Once In a Lifetime

Chapter 11

~your perspective~

I swore I saw an orb fly around me when I looked into the mirror.

"Guys," I called from the bathroom, "get the Ouija Board. Now."

"How did you know I packed it?" Elton asked when I came out of the bathroom.

"You're Elton. What else should I expect?"

"You said you wouldn't bring it..." Corey stared Elton in the eyes with the maddest look.

"Like ____ said, I'm Elton."

"Well no shit you're Elton." Corey was being a smart Alec.

"You didn't let me finish, idiot. I'm Elton. What do you expect."

"I'm still not playing the stupid board." Corey said going to get the camera.

"Okay sure, Corey." Sam said setting up the board.

I'm the first to put my fingers on the planchette.

"Wow. Eager aren't you, _____?" Colby comments.

"I will get this shit figured out." I replied.

"Corey. Get your ass over here and play. The poor girl is in pain." Sam said setting up the camera.

"Yeah, Corey. I'm in pain," I emphasis the word, "I have forever scars that look like lightening bolts on half of my face. Please?"

"Alright, alright," Corey finally agrees, "but only because you're suffering way more than you should be.

We say 'hello' on the board and start.

I start off with, "Is there anyone that would like to speak to us?" No answer.

"Do you want to talk somewhere else?" Elton adds. It moves to 'yes'.

"Where?" I continue.

It spells 'L' 'O' 'B' 'B' 'Y'.

"Guys. That's where _____ passed out." Colby stared at everyone.

"Lets say 'goodbye' and go down there," Elton said.

We said 'goodbye' and went down to the lobby. We set it back up and said 'hello'.

"We are now in the lobby. Will you talk?" Corey says the first of many questions. It goes to 'yes'.

"Great! Why does _____ have those scars on her face?" Sam adds to the pile of questions.

It spells 'F' 'R' 'I' 'E' 'N' 'D'.

"I'm your friend?" I ask happily. It moves to yes.

"Aw. That's sweet and all, but why do I have these?" I touch my face and the pain is gone. Just scars.

It then spell 'S' 'I' 'G' 'N'.

"It's your sign to me that we're friends?" It moves to yes.

"I love his ghost, man." Sam commented to Corey.

"So, was that you in the bathroom?" All the boys look confused. "I'll tell you later," I tell them. They nodded. The planchette has moved to 'no'. I almost start to cry. I stared Colby in the eyes as if it were going to be the last time we saw each other ever again.

"Aw. Your sweet," I say, "Well can we please say goodbye?" It moves to 'no'.

"Why?" Elton finally chimes in.

It spells out 'N' 'O' 'T' 'S' 'A' 'F' 'E' 'T' 'H' 'E' 'R' 'E'.

"Why?" I held Colby's free hand with mine.

'D' 'E' 'M' 'O' 'N'.

"Thanks. Goodbye." We all say goodbye.

"Yeah I'm not letting _____ stay here." Elton said grabbing the board and putting it in the box.

"Took you long enough," I whisper to myself, "Well what are y'all waiting on. COME ON." I grab Colby's hand and dragged him with me. "Looks like I'm going with her." Colby said looking back. The other three come running up behind us. They won't leave less than two people alone in case something happens. We grab our stuff and leave.

"I'm not going on anymore over night adventures for awhile." I say when we're in the car.

"I wasn't going to let you," Elton said, "I'm not going to have the guilt of me causing your death on my shoulders for the rest of my life."

"You look beautiful, _____ with those scars," Colby said kissing them.

"It's going to take forever to get my self confidence back. Then again. I never had any. The world is a cruel place," I said laying my head on Colby trying not to cry.

"Hey, _____." Corey says from upfront.

"Yeah?" I said looking at the floor. I hadn't moved my head off of Colby's shoulder.

"Those scars look like a beautiful tree sprouting from the ground. You are the only one that will look like you. That's what makes you special." Corey said smiling.

I know they are trying to boost my confidence. It's not working and I don't want to be rude so I just say 'thanks', but they can tell it isn't working.

When we arrive home, it's only 11:57. Everyone is still awake. Kat is over with Devyn just sitting while on their phones and talking to each other. When I walk into the house all eyes, including Aaron, are on me.

"Oh my god, _____. Are you okay? What happened?" Kat runs over to me looking at my 'battle scars' as I like to call them.

"We were at the hotel and a friendly spirit gave me these painful, now painless, scars. It said we were friends and that this was it's way of telling me." I explained

"So you aren't in any pain?" Devyn asks concerned.

"No, I'm not." I said sitting down my packed bag.

"Oh my god," Aaron says once he comes over to my scars to see them.

Corey, Sam, Colby, and Elton just stand in the hall under the chandelier feeling terrible for I had to go through.

"It looks beautiful though. I would be proud to have this," Devyn says.

"What I had to go through wasn't worth it. I'm not even going to let Elton post his video," I said. We all put our stuff away. I went to Colby and I's room to go to bed.

"I'm so sorry you had to go through with this, baby," Colby says pulling me into a kiss.

"It's alright. You couldn't have done anything about it, Colby," I say holding his hand in mine.

"Goodnight, babe," I give him a kiss goodnight.

"Goodnight. Oh and _____, don't you let anyone tell you you're not beautiful. You are. You truly are amazingly beautiful," Colby says looking me in the eye.

We then fall asleep hand in hand.