Gone on Halloween

Ch. 1~I Dare You

"Layla!"

'What Alli?'

"Hurry up!"

'Annnnnd I'm ready!'

I walked out and passed my best friend.

'Besides you never arrive early to a party.'

She gave a smirk and shook her head as we headed to Heather's house which was only right down the street, to collect our other three friends.

It was October 31st and us five were going to a Halloween party, as usual. I moved here six years ago and our "clique" quickly grew to the five of us.

We walked into Heather's house and up the stairs to her room saying hello to her parents. We were all dressed in our silk robes and heels. I was wearing gold sparkly heels with a strap across my ankle, Alli was wearing silver sparkly heels, Heather was wearing blue sparkly heels, Stephanie was wearing pink sparkly heels, and Dani was wearing purple sparkly heels. We all took off our robes and damn we looked amazing. They were all wearing a black bunny outfit with fuzzy black bunny ears and a little white tail while I was the only one wearing a white bunny outfit with white bunny ears and a little white tail. We had planned our outfits like this because I was the only "innocent" one in the group and I had been the one to bring all of us together.

The party was in full swing when we got there and I gave Alli a knowing look and we all headed to the kitchen and downed a bunch of shots. At about 3am, I think, is when a group of 8 drunk teenagers, including myself, left the party and walked around town playing truth or dare.

"Okay! Layla, truth or dare?"

I looked towards Jesse, the star quarterback of our lovely high school, and smirked.

'Dare'

He had an evil glint in his eye as we all came to a stop.

"I dare you to go through this gate and into the house and stay there for an hour."

He pointed at a really creepy looking gate covered in cobwebs and had rose thorn bushes and vines growing out of control around the edges of it.

"Jesse she's not doing it. You know what's happened there!"

I looked at them weirdly, what can I say I'm not one for drama so I have no idea besides that it looks creepy as hell.

'What happened?'

"Well every year since 6th grade, the year you moved here, on Halloween night there's always been a girl to go missing."

'So what does it have to do with this house?'

"Rumor has it a pale monster with fangs and red eyes has lived there by itself for over a century. And the girls it takes it uses them like a meat shop. Skinning and boiling them alive then throwing them into meat grinders. All for his entertainment."

I stared at her wide eyed and then I cracked up laughing as I stepped through the gate and closed it behind me.

'I'm sure I'll be fine.'