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Lights Out (Halloween Challenge)
Bette walked slowly up the stairs, putting distance between herself and the party going on below. She just wasn’t in the mood for socializing. She went into her bedroom and shut the door, closing out the music and laughter downstairs. Kicking off her shoes, she sat down on the bed for a moment and closed her eyes. She would love to just take a hot shower and crawl into bed. They weren’t going to miss her at the party anyway.
It had been Tina’s idea to have their friends over for an impromptu Halloween party. Claiming that everyone had been down too much lately and needed to lighten up, Tina had taken it upon herself to gather their group together and invite some people she knew from work over to hang out. The music was loud, the smoke was heavy, and the chocolatey-hemp smell of Alice’s special brownies baking had made Bette feel sick.
Bette went into the en-suite bathroom and splashed her face off with cold water and stared at her reflection as she held first one wrist, then the other, under the faucet. She looked as tired as she felt. She leaned closer and scrutinized a faint wrinkle under her eye. Was that new? She turned her face this way and that, looking for any other unwanted lines. The lights above the mirror flickered and Bette glanced at them with a frown. That was weird. The overhead light hadn’t flickered at all. She waited a moment to see if the lights would flicker again, but they didn’t. She shut off the water and dried her face and hands, wondering if it was a wiring problem. She straightened the towel on the rack and her hand was on the doorknob when the lights went out altogether, eliciting a gasp from Bette. She opened the door. The bedroom light was still on. It wasn’t the whole house, just the bathroom lights that were on the fritz, apparently. She’d have to talk to Tina about calling an electrician tomorrow.
She heard a peal of laughter from downstairs and went to her closet with a sigh, looking for a pair of more comfortable shoes. She slipped on a pair of flats and crossed the room to retrieve her heels from beside the bed. She saw something in her peripheral vision and turned back toward the closet. Bette froze, unsure of what she had just seen.
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SHAZ says
Me too
wkm says
Really creepy….
Zuzu's Petals says
I’ll forgive you for that O’Malley because it IS Halloween and you DO write well…. at first I thought the child laughing was her and Tina’s son’s spirit or something… then i was hoping it was Dana but no– it was creepy Jenny back from the crypt. :)
omalley says
Seahurst, thank you for your comment. I saw it and appreciated it before it disappeared. :P
jp22 says
(I’m sorry! :( It’s my fault, Seahurst). Thanks for the post and for not killing me, omalley. Seahurst (and omalley) apologies.
Sharod says
Ok, that was scary, so the spirit laughing must have been the ghost of Jenny, but how in the world can that be the end. OH Yeah, That’s right, I forgot, Happy Halloween.
Seahurst says
Well, I’m not sure why my comment disappeared, so I will leave it again! Okay….that totally creeped me out!!!! Well done!!! Thanks for participating!! Now, let’s see if it sticks this time!
Tibetter24 says
Whoa waaaay creepy!
ut says
Oh damn thats crazy, thank you!
talaula says
omg that was so creepy. And you left it there …….. Thank you
mette hartmann says
Wow – that was just creepy.
modengo says
Talk about scary!!!
LuHfan says
that was really creepy…and i cant stop thinking why Jenny was on to tibette? felt lonely at Halloween?
rubber duckster says
Well at least Tina is joining Bette wherever she is now. Thanks omalley! Will we also get updates on the three other stories? ;)
didi1956 says
Scary.Thank you.
favcouple says
Wow! That was just so creepy. Thank you for this story.
tibettenation1 says
So im guessing Jenny was back from dead still terrorizing their lives haha haha