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The Tail of the Bridge

      Long time ago back in the modern day there was a bridge call the Detroit Bridge. Some people called it the Tail Bridge. It was an old rusty bridge. It was made back in 1790.  Most people didn’t want to cross the bridge because of the way it looked and the stories about the bridge. Well on one of the coldest days that the city of Cleveland has ever suffered a girl named Emily Rose was walking across the bridge with her friends John, Rebecca, and Miley they were on their way to see this horror movie The Death Toll Bridge. They heard that this movie was one of a kind and people will kill to see the movie. So they went to go see the movie. It was 3 hrs long. They loved it. Emily Rebecca said that the movie was mind thrilling. So after they seem the movie they started walking home. All of a sudden real loud John yelled “STOP”. Everyone stopped nervously. He said” Why are you all looking so scared, all I wanted to know is what path are we taking home”. There were two paths. The first one was the walking through the Central Park. The other path was crossing the bridge. John and Rebecca wanted to take the bridge path, but Miley and Emily wanted to go through the park. They talked it over and since the bridge path was quicker they went that way. John was joking around with Emily and Miley saying that this bridge is just like The Death Toll Bridge. He was also saying that they were going to fall over the bridge and get ate alive by thousands of Rats and Mice. He was always the one who joked and played too much. So they were half way across the bridge and in a blink of an eye Emily seen a tail. She told they rest of them what she seen. John laughed and looked at her like she was crazy. Then all of a sudden Rebecca screams. They all turned around, Rebecca foot had got caught in a hole. Miley said” REBECCA do not ever scare me like that, I thought something was really wrong with you”.  So they helped Rebecca out turned around and John was not there. They called his name multiple times but he didn’t answer. Then all of a sudden he jumps out of nowhere and scared them. Miley was so scared she started stumbling and she fell over the bridge. Emily and Rebecca were terrified. They just had seen their best friend die right before their eyes. They both hit John and said “look what u did”. John was silent. They all were silent. They looked back down where Miley died and her body vanished. They all swallowed very hard and looked at each other. Then, all three of them seen the tail go by again. Both Emily and Rebecca said “Come on John let’s get out of here and go call the police”. John just stood there in total blankness.  Then he said with a smirk on his face “you know why Miley had to fall over the Bridge and die, because she was a party pooper, she really didn’t like to have fun, and I really didn’t like her”. Emily and Rebecca looked at John like he was a psychopath. John said “the funny thing about this situation is that you all said that you would die to see the movie”. Guess it’s coming true, he said. Then with his furry tail rope he chases Rebecca and Emily down the bridge. Then the old rusty bridge started to shake. They all stopped. John looked at them like he was a lion and they were steak. Rebecca said to Emily “this is exactly what happened in the movie, but two people dies”. Then they feel there body jerk. The bridge was starting to break. The Rebecca took Emily hand and started running across the bridge before it broke down. John was right behind them. John says “you thought you could get away from me huh”. Then John gives Rebecca a wink. Then Emily leans over to Rebecca and says “why is that maniac winking at you. Emily starts to step back from Rebecca saying “oh no tell me it’s not true, oh God please help me”. Rebecca grabs Emily and put her in the head lock. John nodes at Rebecca, and then she breaks Emily neck. They toss her over the bridge with the furry tail rope then the bridge collapse. Then they walked home and said “ Movies are really to die for”.

Author: ALIYAH C PAYNE
Last modified: 8/21/2009 6:54 AM (EST)