Something Sinister




The breeze blew against me
As I walked towards the lake;
Little did I know that I wished to be awake
But in that icy silence, there she stood.

'Murdock Lane' said the board in blue
I wondered why I'm here,
As I saw the sky's black hue
I could see Martha, her silhouette
Everything I could hear
was my heart's beat
The closer I got to her,
the more sinister it seemed                  
But my legs carried me forward,
I wasn't sure why

"I shouldn't have died" she weeped,
Strong emotions rushed inside me.
"But why am I here?" Still no answers
I could see something, something that startled me
Around her neck, hung a sparkling chain
A chain with a pendant, that said 'I'm alive'
Suddenly, she turned to face me:
"You will know why, as you arise"
The words from her mouth,
Peirced me as I saw her eyes.

Within seconds, there I was on my bed
I sighed in relief, glad to know that I'm not dead;
"Nightmares again" I said to myself,
But that's when my eyes caught a box on my shelf;
'Happy Birthday' it said on the cover
And I began to sense something sinister
Inside laid a chain that said 'I'm alive';
Horrified, I started panicking; dreams do come to life
The next second I heard my phone ring
On the screen was a name that I remembered too well
'Martha'.


                                                                                             ~Amritha


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