I could not immediately cut on the lights, so I slowly walked through the kitchen toward the stairs in the dark. As I approached the stairs I looked up the long dark stairwell and stared into the blackness. ... I stand there listening to see if I could hear the footsteps of a stranger in my house. ... I grabbed my bags, headed up the stairs to my room while cutting on all of the lights as I go and praying that there is no one in my house. ... I have been afraid of being alone in a large dark house ever since. ...

• Word Count: 902
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: High School

I've known Cory for as long as I can remember; he's lived in the same house down the street for his whole life, as have I. ... Of course she told us off and said that she was too busy with work around the house to take us today. ... I was going to jump from the top level of the stairs to the monkey bars and swing off. As I walked up the stairs, I felt as if my heart would beat out of my chest and runaway on the ground. For every step I took, the top of the stairs only drew further and further away. ...

• Word Count: 1206
• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: High School

After the whole conversation of the Prom she asked me if she could have a ride home so I told her sure since her house is right up the road from me, as I dropped her off she said to me "I"m happy your ready for a change Matthew" not knowing what she meant by that I told her " thanks! ... I ran up stairs to my room to think because I just had a thought that came to my mind when my mom mentioned to me that "it was nice of me to do that", I was thinking about what Jennifer told me in the car. It was the night of the Carnival when I pulled up Jennifer's drive way, I went up the stairs that le...

• Word Count: 2839
• Approx Pages: 11
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

The story takes place in the springtime, in a house, and is set somewhere in the middle 1900's. ... As they reach the bottom of the stairs, they notice that someone is using a key to open the door. ...

• Word Count: 591
• Approx Pages: 2
• Grade Level: High School

Previously, I thought house pets only need to listen to their master and enjoy all the things that their masters provide them, but I changed my mind when I met this intelligent cat, that clearly knows what she wants. ... The house I lived was not quite big, but sweet. ... She turned around quickly and ran to the stairs when she realized I took notice of her, looking like she tried to say "come on". ...

• Word Count: 652
• Approx Pages: 3
• Grade Level: High School

"The Story of an Hour" by Kate Chopin gives us a very interesting look at how an hour can be such a long time. This story is filled with irony. Every time that you think that you have the plot figured out, Chopin tosses in another twist that throws our minds for a loop. As I read this story the f...

• Word Count: 721
• Approx Pages: 3
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

She finally opens the door, and arm and arm they walk down the stairs together. ... The only person who would have a latchkey to the house would be someone who lived in the house, so that one sentence makes the readers stop and question who could it be. ... This was by far the most unexpected line in the entire story, because her husband is already dead so who would have a latchkey to the house? ...

• Word Count: 1389
• Approx Pages: 6
• Grade Level: High School

My house would no longer have flowers growing in front, I owuld be forced to adhere to the cold climate of a house. ... Or who is now learning to walk with a cane and must adapt to climbing stairs with their new walking device. ...

• Word Count: 1472
• Approx Pages: 6
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School