Silence

The library was dark and ominous,
and now and then, cries and screams, howls and shudders
echoed from the restricted section.
The large windows cast eiree lights on the dark floor,
but the night was not peaceful.
Flashes of light,
and rumbling of thunder accentuated the pounding rain against the glass.
In-between the pounding of the thunder,
the shatters of rain against the glass,
and the horrible screams through the night,
came an eerie silence that chilled her to the bone.
A second of silence,
a footstep,
another,
and another.
They grew closer, and louder,
a horrible scream emitted from not far off that made the girl scream in return.
The foot steps stopped.
...
.....
Silence..
She heard the door of the libarary creek slowly open,
she dared not turn around.
"You take your chance and stay where you are?" came a voice that sounded like
nails on a chalkboard.
Still, she did not turn around.
The stranger gew closer,
her heart skipped a beat,
another loud scream and then silence.
The door creaked closed,
and the footsteps parted the way.
And silence was again granted in the room.
But no one there to listen.
Silence...