Rrrring, Rrrrrring! The shrill tone of the telephone echoed throughout the house as a shriek followed it immediately.
"Calm down Ria, it's a PHONE." Bella scolded, laughing as her friend kicked her from the other side of the navy-blue couch.
"Well, we were at a scary part, and I wasn't expecting it!" Ria defended herself, pointing to the paused scene in the horror movie.
Rrring, Rrrrrring!
The other laughing girl in between the both of them stood up abruptly.
"I'm going to answer that phone, since it won't answer itself…unfortunately…" She muttered, rushing off to the kitchen to fetch the annoying phone.
"Okay Kasai," Ria replied, throwing another fake-kick at Bella.
Walking through the dark hallway, Kasai began to feel the slight paranoia she usually got after watching horror flicks. The phone ended its ringing, and she glanced behind herself to check there was no Samara creeping up on her; then moved faster to flick on the light switch to the kitchen. A second later, a bright light illuminated the room, and the phone's message box was blinking red. Kasai pushed the button on the box and listened as the automatic voice began reporting the message.
"You have one new message. Called at 10:47 pm, phone number: 860-555-4367."
Kasai noticed this as the school office's number, and listened closer. Why would they want to call her on a Saturday this late?
"Hello, Kasai Shyoko, this is Charice Williams, your school principal. I hope I haven't called too late, sorry if I have. I've called to tell you that we have invited you to a field trip to Salem, Massachusetts on October 20th, this Friday. Only a select few are coming with you, and I'm sure it will be very fun. Details will be posted later at school, so come into our office to ask. The trip will end October 29th on a Sunday. Goodbye. Message ended. If you would like to save this messa—" BEEP
Kasai deleted the message, joy on her face. A field trip? In Salem? She had to tell Bella and Ria. Suddenly, the kitchen light blacked out, shrouding her in darkness. Kasai's heart began to race, and she glanced to the side quickly and back, but not before seeing a deformed, cut off, bleeding head hanging from the ceiling attached with a rope linked to it. One eye was gouged out, but barely connected by the vein. A chunk of the head's skull was ripped out, and the brain could be visible. A scream erupted from her mouth and she glanced back again quickly, seeing nothing there, and then the kitchen lights flickered back on.
The two girls were interrupted from their staring contest by Kasai's shouting.
"What, what?!" Bella asked, confused, with Ria having a similar look on her face.
Rushing back to the safety of her friends, Kasai thought it was just the paranoia getting to her head, and remembered about the Salem field trip, putting the image to the back of her mind.
"I got invited to a field trip to Salem!" Kasai replied excitedly, and Ria's face dawned with realization.
"I must've too, cause the school office called me earlier and I ignored them," She replied sheepishly.
"Smooth," Bella jibed at her, grinning. "I probably have one too, I'll have to check tomorrow."
Kasai clasped her hands together excitedly. "Awesome! A field trip to Salem!" Ria laughed and grabbed Kasai's arm, pulling her onto the couch with her and Bella.
"Now let's finish The Ring," Bella announced, grinning evilly as she pressed the play button.