1 Madness By: Allyson Rowe The rain poured in sheets like bullets from the pitch black sky as the car slowly rolled to a screeching halt in front of the enormous two-story Victorian mansion. There was a soft top Runabout with no windows; closed coupe with a single front seat sitting in front of the mansion on a curved concrete driveway out and a brick mailbox on the grass in front of the driveway and car. Behind this was the mansion, which was tall, dark, and eerie. The sight made the girl shutter as the taxi stopped on the driveway, just in front of the vehicle parked on the concrete. "Alright," the driver said, "this is it!" The girl and her sister exchanged glances, "Y....you mean we have to walk all the up there in this?" she said unsurely. The driver scoffed, "How else do you expect to get there," he said, "I can't drive up on her lawn!" The girl thought about smarting off, but when she looked out of the corner of her eye and saw the concerned, disappointed and sad look on her sister's face, she sighed and instead put on her jacket and pulled up its hood, then nudged her sister and handed her her jacket and she did the same. The sky was pitch black with dark storm clouds lingering in it, almost touching the ground while bright white flashes of light filled it every few seconds. "Well," the girl said to her sister, "let's go." She pulled the door handle and pushed the door to her right and shoved it open, almost falling out of the car. She stepped out with her sister right behind her with their bags.
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