The Haunting of Sunshine Girl

Chapter 10

Sunshine doesn't want to think about it.

Her mother doesn't ask many questions. Just puts her daughter in bed and checks on her every few hours to make sure she's okay.

Sunshine isn't okay.
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It's been three days since she uploaded the video of her mother — or, or not her mother — and Sunshine realizes she needs to do a follow up. To convince her watchers that she's feeling fine. Maybe she'll even convince herself.

(No one needs to know about the nightmares.)

"Hey everybody," she greets the camera, trying to sound chipper. "So, my goal for right now is to track down the creepy lady because.. I've decided things were much better when she was around." Sunshine nods. "Because.. I don't think she's as.. creepy as I decided she was. I mean, you know, she gave me the box with the.. animal, I guess, body parts, I don't know. Animal.. creepy.. things.."

She laughs a little. "I mean, when she gave me that with the picture of me I was — I was much more afraid. It was much more frightening. So.. I think, I think I need to find her, 'cause, it was still creepy, but better when she was around and we hadn't opened the box."

Sunshine grunts. "Yeah. Blah."

She shuts the camera off.
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Sunshine gets something weird in the mail in the days following her latest video.

It's a small envelope, and when opened, a paper clearly says "THEY ARE WATCHING YOU" in a large, slanted sentence. A picture is tucked behind it, black and white and depicting what appears to be a man with a hand around his daughter. He's wearing a tuxedo and a striped tie, while the girl is in a dark dress curled around her body.

That's not what's creepy, though.

It's the fact that both of these people have white bags — maybe cloths? — over their heads.

Of course, it disturbs Sunshine. She's pretty concerned, and some part of her itches to know more. She's wondering who gave her the letter in the mailbox — seeing as she hasn't told anyone in her neighborhood about the ghosts (well, aside from Creepy Lady, but who knows where she lives), and she hasn't had her address leaked on the internet, so it's definitely weird.

Sunshine isn't sure it actually is Creepy Lady. She's more of a "go and do it" kind of person, rather than acting mysterious and unknown. But maybe she's wrong. Maybe it is Creepy Lady sending her some kind of message. It's definitely possible.

Or, the most plausible answer, is that it's a prank. Sunshine doesn't really want to think about it, seeing as it's so conveniently timed with the other shit going on, but she knows she can't trust it. Hell. Maybe she can't even trust Creepy Lady.

Well. She's going to think on it more. Perhaps it's good news. This could mean she doesn't have a demon in her house. Maybe her mother really is fine. Just having a bad reaction to the weird things going on.

She purses her lips and sighs.

When will things ever get better?
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Sunshine finds a Ouija board at the toy store.

Maybe she should use it.
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To distract from all the other terrible shit, Sunshine is finally selling her shirts. She's actually really, really happy. It's kind of awesome.
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Sunshine makes a friend.

He doesn't stick around that long, but it's nice. Having someone to talk to other than her mother and her camera.

Not that she doesn't like it. Sunshine just... wants something new. She's a little lonely, even if she doesn't like to admit it.

The nightmares aren't as bad. That's another plus, right?

It seems like — dare she say it, it seems like things are getting better.

Knock on wood.
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Some girls at school try to spread rumors about her.

Joke's on them — no one knows who Sunshine is.
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The more she thinks, the more Sunshine wonders. What if the — the spirit that had clawed and pounded on the door that one night had actually been the girl in the picture?

Maybe it's a long shot, maybe she's way off, but Sunshine can't determine it out to be anyone else. The only question is why she's wearing a cloth over her head.

Weird.

Sunshine has decided that the photo isn't fake, either. Especially if these are the ghosts haunting her.

Still. The bags are a little unnerving.

Oh well. She'll have to keep pondering.
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So the creepy lady — Sunshine is going to refer to her as Creepy Lady now — has been pacing around outside. Sunshine goes to grab the camera as quickly as possible before she loses the woman. She needs this on camera.

A breath through her lips. Eyes closed. She's going to talk to Creepy Lady.

Sunshine creeps next to the door and watches the bleakly-dressed woman circle closely around the street. She lurches forward and sprints through the front yard, gasping and throwing herself through the gate. And when she turns, Creepy Lady — she's all the way down the street.

What the hell. She was just over here. Literally, Sunshine just saw her. There's no way she could've made it all the way over there in five seconds or less.

It greatly unnerves her.

i wasn't lying when i said more ghost stuff is coming up just not this chapter lol my bad