Crow

“I feel so goddamn helpless,” Mike said as he put his teeth together and tried to force the window open again. It wasn’t budging. “I can’t believe you made me do this!” He snapped at his friend, Tony.
  “Listen, man, I had to know! That crow has been following us around for weeks. I needed to know why.” Tony said as he lifted a wooden chair and slammed it off of the window closest to him. “How was I supposed to know we would get stuck in an abandoned house?”
As Mike took a step back, he exhaled loudly. “We need to find a way out of here,” Mike said as he walked away to check the front door for the second time. Mike and Tony have been stuck in this house for two hours now. Mike knew he wouldn’t get a different result each time he checked the door.
“I don’t know what you think is going to happen, but I can assure you-” Tony paused. The pair slowly turned around to face the staircase. Something was moving around upstairs. They could hear a door close on the second floor.
“What the hell was that?” Mike hissed.
“Hello! Is someone else here?” Tony called up the staircase. Mike moved quickly to slap him on his back.
“Are you stupid! Don’t go screaming into the void.” Mike scowled.
“What if it’s someone who can help us!” Tony barked back. He was getting tired of Mike's know-it-all attitude.
“Fine. You go up the stairs. You check it out.” Mike snapped as he crossed his arms. “I’m not going upstairs. I will continue to try the door.” He said as he waved Tony off.
Tony scoffed and trudged up the stairs. With each step, the stairs creaked under his feet.
As he watched Tony go up the steps, Mike turned to the living room door. He could hear ripping, the sound of fabric tearing. As Mike slowly entered the living room, he watched as a small black bird ripped open the couch.
As it heard him approach, the bird sat up and spoke to Mike.
“You found the key.”
“But now you’re stuck.”
“Goodbye Mike Louis. I hope she doesn’t rip you apart.”