short stories

The 'lucky' penny

"In the late 1990s, there was a girl named vera she was a unique girl she had hair a black as the night that was perfectly curled, hazel eyes, fair skin and the most beautiful smile she was a quiet girl and mysterious people didn't know much of her but there was a legend her grandmother had given her a penny from the 1860s that her mother gave her  she called it her lucky penny the next day her grandmother passed on and the penny well vera had loved it dearly she kept it with her at all times people thought it was weird until one day a bully with the name of conner had come up to her and was making fun of how she always had this penny with her when she flipped it to tails he was confused "I don't like you" she said before walking off the conner just laughed and walked back to his friends later that night vera went out in search of him creeping through his window she pulled out a lighter got paper and threw it on the floor before then leaving the room conner smelling smoke tried to escape but couldn't you could say the tails gave him badluck people were scared and wanted to be on her good side one by one each of the bullies would have something unlucky happen and those she liked had good luck it is heared that one off the girls in a group had escaped when the police found vera therefore breaking the affects If the tails curse but only on her and now to play the luck you mst chant lucky penny three times and word out do you like me vera flip the coin if it lands on heads she does and you will have good luck if tails she doesn't't and you will have bad luck" cherille voiced out as she read holding the very penny in her hand "oh what a bunch of bullony" jamie yelled out "you never know mate" zara mentioned "cmon guys lets just play" whined Vivian "aight ill go first" jamie said picking up the penny "lucky penny lucky penny lucky penny......heads" "oooo you get goodluck" cherille replied "whatever" *ring ring ring* "hellow......omg really...thats awesome....woooo I love this girl" "whats going on mate" zara asks jamie replies with"my dads coming home tonight he alive!!!" "Omg really I'm so happy for you Jamie," Vivian said smiling *Jamie leaves running home* 
"Aight it's my turn," Zara said before chanting "tails..." Suddenly she gets up and yells "why don't ya like me mate" suddenly she falls as tho she was pushed hitting her arm of the table all you hear is a crack before she screams in complete agony her mom came and took her to the hospital "will she be alright," asked Vivian "im sure she will be...now my turn*chants*heads," cherille said with enthusiasm, "your turn Vivian" "ok *deep breath and chant*.....tails..." "Oh no Vivian" *Vivian tears up* "I don't want anything to happen" "stay safe" cherille said before leaving her on her own Vivian ran home "mom, mom" she yelled"what's wrong dear" "I played the lucky penny I got tails" "what?!" "I don't know what to do," Vivian said now sobbing she looked up at her mother" vera" the mother whispered, "you know her?" "Yes, I was the one who escaped" "wait what?" "ok ill tell you the story" and she did
She was a beautiful girl with sunny blonde hair marvellous cyan eyes and the cutest freckles just like cherille she had a friend with the name of Zoe who was very popular until one day they had forced her to bully vera with them she had no choice they threatened to kill her little brother if she didn't so they all did it when suddenly one by one vera gave them all bad luck somehow she had avoided it when vera was gonna kill her she tried to explain that they forced her but vera wouldn't listen when she was closer the police busted through the door shooting vera down her disembodied soul entered through the coin allowing her the continue on as a game a legend forever cursing those she didn't like...
"I never knew it was so hard for you" Vivian replied"o darling I don't want you to have a terrible fate if only I could prevent it by talking to vera but I can't" then an idea sparked "what if you can*pulls out coin* with a seance" and so it began they held hands around a table and the seance began the spirit was now there "what on earth do you want" " I need to talk" "you got me killed" "I didn't want you to die" "you bullied me to my breaking point" "I was forced to" "wait for what" "they forced me to do it threatened to kill my baby brother if I didn't" "I-i didn't know im so sorry omg" "maybe apologize to my daughter she did nothing wrong and was scared and you hurt her friend Zara" "Im so so sorry Vivian" "I guess its ok im not hurt" "now what will happen to you vera" "Ill pass on" "wait what" "my duty was fuffilled I wantedddd vengance but now I found out you did it for a selfless reason I dont meed to anymore" a bright light came up in the sky and she slowly faded away "goodbye and thank you for showing me revenge isn't always sweet" she said before completely fading "we did it mom" "yes we did honey now we can live at peace *they laugh and hug* its now a year later zaras arm healed cherille got her dream off becoming a singer jamie gained contact with her dad and vivian and her mom lived happily without to worry of having the weight of revenge based spirit on their backs the penny was long gone they threw it away hoping to never see it again...