Come Little Children

On a Halloween night, young Caroline Petrova was walking home from a long day at work. She noticed all the children dressed up in costumes, asking for candy, oh how she wished to be that young again.

Now she was a twenty year old college drop-out, who was barely paying rent for her three floor walkup.

She turned a corner and realized this street was empty…She blamed the part of the city she lived in. All the creeps lived here, and every young woman or child was afraid to step foot here, especially at night.

Caroline huffed when she realized she had no choice but to walk down the street.

"It's all you can afford…Just walk…You'll be home in five minutes." She whispered to herself as she powerwalked down the street to her building.

She slowed down when she sensed someone behind her, quickly she turned around but found no one there.

"H-Hello? Is anyone there?" She called out into the night.

There was no reply, so she turned and practically ran down the street, thankful when she saw her building no more than five feet away.

She heard footsteps behind her and ran up the steps and into the building.

Caroline went to the door that led to the stairs and went up the stairs as fast as she could.

When she saw her door, she fumbled with her keys, but before she could unlock her door, she felt a sharp pain in her head and the world went black.