Chapter 1: After midnight...
My bed were sticking next to the window and I slept with my sister. Before sleeping, I crept off the certains and lookied out the window. Moons and stars were haning out the night sky. I loved to watch all the street lights.
But my sister were scared about it. She kept having nightmares about darks. She wasn't afraid of anything except for that. I wondered why. If it's too dark, she could just call someone and ask to turn on the lamp. That was all.
My sister always sleeped in the floor, which was really cold. The bed was warm. But she refused to stay in bed, so in the morning, she woke up shivering.
But my sister were fast asleep after midnight, and I could open the certains after that.
Chapter 2: No more sharing rooms
My sister's name was Hannah and I called her hyena. (Because, it sounded like Hi, Hannah) Hannah could never sleep alone, espicially when the window was open. I only opened the certains if she was asleep, but today were different.
Mom said she found an opening under the living room and she said, "Hannah, your room will be there.". I was superexcited. But not Hannah! She was sweating all over and shivering to death. That evening, we were eating spaghetties. Hannah complained when I grabbed the fork.
"Mom, can I please sleep in Ann's room? I can't sleep with dark!"
But mom lifted her hand and shook her heads. Hannah's head hung down. I grinned to ear to ear. What a scary little girl! She was now fifth-grade, and she was afraid of darks!
When I got the plate clean, I sat down on my laptop and connected the internet. I was looking for my BFF's birthday present. She wanted to have a diary which had a picture of a cat in front of it.
I clicked 'add to cart' and couldn't wait untill the next night. So did my sister. She was superexhausted!
Chapter 3: First night with 'no sister'
That night, I lay in my bed, finished brushing my teeth. I opened the certain immediately. The sky was clear this time. I loved the night with no dark phobia. It's a just perfect day.
That sudden hour, I think something flashed down the hall. I sat up in bed and called "Who's there?". No one answered and I were totally scared. No dark phobia! Sudden-flash phobia.
I crept close to the certain so I will not be scared. But my phobia were still right there on the spot, like heart attack! I closed my eyes shut and tried to think something else. But the think of the phobia never disappeared.
I thought I screamed but I can hardly remember. Because no one came after the scream. I fell off my bed and fell, fast asleep with my head crashed.
I waited untill the next morning. I didn't ate my cereals so much and I didn't wanted to go to school. So I skipped school and thought about the sudden flash. My sister didn't sleep well though. She hated dark but she slept well then me, at least it looked like that. I think I will never sleep without her too!
To be counted
(Plus, this is not a real story.)
AnnKim