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I was laying on the couch in my house in Salem, MA. studying for my examine for school when i heard a knock at the door. My cat, Spell, raised his head and looked at the door sleepily then laid his head back down. I threw my blanket off and stalked to the door, kicking the parchment i was reading out of the way . It was raining outside and I could hear the rain pounding against the window.
I got to the door and looked through the peephole, trying to see who was there. It was a man, dressed in black. I wondered what a man would be doing outside in the rain at night. “Hello? Can I help you” I said, hoping he heard me. “Hello, Ma’am? Can you let me in? I need help! There’s somebody after me! He’s out here! Please! Let me in!”

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