Gone Without a Trace
Grady backed away slowly, crept up the stairs, and woke up his parents. They awoke with a start and were upset that they had been roused out of bed in the middle of the night. By the time they got downstairs, the kitchen was deserted...
Too Many Comics
By the morning, his parents dismissed his absurd claims. There was no strange man looming around their house—they had searched it top to bottom. "You're reading too many horror comics," his mother said. Still, Grady refused to pour milk from the carton on his cereal.