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Episode #31 Up for a Challenge

Decisions, Opportunity or Fate

By Susan McGillPublished 3 years ago 3 min read
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Episode #31 Up for a Challenge
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You and Jordon alone jump at a chance to make 50 dollars by staying in the very room the caretaker once slept in. What better and easier way to make extra cash for the week. You don’t really think mush about how he was the one who gathered dead bodies at night to move into the crawl space right next to this very room in when first settling in.

Jordan comments on how ridiculously small his room is, you start feeling around in the dark, finding enough space for only a single army cot and locker, as you hear Jordan walking straight into a wall with a huge thud. You position yourself on the cot looking straight into darkness.

“Are you alright Jordan? I was thinking this would be fun, but it's way too dark in here for me!” “I must agree. I can’t see a damn thing and I didn’t bring my flashlight, did you?”

“Shit no I didn’t! Now what?” You hear a faint cry, No; it’s more like a sob! It’s coming from that crawl space. That very place all those dead people once lay one on top of the other, left there for who knows how long before being laid to rest. How horrible it must have been to suffer like that poor caretaker. “Can you hear that, Jordan?” you ask while reaching out and grabbing her arm. “I sure the hell can!” she grabs the blanket and covers your heads with it instantly.

Squeak, squeak, a shadow moves past your doorway, you lay there, your body begins to shake. Maybe it’s Jordan shaking, you couldn’t tell; all you know is the bed might as well be rocking back and forth for all the shaking going on in the room! Then you start hearing your own thoughts as though you are speaking out loud.

“That’s not possible…there is no way to see a shadow in the dark!” A sound of footsteps echo through your room, you both jump further under the covers, holding your breath praying you are only hearing things. None of this could be real. Could it?

Whispering, “Jordan this can’t be real, right? They are just making this all up, right? Come on lets go out and take a look, I bet it’s the Ghost Tour Guy just trying to scare us! Lets go and check it out! Lets do it, I want to win that 50 bucks!” “I don’t know. Well maybe you are correct? Let do it! Come on lets scare them!” Jordan chuckles as she moves the covers off your heads.

You both jump off the bed, toss the blankets back down on the bed and you reach out for Jordan, finding emptiness, “Jordan where did you go, falls out of your mouth as you try finding the door.

“I’m right here beside you.” she reaches out for your arm connecting with your hand instead. You both walk hand in hand towards the door. With out a thought Jordan swings the door wide open and waits for something to happen! You stand there waiting and nothing happens it is all quiet. Confused, “What the hell Jordan, did they all run away?”

Creek, bang! You hear the door of the crawl space area opens and slams closed, right there in front of you! The very place with all the dead bodies! That’s it! Under the cot you both go flying, with the blanket over your heads and panic button in your hands. Too scared to run, too scared to stay as you continue to hear that crawl space area door opening and closing over and over. You have had enough, pushing the panic button.

To your dismay, you were both escorted by Ralph back to your room….

Sorry, no fifty dollars for you! Don’t feel bad nobody has ever lasted the entire night. Bye!

Your adventure is over.

Please try again.

Thanks for reading my stories, sorry you got sent home! But hey make your way back through and pick another adventure and try again. If you are enjoying my stories, please smash that like button and share for me thanks a bunch!!

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About the Creator

Susan McGill

I am a Seer, a Druid, a Teacher, a Healer, an Empath, and I am very Spiritual most of all I am One with the Universe.

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