Whisper (On Hold)

Whisper

Whisper

Chapter 1

"Why do you look so tired, like you stayed up all night?" Emma asked pulling my tangled brown hair away from my face.

I looked up into her honest green eyes. Emma was one of those people that never held anything back one of those "refreshingly honest" people. Well there wasn't anything refreshing about that today. I was so tired from last night's little experience I could barely keep my eyes open let alone participate in a conversation or eat my ridiculous lunch of beef jerky and raspberry ice tea. "You know when people say "' Oh you look tired'" they're really saying "You look like crap" I replied sourly.

Emma laughed loudly. "Yup that is what I mean, but seriously bad night? She asked true concern on her perfect face.

"I had a long night. I didn't get a whole lot of sleep." I told her quietly. Every one of my friends knew that I could talk to dead people. They all accepted me for some odd reason and some of them even envied me. And by someone I mean Meagan (strange girl). Emma's eyes widened when she understood what I meant. She was a full believer when it came to the paranormal that was one thing that we all had in common.

We all met up in middle school and started hanging out since most of the general public tended to avoid us for different reasons. And well when the conversation at lunch one day fell on the topic of ghosts everyone started telling the stories that had turned them into believers. All six of us had clicked like that, Meagan, Emma, Aaron, Jack, Julie, and me. Then before you know it we were all down in Julie's basement, thirteen and trying to contact the other side. I remembered the whole thing so clearly.

It had been the first time I had told anybody what I could do much less five other people since I hadn't even told my mother. We were all sitting on the puke green shag carpet in a circle, with miscellaneous recreational equipment around us and an Ouija board in the center of our circle. I had always heard that using a Ouija board could be a bad thing like opening up a portal but I had quickly dismissed the idea just to be thankful having friends to hangout out with. Pathetic but it was all I could think about that night. Friends.

Julie had opted up for the little séance because she truly believed her house was extremely haunted. And since her parents were free spirited nonconformists (Hippies) like Julie it was the most unattended house so we all agreed on it. Deciding since it was her house she would do the honors of asking the first question. Everyone had placed their fingers on the cursor after each one of us sweared to not move it intentionally.

"Is there anybody here with us now?" She asked grinning and trying not to giggle which made Aaron lose it in a fit of giggles always the first to laugh. Then the chain continued until each circle member was in hysterics clutching their sides completely forgetting the Ouija board. We weren't ready to take the whole talking to the dead thing serious except for me of course but seeing everyone else laughing had gotten to me.

But the laughing stopped abruptly like a light being snuffed out-darkness. The cursor started sliding towards the word yes. Jack our scientific logical thinker leaned closer to the board his long greasy black hair covering his face as he studied the board without the slightest hesitation. "Magnets?"He looked up asking everyone.

"No way! Where would they be?" Meagan said quickly, a little offended as she was the purchaser of the board.

Jack was silent for a moment having satisfied his quest for truth. "Whisper why don't you ask a question because well you know?" He said gesturing timidly. Well you know was code for because you can talk to dead people. You big weirdo.

My face must have looked something close to terrified because Aaron quickly said, "You don't have to if you don't want to." He patted my arm and smiled. Always the considerate, caring, sweet Aaron didn't want to push me too far. I pulled my fear back inside locking it away and concealing it with a calmer expression.