Chapter II
From The Medical Files of Rebecca White: Clairvoyance or Coincidence? (p. 35)
"Ballots," said Norma Watson, coming around collecting the ballots from each table. "Ballots, thank you very much."
Becky watched her carefully as she collected the ballots. She and Freddy went around collecting ballots. Then, as she watched, Norma and Freddy went to an isolated corner where Freddy and kissed Norma. To her shock, Freddy dropped the ballots and Norma kicked them under the stage and took out false ballots from Freddy's jacket. Norma walked away smiling.
Becky's heart stopped, felt cold again...the blood and steel taste and the rope. It made sense, but not a lot. But who did the eye, tongue, hands, and heavy breathing belong to? She smelt the sweat and heard the heavy breathing.
(conspiracy?)
"Ladies and gentlemen," said Vic Mooney. "I give you..."
The drum rolls echoed.
"Tommy Ross and Carrie White!"
The cheers and claps.
The light shone on the two of them. Carrie looked so happy that there were tears streaming from her eyes.
That's when Becky saw Sue Snell enter, hiding behind the stage, watching happily, seeing that Tommy and Carrie had been nominated King and Queen of the Prom. But did she see the rope? That rope concealed behind the lights?
Becky saw it. She saw it jiggle a tiny bit.
Becky followed behind, but not too close to Carrie and Tommy. She watched as they walked up the steps to the silvery starred thrones to be crowned.
Becky felt colder...the steel and the bloody taste and smell got stronger. The red splash from the sky, what was it? Becky watched as her sister was crowned and handed a bouquet of pink roses. Everyone cheering became so quiet that they faded into nothing.
Now, she heard soft voices...two voices: one masculine and one feminine. Coming from somewhere...but where? The rope...she saw it jiggling nervously beneath Sue's hand. Becky looked up and saw it...
The steel bucket with the rope attached around it upon the beam.
(it's a conspiracy!)
Sue saw it too. The voices she heard were soft:
"When are we gonna pull it?" said the masculine voice.
"Be patient!" said the feminine voice.
She did not recognize the masculine voice, but recognized the feminine voice. Chris!
(sweet jesus!)
Sue ran to the stairs and looked underneath and saw Chris and Billy beneath the stage. She watched as Miss Collins pulled Sue away...everything was inaudible.
But something's wrong! Becky saw Sue's lips move.
Miss Collins pulled her away from the stage dragging her out towards the doors to throw her out.
Look, I'm gonna pull it! Billy's voice said, teasingly yanking the rope.
Stop it! Chris said and SLAP! She slapped him across the face.
The eye, the tongue, the trembling hands...Becky saw them again. They were Chris's. Just seeing all this, the room became hotter slowly. Becky heard the gym doors were about to close when Sue was being thrown out...
(run becky! Save carrie! Run!)
Becky ran to the stage and screamed:
"CARRIE! LOOK OUT!"
It was too late...the rope had been pulled and the bucket toppled down...and a red splash came down from the sky.
From The Shadow and Flame Exploded (p. 22)
It got both girls. Carrie got the worst of it all and Becky got some on her face and the front of her dress. The entire gym fell silent and the heat increased just slightly. The blood from the bucket make horrible dripping sounds and the clinks of the bucket as it swung from the ceiling.
Carrie stood there, her eyes and mouth wide open with shock and speechless. Her crown had fallen off her bloody head and the blood dripped down, soaking her from head to toe, making her look like a brutally murdered corpse.
Becky saw the first person to laugh was Norma Watson...no, she didn't laugh. She burst into laughter and pointed. Yet, it was still silent to Becky's ears.
"What the hell..." Becky saw Tommy's lips move.
The bucket fell, still dripping with blood and CLUNK! It hit Tommy on the head and he collapsed at Carrie's feet...he was dead.
Now, it was Freddy's turn to laugh, then some more. Becky could hear the voices in Carrie's head.
([they're all gonna laugh at you!]) Momma's voice echoed
That's when the laughter grew louder.
([plug it up, plug it up, plug it up]) the girls' voices began overlapping Momma's voice.
The laughter got louder.
([we're all sorry about this incident, cassie]) Mr. Morton.
Louder.
([trust me, carrie, you can trust me]) Miss Collins.
The entire student body and faculty in images of a kaleidoscope, spinning with a mixture of laughing faces and voices, loud and confusing like a mad funhouse.
([they're all gonna laugh at you, they're all gonna laugh at you! Plug it up, plug it up we're all sorry about this incident, cassie. Trust me, carrie, you can trust me])
LAUGHTER, LAUGHTER...LOUDER, LOUDER, SPINNING FASTER AND FASTER...
Becky could see that her sister had this look in her eyes, something that reminded Becky of a zombie-trance-like state.
[Let's destroy them, Becky]
(Conspirators burn in hell)
She watched her bloody sister, her eyes got wider and her pupils dilated, her mouth thin. Then...
Flex.
Then, the west doors slammed shut.
[Make it hot, Becky]
The room jumped ten degrees from normal. Becky's blood shot from 98.9 to 104.0 degrees, her blood pressure jumped and her muscles went stiff and her black eyes went to slits and her pupils dilated.
Flex.
The south doors slammed shut.
Flex.
The east doors slammed shut.
Flex.
The lights turned a bloody red color.
[Hotter, Becky, make it hotter than hell]
(I will, carrie. I'll burn them all for you)
The screams got loud as they ran to the doors. They were blocked. The pounding got louder in her head, giving her a splitting headache. Carrie and Becky stood there; both of them had bloody red war paint on their faces.
(metal and heat...)
People screamed when they touched the metal doors; they were burned with first-degree burns.
[Burn them, Becky]
Becky concentrated. The sweat dripped down her forehead and her palms became sweaty.
(fire and cloth)
Concentration... Concentration...
(blue fire is the most dangerous)
Then, several large blue flames erupted on some people. Some on skirts, some on pant cuffs, some on dinner jackets. They screamed, trying to put themselves out, but the blue flames spread.
(fire and hairspray...)
Then, some of the girls' hair burst into yellow flames, giving off a smell that smelt like burnt feathers doused with accelerant. They screamed as the fire ate their beautiful hair.
Then, the fire hose came out slowly and the dial was turned up to full blast, spraying everyone in its path, standing up like a cobra. People screamed and fell over as the force of the water sprayed them.
(heat and water)
Becky concentrated on the hose as it sprayed people...she thought about how water boils beneath a hot stove. Now, there was steam coming from the water. People screamed as the hot water sprayed out, their skins turned a bloody red color.
[Push, Becky, push really hard]
Becky never pushed the push really hard. She had never tried it. It was so hot in the gym that the concrete walls of the gym and the floor were smoking a soft grey smoke. Seeing Norma, she pushed really hard.
(this is for you, carrie)
A fireball about the size of a soccer ball burst out with orangey and yellow flames, setting Norma's entire body on fire. She heard that high- pitched scream as she was consumed in the flames. Becky's head felt like it would split in two, but she didn't care. She wanted to burn them all. Concentrating on the stars, they burst into flames and fell on people that were under them.
One of the teachers grabbed the out-of-control fire hose and tried to restrain it, but it sprayed towards the lights, sending bright white sparks and the loud crackles fell from the sky like stars.
(white heat...the hottest and the most dangerous)
Becky concentrated and pushed harder. The little white sparks from the lights soon shot across the gym like bullets firing from a machine gun. People screamed and their formal wear, hair, and skin were burned.
Miss Collins and four other students trying to get out. Somehow she got separated and Becky watched as the scoreboard fell from the ceiling, slamming into Miss Collins. She squirmed like a bug and there was a low buzz. Becky smelled the sweet, burnt flesh. It reminded her of sweet, burnt ham and she could taste it on her dry tongue through her nose.
She could also see Chris and Billy watching through the window in horror.
[We'll get them later, Becky]
(I know we will, sister 'cause conspirators burn in hell)
"Give me the mic!" said Mr. Morton.
"No! Give me the mic!" said Mr. Fromm.
"I'm the one who's in charge!"
Becky saw that they were fighting over the microphone to calm everyone down.
"Everyone please stay calm..."
(heat and metal)
[water and electric]
The hose went towards the stage and sprayed. White sparks burst out and there was a loud buzzing sound and the smell of burnt flesh. Becky watched as Mr. Morton collapsed on the stage, he was dead with his eyes wide open in surprise. Becky saw Mr. Fromm fall from the stage into the electric wires.
(never play with fire)
Becky always wanted to burn Mr. Fromm for mocking Carrie. She pushed really hard and another fireball with yellow and white flames burst out. She listened as he screamed as he was consumed in the flames. Now the entire mural was on fire and spread rapidly in beautiful yellow and orange flames.
[burn them all, Becky turn them to ash leave no witnesses]
Becky concentrated really hard.
PUSH!
Several fireballs shot at people with red-hot, white flames like homing missiles and some people burst into flames themselves. People screamed as they were cremated in the heat of flames, running as the licking flames consumed them, dropping like flies. Then, flames burst through the concrete and the glass burst from the windows; the heat was so intense that it could burn concrete and break glass.
Both girls left Bates High School in burning flames.
From The Medical Files of Rebecca White: Clairvoyance or Coincidence? (p. 35)
"Ballots," said Norma Watson, coming around collecting the ballots from each table. "Ballots, thank you very much."
Becky watched her carefully as she collected the ballots. She and Freddy went around collecting ballots. Then, as she watched, Norma and Freddy went to an isolated corner where Freddy and kissed Norma. To her shock, Freddy dropped the ballots and Norma kicked them under the stage and took out false ballots from Freddy's jacket. Norma walked away smiling.
Becky's heart stopped, felt cold again...the blood and steel taste and the rope. It made sense, but not a lot. But who did the eye, tongue, hands, and heavy breathing belong to? She smelt the sweat and heard the heavy breathing.
(conspiracy?)
"Ladies and gentlemen," said Vic Mooney. "I give you..."
The drum rolls echoed.
"Tommy Ross and Carrie White!"
The cheers and claps.
The light shone on the two of them. Carrie looked so happy that there were tears streaming from her eyes.
That's when Becky saw Sue Snell enter, hiding behind the stage, watching happily, seeing that Tommy and Carrie had been nominated King and Queen of the Prom. But did she see the rope? That rope concealed behind the lights?
Becky saw it. She saw it jiggle a tiny bit.
Becky followed behind, but not too close to Carrie and Tommy. She watched as they walked up the steps to the silvery starred thrones to be crowned.
Becky felt colder...the steel and the bloody taste and smell got stronger. The red splash from the sky, what was it? Becky watched as her sister was crowned and handed a bouquet of pink roses. Everyone cheering became so quiet that they faded into nothing.
Now, she heard soft voices...two voices: one masculine and one feminine. Coming from somewhere...but where? The rope...she saw it jiggling nervously beneath Sue's hand. Becky looked up and saw it...
The steel bucket with the rope attached around it upon the beam.
(it's a conspiracy!)
Sue saw it too. The voices she heard were soft:
"When are we gonna pull it?" said the masculine voice.
"Be patient!" said the feminine voice.
She did not recognize the masculine voice, but recognized the feminine voice. Chris!
(sweet jesus!)
Sue ran to the stairs and looked underneath and saw Chris and Billy beneath the stage. She watched as Miss Collins pulled Sue away...everything was inaudible.
But something's wrong! Becky saw Sue's lips move.
Miss Collins pulled her away from the stage dragging her out towards the doors to throw her out.
Look, I'm gonna pull it! Billy's voice said, teasingly yanking the rope.
Stop it! Chris said and SLAP! She slapped him across the face.
The eye, the tongue, the trembling hands...Becky saw them again. They were Chris's. Just seeing all this, the room became hotter slowly. Becky heard the gym doors were about to close when Sue was being thrown out...
(run becky! Save carrie! Run!)
Becky ran to the stage and screamed:
"CARRIE! LOOK OUT!"
It was too late...the rope had been pulled and the bucket toppled down...and a red splash came down from the sky.
From The Shadow and Flame Exploded (p. 22)
It got both girls. Carrie got the worst of it all and Becky got some on her face and the front of her dress. The entire gym fell silent and the heat increased just slightly. The blood from the bucket make horrible dripping sounds and the clinks of the bucket as it swung from the ceiling.
Carrie stood there, her eyes and mouth wide open with shock and speechless. Her crown had fallen off her bloody head and the blood dripped down, soaking her from head to toe, making her look like a brutally murdered corpse.
Becky saw the first person to laugh was Norma Watson...no, she didn't laugh. She burst into laughter and pointed. Yet, it was still silent to Becky's ears.
"What the hell..." Becky saw Tommy's lips move.
The bucket fell, still dripping with blood and CLUNK! It hit Tommy on the head and he collapsed at Carrie's feet...he was dead.
Now, it was Freddy's turn to laugh, then some more. Becky could hear the voices in Carrie's head.
([they're all gonna laugh at you!]) Momma's voice echoed
That's when the laughter grew louder.
([plug it up, plug it up, plug it up]) the girls' voices began overlapping Momma's voice.
The laughter got louder.
([we're all sorry about this incident, cassie]) Mr. Morton.
Louder.
([trust me, carrie, you can trust me]) Miss Collins.
The entire student body and faculty in images of a kaleidoscope, spinning with a mixture of laughing faces and voices, loud and confusing like a mad funhouse.
([they're all gonna laugh at you, they're all gonna laugh at you! Plug it up, plug it up we're all sorry about this incident, cassie. Trust me, carrie, you can trust me])
LAUGHTER, LAUGHTER...LOUDER, LOUDER, SPINNING FASTER AND FASTER...
Becky could see that her sister had this look in her eyes, something that reminded Becky of a zombie-trance-like state.
[Let's destroy them, Becky]
(Conspirators burn in hell)
She watched her bloody sister, her eyes got wider and her pupils dilated, her mouth thin. Then...
Flex.
Then, the west doors slammed shut.
[Make it hot, Becky]
The room jumped ten degrees from normal. Becky's blood shot from 98.9 to 104.0 degrees, her blood pressure jumped and her muscles went stiff and her black eyes went to slits and her pupils dilated.
Flex.
The south doors slammed shut.
Flex.
The east doors slammed shut.
Flex.
The lights turned a bloody red color.
[Hotter, Becky, make it hotter than hell]
(I will, carrie. I'll burn them all for you)
The screams got loud as they ran to the doors. They were blocked. The pounding got louder in her head, giving her a splitting headache. Carrie and Becky stood there; both of them had bloody red war paint on their faces.
(metal and heat...)
People screamed when they touched the metal doors; they were burned with first-degree burns.
[Burn them, Becky]
Becky concentrated. The sweat dripped down her forehead and her palms became sweaty.
(fire and cloth)
Concentration... Concentration...
(blue fire is the most dangerous)
Then, several large blue flames erupted on some people. Some on skirts, some on pant cuffs, some on dinner jackets. They screamed, trying to put themselves out, but the blue flames spread.
(fire and hairspray...)
Then, some of the girls' hair burst into yellow flames, giving off a smell that smelt like burnt feathers doused with accelerant. They screamed as the fire ate their beautiful hair.
Then, the fire hose came out slowly and the dial was turned up to full blast, spraying everyone in its path, standing up like a cobra. People screamed and fell over as the force of the water sprayed them.
(heat and water)
Becky concentrated on the hose as it sprayed people...she thought about how water boils beneath a hot stove. Now, there was steam coming from the water. People screamed as the hot water sprayed out, their skins turned a bloody red color.
[Push, Becky, push really hard]
Becky never pushed the push really hard. She had never tried it. It was so hot in the gym that the concrete walls of the gym and the floor were smoking a soft grey smoke. Seeing Norma, she pushed really hard.
(this is for you, carrie)
A fireball about the size of a soccer ball burst out with orangey and yellow flames, setting Norma's entire body on fire. She heard that high- pitched scream as she was consumed in the flames. Becky's head felt like it would split in two, but she didn't care. She wanted to burn them all. Concentrating on the stars, they burst into flames and fell on people that were under them.
One of the teachers grabbed the out-of-control fire hose and tried to restrain it, but it sprayed towards the lights, sending bright white sparks and the loud crackles fell from the sky like stars.
(white heat...the hottest and the most dangerous)
Becky concentrated and pushed harder. The little white sparks from the lights soon shot across the gym like bullets firing from a machine gun. People screamed and their formal wear, hair, and skin were burned.
Miss Collins and four other students trying to get out. Somehow she got separated and Becky watched as the scoreboard fell from the ceiling, slamming into Miss Collins. She squirmed like a bug and there was a low buzz. Becky smelled the sweet, burnt flesh. It reminded her of sweet, burnt ham and she could taste it on her dry tongue through her nose.
She could also see Chris and Billy watching through the window in horror.
[We'll get them later, Becky]
(I know we will, sister 'cause conspirators burn in hell)
"Give me the mic!" said Mr. Morton.
"No! Give me the mic!" said Mr. Fromm.
"I'm the one who's in charge!"
Becky saw that they were fighting over the microphone to calm everyone down.
"Everyone please stay calm..."
(heat and metal)
[water and electric]
The hose went towards the stage and sprayed. White sparks burst out and there was a loud buzzing sound and the smell of burnt flesh. Becky watched as Mr. Morton collapsed on the stage, he was dead with his eyes wide open in surprise. Becky saw Mr. Fromm fall from the stage into the electric wires.
(never play with fire)
Becky always wanted to burn Mr. Fromm for mocking Carrie. She pushed really hard and another fireball with yellow and white flames burst out. She listened as he screamed as he was consumed in the flames. Now the entire mural was on fire and spread rapidly in beautiful yellow and orange flames.
[burn them all, Becky turn them to ash leave no witnesses]
Becky concentrated really hard.
PUSH!
Several fireballs shot at people with red-hot, white flames like homing missiles and some people burst into flames themselves. People screamed as they were cremated in the heat of flames, running as the licking flames consumed them, dropping like flies. Then, flames burst through the concrete and the glass burst from the windows; the heat was so intense that it could burn concrete and break glass.
Both girls left Bates High School in burning flames.