Kayla began the seance. "The rules of Ouija are as follows:
Never play alone.
Never let the spirits count down through the numbers or go through the alphabet as the can get out of the board this way.
If the planchette goes to the four corners of the board, it means we've contacted an evil spirit.
If the planchette falls from the Ouija board, a spirit will get loose.
If the planchette repeatedly makes a figure eight, it means that an evil spirit is in control of the board.
If we get an evil spirit, we have to turn the planchette upside down and use it that way.
The board must be 'closed' properly, or evil spirits will stay behind and haunt us.
You shouldn't use the board if you're ill or weakened, it'll make you more vulnerable to possession. We'll all be fine.
The spirit of a Ouija board can create 'wins' for you. You'll end up becoming more and more dependant and addicted. That's called 'progressive entrapment.' If you get too into it, I'm gonna take you off the board.
Evil spirits will try to win you over with lies and false flattery.
Always be respectful; never upset the spirits.
If you place a silver coin on the board, no evil spirits will have the ability to come through. We don't have one.
Never ask about God, when or how you're going to die, how to get money.
We've got to ask the spirit three times if it's a good spirit. For some reason, they always tell the truth on the third try.
DO NOT ask the spirit to prove it's abilities. That's one of the most dangerous things you can do.
NEVER leave the planchette on the board if you aren't using it. NEVER!
Never, ever, try to talk to a spirit who won't tell you it's name.
If anything weird happens, we put the board away. No exceptions.
There are more, but they don't apply to us at the current time. Got it??" Kayla finished.
I nodded, as did everyone else in the room.
"One more thing," she said, "we need a virgin."
Everyone stared at her, confused as to what that had to do with anything.
"A Ouija virgin!" Kayla shouted. "That's you, Brax."
I had never used a Ouija board before. I had said I was going to so many times before, but everytime I chickened out. I wasn't afraid to do anything, as long as it didn't envolve ghosts or spirits. That was the one thing I couldn't handle.
"Braxtany? You okay?" I shivered, but still, I nodded. I could do this.
"Alright then," she said. "Everyone put your hands on the planchette. Don't lean on anything, let them sort of float in the air. Don't put pressure on the planchette."
As soon as everyone's hands were on the pointer, Kayla began a prayer.
"Lord, bless this gathering. Protect us from any evil that means to cause us harm. We seek only to communicate for knowledge and mean no harm to the spirits or ourselves. It is not forbidden knowledge we seek to know and we do not offer ourselves as open to any unfriendly or unhealthy entities."
We hadn't even contacted a spirit yet and my arms were shaking.
"Are you sure you're all right, Brax?" Kayla was a very serious person, but she did like to have fun everynow and then.
I tried to say yes, but it sounded more like a sqeal. I nodded instead.
"Everyone just stay silent, be patient for a bit." Kayla said, and everyone listened.
After a few minutes of silence, my arms just wanted to fall into my lap, but I held them up.
"Okay," Kayla said. "Spirits, are you there? If you are, please go to yes."
I thought about how strange it would be if it went to no. I guess the spirit's can lie, but that would be the stupidest thing ever. It's like saying, "Is anyone home?" and getting a reply of "no."
The planchette stayed at the same spot. "Kayla, I don't think it's working." I said.
"Be patient Brax, it'll--" the planchette started to move. It wasn't swift and quick like you see on TV, but more slowly, sort of shaking beneath our hands.
"It's moving," someone said.
"It doesn't feel like someone's pushing it, either," Kayla said. "You can feel the pressure when someone is."
It wasn't a person. Oh no. I thought I was going to faint. I got a teribble stomach ache and my knees started to buckle. It was a good thing I was on the floor.
The pointer had only moved about an inch when it started gliding up to the yes.
Oh God. I thought. The spirits are going to kill me. No, no. It could be a good spirit. It could still be a person.
It stopped at yes."Okay, if it goes back to the starting spot, it's done." Kayla said.
It started to move back to the cross where the planchette starts.
"Are you still okay, Brax?" she asked.
"Uh huh. A little freeked out, but I'm okay."
"Okay," Kayla said, then addressed the spirits. "Spirit, please tell us your name."
It took a while but the pointer began to move again.
It started spelling out it's name. The planchette went to S. It moved to E, T, H, and then back to the cross.
I didn't know much about how to use a Ouija board, but I knew stories. Seth was a very popular Ouija board spirit. I was totally creeped out. Kayla must have noticed that I was scared; she knew who Seth was as well. "Let's refresh." she said. "Everyone take your hands off." She turned the board upside down, and placed the planchette upside down on it as well.
"Everyone put your hands back on," she said. It was very hard to fit all of our hands on the board at the same time. Kayla said a few things and turned the board back over as well as the planchette.
We went through the "are you there?" and asked "what's your name?"
The pointer slid up to R, then E, B, E, C, C, A. The spirit's name is Rebecca.
Kayla then asked, "Are you a good spirit?" The planchette glided up to 'yes' and then back to the cross. We asked again, "Are you a good spirit?" Again, it went to yes.
One last time, "Are you a good spirit?" This was the third try. It had to be the truth. The planchette slid up to 'yes.'
Thank you, I thought.
"Let's ask about Brax, since she's the virgin here," someone suggested. The only person in the room I recognized in the dark was Kayla.
"Oh, no," I said. "There is no way I'm going to listen to what a spirit says about me."Kayla gave me a look and said to the spirits, "Who will Braxtany's next boyfriend be?" She had a certain sound in her voice that she used when she was talking about boys.
"Kayla, I said no questions about--" the planchette began to move.
It was gliding, quickly, swiftly, but the time seemed to last forever.
"Umm... if I close my eyes, will you tell me what it says?"
"Why don't you want to know who you're next boyfriend will be?" someone asked from across the circle.
"I, umm, just, tell me. Please." I closed my eyes. The time seemed to go by a bit faster than it did before, but it still seemed to take quite a while.
"J" someone said.
"No. Don't tell me until after it's all spelled out," I said.
It seemed to take forever, still.
Finally, someone spoke. "It said Jonas."
"Jonas?" I asked. "I don't know anyone named Jonas."