revista epb — re(i]novação edição 2024 Contos Concurso de Halloween never been demolished. Don’t try to My nights are restless as I know what is certain to happen on the 31st and I have been preparing escape myself for what is to come. The 昀椀rst rays of the sun had just appeared and the I live in a small town, basically everyone knows day that I had lost many nights over had 昀椀nally each other and both news and legends spread come. I needed to text the others and get the quickly. There was one egend in particular that show on the road. mentioned a haunted house and according to the -Should we meet at 10p.m.? legend it would only happen on 31st October. One by one everyone answered me and it’s almost It was said that whoever entered this house 10. I glance down at the sensual vampire costume wouldn’t come out alive and there have been quite and know I need to hurry everyone is already a few cases and news reports of disappearances outside waiting so we can all go to the house. We and even deaths but nothing is actually known. walked in silence up the hill towards the house, It has been another year of classes and I’ve had we slid through the front door as it was the only enough of it already. It’s another year that I will place that wasn’t covered by poisonous ivy. The have to 昀椀nd a group of friends to be able to walk darkness of the house was noticeably quiet but around the city with. The days go by and I meet a not empty, dusty covered furniture was pushed new group people and by the middle of the against the walls. We tip toed inside to see the year I’ve done it. In science class, we’re studying whole house and nothing happened, apparently, human anatomy and as I already know a lot about we were right, the legend was just a myth. anatomy I’m not paying much a琀琀ention to the Kevin pointed to a locked door - Look! class. Si琀琀ing next to me is Anna, who has been We all tried to open the door but realized that like a best friend. During my breaks I meet up we needed a something more to help us. Joel with my new group, we’re 昀椀ve people in the group, had brought a bag full of tools and he pulled out Anna, Ash (me), Ellie, Joel and Kevin. And we’re a crowbar to help open the door. Some looked discussing our plans for Hallowe’en. downstairs but Kevin had gone upstairs alone this - Hallowe’en is coming up, so do you guys want to time. Suddenly a昀琀er a few minutes we heard go visit the haunted house? screams coming from upstairs, I ran to see what - But they say that house is really haunted, Ash. - was going on, next thing I knew Kevin was dead on said Anna. the 昀氀oor in a puddle of blood, I panicked and ran -Yes, I know, but I don’t believe the legend, do you? to the others. We needed to get out! A昀琀er talking about it for some time, we concluded I screamed at the others, -We must get out of that we would go, because deep down neither of here now, Kevin is dead, the legend is true!!! us believed it. Desperately we all ran to the entrance, I tried I have decided to go home and I’ve said my to open the door but the knob wouldn’t turn, it goodbyes to all my friends, I have had the sudden wouldn’t open. We started running crazily trying urge to take a peek at the house. So, I walked to to 昀椀nd a way out. It would be easier if we split up, the outskirts of the city and in the distance I can so I stayed with Ellie and Anna stayed with Joel. see the house. It looks old, ro琀琀en, the windows We ran in opposite directions. Ellie and I headed are broken and the plants have taken over the towards the kitchen, we heard noises behind us, house completely, but the curious thing is that the on the wall I spo琀琀ed an air vent. only place where the plants do not spread is onto -Hurry Ellie help me up! the door and I have always wondered why a昀琀er -Ladies 昀椀rst, no? all that has happened in the house, it has -Shut up and help me!! She helped me up and when I finally got into the 100