It had been a long, hot summer. But as back-to-school time drew ever nearer, Lillie Izzo grew all the more excited. She was bored this summer... extremely bored, as she had finished The Harry Potter book the day after it came out onto the shelves, and she had no social life.
The Harry Potter series was the only entertainment she had, not being one who stares at a screen all day, reading was her salvation... her sanity. And she was captivated by the novels of wizards and "the boy who lived".
Well, I made it sound as if she had no other hobbies. That is not true. She also enjoyed greatly anything to do with the paranormal... reincarnation, Ghosts or spirits, alien abductions, and Ouiji boards were at the top of her list as well. You know, typical fourteen year-old stuff,(going on 15 mind you...)
Lillie sat in her great-american idol of a backyard, (lush, well-tailored lawns, a swingset in the far corner, a well manicured patio and grill beside it)and finished the last scentence of Goblet of Fire, her third time reading it that summer, when her mother called her inside.
"Lillie! You have a phone call," Her mother cried in a tone which relayed her astonishment that her daughter might ACTUALLY have a phone call from a FRIEND.
"Comming!" Perfect timing Lillie thought as she closed the back cover and ran into the house. She took the reciever from he mother's outstretched hand and called out to the other end.
"Hello?"
"Hey! Lillie! What is going on? It's Debbie." said the voice.
"Oh Hi Deb! What's going on with you?" Lillie asked, overjoyed to be hearing from her almost long-lost friend.
"Not much Lil, But that is why I called. I was wondering if you wanted to come over tonight? If it is not too short notice of course,"
"No! No way... sure. What time?" Lillie asked. She had no doubts he mother would let her, seeing as how she was ALWAYS on her case about "social contact with her peers".
"Umm... well like 8:00? Can you sleep over?" Debbie asked.
"Sure, sure... sounds great."
"Okay, then. See you later O.K?"
"Yep. Bye Deb."
"Bye Lil."
So she went to pack her overnight bag, then told her mother that she needed to drive her to the next town over. Of course her mother was thrilled, and two hours later, she was laughing and playong around with Debbie.
"Hahaha... so, what do you want to do now?" Debbie asked, as she opened her closet door to allow Lillie to inspect the contents. She nearly jumped a foot off the ground as Lillie shouted "That one!" and leaped up to pull down the Dark blue box entitled 'Ouiji'.
"Ooh, ooh... i didn't know you had this!" Lillie said excitedly. She was amazed that her very down to earth friend would have such a totally...well, opposite game.
"Yeah, I got that for Christmas one year... I only used it like once." She said loftily.
"Well, do you know how to play?"
"Yeah sure... I'll get a pen a paper," When her hands came back with the required elements, They placed their fingers on the planchette.
"Is there anyone present who would like to come forth?" Lillie asked the silent room. She had only played this once before, because she had nobody to play WITH, but she had read about other's experiences, and was intrigued. From what she had learned, it also could take a while to recieve an answer, but the indicator jumped almost immediately across to the "yes" space.
"Geez Lillie, slow down!"
"I didn't do it!" Lillie said offended. OBVIOUSLY the girl across from her had no idea that spirits moved the planchette, but was too caught up in the moment to explain.
"What is your name?" Lillie asked. the triangled moved slowly this time first to the "J", then "A", then"M" then "E", then rested on the "S".
"James" Lillie whispered. as soon as the word left her lips, there was a wind in the room, almost as if a tornado was outside the open door.
"HOLY SHIT!" Debbie screamed, and tried to pull her hands away from the board, but her fingers were stuck on the planchette. She looked wildly to Lillie as if for an explanation, but instead saw a bright light comming from the girl's every ending. The tips of her hair, her eyelashes, her fingers, and she guessed her toes as well. Then, the wind died down, and the light faded, and The planchette began to move again. A bit quicker this time, But Lillie's eyes
Were closed, and she was seemingly unconsious, so Debbie kept track of the letters under the plastic covered hole. "P-O-T-T-E-R" then "Y-O-U-R H-U-S-B-A-N-D". The planchette stopped, and the wind and light completely with it, and then, the lights in the house went out too.
The Harry Potter series was the only entertainment she had, not being one who stares at a screen all day, reading was her salvation... her sanity. And she was captivated by the novels of wizards and "the boy who lived".
Well, I made it sound as if she had no other hobbies. That is not true. She also enjoyed greatly anything to do with the paranormal... reincarnation, Ghosts or spirits, alien abductions, and Ouiji boards were at the top of her list as well. You know, typical fourteen year-old stuff,(going on 15 mind you...)
Lillie sat in her great-american idol of a backyard, (lush, well-tailored lawns, a swingset in the far corner, a well manicured patio and grill beside it)and finished the last scentence of Goblet of Fire, her third time reading it that summer, when her mother called her inside.
"Lillie! You have a phone call," Her mother cried in a tone which relayed her astonishment that her daughter might ACTUALLY have a phone call from a FRIEND.
"Comming!" Perfect timing Lillie thought as she closed the back cover and ran into the house. She took the reciever from he mother's outstretched hand and called out to the other end.
"Hello?"
"Hey! Lillie! What is going on? It's Debbie." said the voice.
"Oh Hi Deb! What's going on with you?" Lillie asked, overjoyed to be hearing from her almost long-lost friend.
"Not much Lil, But that is why I called. I was wondering if you wanted to come over tonight? If it is not too short notice of course,"
"No! No way... sure. What time?" Lillie asked. She had no doubts he mother would let her, seeing as how she was ALWAYS on her case about "social contact with her peers".
"Umm... well like 8:00? Can you sleep over?" Debbie asked.
"Sure, sure... sounds great."
"Okay, then. See you later O.K?"
"Yep. Bye Deb."
"Bye Lil."
So she went to pack her overnight bag, then told her mother that she needed to drive her to the next town over. Of course her mother was thrilled, and two hours later, she was laughing and playong around with Debbie.
"Hahaha... so, what do you want to do now?" Debbie asked, as she opened her closet door to allow Lillie to inspect the contents. She nearly jumped a foot off the ground as Lillie shouted "That one!" and leaped up to pull down the Dark blue box entitled 'Ouiji'.
"Ooh, ooh... i didn't know you had this!" Lillie said excitedly. She was amazed that her very down to earth friend would have such a totally...well, opposite game.
"Yeah, I got that for Christmas one year... I only used it like once." She said loftily.
"Well, do you know how to play?"
"Yeah sure... I'll get a pen a paper," When her hands came back with the required elements, They placed their fingers on the planchette.
"Is there anyone present who would like to come forth?" Lillie asked the silent room. She had only played this once before, because she had nobody to play WITH, but she had read about other's experiences, and was intrigued. From what she had learned, it also could take a while to recieve an answer, but the indicator jumped almost immediately across to the "yes" space.
"Geez Lillie, slow down!"
"I didn't do it!" Lillie said offended. OBVIOUSLY the girl across from her had no idea that spirits moved the planchette, but was too caught up in the moment to explain.
"What is your name?" Lillie asked. the triangled moved slowly this time first to the "J", then "A", then"M" then "E", then rested on the "S".
"James" Lillie whispered. as soon as the word left her lips, there was a wind in the room, almost as if a tornado was outside the open door.
"HOLY SHIT!" Debbie screamed, and tried to pull her hands away from the board, but her fingers were stuck on the planchette. She looked wildly to Lillie as if for an explanation, but instead saw a bright light comming from the girl's every ending. The tips of her hair, her eyelashes, her fingers, and she guessed her toes as well. Then, the wind died down, and the light faded, and The planchette began to move again. A bit quicker this time, But Lillie's eyes
Were closed, and she was seemingly unconsious, so Debbie kept track of the letters under the plastic covered hole. "P-O-T-T-E-R" then "Y-O-U-R H-U-S-B-A-N-D". The planchette stopped, and the wind and light completely with it, and then, the lights in the house went out too.