The ominous night stretched before me
A black ink sky without a single star
The moon was shuttered by the clouds
A howling wind moved the leafless trees
Each step I took echoed in the near darkness
A lone streetlight dimly glowed
As I approached my car a figure turned the corner
I quickly unlocked my car and got in
I was a bit spooked from the night
The figure continued to approach
He stood in front of my now running car
Just standing there staring at me
I was afraid to take my eyes off of him
I slowly put the car in reverse
He took a step forward
I backed up further and he began to walk
Keeping pace with my car
I was now in the middle of the deserted street
My car stopped and him still staring at me
I reached to the passenger seat to get my phone
The man moved to my left
I made sure my doors were locked
He carried something in his hand
But with the dimly lit street
I could not make it out until
He lifted his hand up with the axe in it
All I could do was scream “Oh, my God!”
… that’s when my alarm went off.
Written for Fandango’s One-Word Challenge (FOWC) – ominous
Leigha Robbins 