This Is The End

Chapter 12

"If I tug, If I pull in any way...or if you hear me screaming...Anything, promise me you'll pull me back in?" Craig asked, as he tightened a large orange cord around his waist. 

James had no rope or anything in his house, so we took one of his extension cords in an effort to not lose Craig as he traveled into the great-unknown. 

"We'll try man, but you're pretty heavy." Danny replied, with a shrug of his shoulders. I rolled my eyes.

"As if you're skinny." I whispered to myself. 

"What!?" Craig gulped, as fear grew even larger in his eyes. 

"Well, we'll try. I just don't want to promise any-"

"Danny can fuck off," I interrupted as I stepped in front of Danny. "Don't worry, we got your back, man." I turned to see Danny pouting behind me. I gave him a dirty look and looked back at Craig. He smiled weakly. 

"Thanks Jade."

"How about a test run?" I suggested. Craig nodded his head eagerly. "Alright, lets do this shit!" 

We all grabbed a hold of the bright orange cord. James took a spot right in front of me and began to shout. 

 "You gotta scream! Let us hear Craig Robinson roar!" 

Craig let out a scream and we all pulled on the cord, sending Craig a few feet in front of us. 

"Everyone, thank Craig for doing this." Seth said suddenly.

"Thank you!" We all chirped at our friend. 

Craig took a deep breath. nodded, and opened the door. He checked the cord one more time and then stepped out into the smoke. 

"It's getting more smoky than Cheech and Chong's house in here! Go, go, go!" Danny demanded. He stepped away from the cord for a second and closed the door so that it was cracked open. He went back to his spot in our line. 

We all grew quiet and still as we listened to the sounds of the fire crackling and the crunching gravel. I gripped the cord as tightly as I could possibly stand. 

The cord began to jiggle, signaling something was going on, on Craig's end. I loosened my grip just as the rope began to slip through my hands. Jonah dropped it suddenly and put his hands up.

"Rope burn!"

We all dropped the cord from our hands at the same time. My stomach twisted and I looked over at James, who now stood closely by my side. His eyes were large.

Danny, surprisingly enough, tried to run after what was left of the cord but he ended up falling hard on his ass. 

"Fuck! Craig!" I screamed. "We gotta do something!"

"Oh my god, he's fucked." Jay gasped from behind me. 

I looked over at James with wide eyes. I tried my best to urge him to do something. He looked back at me with uneasy eyes. 

"Well, maybe he'll be okay. Maybe the demon dude is gone now?" Seth muttered. 

We all grew quiet for a second, until we heard Craig scream at the top of his lungs.

"Fellas, fellas! Pull me in! Pull the fucking rope in! Help! Help!" 

"We don't have the rope anymore!" Seth shouted back. "We fucking dropped it! We're sorry!" 

"You've got the rope, man!" James yelled. 

"What!? Fuck you guys-"

A deep growl pierced the air, sending goosebumps up and down every inch of my body. The demon dude was back. Craig screamed even louder.