Halloween Curse Part 2

“Why can’t we just tell them?” Erik sulked. “And what will we tell them? Oh the disappearing door” I replied sarcastically “They’ll never believe us… no, we have to do this on our own Erik.” “What will we do? “Jamie, what if it comes back?” Erik declared.

Erik and I did not sleep for weeks after the mysterious spooky door disappeared, but we grew more and more complacent, each day that passed with the absence of its return. If Erik hadn’t witnessed what I saw, I’d have thought I imagined it all.

It was nearly summer break, Erik and I had settled well in school, and I even made a few friends, but I had thought about Lisa each day. Lisa was the girl I left behind when we were dragged to this creepy town. Now that our WIFI cables were connected in the house, I could see all of her posts on tiktok, I could watch them on repeat all day, she’s so perfect.

Mike and Josh were friends from school, Mike and I were always over Josh’s house after school since it was a stone throw away from the school.. And on occasion Josh and I would go over to Mike’s, but neither would come over to mine, which was further away. “Why haven’t we ever been to yours?” Josh exclaimed. “Yea, why are you holding out on us?” Mike giggled as they both joked about it.

I laughed it off with them, but I didn’t really have an answer to that question. I had subliminally avoided inviting any of the boys over, I suppose deep down I knew why, and I had enjoyed the relief of being away from home. “Ok it’s settled, we will go to mine, tomorrow” I reluctantly murmured.

The following day was scorching out, with not a cloud in sight for refuge. Even the wind and trees were still and watching as the boys and I walked over to my house after school. “Man it is hotttt” Josh exclaimed. “Id dieee if I had to walk this distance each day”. “You better have a pool at your place Jamie” said Mike. With droplets of sweat running down my face and slight rattiness from the heat, I brushed the comments off with a brief “ehh” as i wiped my face on my sleeve.

As we approached my block and headed towards my house, both Mike and Josh fell behind. I turned around and noted the terrified but confused looks on both their faces, which I somehow knew the cause. “You guys coming in or what?” I asked. The boys looked at each other then carried on walking toward my doorstep “You live in there?” Josh asked. “See, I wasn’t holding out.” I replied.

As I approached my door to enter, “Jamie wait” Mike suddenly exclaimed. “Have you heard the stories about this house?” asked Josh. “The stories?” I asked, heart pounding.

What the boys told me next was horrifying, but would inevitably spark the journey which led me to discover what ‘IT’ was.