I walked down the dark, shadowed street called Santikan Avenue, I had Elle and Rider walking beside me but I didn’t feel any safer. This was the darkest street in town, no one ever walked down this street as they feared the old man that lived at number 29 Santikan Avenue. He was the grumpiest, meanest, oldest man in the whole of America.
He never talked to anyone and he had a sign out the front of his house that said “NO trespassing, NO children are welcome at this house!” As we walked past the old man’s house, we shook as he opened his window and stared at us when we ran past.
The next day, we were playing at Elle’s house and unfortunately she lives across from the old man’s house. We were playing football, then Rider kicked the ball too high and it landed on the old man’s yard. …show more content…
That’s my only football and now its on his front yard.
“Sorry,” answered Rider. “I didn’t mean to do that.” While Elle and Rider were arguing I sneaked across the road to go and get the football. I went to go and take one step on the lawn and Elle yelled out “Don’t do it, Marris!” I turned to look at her then I turned back to the house.
“AH!” the creepy old man comes out from no where and he is standing on the front lawn staring at me. I turned and ran back to the towards Elle and Rider.
When I am back on Elle’s lawn I turn back towards the house and he was