Silent Night Dreams

[Clara May]

1800, Standvalecombedown, England. A little village that no one has heard of near a forest no one dares go into. The village is inhabited by many creatures, all living in seeming harmony for many years. Until one day when the silence fell. Nothing was heard, nothing was seen. Everything was completely silent.

2000, Standvalecombedown, England. Shadows had begun to be seen in the windows of all the houses, movement being seen for the first time in 200 years but still no sound was made. Many people attempted to see the people, but they themselves disappeared into the silence, never to be seen again. Until the groups converged in the middle of the village. One member for every group joined together in a circle and looking up at the sky. Thunder crashed around the village and a flash of lightening hit the centre of the village, creating a crack in the Earth. Screams tore through the silence, from every nightmare every person could think of.

2010, Standvalecombedown, England. The village is no inhabited by these same people, who are unable to leave the village, as much as they tried. People could come into the village but they could never leave. The sounds of the screams still echoes in the nighttime and the creatures are no longer living in harmony as each blames the others for the nightmares. Reminding the people that there is no such thing as a Silent Night.