9/11 Short Stories

A young woman is walking home late at night after another long day at work. Her beautiful blonde hair tied up in a nice ponytail. As she walks alone on the sidewalk, she begins feeling a little uneasy. But despite the uneasy feeling in the pit of her stomach, she continues on. Finally, After walking for such a long time, she spots an alley up ahead. In a hurry to get home, she decides to take a shortcut through the alley. Anyone with half a brain knows that heading straight into a dark alleyway is asking for trouble. Against her better judgment, she decides to go for it. It is so dark out that It would be almost impossible for her to see where she was going. That is, if not for a single street lamp that’s doing an okay job lighting up the area. Making it to

The voice sounds like it belongs to a young man in his mid-to-late twenties; albeit a bit lower than a person of his age. The unseen stranger kindly asks her where she’s headed so late at night; to which she replies she is on her way home. The man then inquires why she has decided to walk home all by herself. She does not answer his question. Instead, she asks him to come out so she can get a better look at him. He begins making his way out of the dark alleyway. As his form becomes more visible, she can see his skin is a pale gray. His left eye, the eye that she could sees’ red. His messy black hair is covering the right eye. The man stops only a few inches away from her face. She could now see his eye is gone. There is an empty bleeding socket where an eye used to be. Inside is a red glowing light. Not only that, but his teeth are very sharp and fang-like in appearance. He is also wearing a black vest and tie with black dress pants, black dress shoes, and a white shirt. She is about to scream until he tells her there is no need to fear him and that he means her no harm. He assures her he only wishes to talk. Her fear is somewhat lessened by his kind and gentle