Short Stories

Hello Darkness, My Old Friend

I have always been afraid of the dark. I always felt alone, and I was scared at the fact that maybe someone somewhere was watching me so I bought a lamp to accompany me while i sleep.

When I was 16, I met someone at school. His name was Mark and we became friends. Mark had.. Questionable interests.. He was always into dark magic, documentaries about serial killers, and the one that disturbed me the most was his fascination for ghosts and what was on the other side, also known as the afterlife.

One day, Mark invited me to his place, he said he found a ritual that could take him into the afterlife and turn him into a ghost. I laughed and told him not to kill himself as i thought he was joking. He wasn't..

A few days later, Mark was reported missing by his parents. The cops started an investigation and a few days later, found his body in the forest.. His limbs were torn apart and his insides looked like it had burst out of his body. His parents were devastated by this news and moved away after a couple of months.

I missed Mark, he had been a good friend to me and so I wondered.. "Do the rituals actually work?". I started researching about spirits and rituals then one day, I did a seance and call me crazy but it worked. IT WORKED, I CAN SEE AND TALK TO MARK AGAIN! Although, he wouldn't leave the dark. He wouldn't come close to me if he saw even a bit of light.. I wanted him to feel comfortable and so I made the house darker, more dim. He started wandering the house and appearing more, I was happy.

And after a few months, I am proud to say that I have successfully conquered my fear of the dark, atleast now I know that I'm really not alone.