Mystery Story for Creative Writing

This is my mystery story for Creative Writing class. Keep in mind that its short because the assignment is 1 page double spaced in word document. the teacher told us to write it as if its a chapter out of a novel. ENJOY! =]

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I sat at my desk, anxious to finish up the day’s paperwork. I knew that I would be on my way to relaxing at home. Just when I thought the workday was done, my phone rang. The ring sounded so obnoxious, as if it knew I was exhausted and wanted to hit the road. After eight rings I decided to answer, “Detective Maxwell here…Can I help you?” The voice on the other end of the room was shaky. He sounded frightened. “This is Marty Cooper up at Lake Soundview. I think there’s been an accident of some kind.” “What kind of accident?” I asked. “Well after dinner I went out to the boathouse to lock up the doors and turn off the lights. When I looked inside the boathouse to make sure the boat was tied up, I saw glowing in the distance, a large hunting knife soaked in blood…” He trembled as he described the scene to me. I knew something was up right away. “Did you touch anything? It’s important that you don’t move any objects, and for Gods sake, don’t walk through the blood on the floor! I’ll be there in ten minutes, Get in the house and lock the door.” When I arrived at the Lake House, Marty ran out of the house screaming, “Detective! Someone or something tried to grab me as I left the boathouse! I ran and locked the door behind me…I think whatever it is, is still down at the boathouse.” I told Marty to stay behind me. I drew my revolver and slowly approached the boathouse. There was a thick fog that settled over the water and the half moon illuminated the wet grass ahead of us. As I reached for the doorknob there was a loud thump, then a crash! The figure that burst through the door was larger than life itself.