i never knew what she was trying to tell me until now. It was just an ordinary day, i was at the shops and my friend actually worked there doing the local newspapers. She created the crossword puzzle clues for inside the newspapers. i had went up to the tills and saw her. “oh hi amy!” i say “oh hi there sarah what are you doing here” she replies. “i’m just here for the corner shop shopping you know, do you have any newspapers left over i’d love to get one and do a crossword!” she replies saying, “actually yes we do here you go..” i take the newspaper not thing long anything of it and say thanks and leave the shop.

I arrive home and unpack the shopping, whilst unpacking i pop the newspaper on the couch so i could do the crossword later on. It hits 7:41pm i’m sitting on the couch in my pyjamas ready to do the crossword. I open the newspaper to the page where the crossword is and begin. I do the first few words which are completely normal and i don’t think anything of them and just keep going with it.

I’m about 30 minutes into the crossword still not thinking anything of it until i read one of the clues.

The clue reads “beware of your surroundings close all windows and lock your doors, you’ll need it” My stomach drops when i read this “how can this be a clue” i think to myself. I decide to ignore it and keep going with the crossword but the clues just keep getting weirder and weirder and i begin to freak out.

The clues keep reading “locks your doors and close your windows” “hide away tonight if you wanna stay alive” and more weird things.

I get very creeped out and bin the newspaper, lock all my doors, switch off the lights and go up to my bed. I just try to sleep if off until i hear banging. I scream but then stay silent, “what if they hear me” i think. I stay silent but is panicking because the banging doesn’t stop and it gets harder and louder.

After five minutes of non stop banging i ring the police. “hello 911 what’s your emergency?”. I explain to them the whole entire story and what’s happening, “we will be their in two minutes ma’am just stay calm and silent.”

After what feels like ages i hear sirens coming down the streets and in a few seconds the banging stops and police officers come in to check on me. After a long discussion and other things going on they arrest the man trying to break and and leave my house. I lock my doors again and switch off all my lights and run back up to my bed. I begin to think about the crossword clues again and begin to realise…

My best friend was warning me the whole time…

The end.