Kristen M. Shearloc Acquainted with the night Have you ever watched a spooky bone chilling movie and had cold chills run down your spine? What about going into a withered old abandoned house by yourself on a stormy night? These are the types of feelings I had while reading “Acquainted with the night” by Robert Frost. In “Acquainted with the night” by Robert Frost he describes himself as being alone, depressed and he has no meaning. Robert may have related this poem to some of the tragedies he had in his life, whether it was the death of this father at an early age or the death of his children, he defiantly was dark and depressed in this poem. The poem starts off by saying “I have been one acquainted with the night”. He uses the word acquainted which means you have met something. So Frost is saying he has met the night which is a weird thing to say. Frost also states he is one, maybe the night and Frost are together or he is one out of others that are acquainted along with the night with him. In the next line Frost says “I have walked out in rain-and back in rain” Frost is saying he had went somewhere and later returned and both times it was raining. Whether it was a quick walk or it had just been raining for however long he was out for. But at the end of the first stanza he says that “I have out walked the furthest city light.” Which means that this was no ordinary short walk he either walked out past the city limits to where...
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...Not alone Lucy and Emily have always been very close and each other’s best friends. That is quite typical of twins. Either they cannot live without each other or they can be as different as night and day. Lucy and Emily have always been the first. Even at the age of 24 they still lived together. They have rented a small roof apartment in an old post office from an old lady who had to move to a mental hospital after living alone for to long. It was the only tall building in the town so they had a great view over the sea. Tonight was like every other night. They made dinner, mainly pasta, and ate it in front of the TV and sat there until they fell asleep. They did not have a lot of friends nor family. An hour after midnight, Emily woke up feeling a little sick. Emily could not fall asleep again and looked at the alarm clock. It was 8 Am but still pitch-dark outside. Maybe it was solstice? She decided not to think further about it and instead she made breakfast. While she was cooking the eggs she listened to the increasing storm outside. It had started raining a lot now. Emily did not like to be alone when it was stormy, so she woke up Lucy. They ate the breakfast while watching TV. Suddenly the lights went out and the TV went flicking in black and white. The twins stopped chewing and looked at each other with big eyes. Quickly Lucy found some candlelight and lighted them up. They took a look at the clock again. It was 9.30 Am. How could it possibly still be dark outside? Emily...
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...oceans, lands, humanity, and benevolent creatures, his brethren, a Sea God, known as Atrimpas, gain possession of his magnificent paradise, by deceitful means. Powerless in his struggle to reclaim his masterpiece, the God of creation watch in horror, as Atrimpas trampled over the beauty of his design. Turning his once kind and gentle creatures into ferocious, monstrous beast; making the world a dangerous place for humanity to live. On one cold and stormy night,...
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...the gaze of pale moonlight..... that i cry my heart out......alone in the night!!!!! "You aren't angry....I can see" after an argument you say.... Ahh!!! If only you knew about the storms underneath the calm bay You keep on stabbing me straight at heart.....a million times Sometimes by your harsh words....and sometimes its your mere silence that strikes Yet still I cant tell you about everything that goes on deep inside.... Afraid that it might break us......you'll no longer be by my side! Now that the darkness has come.....so far away...out of your sight I cry, once again......all alone at midnight!!!!! I don't know till how long I can keep my self under this burden....a mask "I don't know why I don't end it for once and for all".... I ask But i get no answers as usual.....no reassuring replies.... You are not there.....never there....to listen to all my woes and cries Its high time I realize... if I don't break out of this soon....i'll be worse than stone No emotions will be left to show.....but also no longer will be this need to moan.... Still I cant let the colors of my life.....not even the grey ones...leave me and fly but i all i can do about this.....is stand alone under the diamond studded sky in night...and cry!!!!!!! ~Now That You're Gone~ Now That You’re Gone Now that you’re gone, I realize How much you meant to me. My loss is wide as a starless night sky, And deep as a stormy sea. I miss the...
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...Acquainted with the night Have you ever watched a spooky bone chilling movie and had cold chills run down your spine? What about going into a withered old abandoned house by yourself on a stormy night? These are the types of feelings I had while reading “Acquainted with the night” by Robert Frost. In “Acquainted with the night” by Robert Frost he describes himself as being alone, depressed and he has no meaning. Robert may have related this poem to some of the tragedies he had in his life, whether it was the death of this father at an early age or the death of his children, he defiantly was dark and depressed in this poem. The poem starts off by saying “I have been one acquainted with the night”. He uses the word acquainted which means you have met something. So Frost is saying he has met the night which is a weird thing to say. Frost also states he is one, maybe the night and Frost are together or he is one out of others that are acquainted along with the night with him. In the next line Frost says “I have walked out in rain-and back in rain” Frost is saying he had went somewhere and later returned and both times it was raining. Whether it was a quick walk or it had just been raining for however long he was out for. But at the end of the first stanza he says that “I have out walked the furthest city light.” Which means that this was no ordinary short walk he either walked out past the city limits to where there is no light or to another part of the town where there is just...
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...Bump in the Night: The Vampire Bat Authors Note This essay of a memoir has been submitted on April 7, 2013 Oh my god! This did not just happen to me. I find myself locked outside of my apartment with just my underoos on. I'm around eleven or years old at this time in my life. My mom and I have been in our apartment for about a year or two at this point so know my neighbors petty well by now. I had just moved to Maryland from Savannah, GA a few years ago. I'm slowly adjusting to being a latch key kid because my mother was a corrections officer and worked odd shifts sometime early morning or the midnight shift. I have two older brothers Mike who is the oldest at 7 years older than me and Toby who is 6 years older than me. They are not living with us at this time. My mom has been working these odd shifts for a year or so at this time so I was used to being home alone. There were rules I had to follow to keep myself safe. I'm pretty sure all latch key kids parents made them live by these rules as well. Never open the door from anyone but my mom or my brothers unless given direct instructions from either one of them. Don't give the impression that I might be home alone. Sometimes I would leave the television on or radio in the living room to give the illusion that there is some activity going on inside our apartment. This being home alone at night had become standard operating procedure at this point. There were just a few things that really bothered me when she...
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...One dark and stormy night in a small town called Springfield, there was a boy named Carter. He lived an ordinary life, he went to highschool, was a regular 15 year old boy, but there was one thing. His mom died due to a lightning bolt striking her. It was up to his dad to take care of a teenager alone. Carter had a hard time fitting in at school, he was a small scrawny kid with glasses, and he only had one friend named Freddy who he would hang out with and sit by at school. Most days after school he would go to the library and study to learn about lightning, thunder and sources of light. It always interested him as a child before his mother had passed away, but it sparked an even bigger interest when his mother was killed in a freak accident. One sunny Monday morning Carter woke up to go to school. “Hey Carter hurry up...
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