Школа английского языка (English School )The Old House on the Hill
In a small town, there was an old house on the hill. No one lived there for many years, and few people went near it. The house looked dark and lonely, with broken windows and a creaky gate. Everyone said something strange happened there, but no one knew what.
One evening, a group of friends - Tom, Lisa, and Ben - decided to visit the house. They wanted to see if the stories were true. “It’s just an old house,” Tom said. “There’s nothing to be afraid of.” But Lisa felt a little nervous. She heard the house was haunted, and she didn’t like the idea of ghosts.
When they arrived, the sun was setting, and the sky turned orange. The gate squeaked when they pushed it. Inside, the house was dusty and cold. A few pieces of broken furniture lay on the floor, and the air smelled like old wood. “Let’s look around,” Ben said, trying to sound brave.
They walked into the living room, and suddenly, the door shut behind them. “Did anyone close that?” Lisa asked, her voice was shaking. No one answered. Then, they heard footsteps upstairs. Something was moving, but they couldn’t see what it was.
“We need to leave!” Tom said, but he couldn’t open the door. The footsteps grew louder, and a shadow appeared at the top of the stairs. It didn’t look like a human. It was tall and thin, with long arms and no face. The friends screamed and ran to the window, breaking it to escape.
When they got outside, the house looked quiet again. No one believed their story, and few people ever talked about the house after that. But sometimes, at night, you can still hear footsteps coming from the hill, and no one knows who - or what - is making them.