Chapter 4-The Depressing Future
Peck wandered through the fog. He was hoping to find the spirit again. Then he looked up and gasped. Because, looming over him was a tall, dark, hooded figure. Peck fell to his knees. Unlike the other two spirits, he feared this one the most.
"Are you the Ghost of Christmas Future?" asked Peck.
The spirit did not speak, but he did shake his head. Then, a blue aura illuminated around the body of the figure. The spirit had dark brown hair, icy blue eyes, and glasses. He had a serious expression on his face. Unlike the other two spirits, he wore a dark navy blue colored jumpsuit. And like the other spirits, he wore black gloves, but Peck couldn't see his legs. If the spirit had any. He also wore a cloak the color, slightly darker, of his jumpsuit. And once again, Peck swore he had seen that face somewhere before.
"Are you going to show me what the future holds if I don't change?" Peck asked.
The spirit nodded again. Peck couldn't stand up, but he found the courage to.
"I fear you the most out of the three spirits. I'm ready to follow you with a kind heart." Peck said.
The spirit motioned Peck to follow him, and they walked through the fog. In the heart of New York, merchants were rushing down the street. They stopped to listen to two men.
"When did he die?" the tall one asked.
"Last night, I think." the short one replied.
"Do you know how?" the tall one asked.
"I believe it was a heart attack." the short one replied.
"The funeral will probably be cheap." the tall one said.
They then walked away laughing. The scene then changed to the counting house.
"Wait, where's all my stuff?" asked Peck.
The spirit then pointed to a couple of people biding for a few things.
"Wait, that's my stuff!" Peck exclaimed.
"Yes, you can have that." a woman said. "Aren't you glad he's dead?"
"Oh, most certainly." a man said. "No Christmas spirit at all."
"Agreed." the woman replied. "At least everyone else is happy. Well, except for one family."
The spirit then waved his gloved hand, and the scene changed to a graveyard. A family was mourning at the grave. Dana, Maleah, and Agatha were walking away. Standing beside the grave was Peter crying and holding the crutches.
"Little Oscar? He's dead? No Spirit! I did not ask for this!" Peck exclaimed. He looked at the spirit. He was starting to get freaked out by the way the spirit was looking at him with those icy eyes and sharp eyebrows.
The spirit the waved his hand again. They were in a dark gray room. There was a bed with a human body covered in a sheet on it.
"Who is this?" asked Peck.
The spirit did not respond as he only pointed to the head.
"I do not want to uncover this person." said Peck.
The spirit then pointed again.
"No Spirit. Please take me home." said Peck.
The scene then changed to a graveyard.
"Why are we here Spirit?" asked Peck. "Will what these visions hold come true or possibly come true?"
The spirit nodded and pointed to a grave.
"Was I the person in the bed? And the person who everyone was talking about?" Peck asked.
The spirit pointed again to the grave. Peck looked at the hedge stone. On it, it said his name.
"No! That's not me! I'm not the same man I was before! I will honor and love Christmas!" Peck exclaimed, "Please Spirit, I can change! I have learned my lesson! Please tell me I can erase the words on this grave!"
Peck grabbed onto the ghost and hoped for a change, but the grave then opened. The ghost then shoved Peck into it. Peck then clung onto a root hanging out of the side of the grave.
"Please Spirit, I can change!" Peck exclaimed.
The spirit only stared at him with a icy look from behind his glasses. He then waved his hand as a coffin below Peck opened up. The spirit then waved his hand again, and an icy cold wind caused Peck to let go of the root and fall into the coffin.
"No! Please Spirit!" Peck exclaimed as he fell, the spirit watching him with cold, blue eyes.
Peck then closed his eyes as his fate came.
To be continued...
Author's note: Scary and intense, wasn't it? Who do you think was the Ghost of Christmas Future was? And what do you think will happen to Peck? Find out in Chapter 5. Peace out!
