Owls

__**OWLS**__ Jake was lying alone in his bed, mourning for his dead wife Sandy. Sandy had died just a week before, Jake had a taken it really hard, it had been very unexpected, no one had understood how she died. The doctors couldn't explain it, she just died. Jake had only spoken a few times since her death. He only spoke when he visited Sandy's grave. He would talk to her and he could almost feel like she heard him, and she knew what he was saying. All of Jake's friends told him to get over his wife and try to move on, but he couldn't. Sandy had been very distant with Jake before she died. Jake knew that something was on her mind. It was midnight and Jake was up and thinking. He decided he would take a trip to Sandy's grave and talk to Sandy. So jake put on his coat and shoes and walked out the door. The cemetary has only five blocks away so he decided he would walk. Jake was lonely and without anyone. He looked up at the stars and just knew that Sandy was looking down on him.... "Hoo! Hoo! "What was that?!" yelled Jake. Jake looked over to where the sound came from. Jake suddenly spotted a pair of glowing yellow eyes. "Just an owl" Jake said to himself. relieved, he just kept walking. He felt strange the rest of the walk. Like someone was watching him. He looked behind his back several times but swas only darkness. Finally Jake arrived at the cemetary and walked over to his wife's grave. "Hello Sandy," said Jake. A warm happy feeling came over him. " Hoo Hoo!!" "AHH!!" screamed Jake, and suddenly the same exact owl landed on Sandy's gravestone. "Did that owl follow me all the way here?" Jake asked himself. He was getting scared now. He definetely knew something was wrong. He started running away. He looked back and the owl was gone. Jake got over himself and convinced himself it was just a coincidence. so he went back to Sandy's grave. "Why did you leave me Sandy? How did you die? What happened?" Jake said. "HOO HOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" Screeched the owl. Jake looked up and the owl was flying above him. He wasn't scared now. He was only curious of what the owl was doing. Suddenly, a sound came from the bush from behind Jake! A man came barreling out of the bush with a knife in his hand and started sprinting after Jake! It all happened so fast. Jake started running away and he heard a loud screech from the owl as it attacded the man. Jake knew what the owl was doing, It was trying to warn Jake about the attacker and protect him. Jake looked behind him and saw the man got away from the owl and was chasing him now. As Jake ran he couldn't think of why this man would want to attack him. Suddenly, it all hit him. The reason sandy died, the owl, the attacker, Sandy was murdered. This man murdered her and now he was coming for Jake. And the owl, the owl was Sandy! She came back as and owl to protect Jake from the attacker. Jake ran for hes life now. He knew the owl was either dead or injured. Jake hid behind a building. He heard only silence. He must have stood there still for at least a minute. Suddenly he heard the owl's earsplitting screech! He looked out from his hiding place and saw the owl attacking the man and the man was running around crazily and then the man fell on the ground, unconcious. Jake walked over to the man and the owl form of Sandy landed on Jake's shoulder. The owl had a large cut on its wing. Jake pulled out his phone and dialed 911. When the cops got there Jake explained everything and the man was taken in to be questioned. Jake knew he would be found guilty. When it was all done, Jake was escorted home with his owl and he never went to Sandy's grave to speak with her again.