Fun With Photos + Spooky Short Story – SBC Week Three

     

     Walking around in this costume was becoming more and more unbearable by the minute. It was Halloween night, and I frivolously made the subconscious decision to go as a mummy. That was my bad on my end, however, now I was stuck waddling around all night. Chad, Maggie, Sophie, and Jack were already ahead of me and the night had just begun. I had a bad feeling about what the night had in store for us, little did I know just how bad things would turn out…

     “You guys are so slow! Come on!” Chad roared. 

     “We’re not slow, you’re just going too fast,” Maggie snapped. I’d always had a feeling that Maggie and Chad had a crush on each other. I don’t even know why, I mean, doesn’t Chad know the code? Girls have cooties! I gave Chad a devilish smirk and watched as his cheeks flashed a bright hue of red. 

     “You know what would be fun? If we gave the old Harvey House a visit!” Jack ambitiously called out. The Harvey House was a huge mansion just around the end of our block. Nobody dared even get within seven feet of it. I would have never said it aloud due to the embarrassment, but the last thing I wanted was to get abducted by a hungry vampire or a deranged ghost. 

     “I’ll bet all of my Halloween candy that if we visited the house, Jack would be the first one sprinting down the block in terror,” Sophie said between giggles. It was true, Jack was all talk. He puts up a facade that he’s all tough, but we all know that he’s secretly a scaredy-cat through and through.

    “You know what? Let’s do it,” Chad agreed. “What do we have to lose?”

    “I’m in if you are,” Sophie added. “Come on, Mags! You too, Logan!”

     “I guess I’m in too,” Maggie said hesitantly. “If I’m going, Logan has to go!”

     “I- Alright, I g-guess I’ll go t-too,” I stuttered. “But, the minute something weird happens, we’re leaving.”

    “Deal,” Jack muttered. It was official; We were visiting the Harvey House. Oh my gosh, we were visiting the Harvey House! We made a beeline towards the house. Looking back, I remember a stern feeling in my gut. As we approached the house, a grim wave of panic came over me. What’s the worst that could happen, I thought.  If only I had known how bad things could get…