BLACK FRIDAY (an anthology of horror tales)

THE CHILDREN ON BUS

The Children On The Bus is a spooky

tale from Japan about a man who

overhears an intriguing conversation

while he his traveling home from

work one evening.

It was late in the evening and a man

was on his way home from work. He

thought he was the only passenger

on the bus, but then he heard

children's voices coming from

behind him.

As he listened to their conversation,

he was intrigued. The two young

boys were apparently talking about

a ghost story.

"...and if you turn around, the ghost

will snatch you away and carry you

off to the afterworld!" he heard one

of the them say.

The man recognized the boy's voice.

He had often seen the kids on the

same bus when he traveled home

from work every day. They attended

a school nearby.

The other boy was saying, "That's

easy, then. All you have to do is make

sure you don't turn around."

"Yeah," replied the first boy. "But the

thing is, you can't help but turn

around. The ghost will try all sorts of

tricks to get you turn around."

The man realized that they were

getting close to the stop where the

two boys usually got off. However, it

looked like they didn't notice it.

When the bus stopped, the kids

were still talking.

The man thought he should warn

them that they were missing their

stop, so he turned around.

The man was never seen again.