???I have to get out of here! I have to get out of here!???
???Dude, Chill.??? A basset hound mix barked, ???Sit down and relax.???
???No Henry! I can???t!??? A cute Germen Shepherd mix snapped, ???We need to get out of here!???
???Koda, Koda, Koda.??? Henry shook his head, ???You know we can???t get out of here. We???re in the smallest cage possible, with like 3 other dogs, and covered in our own feces.???
???But Henry,??? Koda said, ???We???re getting sick, inbred, over bred, and my mom was killed because she couldn???t breed anymore.??? Her teeth bared as the owner walked by, he hit the cage and she yelped. ???I just wish someone would save us.???



Beep???Beeep???Beeeeeeeep. A hand hit the clock, and it shut off. ???Good Morning,??? A girl said to herself as she got out of bed. She looked into a mirror and jumped, ???I need a shower.??? And she walked off to take a shower.
About an hour later, she came walked down wooden steps and onto a wooden floor. ???Morning Mom,??? She said,
???Hi honey.??? Her mom said and set down a plate of French toast, bacon and apple juice.
???Yum,??? She dug into it, after she was done her mother handed her a backpack.
???Have fun at school Lilly.??? Mom said and Lilly set off.
Lilly looked like any other 12 year old girl, blondish brown hair shoulder-length, greenish brown eyes, average height and weight. She lived in the small town of Round Lake, Minnesota; near Iowa. She walks to school everyday and back.
As Lilly walked down her the street she turned and saw the creepy house with the large barn and barking. ???Creepy.??? She said, ???I wonder what???s back there.???
???Hi!??? Lilly jumped and turned around,
???Oh, hi Abby,??? She said and waved, ???Thanks for creeping up on me.???
???Your welcome,??? Abby said, ???What were you looking at????
???That creeping house with the barking and the barn,???
???Why????
???Because it looks familiar... oh well,??? Lilly said and they walked to school. Abby was as tall as Lilly, had the same blondish brown shoulder-length hair except had dark brown highlights on her bangs, blue eyes and freckles.



When they got to school, it seemed to drag on for ever; finally it was lunch time. Lilly and Abby sat outside eating hamburgers, French fries and chips. ???Lilly, did you hear there is a new student. His name is Jake, he is you height, has dark b

Something was wet, a little too wet for me. I began to squirm uncomfortably. What was it? My nose wrinkled up as I sniffed the air, I knew for sure that it was me! ???Mom!??? I said kicking my feet so that I could spin myself around to look at the camera, after kicking for five minutes I looked into the camera. ???Hello out there,??? I snorted, ???Mom!??? I screamed then took a deep breath and added for good measure, ???WAAAAAAAAHHHHHHH!!!??? I could hear her running, I giggled to myself. Thankful that no one else could hear, in the middle of my giggle spree my door flew open and there stood, green mask and all.
My mom.
She walked over to me and picked me up out of my crib, ???Oh baby,??? She whispered patting my back.
???Uh, hello. Wet diaper here.??? I replied tilting my head back to look up at her, but she wasn???t looking at me. Blinking I threw my head on her chest and did my best to squirm but when one is being held in a tight grip one cannot squirm to well. As her arms loosened their lock on me I began to squirm furiously, she held me back and her brown eyes looked into mine. I frowned and she sniffed the air,
???Baby, you stink!???
???No really, I didn???t notice since I was sleeping in it half the night.??? Mom laid me down on a hard plastic floor. As my bald head, a shiver went down my spine. After being in a warm bed and having your clothes being taken off, it???s cold! ???Wahhh!??? I let out a good measure of whining and she hurried up. My stinky wet diaper was taken off and a warm fresh diaper was put on, mom picked me up to that I wouldn???t be so cold but because of the big whine I had stinky spit-up running out of the mouth and down my chin, some getting on mom.
???Thanks baby.??? Mom replied as she wiped off some of the spit-up on her. I giggled and looked around the room; a large grey creature stalked into the room.
???Go away or I???ll pop you!??? I snapped, the creature looked at me and walked off. ???That???s right, you better run pal!???
During this time, my mother had changed me into new clothes. She lifted me up with a sigh and walked me out of my warm room.
???Micah, Micah Micah. Some times you are such a handful.??? She scolded me lightly. I ignored her for I heard someone else shuffling through the house, when I turned my head I saw my daddy walking towards us. His walk seemed slow, but he was dresses and ready???to play with me that is! But instead of picking me up and playing with

I am the ghost within the walls; I have lived in this house for countless years. And for most of that time I had lived alone. No friends, no company, no future, just marking a path of my own, all alone, wondering if anyone would accompany me.
But, when he came, so full of fear that it seemed fake, I failed to see his ways. To see the true spirit within young Seth that threatened my very existence.
For countless years Seth accompanied me on every path I set and retraced. The look in his eyes as they flickered uneasily about made me nervous. But, still, Seth was a friend and I was stuck with him for eternity. This old house in the middle of nowhere was more likely to rot than sell.
Long ago, the realtor had died. No one had bothered to change the old sign, so now, staring out of a window, I hear it creak in the wind and I watch as more of the blue letters which had once spelt out ???Ray Donald???, fall to the ground among the tangle of weeds and plants.
A sigh escapes me as I hear him coming. He does not speak but lightly raps the wall with his knuckles. I do not want to answer, but, ever since he imprisoned me I must.
I fear the demon who lives under my skin and who watches my every move.


Chapter 1 the ghost

Staring out the window I watched the trees sway in the wind. The old for sale sign creaked and groaned as it swung back and forth. Sighing, I turned my back and slowly headed towards the door. The sound of tire on gravel caught my attention and I zoomed back and looked out. Seth floated in the room and pushed me aside to see. A frown washed over his face, as a tan car stopped in front of the house. I smiled and clapped my hands together, but it didn???t make any sound. He whipped around and glared at me. I cowered back and decided to investigate.
Out of the large bay window in the main floor, I sat on the bench and watched a man and a young woman climb out of the car and slowly approach the house, climbing over weeds and vines. The woman was clearly not my age, and she was dressed oddly, like a boy. Looking down at myself, I saw, like always, my red and white checkered dress down past my knees and a white apron with lace. I looked normal, her not so much. She was wearing a white colored shirt with no sleeves, just string and some type of pants that I had never seen. Her hair was odd looking too. It was not braided but hung straight and had the colors of eggplant and watermelon intertwi