The House Across The Street
by stupideffinbee
Rating: PG
© 2013 by stupideffinbee -- original characters come from my own imagination. All rights reserved.
The sun was beginning to set on Way street and the streetlights were coming on when Nate was coming to his friend Jason's house. He knew to be there by 8, no later. Jason had mentioned to him about what he had seen in the Wilson estate. Something that he couldn't explain and something that they needed to check out for themselves. He knocked on his door and Jason answered the door. Nate went in and they both got the flashlights and started off to the now vacant house across the way.
The hooting of owls only made the night more eerie, along with the slight autumn chill that was in the air. They made sure to bring some snacks along with them in case they got hungry. Not that they'd need them, they both figured that they'd see what ever Jason had seen quick enough. "Are you sure that you actually saw anything, Jason?", Nate asked him, impatiently.
"Yea I'm sure, man...", he said to him nervously, "The thing had 8 eyes or something... but that was just out of the corner of my eye, so I didn't get the best look at it." Nate grinned at him and laughed. "Dude it could have just been a particularly large fly that you saw..." , Josh said to him teasingly. "Cut it out, Nate. That's not funny. This thing, whatever it was, gave off a malicious vibe. Didn't like it one bit."
"Oh come on, I wasn't being serious, Jason. And besides, we're two against one against whatever this thing is." Jason grinned, "That's ok, guess I'm just a little uptight... that's all. Whatever this thing is, it's huge. Scared me out of my wits." "Don't worry, man. I'm with you. This time around, you're not alone.", Nate told him confidently.
The sun was starting to set by the time they made it to the front door of the house. Jason wiggled the handle and the door opened. Both him and Nate entered the dry and dusty entranceway. The house looked like it hadn't been lived in for years. You could almost feel the weight of those who used to live there, almost like they'd never left.
They continued up the stairs and to the mirror that Jason had seen the monster in. They looked into it... and Jason's form shimmered. He changed into a giant grey haired demon. Nate screamed... "You tricked me!", he said to him. "Of course, and did you wonder what happened to the original owners as well...", he said to him cackling. Nate tried to get out, but Jason had cast a spell on the door so it wouldn't open.
He started to chant a spell that opened a portal and he took Nate with him.
What happened to Nate next, no one knows.
The moral of the tale is this: Don't EVER trust mysterious friends.
THE END