The Well

Tom, William, George and Henry were on their way back from school. They had all done the walk many times, but talking to each other enthusiastically, they had found themselves lost outside a wood with a sign outside saying 'Haunted! Enter at your own peril'. They stared a the sign for ages until Tom spoke loudly "It's probably a joke that someone had put there to scare kids." The others were not as gullible. They …

…out of the bushes. A tiny push sent Henry Smith spiralling downwards. His scream - identical to the black smiths. The splash - just as great. George fainted. William gasped. Tom ran outside only to see the huge rock on the well, a black figure going through the trees. There was no sign of Henry, although if you listened carefully you could hear, in the distance the laugh of the first voice - the highwayman.