GOOSEBUMPS:
Runaway ghost.
Chapter 1: Meet the family.
It was a cold winters night. Cameron was just sitting on the front step that led into the house and he was thinking over some things he had to do. He needed time to understand why his mother had left his father. Why were they fighting? And what was with the inappropriate language? Was it completely necessary? Cameron didn't know. He sat there, flicking through his homework book when he heard a small but creepy moan from the bushes. It could be described as a scream but Cameron likes to tell people that it was a ghostly moan.
"Who's there?" Cameron asked cautiously.
He stood up and closed his book. He started to shiver. He was sweating terribly now. His arms felt limp and lifeless. He took a step towards the bush. There was another ghostly moan. Cameron stopped walking closer to the bush and began to walk back. He took steps backwards until he tripped over the mat on the floor infront of the door. He staggered back up and looked around at the bushes.
"Come out. I DARE YOU TO TAKE ONE STEP CLOSER SO I CAN SEE YOU!" Cameron was yelling to try and get rid of his fear.
A dark, shadowy figure slowly crept up to Cameron from behind the bush. Cameron frowned and squinted so he could see better. And as he did so, the shadow began to pick up its pace. It was coming closer. But it was not walking. It was floating to him. Cameron didn't believe in ghosts. Cameron was way over that fear. But now, it was coming back. The fear was crawling up his throat. The fear suddenly turned into a high pitched, girly scream when the ghost touched Cameron on the cheek. It was a strange sensation. The ghosts finger went through his skin and it made him feel all cold inside. He felt like he didn't belong in the world anymore. But when the ghost removed its finger, Cameron felt fear again. The fear began to subside though. The ghost's face became clearer in the moonlight. It was a girl. Her face was soft and blue. Her hands were like the cotton on his school shirt. He couldn't help but wonder, who is this foreign girl. And then she let out another ghostly moan. This time though, it was a ghostly scream that followed. The whole family came running out to see what had happened.
"WHERE'S THE LITTLE GIRL I HEARD SCREAM?" Cameron's mum yelled.
"It's just Cameron!" Jess said. Jess was Cameron's older sister. They hated each other.
"It wasn't me. I promise." Cameron assured them.
"Well if it happens again, I WILL call the cops!" His dad yelled to the surrounding neighbourhood. They all walked back inside. Cameron sat there, scanning the bushes for some sort of sign of where the ghost had gone. His family had scared her off. His dumb family. They scare off anyone who comes near. They are one of a kind though. Cameron was getting up to leave when he felt a cold finger touch his head. He spun around. The girl was floating right infront of him. She was crying and looking at him hopefully.
"Would you like something?" Cameron asked cautiously. He was shivering all over.
"Yes." she replied in a soft way. She also dragged out each word as she said them. "Why won't you stay with me? Please stay with me." the girl said darkly.
"I'm not sure. Who are you anyway?" Cameron turned pale at the touch of her cold and airy hair as it went through his face. She had turned around and looked dramatically into the forest.
"I am Eternity." she said in a sad, confused voice. "I come from that forest. I am quite confident when I talk to you. I wonder why that is." she seemed to be talking to herself and to him at the same time.
"I don't understand. Why wouldn't you feel confident when talking to people? You are what we are all frightened of the most." he was very curious now. Eternity turned to glare at Cameron.
"You are Cameron Beechley, are you not?" she questioned. Cameron looked into her cold, blue eyes.
"I am. And what might you want from me...Eternity?" Cameron asked. He turned bright pink when she came closer and smiled.
"I want your company." she said soothingly. She turned away and moved three steps closer to the forest.
"Wait...where are you going?" Cameron asked confusedly. She laughed in a soft, silky way.
"Okay. I will explain my plan to you. I was hoping you could think about what i wanted from you. If you would allow me to have your company." she reminded him.
"Oh. Okay. But what if I have your answer ready now?" Cameron asked.
"I would still wait. You need time to allow your mind to change what it wants until you are completely satisfied with what your final answer will be." Eternity seemed extremely wise to Cameron. He thought she was pretty and she was very alluring.
"Okay. I will think about it." Cameron said. Eternity howled her final ghostly scream and flew away into the forets without another look at Cameron.
The family once again came running out.
"There must be a wolf out here." Cameron's dad said. "Let's all go back inside okay?" And so everyone hobbled back inside. Cameron sat in bed though, thinking very hard about the days events. He mumbled to himself quietly and after a couple of minutes, fell asleep.