The Necromancer

Friday, October 5

A small group entered the cemetery. Everyone looked over at them, just like they had been doing since the accusations.
"That's them," he whispered. "What?" Lucille asked. "The people that said they would bring a gun," he replied. Lucille looked over. Two teenagers, one boy and one girl. Neither of them looked suspicious. They both looked scared, and jumped at every noise. They didn't look like they would, or could, kill someone.
"I don't think so," Lucille said. "I heard them," Benjamin said, still clearly upset that nobody believed him. Lucille approached them. Not close enough where they would notice her, but close enough where she could hear them.
"What was that?" the girl asked. "What?" the boy asked. "I don't know. Fog...breeze," the girl replied. "Ah, a ghost ran past you," the boy smiled. "Do you agree to stay far away from this place?" the girl asked. The boy quickly nodded.
"They won't be back," Lucille announced. "I hope not," Benjamin said nervously. "You're not fooling anyone. You're just upsetting Erela. Stop," Dorothy said. "Dorothy, calm down," Mary said. "Tell him to stop," Dorothy said. "Why? I'm trying to help you," Benjamin said. "What happened?" Molly, Benjamin's mother, asked. "None of them believe me," Benjamin replied. "Well, your story isn't...believable. And you're not the most trustworthy person," Molly said. "Not even my own mother believes me..." Benjamin muttered, slowly leaving the group.
He wanted someone to stop him, but nobody did.
And that was the last they heard of him that night.
~*~
Long after everyone left, Erela decided to visit the ghosts.
"What did I miss?" Erela asked. Lucille explained everything. Benjamin saw the people he heard talking about a murder, then got upset because nobody believed him again. She also mentioned what she heard from the accused, and how that only makes the story less believable.
"It's not that I don't believe him. I think he just misunderstood. Maybe he took a joke too seriously, or they were making a reference to something he didn't understand," Erela explained. "I think he made it up," Lucille said. "He wants to scare us," Dorothy added. "Molly, what do you think?" Erela asked. Molly knew him better than anyone. "I do think he made it up. He's done this sort of thing before," Molly explained. "He did say he wants to be scary..." Erela recalled. "This is his way of doing it. It's not the best way, but...it's what he decided," Lucille concluded.
"Even though we all think this isn't true, we need to be careful. We need to be sure this won't happen. Keep your eyes and ears open," Mary advised. "Why waste our time? He's lying," Dorothy argued. "Probably, but maybe he isn't. And paying attention to his warnings could make him feel better," Mary said. "I think we should spend our time confirming this isn't true and putting a stop to it before it causes panic," Lucille said. "I agree," Dorothy said. "But what if it's true? What will happen to us?" Grace asked. "Nothing, sweetie," Mary said calmly. She smiled and hugged Grace. "See? This has already gone too far. Scaring children?" Dorothy said. She was clearly the most upset about the idea of untrue claims. "I know. We'll take care of this," Mary said. "I'll do it. He's my son, after all," Molly offered. "Alright. Not now. Wait for him to come out," Mary said.
Erela stayed in the cemetery all night. She was hoping Benjamin would come out, or at least show some sign he was there, but he didn't. She was starting to worry. But what could have happened? He can't just leave. The worst that could happen would be him hiding forever, but he wouldn't do that. At least Erela didn't think so.
But as far as he knew, nobody wanted him to come back.
A/N: Okay, closer to my word goal, but not quite... I feel bad for Benjamin. Whether he's telling the truth or not, he's still a kid). I know I ask this every chapter, but who do you believe? And get ready. We've got some drama coming...