I hate long chapters. They drag on and usually full of useless crap.
I don't own Nightmare Before Christmas. Duh.
She opened her eyes to a
round skeletal face and immediately shut them again.
"Don't
be afraid," he said sadly.
"The name's Jack."
Shannon blinked her eyes
open to look at him.
His height was the first thing she noticed,
and obviously his lack of flesh came close after. He was handsome in
a dead person kind of way, and he seemed friendly enough.
"I'm.."
"I know who you are, Shannon," he said softly as he held out his hand to her.
Dazed and slightly dizzy, she grasped his palm and allowed him to pull her up to her feet.
He towered well over her, which made her slightly nervous.
"Why am I still here?"
He looked at her, or at least she thought he looked at her. He gave a slight smile and led the girl towards a puddle motioning for her to look.
Her reflection was frightening, but entrancing. She was paper white and even more bony than before.. not a scrap of skin left on her.
"What's going on?" Shannon asked in a paniced voice.
He smiled his bony grin and didn't say a word.
As he led her to Halloweentown.
-Expect next chapter soonish-