Now or Never (Scott Wormer)

Ghosts pt. 1

Thunder is heard in the echos of the cemetery, and owls howl.

"It's so cold out here", Chrissy complains. "Here, take my shirt", Roberta insists. "Now I'll probably be cold, but maybe you'll shut up."

"Thank but I look fat", Chrissy trails off, pulling the sweatshirt down. "You are fat", Teeny says and Flora punches her arm.

"I'm not fat...am I fat?" Chrissy asks, Roberta and Roberta shakes her head no. "Hold hands with the person sitting next to you, palm to palm" Sam, says. Flora, holds hand with Teeny and Samantha arranging herself in the circle.

"Let's contact Marilyn Monroe!" Teeny suggests, but Roberta dismisses that idea. "She didn't cooperate last time"

"No one ever cooperates", Chrissy said and Flora huffs. "So what? It's still fun!" Samantha looks around, "I think we should bring back somebody buried in this cemetery", and the girls agree.

Roberta looks around, "how about dear Johnny?" She asks reading a boys name off a grave. The girls turn to look at the grave and smile. "Let's find out how he died"

"Close your eyes", Samantha says and the girls follow. "Guide us in our pursuit of a spirit, keep our circles safe from those who promote evil and seek to harm. Dear Johnny, we know you were just a kid when you died, we want to find out how."

"I'm an-" Teeny jokes, but Flora smacks her shoulder. Samantha continues "dear Johnny, can you hear me? If you can hear me give us a sign, let us know. It's ok we just want to talk to you. Tell us how you died." Samantha asks.

Chrissy rocks back and forth "he's here", she says and all the girls look over at her. They sit in uncomfortable silence until she speaks up again. "He wants to tell us a story."

"Chrissy?"

"Maybe we should stop"

"He's afraid!" Chrissy says. "Tell him not to be afraid, tell him it's ok!" Samantha says frantically.

Flora shakes, scared. Chrissy takes a deep breath, "he's all by himself. He's lonely, he needs a friend!" Chrissy says in tears, rocking back and fourth even more.

She breathes heavily as if she were possessed, and then she cracks a small smile. She begins to laugh. "I got you guys"

"Ugh!" The girls groan and Roberta smacks her arm. "Ow!" Chrissy whines. "Hey that hurt!"

Roberta rolls her eyes, "yeah well you deserve it fartass!" Samantha shakes her head, "don't you ever do that again!" Chrissy laughs "I'm sorry you guys, but your so gullible when it comes to this stuff. I mean it's all just pretend right?"

Just then lightening strike somewhere nearby and the girls scream as it pours rain. Chrissy gets up and runs away and immediately.

"Chrissy where are you going!" Teeny yells. "Somebody get her I'm going to have a heart attack!"

The all run after her leaving Samantha behind to pick up her stuff. "Wait what about.." Flora asks stopping for Sam.

"Chrissy wait up!" Flora yells. Sam runs and stops once she catches sup to Flora. She stops when she sees Flora's expression and turns around.

"Come on Sam! Flora. Come on!" Samantha turns around and runs with Flora. "You guys!" Sam yells, "there's somebody out there!" Flora yells.

"What!?"

"Over there!" Samantha says pointing. Chrissy whines once again, "I don't see anyone!" Teeny runs in place "it's probably just the wind or something!"

"Come on! Let's go!" The girls scream running off. However, Samantha and Flora turn to look again, seeing nothing.

The run after their friends who were still calling their names.

"Sam!"

"Flora!"

Flora and Roberta jump in muddy puddles and high five once they get Chrissy. Chrissy looks at her now muddy shoes "why can't you two just act like girls?"

"Not me!" Roberta says as the two jumps even closer to her. Chrissy gasps, "now look what you've done!"

"What!" Roberta says annoyed. Chrissy attempts to wipe herself. "You know how much I hate to get dirty!"

The others giggle, "it's nothing".

They hear a cycling noise and turn around. Samantha grabs onto Teeny scared as Chrissy does to Flora. They see an old man riding his bike through the cemetery. He rode right past the scared girls.

"Let's cut through the field!" Sam says and the girls Sprint out through the trees.