[ CW ] Write a horror story with no gore or death , not even implied .

`` So bright!'' came the whispers. They repeated endlessly, like cicadas singing for a summer sunset. 
 
 `` I'm hungry,'' my little brother whispered. My sister shushed him. We would go look for food when the sun came up and the Whisperers left the streets. For all their infatuation with the Light, they could n't seem to stand the sun. 
 
 `` So bright!'' came a whisper, so close it startled us all. She was right outside. `` So bright! So bright!'' 
 
 I looked at my brother. He was visibly frightened. My sister put her arm around him, her hand over his mouth. 
 
 `` So bright!'' The Whisperer tried the door. It was locked. `` So bright!'' she called again, louder this time. She banged on the door. 
 
 My little brother whimpered. My sister's hand tightened over his mouth, and we looked at each other, eyes wide. None of us dared breathe as our heartbeats counted out the time. 
 
 `` To the Light!'' the Whisperer shouted, banging on the door. 
 
 `` To the Light!'' the others responded, but we were already on our way out the back. My sister and I ran outside, our brother in my arms. Down the alley we went, pursued by calls of `` To the Light!'' We had nowhere to hide and no plan beside `` run until morning,'' so we ran. Down streets and through yards, we ran, everyone pursued by the call, `` To the Light!'' 
 
 We rounded a corner, and my eyes locked with one of them, his face frozen in a perpetual expression of wonder. `` To the Light!'' he shouted at me. I lowered my shoulder and did n't slow down. The impact took him off his feet, knocking the wind out of him so that his next cry was nothing but a gasp. 
 
 On and on we went, until finally I had to stop. We took shelter in a car lot, sitting on the ground behind a van, the cries of the Whisperers all around us. They would find us soon. 
 
 `` I think I pulled something in my shoulder,'' I whispered. `` It really hurts.'' 
 
 `` I'll carry him,'' said my sister, pulling our little brother into her lap. 
 
 `` I need just a minute,'' I said. `` We ca n't stay here long.'' 
 
 `` To the Light!'' They had found us already. One came around the back of the van and grabbed my arm. 
 
 I pulled away from him. `` Run!'' But there was nowhere to run to. We were surrounded. 
 
 `` To the Light! To the Light!'' 
 
 We struck and struggled. There we so many, so little hope. But then, they relented. They left us, bruised and panting next to the van. My sister sobbed. Wait, but where... 
 
 `` To the Light!'' The calls were growing more distant now. 
 
 `` They took him!'' my sister gasped at last. 
 
 `` Come on,'' I said, grabbing her arm. 
 
 I knew where they were taking him. The craft had landed downtown. They were taking him to see the Light. 
 
 We ran as fast as we could, but the cries of `` To the Light!'' were always just ahead of us. Adrenaline rushing through my veins, I could n't feel the pain in my shoulder any more. I knew I could have gone faster alone, but I could n't just leave my sister. She sobbed even as we ran. They had torn him straight from her arms. 
 
 At last we came out onto Main Street. There it was, just a few blocks away. All black, it was hard to see against the night sky. They were all around it, shouting, `` The Light! The Light!'' There were dozens of them. 
 
 And there he was, hoisted atop the throng. I knew then that he was lost to us, and all the strength left me. I let go of my sister's arm and fell to my hands and knees. She fell beside me and wailed. 
 
 There was a high-pitched ring. The Light was coming. `` Look away!'' I shouted to my sister and turned my eyes to the ground. 
 
 In an instant, night became brighter than day. Shadows were obliterated. The Whisperers had stopped. Even my sister was silent. And then it was night again. I still had no strength, but we had to move. I grabbed my sister's arm, and looked into her eyes. Her face was locked in an expression of wonder. `` So bright!'' she whispered. 
 
 ( This did n't really turn out the way I envisioned it when I started, but I hope you guys like it. )
