Ezra Chump

Ezra Chump and the mistery box

The young boy was at a party, organised by his teammates

'' So boring...'' he thought.

He didn't want to be there but his friends were really persuasive : '' The Captain has to be with his team'' they said. Ezra sighed.

Ezra Chump is the perfect kind of popular boy : perfect brown hair, perfect face with perfect green eyes and a perfect body. He's the leader of the football team and his cheeky smile that he always has proved his selfconfidence.

He finally got up off his chair and found his best friend, Zack.

'' Hi man, how are you ?'' he asked to Ezra. The Captain gave a smile and said that he was happy to be there. He talked for a few minutes with him and the two young boys joined the other members of the team. They were all sitting around a table, laughing together. Ezra drank his glass of alcohol fast and sat with his friends some more. The football team was playing Truth or Dare. Ezra didn't want to play so he just sat on a couch, laughing at his friends.

'' Ezra, your turn ! Truth or dare ?'' asked Zack with a big smile on his face. Ezra declined. ''I'm not playing'' he responded. But Zack insisted. The Captain sighed and finally said ''Dare''.

His bestfriend looked at the rest of the group. They all did a little head move, giving permission to Zack.

''Do you know the mystery of the box in the haunted house ?''. Zack was really mysterious. Ezra gathered his eyebrows.

''This story took place fifty years ago. A family was living in this house, outside of the town but they suddenly disappeared and the only thing in the house now is a box owned by the little girl. An investigation was made but only one clue was found : a strange green substance.''

All the boys stared at Zack in awe, expect for Ezra who shrugged his shoulders.

''And ?''

His best friend looked at him seriously.

''You have to find this box !''

A few minutes later, Ezra was in front of of the terrifying house.

''What am I doing here ?'' he asked himself.

His friends were behind him, waiting for the moment he was enter the house.

''Are you scared ?'' yelled Zack. Ezra stared at his team, already bored. He didn't answer Zack's question and opened the destroyed door.

Ezra's eyes needed a few minutes to adapt to the light. The house was really gloomy. A thick layer of dust covered the floor and some of the furniture, which was destroyed. The windows were broken, the wind made an horrible sound while passing through them.

Ezra shivered. He couldn't imagine the number of rooms in the house. The whole property seemed haunted, even the garden.

The young boy put a foot on the creaking wood floor. The sound resonated on the walls.

Ezra started to explore the house. He wanted to find this box quickly to go back to the party.

First, he opened a door on the ground floor and coughed when the dust flew. This room was empty.

He repeated the exact same acting to all the room and didn't find anything. The football player wanted to give up, but his honour was at stake. He came back to the stairs and looked at them.

The great age of the house didn't reassure Ezra. He was worried that the stairs would crumble down while he climbed them. Ezra took a deep breath and put a first foot, then a second one. The boy waited after every step before he made an another one.

Finally, he tried the first floor. The walls were way more damaged than the ground floor ones. The windows seemed in better condition and the curtains were still there, giving the impression of ghosts floating around Ezra.

At this time, fear was taking control of Ezra's entire mind. He started to shake. The captain just wanted to escape from this place. He ran to the first room. There was a bedroom with an old bed and a lot of abandonned toys. Ezra squinted as he tried to see whether the box was there. Once again, nothing seemed to be what he was looking for. He closed the door and walked into the dark hall.

Suddenly, all the lights were turned on, even the candles which were on a little table in the hall. Ezra froze and stopped breathing.

''Is there anyone ?''

Unconsiously, his voice cracked, showing his fear. Nobody responded.

Then, all the lights were turned off and an horrible green alien appeared in front of him.

Ezra couldn't hold his scream.

The alien attempted to catch him but the football player was faster. Ezra ran into the hall and skipped some steps.

The monster was behind him. He could hear his feet on the floor.

Ezra jumped on the door but it didn't want to open. He shook it, in vain. He turned, hearing the sound of the creaking wood. The alien was at the top of the stairs, looking at the young boy. The moonlight lit the monster and Ezra found it really ugly. It was made of a strange green substance and had two big black eyes, which were staring at Ezra. The captain couldn't move. His eyes were looking for an exit. Ezra saw a broken window from where he could easily jump.

But the football player didn't have the time to run to it and the Alien hurtled down the stairs. Ezra screamed and fled. He opended the first door on his right and stopped in front of the gloomy stairs, leading probably to the cellar. The Alien behind him didn't made Ezra hesitate any longer.

The football player jumped down the stairs and arrived in a cold, dark room. He took out his phone to add some light. He walked into the cellar and the things inside were really scary. Ezra felt a shiver from his feet to his neck.

A shimmery box attracted his eyes. It was on a workbench, in the middle of a lot of old tools, a few meters from Ezra. ''Finally, I have found it !'' he announced.

The creaking of the stairs made him jump. The young boy rushed to the box and opened it slowly. It was empty. Only a little piece of paper was in it.

''Trick or treat ?'' it said.

Ezra turned around and his heart stopped beating when he saw three aliens in front of him. The monsters and the teenagers were quiet, staring at each others. And suddently,the aliens hurled themself at Ezra. The captain screamed and put his hands in front of his face.

Ezra closed his eyes and held his breath.Time passed but nothing happened. Ezra waited but opened his eyes when he heard laughing. The teenager slowly removed his hands from his face and was shocked when he saw his friends in front of him . Zack was laughing, tears running down his face.
« Happy halloween man ! » he said while taking off his costume .