The Ghost Book

Chapter 19

Chapter 19

Riley POV

I woke up in a pitch black room.
"Justin! Anyone!" I screamed
I never liked the dark much. It was one thing I was terrified. It took me forever to learn how to sleep with the lights off. I felt like I was being swallowed by the darkness. like it was trying to find it way inside me. Is started to gag. I felt alone and depressed.
"Riley!"

I woke up with a start. I noticed Justin standing over me. I let out a breath of relief. I ran my fingers through my hair and calmed myself down. When am I gonna stop having these nightmares.

Suddenly I realized the situation we were in. I was about to get up but Justin stopped me.
"What's wrong?" I asked
"Ryder is alive."
I just laid there.
"Where is he?"
"Before you meet him there's something you need to know. Ryder is not exactly alive. He dead and alive." He explained
I arched an eyebrow.
"Like a zombie? No one. That's impossible." I chuckled
"So everything happening now is not impossible. I think zombie is no different." Justin crossed his arm.

My eyes widened as Ryder entered the room. He.... He..... He is a zombie. His skin was pale green. His hair had a few white streaks. His eyes were blood red. His clothes were torn. He looked weak. It frightened me. Ryder is gone. Who is this?
"Riley?!"
His voice was slow and cracked but I still could hear that beautiful voice.
"Ryder." I hurried off and hugged him but he started to moan.
I jumped away and noticed his hand had fallen off.
"Oh." was all I can say
He picked his hand up and put it back on.
"How did this happen!" I needed an explanation.
No way he can still be alive.
"Well after you were gone I did die. I don't know when but I woke up in that same room with a rock on my. I huge once but it didn't seem to pain. I heard a voice. It was a sweet voice. I think a girls. No figure just a voice. There was no one near me but it felt like the person was sitting right next to me. She had said that the ghost book has rules. One rule is that if the two people that open the ghost book care about each other than those two have to stay alive or at least in a different form like a zombie till the curse is over. It seems that this ghost book will allow ghosts and other monsters to be able to enter our world. The only way out of this is if we are able to get through the deadly games. There are about 7. One is gone. It was the blood room so only 6 more left to go." Ryder explained

It took a while to take all the info in.
"Why am I here then Ryder?" Justin asked
Yeah, why is he here. He didn't need to help open the book. Ryder said that the people inside would have came for a reason to help with the curse. What's Justin's reason?
" I don't know."
We sat there in silence.

I'm a normal girl. Why am I the one to open such a book. I have such a boring life. I could be on the way with Violet to the hotel. Having fun but instead I end up help open a curse.

"Riley?" Ryder said
"Yeah?"
" If your not comfortable being with me it's okay. I can leave. I'm gonna die at the end of the curse anyways. I'll just survive all the games than die."
Justin and me just sat there with our mouth hanging open.
"Are you stupid brother. Of course were not leaving you. Right Riley." Justin said waving his hand in the air like crazy
"Yes. You should at least spend your last moments with your friends."
It became silent again. Ryder was gonna die. Again. I actually though Ryder and me were meant for each other but I guess I was wrong. Few tears escaped from my eyes. Ryder reached out and wiped them away. His touch was cold but still sent fireworks through me.
"Okay." Ryder finally agreed
I smiled.

We all got up and decided to get out of this bloody room.
"When do you think the next game will start?" I asked Justin
"I don't know but I hope not soon. Hey where's Ryder?"
I looked behind us to see Ryder stumbling. Oh yeah. He's a zombie.
"This is gonna be harder than I thought." I told Justin.
"Yep."
We went on both sides of Ryder and helped him walk faster.

We decided to go to the dinning room. The upper floor was still covered with blood but the vastly is still a castle. We still have food and rooms to sleep in. The castle is normal but the deadly games are the only things that are not normal. Maybe acting as if everything is okay will calm us. Like acting like it's another day in the castle. Another perfectly normal day in the castle
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