The haunted house
(Sent by Alejandra Niño, a student from Río Bravo, Mexico)

I was on vacation visiting my best friend Jazmine. We were talking outside her house when I saw a big old house, so I asked her about it. She said there were a lot of rumors, everyone said it was haunted by an old woman who had died there.

I was really curious so I asked if we could explore the house. She was scared at first, but she gave in after I promised I'd give her one of my CDs. We took a flashlight and left.

The house was completely abandoned, it was filled with dust and spiders and even bats! I thought it was really cool and Jazmine thought it was scary, but remembering what I had promised, she followed me.

After a few minutes we found the library, which was on the second floor, and suddenly, the flashlight stopped working: the batteries were dead. Jazmine screamed and while I was trying to calm her down, we heard a noise, which made her scream louder, so I told her we could get out out of there if that made her feel better.

So we headed towards the door and we were just outside when the door slammed shut by itself. Jazmine hid behind a tree while I looked at the house one more time and saw an old woman by the window. It was the coolest haunted house ever!