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There’s something wrong with grandma part 2

My head pulsing sweat dripping as my body jolts awake from the howling of winds pressing branches against my window, disassociating, as my hand shakes I flip over to grab ahold of my phone to check the time.

“10:45 how did I sleep so long.” 
 
My body moving on auto pilot, sits up as I began to look around the room, not able to tell if my mind is all sorts of off or there’s something wrong with the room, everything looks just a little off the colors aren’t exactly what I remember and the sizes of everything is just a little off, I shrugged it off, to me just waking up. I then began to stand every step feeling as if I was dragging to bags of sand tied to my ankles but I keep moving anyways opening my door yawning to see my brother across the way, I began to drag my body towards his room walking down the stairs to my side of the house, then began to walk up the stairs to his side of the house.

  I stand at the middle of the doorway, watching my brother as he plays Mario kart on his switch.

“Hey, what happened, why didn’t you come wake me up”

“BOO”

My skin sticks up like a cat when it senses something wrong, as I jump and fall to the ground, look at just beyond the door way was my grandmother, she scared me she never scares me she always announced herself, it was uncharacteristic of her 

“Well looks like I got you anyway,that’s because I told him not to sweetie!”

She then smiled which I wouldn’t say was particularly creepy but it did leave me a little weirded out. I've seen my grandmother smile multiple times, but that wasn’t my grandma's smile, it's definitely a smile just not my grandma's. My brother also clearly noticed something was off, but he was to young to really make any real discernment of the situation.

“Why didn’t you wake me up? I didn't want to sleep through the time together?”

“Well obviously I wanted you to be in your best mindset, we have all weekend, we don't have to rush the weekend. I'm going to bed, there’s food in the kitchen, eat what you want. As long as you are both in bed and doors locks before 2 and stays locked till sunrise tomorrow.”

“Okkkay, but why?”

“DONT QUESTION ME… sorry for raising my voice, please just make sure to keep your doors locked before 2.”

“Okay”

Grandma then began to walk away walking towards the door furthest from my room that had stairs leading up confused I decide to head back to my room and lay down once again my feet felt like two sand bags trying to hold me from going to my room again, once I finally got to the room I closed my door and began to fall asleep when I though about the locked door again, I then got up and locked my door laying down one more time, the wind still howling I then put in my headphones and began to play my dads playlist again.

“I miss you dad.”

I then fall into a deep slumber. 

“AHHHHHHH” *bang,bang*

I sat up even more out of it then before taking off my head phones, as soon as I thought I was hearing things

“AHHH, STUPUD KIDS,STUPID KIDS, BLOOD COMETH FROM MY WOUNDS,TAKE TAKE ALL.”

My blood is running cold because that, sounds like a man, but there is no men in the house only me and my brother, I then check my phone to see the time to see, 2:15, I then proceeded to text my brother to see if he hears what I could.

“Yes, I hear it what is that, it sounds like a old man, did someone break in?”

“I don’t know, keep your door locked and hide in the closet.”

My body now like a bag of bricks I drag myself to hid inside of the dress closet, as screaming and yelling coming from the further room my grandmother came from, I then began to fall asleep again, I then woke up to see the sun shining in between the sliver in the closet shining on my knee. I then push open the closet and stand up the first time I hadn’t felt brain fog and my body actually felt weightless, as I stood up I now knew the room last night was different since the room felt normal now at least more normal then before. I then walk over and unlock the door to see my brothers door open, I then my anxiety began to swell as I rushed downstairs my feet patting against the hard wood panels of the stairs, coming down to see breakfast on the dinning table, my grandma smiling like she usually does.

“Hi hunny, did you sleep well last night, I know last night was probably weird staying in a different house then your used too.”

“Yeah weird that’s what I’d call it,”
  I began to walk. Towards the table my brother scrolling on his phone, mouth full of eggs and syrup, leaving me more confused. Then I couldn’t help but ask.

“Hey so what was that yelling last night?”

“What yelling there wasn’t any yelling.”

“No, it sounded like a guy screaming bloody murder!”

“Ohhhh, I was watching a horror movie that’s all that was no worry’s.”

“Okay well what was the banging last night, well that’s why I say keep your doors locked I sleep walk and I don’t want to walk into your rooms while I sleep!” She chuckled 

Creeped out I let it go, and grabbed a little bit of bacon and pancakes, and began to watch my phone as I ate, my grandma not taking her eyes off me.

“Now, kids, why are we on our phones at the diner table? We should be talking and enjoying each other's company instead of being on those,DAMN PHONES! Sorry, sorry I just don’t like when people are on their electronics at the table.”

I then put down my phone and began to eat and talk to my brother. 

“So Caleb, how’s school going?”

“You know, boring, it’s just school.”

“Well school is very important so make sure you do your best!”

“Well what about you Teagan, how’s schooling going for you?”

“Schools going like every other year suck with a side of suck!”

“Well that isn’t good what’s going on, is it a specific class or your peers?” 

“ I guess a bit of all of it I don’t know, I just don’t think  schools for me, have been thinking of dropping out?” 

“ABSOLUTELY NOT, you can not drop out, that can not happen, you will ruin your future.”

A little frightened I took my statement back, I knew I probably over shared something I would always do with my grandma. She usually understood she always disliked school, so something’s clearly wrong with grandma, maybe a mental disorder that is unchecked.

“Sorry grandma I didn’t mean to worry you, I’m not gonna drop out it’s just my thoughts during the rough times?” 

“Well good I’d hate to have a grand daughter that’s a failure!” 
 
She then begins to slam her fork into her food hard,any harder she would have broken the plate, my brother clearly frightened, I could understand my blood has been running cold ver sense I sat down as she has not once stopped looking at me but as I noticed she wasn’t looking at me she was looking at my hands, specifically which weirded me out so I placed my hands h my lap, as I see her gaze trace down as if she could see under the floor. 

“Thank you so much grandma, but I’m gonna head upstairs. I gotta go to the bathroom.” 

“Alright come back soon. I want to watch a movie with all of you, so don’t be long!” 

That smile is back that smile that isn’t hers, I then stood up and walked up the stairs as I could tell she never stopped looking at me. I keep walking up the stairs when I finally get up stairs I closed my door, I drag my feet to the bathroom and lock the door. I pull out my phone and began to call my mom, the first call going to voice mail, then call again finally she picked up 

“Hello?” 

“Hello, mom?”

“Yes, why are you calling so early?”

“Sorry, but I think there’s something wrong with grandma?”

“What are you talking about?”

“She’s yelling, at least I think it’s her at night, she doesn’t look right, she’s getting angry and she’s not acting the same!”

“Alright, I don’t got time for this, i will be back tomorrow morning for y’all, just relax she’s old she’s lonely, let her be she’s probably miss her husband!” 

“But mom!”

“No buts go spend time with your grandmother also make sure to lock the door before 2!” 

End of part 2

There’s something wrong with grandma 

I lay in the puddle of mud, the water seeping into my clothes as Gemma  spit gum on my Jean vest and walks away with Katlyn  and Maggie.

“Stay away from Jason Teagan, skank Gemma said under her breath”

I then sit up spitting out the blood, as jimmy runs over to try and help me, I just pushed his arm away

“I got it I don’t need your help.”

“I know but it’s not right what they did to you.” 

“Well, it’s what happens apparently when your boyfriend lies when caught cheating blaming the class reject, who cares.” 

As I begin to pull out a cigarette and lighter and try to light it, but the rain pouring down stops me from being able to ignite the flame.

“dammit,I seriously didn’t need this right now”

“Hey, you really shouldn’t be smoking at your age or any age at that.” 

“What you the police, what ever I’m heading home.” 
 
I then threw the cigarette on the ground and and grabbed my book bag holding it above my head and began to run towards my house. As I run I can hear jimmy yelling something but to muffled to understand, I then kept running then turn the corner to see my house and run towards the Porch each step feeling my shoes with water from puddle to puddle cause my socks to be filled with cold  water, as I get to the door, it’s swung open. 

“We’re where you, it’s 30 minutes past the time you always get home.” 

“It started raining so it took longer, that's all, now can I please come in I’m soaked.” 

“Not yet, did you get into another fight.” 

“No, mom I didn’t I just was late”

As I push myself into the door my mother gets more angry

“I call bull look at your vest, your saying you spit gum on your own vest.”
“Yes, mom I did.” 

As I reluctantly grabbed the piece of gum off of my vest that smelt off rain and hit breath, taking it and shoving it in my mouth the taste almost worst then the smell as if I stuck a dirty sock in my mouth the juice if I can call it that seeping out onto my tongue, hold my posture.

“Was that worth it, I know you I know how you.”

As she walks over smacking the back off my head to knock out the gum out my mouth. 

“Ow, seriously mom, what was that for”

“That was to take out the piece of gum that clearly wasn’t yours, disgusting go upstairs brush your teeth and start packing.”

“What, why do I need to pack.”

“You aren’t owed a explanation just go do what I told you.” 

“Uhhh”

I then began to stomp up the stairs to my room

My mother under her breath “teenagers, always getting in trouble some how”

I then walk into my bathroom and began to brush the taste of stale sock out of my mouth, then walk out of the bathroom and lay down in my bed placing my head phones on and began to play purple rain, I then look over at my desk to see the picture of me and my father.

“Happy anniversary dad, I wish you were here to see it.” 

I then began to doze off right before I here a knock on my wall I take off my head phones, to find my brother knocking on the wall.

“Hey, you should really pack we are going to grandmas for the weekend.”

“What when was this decided”

“Well, apparently moms got a big promotion coming up at work and and has to leave town for the weekend so we gotta go stay with grandma.” 

“Uhhh, could this day get any worse.”

We then hear are mom call from downstairs 
“Be ready in 30 minutes cause that’s when we leave.” 

Alright we both said

I then got up and packed everything I needed for a two day get away at are grandmas, I love grandma but she hasn’t been the same since are dad died he was her last son she didn’t have anyone else except us and her old manor, she came from old wealth the house was her parents and she decided to stay there, for whatever reason. I then zip up my backpack with my art book, my phone and earphones, a change of clothes and my laptop, I can at least enjoy the weekend and call some of my friends while I'm gone. 

I then began to walk down the stairs slowly and annoyed, as I saw my mom standing by the door checking her watch. 

“Alright, hurry up I don’t have all day I got a flight to catch, I have this very impor-“

“Yeah, very important meeting so we got to stay with grandma, I know Caleb told me.” 

“Look I’m sorry I know this isn’t the best day for this but, I don’t have a choice in the only one being money into this house and this is a big opportunity I can’t pass up.”

“I told you I can quit school and find a job”

“No, you need to finish high school and get yourself a good job, just cause what happened to your father doesn’t mean you need to be punished.” 

“Now hurry get in the car so I’m not late please.”

“Alright” I say with sincerity

I rush to get in the car my brother already in the car playing his switch, as expected it’s all he does anymore, my mom rushes into the drivers seat throwing all her paperwork into the passenger seat as she slams the door and starts the car, then she begins to pull out of the driveway and into the street and starts to drive towards are grandmas. Are grandmother lives about 20 minutes from us which isn’t a far drive but the setting are drastically different we live in the more dryer section of are town while are grandmother lives in the woodsy part of the town as we keep driving I see are town sign the town bedtime weird name for a town but it’s my town the town of dreams as they say. As we pass the sign I put in my head phones and turn back on my dads favorite song purple rain as we get closer to the house my mom begins to tell us something

“-grandma is very old-“

“What sorry I couldn’t hear you”
“ I was saying you need to be very careful grandma is old and she’s gone through a lot you guys need to be calm and follow the rules at her house I don’t want to be getting calls cause you caused her to get a heart attack, understand.”

We both nodded and said, “yes maam”

We finally pulled up to the old decrepit manor with moss and vines growing over the bottom of the base of the building, as we pull up its as if a shield was keeping the rain out as it’s as if no rain has fell at all around the house, probably the trees around the house this house does feel like it was dropped in the middle of the forest I thought to myself, I then realized I never actually been to grandmas house I always seen her come over this is the first time we are staying at her home. Then the front door began to creak as I opened up my door of the car and grab my bag, but are grandmother hadn’t walked out but I could see the outline off her just in the darkness of the house.

“Hey thank you so much for watching the kids but I have to head out, kids be nice.”

“No, problem sweet heart, the kids are safe with me.” She said with a menacing undertone

we then walk up the stairs hesitant but then as we walk in the lights come on to see are grandma and the door slams and locks clothes.

“Sorry,about the door lock and closing there’s animals out there that I wouldn’t want to get in especially with all the sweets and foods I like to make.”

As she points to the living room table covered in all sorts of sweats too cookies to ice cream and cake, my brother a sugarholic was very excited, but I wasn’t very hungry and was pretty tired so I asked 

“what room I was staying in”

She then told me to follow her as she led me up the stairs having us go up the right side of the stairs, the stairs were set up at the entrance which led to two sides of the house, she led me all the way to the last room on the right side a huge gorgeous room with murals, canvas of all kinds on the wall with gold and white lining on the drapes and a gold and white bed sheets, she told me this was a special room for special girls as she laughed and closed the door leaving me alone as I through my bag on the bed and laid down and dozed off to sleep, take a nap for a bit. 

End of part 1 

The teachers pet

My teacher showed up to work late today, he slammed open the door, stumbling on himself, nervous yet excited, as he is holding a giant rectangular box covered by a big blanket. 

“Hey kids, sorry about being late. I was picking up a new class pet, do you all want to see it.”

The class then in unison said “yes” 

“Alright there's only one rule,don't take off the blanket, it's scared of the light.”

Then everyone got in one line the first girl lifted up the blanket going  underneath, then after a couple seconds we here screaming and she falls crying, but then we all calmed down whence realized it was Kimberly she's the class scaredy cat, then her best friend Emma walked over to comfort her while everyone else kept moving in a line

The kid coming out next said 
“Gross, that thing is freaky looking”

As one kid after another every had one of two reactions, intrigued wondering what it is cause they never seen it before, or grossed out and creeped out by whatever it is. Then one kid after another it was finally my turn as I lift up the blanket I see my teacher smiling, then as I tried to look I couldn't see anything all I saw was a rock looking house and a couple tree stumps connected together till I saw one of the stomps move then I realized those weren't fake trees they were legs and they led to a bulbous back, and a big rigid head with eight black beady eyes and giant sharp fangs as its legs began to bend till it was low to the ground which looked unnatural,since it was almost all the way to the top of container then it jumped at me causing me to fall back on to the ground then we heard a loud screech like nails on a choke board.

The teacher then told use 
“Alright that's enough excitement everyone back to your seat, everyone then sat down and the teacher asked anyone have any questions–” 

 The bell then went off. 

“Alright everyone get to your next class safe you can ask your questions tomorrow are lesson for the week will be on the new pet”

As everyone else walks out talking about it I waited till I was walking out last till 

“Hey Eric, wait a second.”

“Yes, Mr kerken.”

“he likes you, you should feel honored.”

As he then smiled at me again cause me to take a step back 

“Alright I got to get to my next class.”

I then left and through the day I couldn't stop thinking about it. What was that? I think it was fake trees, what did he mean I should be honored? I knew I was only in the 5th grade but even I knew there was something off about that comment. I didn't let it get to me though I kept going through my day till I finally got on the bus I then began to doze off to sleep, then as I walk towards the class I feel as if something is watching me till I hear that loud screech again waking up to see someone was carving words into the seat behind me.

“Hey mind your business geek”

As I sit back down and calm down and pull up to my stop and get off the bus and walk back home taking off my shoes at the door calling out for my mom, when there wasn't an answer back I new my mom was out working still at the hospital, I walk to the kitchen to see the not on the fridge again, like always dinner in the fridge, I think she already has these pre maid since its there everyday, I then walk upstairs lay down and fall asleep in then wake up the clock says 7:48 I been asleep for 4 hours. I then went down stairs warming up my dinner and watching tik tok as I kept getting spider videos explaining the different kinds there are and how there can be so many undiscovered species. I then go press uninterested so I can get these videos off my fyp.

I then head upstairs and turn on my TV and fall asleep. Then I wake up to hear my name be yelled to get up for school as I hear the door slam,

“There she goes off to work again” 

The clothes from yesterday and the day before scattered around the room I grab another outfit and head downstairs, and rush to my bus, as I nearly miss it, as I walk up the stairs I see all the different class mates either sleeping playing on there phones or there Nintendo switches with each other, I find a seat by myself and relax putting in my head phones and listen to my school Playlist and lean my head against the window.

We arrive at school and I walk into class to see the container in the corner of the class, I then walk over to look inside to see a dead rat in the middle of the container with now that I've looked again I'm certain is a spider over it I believe to be drinking the insides of the rat and the legs look bigger like they were twigs and now are the size of a small branch,  I know it could just be my eyes playing tricks on me in the dark, but it doesn't stop the chill to run down my back. Then my teacher slams papers on the table causing me to jump, 

“I see you're making friends with are new pet, I'm glad to see that but it's time for you to get to your seat, and I haven't forgot I promised yall some answers to your questions.”

Then the whole class raised their hands, then he began to let one person after another ask a question and he answered but the most notable questions was 

“Is it a spider of some kind and if it is what is it”

“Yes, it's a spider but a very special breed that hasn't been seen in many many years.”

“Why is it eating a rat that's gross, and is that Kibbey the rat.”

“Yes,its a rat and yes it's, kibbey sadly it wouldn't eat anything but kibbey, and its species is a carnivorous species”

“You feed kibbey to a spider, why? He was a friend.

“ Well, that's the food chain that spider is a very rare species and needs to eat what it wants.”

Then he handed out the paper packets that was a test on basic spider anatomy test

“This is a test to see how much you have learned this month on normal spider anatomy.”

We then finish the tests right before the bell goes off, then we all turned ingredients tests and leave the class and head to the next classes going through the different classes but never able to keep the image of Mr kibbey being eat or drank i don't know how to even think of it, it looked like Mr kibbey was so scared and crying once I finally got home I couldn't help but cry from seeing him being hurt like that I sleep the rest of the day and didn't eat I then hear my mom yell for me to get up to go to school before hearing the door slam again and realize I still had my school clothes on and decided to just leave them on and head to school nearly missing my bus again. 

I walk to the back of the bus sitting down as it begins to move. I swear anytime I look forwards I hear screeching behind me making my skin crawl or is it crawling on me I don't know anymore. I then walk off the bus and slowly walk to the class hesitant but I eventually walk into the class. And I see the blanket no longer on the container the entire container covered in webbing huge disgusting webbing, as if there was no container anymore a dead its now in a cocoon made of webbing, I could tell from the look on my class mates faces I wasn't the only one freaked out but sadly I was the one who had to sit next to it, my teacher walked into the class and said 
 
“Hello, class. Ohhh, he's finally growing, how exciting you kids will be the first to see its species grow.”

You could feel how scared everyone was you could almost physically feel it, as the teacher began to smile and say 

“Hey what’s wrong everyone there’s nothing to be scared of he’s a friend you don’t have to be scared of him.” 

As the entire container begins to shake violently, Kimberly starts to cry and Emma starts to tell her everything is gonna be okay, are teacher then laughs telling us

“It’s okay that’s him trying to say high, they're incredibly intelligent. How else were they able to stay away from humans?”

Somehow an hour had passed within this time and the bell went off everyone practically ran out of the class, I walked out while my teacher stopped me.
 
“Hey I got a surprise for you tomorrow so make sure to be here in the morning, your gonna love it I promise.” 

I then walked out but I knew him and the spider were looking at me even if I couldn’t see it cause I could feel that shiver up my spine again. I then walked to the next class and tried to keep my mind off of it but couldn’t help how scared I was, especially the kid that sits in front of me that is never late or missed class. I can’t help but think it has something to do with the spider and my teacher. I then went on with my day till I finally went home, stepping inside calling out my moms name like usual, but unusually she called back out to me, excited and emotional I run inside and hug my mom she then says 

“I got off work early today and I though I could spend sometime with you.”

Crying I say 

“I’m so happy to see you, you don’t know how horrible it’s been this week.”

“It’s okay hunny mommy’s here for you.” 
As I realize that I don’t feel hands holding me but multiple long appendages, then I looked up to see a giant spider face on my mothers body with disgusting 8 legs trying to stand up right but it just couldn’t get it right while it tries to speak and say 

“It’s okay come to mommy” 

 As it rushes at me and I wake up to realize I’m still on the bus it stops and I head home the usual my mom is gone, I then cry and head upstairs with a snack from the fridge and fall asleep, then I wake up not to my mom but to the sound of my alarm I realized I’m late and rush get dressed and go to the bus to see I missed it then began to walk to the school, as I walk I think about everything through the week and think I’ve been so focused on the spider that I hadn’t though about anything else and I need to just stop get done with the week and head home for the weekend. I calm down and run as fast as I can to school, I then I get to school 30 minutes late and see my class with the door closed and the lights off, a weird white haze over all the windows as I get closer I can feel that shiver again but intensified. As I walk up to the door everything in me told me to run away, but I kept going trying to open the door but, it wouldn’t budge I keep pulling on the handle over and over till I rip it open like Velcro falling back and the door slowly swings open as the light from the hallway starts to shine into the room then the sound of screech louder then ever comes from in the room then I realized the room has become the contain its self, as I see my class mates laying on the floor trampling over the floor running towards the door and the pure  horror coming from there face just like Mr Kibbey, I can hear crying coming from the ones that haven’t fully died from the venom as I see some of the kids sitting in there chairs the one that’s the safest is little Kimberly lying in the corner I can’t help but here the crying come from her I know I can’t help but hear the cry’s from the other day I know she was last she was the furthest from the rest of them then just like before though they where tree trunks but no there not it was the legs leading to the ceiling of the class just like the first time I saw it eating are teacher like the first time I seen mr kibbey except he wasn’t having a face of fear but of excitement and happiness and that horrifying laugh he wouldn’t stop laughing I can’t stop crying now I know I’m next I can see it bending down it’s legs are the entire room now there’s no stopping it now it’s going to get out.

The time I worked in a cornfield

Hi im james and this about the time i worked at a cornfield, I decided i wanted to work when i asked my parents for a pc for my birthday but they told me.
“I’m sorry We don’t have the money for a 2 thousand dollar pc but here’s the deal you go out get a job during the summer make 1000 dollars and we will pay for the other half for your birthday that way you feel some accomplishment you do that and we can get it for your birthday.”
I understood that my parents didn’t have the money for a computer, so when my dad said they would pay for half if I could make the other half for it, it motivated me to work on it.
 So the next day I went to every little story in are small town and asked if anyone was hiring, one after another after another each place I went I was told they couldn’t hire me there hiring process ended a month ago apparently they hire during specific seasons who would of though that,I nearly lost hope till I got to the last option where I was hoping not to have to go the old corn field near my house ran by old man Johnathan or old man crank as we called him
“ hey what you want kid, I got work to do and don’t need no kids messing around in the cornfield”
 “Well actually sir I was wondering if you were hiring for the summer, see I’m trying to make enough money during the summer to pay half of the pc I wan—“
“No need for the over explantation, since I respect your father and not many kids your age go out and try to work during the summer anymore, I say why the hell not sure I could use some help, the most I can pay you is 12 dollars a hour I don’t make a whole lot during this time but I don’t see you needing more then 12 dollars a hour and you will work 4 hours a day 4 days a week that should give you more then enough time to enjoy your summer”
“ thank you sir so much you won’t regret this”
“Alright, we’ll be here around 3 tomorrow”
“Alright see you tomorrow”
I rushed home to tell my parents the exciting news although half way through the ride home the realization settled in, I had to work at the cornfield, a story has been told about the corn field that old man crank takes kids that trespass into the corn field kills them and stuffs them inside scarecrow sacks and sits them to warn all the kids and teenagers to stay off his property or maybe they will be next, of course even tho I don’t believe that he would do anything like that I can’t help but stare at the scarecrows that Stands above the cornfield like a shadow looming over the land. But that worry quickly washes over as I remembered the reason I got the job in the first place out of excitement for my pc.
 As I finally pull up to driveway of my  house rolling up my bike pulling it into the garage, then closing the garage door as I walked into the house 
“Mom, dad guess what”
What is it my mom asked
 “Well I did it I got a job at the  corn field down the street 
“Oh that’s wonderful Nathan is a great and respectable man to work for said my dad”
“Well I start tomorrow, and have to be there at 3”
“Well then make sure to be there by 2:45, because you always want to be 15 minutes early”
“Alright dad, I’m tired so ima head to bed, love you”
They both told me they loved me back, as I walked up the stairs began to put on my pajamas and lay down putting in earphones playing music as I looked out to see the corn field as the wind pushed it back and forth I could see the scarecrows swaying back and forth as if they were trying to escape their imprisonment, as I watched them I drifted off to sleep. 
The next morning I woke up at 12 in the afternoon, realizing I slept in I go up and rushed downstairs to eat breakfast an watches till I had to leave, it was 2:20 when I began to head upstairs and get into an outfit I didn’t mind wearing and getting dirty in the field, then I began to walk back downstairs and into the garage opening the door and grabbing my bike and started to ride towards my first shift.
  I jump off my bike as I inch closer to the entrance of the corn field as I begin to walk into the cornfield my back falling an inch off of the asphalt meeting wet and muddy dirt dragging it taking a little more effort to get it inside, 
“Hey, leave the bike right by the entrance.” 
 I leaned the bike against the wall and began to walk over to the old man, “hey sir I was wondering” “no talking ima explain what your going to be doing alright you see there is a lot of corn but not all of it is ready to harvest, over here this look at the silk on the corn you see it’s browning that’s the first sign you look for then you take this pocket knife and just slightly stab the kernel this liquid shows it ready and you can pull it off the stock”. 
 “Okay but question why don’t you have anyone else work here and why do you hand pick why not get a machine that can help”. 
 “Kid, look at this place and look at my home, do I look like I can afford to pay other people to work on the farm or afford equipment to help work on a relatively small corn farm”. 
 “Oh yeah I guess not”. 
Uhh alright well I will be in my house cleaning the corn and then taking my next shipment over to the next state I will most likely be back by morning  so I want you to be here till I get back if you can do that i will give you all the money you need for your device or what ever 
  “What really, 
“Yeah I wasn’t planning on doing this, but I also wasn’t planning on having to leave mid harvest and I can’t do both and get the shipments out on time so if you can do this for me I’m willing to give the money if you do a good job while I’m out of town, you don’t have to work here all summer”. 
“I promise I won’t let you down," I said with excitement.” Alright well I’ll leave you to it if you have any questions knock on the door I want you head back to the house around 9 tonight, you can start wherever you feel like.”
  I then watched as he pulled a wagon with a huge container on it over to where we were standing. “I want you to fill this container up and every time it’s filled, wheel it back to the house and knock on the door. I'll take it and give you another container, you got it.”
 “Yeah.” 
“Great I’ll leave it to you then” 
He proceed to walk away back down the trail to his house, I then yell
“Thank you for the opportunity.” 
As he turned the corner, I then began to walk pulling the wagon the wheels bounce every other pull along the gravel, as I’m about to put on my headphones I hear the loud creak and closing of his front door, then I began to put on my headphones putting on my work playlist I worked on last night and began to walk towards a the splitting section but I stopped in my tracks from this overwhelming since of fear as I see 5 scarecrows all near each other facing towards my direction as the dusk sun casts a looming shadow over the scarecrows as if it was keep something held at bay, what I found weird is that all the corn around the scarecrows where on the ground as if some one or something by pressed them all down in a perfect circle. But as weird as it was I wasn’t gonna let it keep me from that pc so I shrugged it off and began to look at all 5 paths. each one leading to a different section of the cornfield I had to decide which path I would take today and I decide I wanted to go behind the scarecrows trying to convince myself it had nothing to do with the scarecrows themselves using an excuse like I’ll know which path is back to the house since it’s right across from where I was at but I began to walk towards pulling the wagon but out of the uneasiness. I felt I pulled the wagon and me around the scarecrows as I walk past them I couldn’t help but look as they all looked like the wood was about to fall apart moldy and and covered in moss, and underneath the corn I can see drag marks from the old wood cross that gives off the smell of rot and death, frightened I continued to walk further into the path behind the scarecrows as I pulled the wagon and walked further I finally stopped when I couldn’t see hats of the scarecrows anymore.
 I bent down and began to check the corn for any that were ready to be plucked till I saw a big section all of similar color and tested the kernel to see juice flowing out and began to pull one corn at a time. throwing it into the comically large container as I kept throwing it I began to see the son began to go down. As I kept plucking corn, I stopped as I believed I heard rustling coming from the corn stack behind me as I yelled,  old man as I began to walk closer, taking a slight step after slight step feeling the crunch underneath my shoes. I looked in between the corn stocks to see nothing.
 As I began to catch my breath I hear BOO from behind me making my body jump out of my skin, I turned around to see Mackenzie my neighbor and my best friend, I pushed her
“ oh my gosh you scared the crap out of me” 
“hey your the one who told me you where gonna be working today I thought id just stop by and see how it was going”
“Well it was going fine till you just did that”
 “she laughed, I’m sorry what you freaked out think old man crank is gonna get you”
“no and he isn’t as bad as everyone makes him he just doesn’t like kids playing in here”
“Speaking of, you shouldn’t be here if he catches you he’s gonna be mad, and I don’t need you messing up my money.” 
“ Now follow me I need you to get out of here before he notices you so I don’t get in trouble”
  “ Ahhhhh fine she said sarcastically, what’s the big fuss I’m not doing anything wrong”
we began to walk back towards the house as I we walk I see a glimpse of the scarecrows hats  but they looked off not As I remembered them I kept moving anyways focused on the mission to get her out of there, as she’s complaining under her breath I stop in my track as she bumps into me, 
“hey warn me before you stop”
 “Is this some kind of joke! I say with a tremble in my voice”
 “ is What a joke!”
“You turned all the scarecrows towards where I was? I said shaken up”
  “No they were like that when I was walking towards you but they are creepy”
“Okay see I know you're lying, what they turn around all on their own? I say angrily”
  She got up off the ground patting herself down 
“Hey I’m sorry for scaring you earlier but I never touched the scarecrows look how dirty they are. My outfit is clean. she said with a hint of worry in her voice”
I then look up to see smoke coming from a section, 
“ Thank god he’s got the chimney you are going home”
“ Alright, she said with disapproval”
We then began to walk around the scarecrows as we kept walking towards the house I didn’t want to believe it but I felt like the scarecrows never stopped looking at me but I could have written it off it wasn’t for the fact that I could see Mackenzie speed up and I could tell by the look on her face she felt it too 
 We soon ended up back at the house she soon apologized for scaring me and said she would see me in the morning and began to run out of the cornfield 
 I then built up the courage walked up to the door about to knock when I see 3 other crates and a note on the door that read, 
 “Left earlier so I could get back as soon as possible if I’m not back by the time you fill up the boxes feel  free to head home thanks for all the work sincerely old man crank”
 I laughed then began to grab another container placing it on the wagon and began to go back towards the center but then when I saw them again my blood ran cold I new something was off when I couldn’t see there hats anymore but when I got close enough I could see there hats where laying on the ground and I could finally see what the sun was trying to keep hidden horrific faces of over exaggerated expressions the one on the the left looked like it had been crying for hours true agony  the one next to it had the widest smile I’ve bet seen almost uncanny then the one in the middle completely blank as if the emotions had left it entirely then then the one on the right had a almost unnerving stare even tho it had no eyes the light from the moon almost made it look like it had two small pupils in the mast of a sea of darkness and the furthest one hid its face it head twisted at a 180 degree angle i was so horrified by the faces it didn’t even register with me at first that the had turn back around everything in my body told me to run out the gate and leave that’s when I swear everything in me I swear I saw one move just the slightest move but a move none the less I then dropped the handle to the wagon and began to run towards the gate as I feel the crunch of the dried leaves and dirt on the ground as I run I realize the crunching isn’t coming from me it’s coming inside the corn field as I turn my head to see two of the scarecrows where gone as I kept running I get to the gate to find it closed I then try and pull back and forth on it but it won’t budge it was locked I then hear rustling coming from with in the corn I run up the porch stairs to the door I then giggle the handle to find the door is unlocked, I slam the door open close it and lock the door I then go to all the windows and lock them and look for a second door to find none then head to the stairs that lead to the second level of the house to find a window next to the stairs that stairs out to the corn field to see the scarecrows all back on there crosses except they are all turned towards me with the heads staring at me, I then with no other thing to do I cry I cry because there’s nothing else I can do because I know there watching me as I wait I cry I go back down stairs lay down cry until I fall asleep 
  I wake up to the sound off air flying through the chimney the fire is out I wake up looking to see the time 11 in the morning i had been sleeping for 3 hours,
  I then try and light up the fire again cause In my head I knew if the fire is out they could get in, so as soon as I light up the fire I hear banging on the door repeated banging till I hear hey kid you in there then I rushed to open the door to find the old man standing on the door steps, I rushed and hugged him as soon as I did he pulled me off of him and asked what happened, there’s only one box done and why was the gate locked and why was I in the house, 
I then tell him the scarecrows are alive, 
 He then realistically laughed, and told me “what”
 They locked the gate and I hid in the house
“No kid I mean what do you mean scarecrows,
 
“The scarecrows the five scare crows in the corn field”
He then went silent and his face went pale. “hey kid umm I only have one scarecrow?” as we both looked out to hear rustling coming from the cornfield.