Teenage Girl

The girl struggled into her jeans, tugging them up her legs until they sat tightly pressed against her skin. She pulled on white socks next, hiding them beneath the edge of the pants. She yanked massive boots over her feet, then covering the bottom of her legs up to just below her knees. Finally, she slipped a pale pink tee-shirt over her head.

Her eyes wandered over the scattered contents of the dark bedroom. The alarm clock staring at her from the dresser blinked 11:56. She spotted her keys sitting on the table beside her bed, along with a small handbag which she slung over her shoulder and then stuffed the keys in. Hesitantly, she moved towards the door, taking the knob in her hand. It turned, it creaked, she flinched.

She took a deep breath in, exiting the room and creeping across the hallway. No light gleamed underneath any of the doors, everything was darker and much gloomier than it had been during the daytime.

She made it into the kitchen before stopping, listening carefully for anything that signalled she had cut into the peace. But then she froze, noticing the bright yellow sticky note on the dining table. She clicked on her phone and shone the light from the screen onto the paper.

Don't leave or else your little sister gets it.