Part 3:

We all froze at the figure before us. Its body cascaded in shadow, only to reveal white glowing eyes, it was like an obscured version of the moons light. The figure before us was tall and wore a black cloak, it smiled and once again a white light beamed at us from within its mouth. The moon’s light shown down on it for a second, revealing a skeleton like face. It was as if all the meat and blood was taken out of it and only its flesh and skeleton remained, making it practically see-through. The moon’s light disappeared behind the clouds, like it was closing its curtains and putting us back into the dark. Our words caught in our throats, unsure of what to say.

That thing before us belowed out a laugh, breaking the silence and In a distorted voice that sounded like multiple people “The rules are simple….” It muttered through its cold transparent lips “…A little game I call find and seek…” its eyes moved from person to person slowly, studying us. “…You find and I seek, the winner get’s a wish.” It paused, letting us hang on its every word.

“W-what does the loser get?” Habbiki managed to croak out.

It laughed a cynical laughter. “Easy, I get your soul forever… Get the object that started the game and you get a wish that’ll set you free.. if you lose.” he chuckled “you all belong to me!”

“N-No!” Kae screeched, rushing at it, ready to hit it with her flashlight “I’m not letting you~” I screamed for her to stop, but our screams were useless, with wide eyes I watched as the horror unfolded before me.

Her words cut short and her body was flung back into a gravestone. Her head spun and her skull~ I turned and threw up. Tears streaming down my cheeks, Kae was like a sister and now she was gone. Our sobs pierced through the dead of night.

You’ve got twenty seconds, you must play the game or you end up like your friend.” It disappeared not giving us a chance to mourn or process what just happened. Its voice echoing throughout the graveyard, counting down from twenty.

“We gotta go!” Habbiki shouted, his voice sounding far away. I felt a hand tugging on me desperately “Get up!” He shouted, helping me to my feet. “We don’t have much time, let’s find the entrance!” We all listened and without missing a beat, we ran towards what we believed was the way we had come.

“The fog is so thick!” I yelled. “I can’t see a thing!”

“I-I think I see something” Jay yelled somewhere beside me… or was he in front of me? I couldn’t tell which was odd, but how could I explain anything, this whole night was crazy. All I wanted to do was see a ghost or two, not fend for my life. At this point I just wanted to go home.

“I-it’s an opening!” Annisha yelled with delight. Soon I saw it too and we all ran at it in full force, my lungs and my legs burned, while my heart was beating so fast I thought it would give. The countdown hit four as we made it pass the light.

The smile of relief slid off my face, terror running through my veins like poison at the scene before us. “One!” the voice said.

Part 4:

My eyes widener in terror, any warmth I had left my body. “H-how is this p-possible?” I stuttered. “We’re right back to where we started.”

“No time.” Jay said. He grabbed my hand and we sprinted towards the gravestones amongst the heavy fog. A bell could be heard in the distance and an echo of a voice followed soon after. “Ready or not, here I come!” It said in its menacingly distorted voice, this time resembling a more childlike one, making it sound even more creepy.

We ran behind a gravestone, trying to figure out what to do next. The sound of the bell growing louder each second. I looked over at everyone, Javier was rocking back and forth, reciting some chant. My heart broke for him, he wasn’t a horror type guy, but he never believed in superstitions either. Which is why he even bothered to come, to prove that his family was wrong by recording evidence, but I guess we got the short end of the stick.

I glanced over at Annisha, she was clinging to Habikki, silently sobbing into his chest.

“Lea.” Jay whispered, “We’ve got to try one more time.” I nodded. Out of all of us, I was surprised that he wasn’t freaking out more than Javier was. Jay was a non-believer, yet he was leading the group with a clear head.

“I can’t take this anymore!” Javier shot up screaming. “1-1 need to leave! I gotta get out of here!”

“Shh!” We yelled.

“Calm down, we will escape!” Jay yelled in a hushed tone, trying to coax him to sit back down and hide.

“No!” He screamed. Jay tugged him down but he kept resisting. Javier was strong, actually one of our most strongest quarterback in school. Javier bolted through the graveyard in a panic and with the bell sounding so close, I feared what was about to transpire. “No!” We screamed, but it was a futile attempt, the thing appeared in front of him, grabbing his neck and opening its mouth at an inhumane length, we stared in horror as Javier was sucked in. It closed its mouth and then disappeared as quickly as it came. Through the quiet night, its distorted voice broke the silence, counting down again. My legs shook and I fell onto my butt. So scared, I was so scared. “I-I don’t want to do this anymore, I’m ready to just give up and let that thing take me. We can’t win.” I said defeated, accepting my fate.

Jay shook me. “Don’t talk like that!” He yelled.

“We are in this together and we will fight this together, don’t give up!” His voice cracked, his own desperation and fear slipping through. “We can make it! Everything will workout, let’s just work this out together.. okay?” | nodded. “You’re not alone.”

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