Etched in stone.
Ring a ring a rosies a pocket full of posies Louisa spun around as the sweet baby voice filled the air.
Atishoo atishoo we all fall down. heart beating wildly Louisa ran from the old nursery.
To her shock and horror the ghost child was there too.
Ashes in the water ashes in the sea sang the ghost child.
Please pulls me up with one two three intoned the ghost woman sat in the armchair. Louisa screamed and stumbled towards the door. She needed to escape to get away from the terror that was in her home.
Please keep away from me she begged her eyes wet with tears. The ghost looked at her the blank staring eyes seeming to look deep inside her tortured soul.
"Go"the ghost stated pointing.
"Where I don't understand"
"The place of the dead"
With mounting horror Louisa comprehended what the ghoul was asking of her and she quaked in fear and dread.But with the fear came the certainty that she had to do as she was asked.
Louisa raised her hands to her eyes as the tears swelled from her eyes.But even half blinded by tears she could still see the words etched in the cold stone of death.
Rachel
