Life And Death After Highschool: Lurking in the Darkness
by Buffy Anne Harris
There was a rustling in the bushes outside the Summers' residence. Joyce Summers went to the kitchen window and peered out into the night air. Only darkness. She told herself it was probably just a neighbor's dog or cat. And slowly she backed away from the window and she continued to walk over to the refrigerator. She opened the door and took a bottle of spring water from a shelf. Then she proceeded to return to the living room, to wait for Oz and Willow to get back.

She sat down on the sofa. Then the noise came again. This time it was louder, and it sounded like it had come from the front porch. She turned on the couch and opened the curtain of the large picture window slowly. Still nothing. She then stood. And getting up from the couch she went to the front door. She hesitated but then cautiously opened the door and stepped out onto the porch.

While hiding in the bushes unobserved by the woman, was a young girl with her auburn hair pulled up. The girl crouched there, watching Joyce. *So this is the mother of the slayer.* she thought. As she continued to merely watch and observe the woman's nervous body language. Then the rattled middle-aged woman stepped back inside glancing over her shoulders a few times. Once inside Joyce locked the door.

Then the girl in the bush stood and looked at the house. She glanced up and noticed an open window of the room above the porch. She crouched back down a bit then in one quick seamless motion she propelled herself onto the roof of the porch. She went to the window, and then glanced a bit around to make sure no one was watching. And the parted the curtains and climbed into the room, freely.




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