Bully Me
After an eerie horror movie creak the door of the allotment shed swung open and for a terrible second, Lexi felt sure the tall phantom from the bushes last night was going to unfurl his large frame from inside the door.
When Edward stepped out, she sighed in relief.
"Hey." She stepped forward, feeling the tall grasses brush her leg as she waved to him.
"Come inside," he said, hanging from the doorframe.
A tingly chill ran down Lexi's arms. When she looked down, she saw the little colourless hairs on her arms were standing up like gooseflesh despite the heat.
'You should run,' her inner voice whispered. 'Run away and don't look back.'