The Haunted White House ~by Cinthya

Did you know that the White House is haunted?

In January of 2009 president Obama and his daughters Malia and Sasha moved in the White House. It was a bitterly cold day in Washington DC. The president and his daughters Malia and Sasha were exploring their new home, the White House. They were trying to take their bags out of the truck, and put them into their BIG house. The girls were helping by carrying boxes into their rooms; however, the movers were very fast. This gave them time to explore. While they were seeing their new home, they saw a lot of drawings hanging in the walls of the halls. They also saw plants and carpets.''Those carpets are beautiful''.Sasha said said. They felt so happy to be able to live in the White House. The girls were also a little scared to be actually in the White House. When they first were walking into the White House, Malia and Sasha could not believe their eyes.

The girls felt so excited because they would be choosing their rooms, decorating and painting them. They also felt excited because of the tennis court, basketball court, and swimming pool. They couldn't wait for Christmas because their dad told them that the first family gets to have a special party just for kids. While the president was helping his daughters organize their rooms, he told them that he was happy because there were five cooks who would be serving them their favorite meals and snacks whenever they were asked.

When Sasha and Malia finished decorating their rooms, they went to sit on a couch in a very fancy room. Then Malia had an idea, "Let's play hide and seek!" She was very excited.

"Yeah! That's a great game," Sasha replied.

Before they played, Malia wanted to tell Sasha a scary story. Malia started the scary story by saying, "The white house is haunted!”

Sasha shivered.

Malia continued, “When people visit the White House they often see somebody walking down the hall and they can also hear footsteps. ''The ghost is ... Malia paused. ''Abigail Adams." She said with a scary voice.

Sasha didn't believe her sister.

They started to play Hide and Seek, and Malia wanted to be the person who hid. Sasha agreed. As Sasha was looking for her sister, she heard footsteps coming from the stairs. She felt scared. She stopped and sat down in the hall, waiting for her sister to come out. She heard footsteps getting louder. She remembered her sister's story. Sasha frantically looked for her sister, but how would she find her in the 132 main rooms and the 35 bathrooms? Now Sasha was scared. "Malia, come out now!" she yelled. Malia did not appear. Terrified, she ran to her room and hid under her bed. When Malia came out, Sasha started to cry; she was really scared. Sasha could not speak.
"What happened?" Malia asked.
Sasha didn't feel like explaining. All she said was, "You scared me."
When Malia saw how scared her sister was, she felt sad. She couldn't believe her sister. "You are so dramatic?" Malia said with a really loud voice. She ran to her room and slammed the door. She was so nervous that her dad might get mad at her and ground her for the rest of the year. The only thing she thought of was that Sasha was going to get her in trouble.

Later that night, President Obama went to Malia's room. "What happened? Do you know what happened to your sister?" he asked concerned.
"Nothing. "Leave me alone! I don't want to see anyone right now!" She yelled. Instead of leaving, President Obama took Malia into Sasha's room. "Can someone please explain to me what happened?"
"I will daddy,'' Malia said in the hallway. Malia and President Obama went into Sasha's room.
"Thank you." Mr. Obama said gladly.
Malia sat down on Sasha's bed. "I told Sasha a scary story about Abigail Adams and she got a little scared. Then I asked her if we could play hide and seek. While we were playing, I wanted to see if she was really scared, so I started making footsteps. I think she really got scared because I had never seen her like this before. That's how all happened.'' Malia explained sadly.
"Where were you hiding while your sister was looking for you?'' Mr. Obama asked.
"I was in the closet on the top floor," Malia answered.
Sasha was relieved as that is where the sounds had come from! "It was you!" she said.

"I'm sorry!" Malia said sadly.

"OK! But, promise me you are never going to scare your sister again," the president warned Malia.
"I promise, Daddy," Malia said. They both hugged each other.
President Obama smiled and said, "Malia, I like how you have told me the truth. Now, I am going to give you and your sister a present." Mr Obama had a proud and happy smile on his face.
Malia and Sasha waited calmly, wondering what their present was going to be. Suddenly, a dog came running up the stairs. "A puppy!!" Malia screamed, really happy. They ran into Sasha's room and took the beautiful puppy with them. Sasha smiled. They both gave each other a big hug and knew they would never be scared again.... especially now that they had a dog to protect them!

~ By Cynthia