Rendezvous Party _

It was a very snowy night. Tess a wavy slender girl had invited her friends to her house. For her birthday as she was alone. So they were the only ones with her. Her parents were coming the next day drom their out of town business visit. After the cake cutting and, dinner made by Tess they were drinking wine. A fireplace was in a corner and they were sitting in the main room beside it. Outside it was almost a blizzard and inspite of the fire the cold was seeping into their bones. Ricky a athletic blonde haired whose hair was a bit spiky was drinking too much of the wine. " If he keeps drinking so much i am not going to gwt driven by him. Because i am sure he is going to run inTo a pole or something " Shia said. She was a little more on the fat side friend if Tess. " You people can stay here for the night as a sleepover no need to go to your place " Tess replied. Tess had planned a ouija board session to do for the night as something fun to remember. But before that she thought why not tell each other some scary tales to make up the mood. Ricky had a weakness that was to look for excuses to drink and that was the thing hesitating her from making him her boyfriend. Because basically he was not bad as such. " So before we do the ouija whose saying some story to start it " Shia asked. " I will. This will really frighten you " Tess said and started telling them a, story which was supposed to be true. But Ricky was hesitant. He just wanted to spend the time drinking away. And in the movies he had seen how not right it was to play the board. " Listen lets just keep this for some other day. Look outside it is such a stormy night and after celebrating Tess's birthday in a nice way that was enough for the day i think so " Ricky was saying. " That we will decide late first you hear out this tale " and Shia started saying a story. But Tess interrupted her. " Wait a minute is this a real incident or something. " " I dont know i just heard it down the line. And it does gives someone second thoughts on driving drunk on a isolated road " Shia replied. " And that too late at night " Ricky said. Shia said " and in this tale too they were driving after a, birthday evening so hear it out. " And Shia started the tale. But Tess interrupted her again saying " hey where is the lighter to light the candles. I just kept it here. " " Here its i took it to light my cigaretre " Ricky said handing her it in a throw and Tess caught it. " And by the way what about that thing i saw outside your your window is ur house haunted Tess " Ricky asked. " So who do we call in the ouija some good spirit or a bad one " Tess said ignoring Ricky. " I think not a good one maybe. And now will you people hear out this tale " Shia said and continued.

All of them were quiet. Then Ricky said " that was a good one i knew it the inn keeper was the one but after hearing all such stories i am kind of feeling bit frightened now to do the board " Tess was confused about it now. Shia said " lets do it now we had enough of the stories. " " Outside its an avalanche of a snow i am worried how will i drive the car " Ricky was saying. " The roads will get ploughed down by then " Tess said exaperatedly. " You really seem excited to do this whats got into you, your parents wont mind it " Ricky started laughing. And they started it. But a gust of wind blew and extinguished the candle flame. " Hows that possible the windows are closed. How come the candle got blew off " Tess said. " Even i am surprised lets just cancel this i think , already Ricky has seen something outside too " Shia exclaimed. " Let it be but we are doing it anyways. Tonight i have decided to do something memorable " Tess was saying. And this was the way they started. Doing the board. " Cant you think of anything else to do besides this " asked Ricky. " Yes i agree with him doing story telling was enough " Shia added. " Once my parents come tomorrow we wont be able to do it and we are all alone in the house so lets do something different " Tess was persistent.

" As these four friends were out on a late night drive through the woody forests late in the night. All of them were in full spirits as they were a bit full on beer too. Jack was driving. He was a dark haired brown eyed athletic handsome guy who was a bit vain in nature. Besides him Ron his girlfriend was sitting. She was the impulsive one. She was a curvy girl with straight black hair. In the backseat Daisy a blonde bit plump light haired girl was there. She was a sensible one.

. And besides her Justin a slim but good looking guy was sitting. He was the coolest of

them all. Today was Jack's birthday so to celebrate it they had gone on a drive after the cake n

booze. It was a windy full moon night with a little of rain and some thunder storms far away. "

So Jack what u were saying about that new car your dad was going to gift you this bday" asked

Daisy. " This is the car a black mustang which my father has gifted me which you all r riding

already .." he said. " It's too great " said Justin. " By the way y are we driving here in the middle

of the forests in a black new convertible " asked Ron. " It was all of our idea remember to do

something crazy this year remember. By the way what's the most that can happen here " said

Jack. " Hey do u all remember how Jack was grounded for one whole week because he almost

got himself into getting a speeding ticket " said Ron. " Yes we all do remember it very well "

replied Daisy. " Hey watch out " screamed Daisy. And there was a loud thud. A man had just

been hit by their car! They all got out of their car breathless to check whether he was alive.

Jack bend down to see his pulse. And he looked up at his friends with an ashen face. " I think hes dead. "

All of them gasped. "Oh my God what's happening. . Ron started crying. " It's okay calm down

let me think " Jack said. " We will go in jail now Daisy said. " Shh wait let us think it out " said

Jack. " Let's take him to the hospital maybe he's not dead "said Justin. " N say what that we hit

him , high on alcohol they will put us in prison for that alone forget on top of it that he's dead ! "

" What we do now " wailed Ron. " I have an idea let's bury him here somewhere in the jungle

no one will know. " " N be a part of murder I'm not doing it. Let's just go to the police n say that

by accidentally we hit him" said Justin. " It was an accident not murder for God's sake can't you

see. N see he's old n we are young. Y we should go to prison when it was not our fault. He

came in between the road. " " Help me in picking him up " said Jack

. So they all wearily tried to pick up his dead body to load him in the car. When suddenly

from front the flashlights of a car coming co us be seen. They all froze. Now what.

What we do now " whispered Daisy. They were all shaking with nervousness. The car stopped

right in front of them. A middle aged man got out n asked them what's the matter do they need

help. They all were stunned to say anything. Jack spoke up. " It's okay he came in front of our

car n has minor injuries we will take him in our car to the hospital. Thanks for asking." " How

did you hit him by the way how it happened I mean " he asked. " We said it was an accident

ok" exclaimed Justin. The man looked at them bit doubt fully n with suspicion. And then left

saying its ok. " He saw us n now we have n eye witness " screamed Ron. " Shh forget it he has

not taken down our car number so we r fine. Now hurry up n help me in lifting him he's so

heavy " said Jack. They all lifted the body n dumped it in the dickey n were on their way to bury

him up. All were silent. " I can't believe this is happening " said Daisy. When from behind a

truck came up from nowhere n the driver told Jack that something is falling off from ur dickey u

better halt n check. They all were too frightened . Did the truck driver saw the body.

They all were breathless in anticipation. Jack said " I will see about it " n waved to the truck

driver to go ahead. By keeping a straight face. After the truck driver had gone they got out of

their car n rushed to the dickey. The dead body's hand was hanging. A near miss he did not

saw it. Quickly they pushed it inside n sat again in their car. " I think we will go to our house

first n think this out what to do " said Jack. " We will have to put him in some sack or something

". When they reached Jack's house after half an hour. Quickly they got out of the car n started

searching for some sack in the garage. His parents had gone out for the weekend so no one

was at home. " I m ordering pizza I'm famished for last ten hours I have not eaten anything "

said Daisy. " How can u even think of even eating at such a time " said Ron.

Meanwhile they dragged the man inside the hall. When suddenly there was a ring on the door.

Daisy opened the door. It was a man standing outside. He said " it's raining so heavily can I

use ur phone to call for some help my batterys off. Hesitantly they allowed him inside.

Because saying no would have created more suspicion. As the man's body was lying behind

the sofa, the stranger entered inside to make his call from the table phone which was in the right.

Ricky intervened the tale. He was not much interested. " Allright lets do the ouija now and continue the storu half of it later. " " Allright then lets do it if you say so " Tess said and lighted the candle. The three of them sat in silence and then Tess conttinued in her voice " any spirit who can contact us come hereand talk to us. " " Wait a minute " Shia said. " What is now with you first you peoole say that we share stories and then you say first we will do the board and now when we have started it you keep interrupting " Tess was saying. " No i meant to say this that lets call that spirit if fire named something i dont rememberhis name or someone who was dead or murdered lots of years back " Shia said. " Okay then lets see who comes here " Shia said and continued with her summons. After a while there was quiet and no noise around except for the crackling of the fire and then a gust of wind came and blew off the candle. And the main door some thing fell heavily on. They were stunned and Ricky said slowly " i think your spirit has come " and laughed. " Dont joke on this " Tess said and asked it to the spirit as to who it was. And it spelled this out that its name was Alex. " Who Alex " Shia spelled. And it said that he was killed in an accident. " And so tell then what will happen in our future " Tess asked. One of you will become a millionaire and one of you dies tonight and who even i dont know but i will give you a chance. One who hides the best wins it said. " This is not funny i think lets close it " Tess said. And they told him to go and send him back but it wasnt responding. " I told you before only not to dabble in this but you wouldn't hear the end of it " Ricky was saying a bit panicked. " Stop complaining about it now i am sure its just a peank " Shia said unsuredly. And then the main lights went off. And nothing happened. " See i told you it went it was just joking with us. So Shia tell the remaining half of your story now " Tess said. " Okay i will " Shia saida little shaken as Ricky looked on doubtfully.

" All of them were too stunned to speak. Ron replied " actually u see I hit my hand, a mini injury

n because of it all this blood has spill over ..". " U should get a first aid " said the man. " Yes

yes we have done it " replied Jack. " Ok thanks by the way for letting me make that phone for

garage help call I would be on my way now " said the man went out. The moment he got out of

the door. All of them heaved a sigh of relief. " Now that was a close call " said Justin. " All right

guys stop wasting time n help me now " Jack said. They all helped him put the body in the

sack. " So now do we bury him or drown him in the sea" asked Daisy. " I think its better we

bury him come on " replied Jack. " No i think we drown him its better , because someone or the

other colliding with us in the forests " said Justin. " No we are burying him ok so lets move now

" interjected Jack. So again they were on their way to the forests in the middle of the night. All

were silent in the car. There was an eeriness all around The owls were hooting in the distant. "

I m still trembling " said Daisy. " So m I " said Ron. " Oh no what's this now " exclaimed Justin.

There was a police petrol car just behind them signalling them to halt. Jack stopped the car.

One cop got out. " I need to see ur license and what are you all doung in the jungle at this time

of the night ". " M afraid we need to search ur car " said he as another officer got out of the car.

The officer signalled Jack to open the dickey. Jack reluctantly came forward. And tried lifting it

up. " It's stuck I can't move it "he said. " Wait let me try it " officer said. " Whats this dent on ur

car here " he asked suspiciously. " We almost hit a car because of that this dent happened "

Jack replied. As the officer was lifting the hood they all watched with bated breaths. When

suddenly the officers walkie talkie radio came online. A female voice told them to come up

immediately to an accident scene. " We have to be on our way as something urgent has come

up . Have a safe trip " they said n went away. " That was a close call " huffed Justin. " Come

on guys our lucks running out hurry up n just bury him "Jack ordered. So they resumed their

journey. Ron started to cry " I don't believe this all is happening. " Justin comforted her by

saying " everything will be ok. We have to just stick with each other on this ok. " After they had

reached a secluded bushy spot. They buried him. The guys were sweating all over with the

digging exersion. N were returning home. When Justin said " Hey where my phone, I think it

fell on the burial site! "

Oh really, so do you want to go back n retrieve it " asked Jack angrily. Out of all of it that's

happening now u had to lose ur mobile there too. " " Its okay we can fast go back n take it

before someone else finds it, its not safe u know guys " argued Justin. " Okay I'm turning back

the car " said Jack n they went to the site n started searching for the mobile. " I don't find it

here anywhere guys " Justin said panickingly. " What do we do now someone can trace it to

us or some one has already took it. " " Wait here its " said Ron lifting his cellphone from the

ground. " Lets hurry n get out of here now. " So quickly they got inside the car again and they

were on their way back. After reaching Jack's house it was almost five o clock in the morning.

They all were so tired and just wanted to sleep. " What a hectic bday night " said Daisy

sarcastically. " All right now this all remains something about which we will not talk about okay

" said Jack. Okay they all agreed. "" Jack will u tell ur parents about this " asked Ronm

Ofcourse not. But maybe i will tell later to them and explain it all " he replied. And then they

went in Jack's bedrooms n slept. As Ron was lying in one of the rooms of his mansion. Slowly

sleep came to her. And so did to all the others. Suddenly there was a ring the land phone was

buzzing. Ron picked it up. Some one on the other line was breathing for a few seconds n then

said " I saw what you did. U all burying him! " The phone fell out of her hands.

" Ron started screaming. All rushed to her room. They asked her what had happened, she said

" someone had just called now saying they saw us burying him. " " Hows that possible " Daisy

said " we made sure no one was around us while we were burying him. " " Maybe it was that

car guy " Justin said. " And now he wants to black mail us. " " Ok enough I think its just

someone pranking around here. I m sure no one saw us with the body so just forget it " Jack

said. " But what if he calls again " Daisy asked. " Then we will see what has to be done. Now

for God's sake every one sleep I'm tired to the bone " Jack said. So they all retreated to their

rooms n tried to sleep. Morning came. Daisy got up n saw the bedside clock it read 11 am.

She got out of her bed took a shower n went downstairs. The rest were already at the table

with the breakfast being made ready. Jack was making butter pancakes n was layering it with

chocolate dip sauce for all of them. " M so hungry I feel like I have not eaten for days " said

Ron joining them. They sat together n ate quietly. Strong coffee was served in mugs to all by

Ron. " So we go to our homes now I have some work to do " said Justin. " Me too , I have to

go to my cousin sisters house to plan a house event she's hoisting " said Daisy. " Guys try to

keep this thing that happened behind us n get on with our lives now ok " said Jack. **** They

all rode in Jack's car he dropped them to their houses. With only Ron left as the last one. "

See if he calls again that miscreant let me know " he said. " Okay " she replied.

" After he left her at her house he returned home. Parked his mustang and got out. While he was

trying to

" open the door with his key Jack saw some envelope on the floor. He picked it up. "What is

this. " After he read what was written inside he was shocked. Inside on a piece of paper was

written this " Now what a you all did it will come back to you soon. "

The world felt like it was spinning and he was falling . Jack was numb to react in any way. He

said falteringly "I m telling the truth we did not murder any one I will explain it all to you. Give

us a chance. " " Now come with us to the police station and we are calling all ur friends to

report there too " said the first officer. The police car went on their way to the police station

with Jack in it. He tried to argue with them But They told him to either get a lawyer or just shut

up. When they reached the station. All his friends were there. Their faces were white with

worry. The head superintendent came and asked them to explain. Jack said it all from the start

as to how they had gone for a car ride and this man accidentally got hit & out of fear they hid

his body. " Okay so u want us to believe ur this story " superintendent asked. " We are telling

the truth, we are not murderers " cried Daisy. " You can check his body if you think we have

murdered him for any signs of struggle or weapon used " said Ron. " " Yes his body has gone

for autopsy When we get the report we will be sure whether you all are telling the truth or not "

superintendant said. Justin heaved a sigh of relief " so we will be free to go then. " " No as I

said even if its proved that u have not murdered him you all did tried to hide his body so that's

a crime" superintendant said. " So we go in jail then " Ron asked. " It depends on the way ur

case is presented by your lawyer I guess " he replied. " By the way who was the man " Jack

asked. " From his I'd we found in his pocket he was a drunk man who used to work as a

mechanic in a garage nearby with no family. " " So lets wait for the report u guys n till then no

going out of the city limits and attend ur presence here when we call u ok is that understood "

superintendant ordered. " Yes " they all said. **** After two weeks Jack Ron Daisy & Justin are

sitting in a coffee shop drinking coffee. " Really I think we should have gone to the police first

only " said Justin " imagine all trouble we took to hide the body. " Yes but its not all our fault ok

we were scared under those circumstances " Jack said. The court had forgiven them for their

actions. As their side case was also well represented by their lawyer. " So now who wants a

latte for all " asked Daisy. " I want espresso "said Justin. " Two things come out of this .. one

no more late night driving in forests second but most important, we can always count on each

other " said Ron. " Yes they all said n holded each others hands as they drank their coffee. As

the sun was setting in their quaint surroundings.

Tess said " that was creepy wait till you hear mine. " She added that she thought that they would be caught by the cops. With the dead body. Tess thought it would be better. If they started the ouija board soon as it was getting late in the night. She said " you remember i had told you about this incident where this group of guys had played an ouija. And their whole board had lighted up with fire. And one of them had died. " That is, pretty scary so are you saying we do it or not " Shia asked. " Hey whats that i saw something outside the window really " Ricky said a bit frightened and it was not like him to be scared of anything. " It was a, dark figure which just glided across the window outside " he said. " You are quite drunk and are imagining things " Shia said sarcastically. But Tess replied " no matter how drunk he will get Ricky wont say such a thing " and she got up and closed the window. After switching off the lighrs and lighting a scented lavendar candle they sat around it. " You know what i am feeling goosebumps on my body, what would that mean " Shia was getting apprehensive. " And again they started the board. The spirit told them to run now. " Really this is getting no fun now lets close the board and just go and sleep " Tess said irritatively. The main door and windows started shaking and still the light had not come. " Tomorrow will have to call some one some priest or such to cleanse this place now it would be better if we go upstairs to the bedrooms " Shia said shaken. A faint laughter sound could be heard it didnt sound human to them. The three of thrm went hurriedly upstairs to Tess room and Ricky was told to go in the next room.

Fast they entered the room and closed it. Ricky went to the other room. From the windows both bedrooms could be seen. Tess told Shia to go to sleep. " How can i with that thing telling us to hide " Shia said. " I think we just go to sleep then tomorrow will see what to do about this " Shia said and went towards the window. She couls, see Ricky standing near the window his shadow a silhouette against the candle flame. Tess waved to him. He waved to her back but a scream a silent one filled up Tess's throat as she saw a darting electrical type of shadow behind Ricky. " I saw something behind him. Have to tell him fast. That thing is here " Tess said to Shia and ran out. " What is there " Shia exclaimed and, leapt out of the bed joimimg Tess. She knocked on Rickys, door. When he opened she told him about what she, saw. " Dont worry i will be fine you just go and sleep both of you " Ricky said. Both of them returned. Back to their room. And went to sleep. As the lights came back on. As they were sleeping. Their bed started shaking. Tess waked up Shia saying " look the beds vibrating what we do now. " " I dont know only " Shia said. After a few moments the bed stopped shaking and Tess found a holy water in her cabinet. " Will it effect " Shia asked. " Actually i dont think so but what else to do now " Tess replied and sprinkled it around her. After sprinkling Tess laid down. This time the windows were rattling. Shia jumped and said " is it that spirit who is doing this. " After a few moments it stopped. And they felt quietness all around them.

The next morning. When they got up it was all sunshine outside. Ricky came out of his, room and said " Shia lets go " and she followed him downstairs. " Hey what about breakfast i will make uo something " Tess said. " It okay we will just go by the way your parents would also be coming anytime now " Ricky said. The doorbell rang. And as Tess opened it her parents were there. Her mother entered and exclaimed " so you people were having a, party and sleepover here. I hope you did not do the board because i had seen it in your room that day while i was dusting " her mothee said. And her father added " ofcourse they must have done the board i am sure about it. " And they handed a bottle of champagne in Rickys hand which they had brought. " This is for you all " her mother said. Your father especially remembered and brought it. " " No problem then again tonight we can do a celebration of sorts " her mother said.

Tess's mother handed Ricky a bottle. Of wine. Saying " this is for you all here take it. " " That was nice of you to bring this its a french classic as i can see " Ricky said going throug its label. " Very rare it is isnt it " Ricky asked. " Sure yes it is " Tess father said. " So now we will go along its getting late in evening will see you " Ricky said and he and Shia went. Then later Tess's mother made tea for her. And the whole day went in watching movies. As night came Tess said " anytime Ricky and Shia would be coming so one thing i wanted to tell you we had called up some spirit but did not send ir back through ouija so tonight we will try that. " " I had told you not to do those stuff then too you did. Is it let loose in the house now " her mother asked. " I dont know yester day the bed and doors were trembling though " Tess said. Her mother was surprised. To hear this. " Guys i knew something like this would happen now do one thing throw that board in the bin " Tess's mother said. " Of course we cant do that you know how this thing works you have to bury it or burn it " Tess said. " Do whatever you want but i want that thing out of this house " her mother was, fetting angry now. Suddenly around them a faint laughter could be heard. " Did you hear that that sound whose it , was so scary " her father said. " " It was the result of your board Tess so now tonight you all will come and with your father we will all try to send this thing back to where it came from " her mother said as Ricky and Shia quietly went away. And Tess just stood there silent.

In night the weather was bit muggy. Tess was feeling quite hot. Her mother removed the board and called Tess to sit around it. Tess said " i am not interested mother let it be now. " " No you have to do this now so just come here " her mother said. And Ricky and Shia too arrived. They dimmed off the lights and started it. After again lightening a candle. Very soon the board started responding. And the spirit was not answering any of their questions properly. And then it got on fire. They all jumped back. And her mother was given a push behind the back. She almost fell down. And immediately took hold of a chair. Ricky said " we will go now i think. Aunty you better find someone who will remove this for you. " " You are right both drive safely back " her mother replied shaken from the fall. " Okay so now nothing else to do lets go to sleep then " her father said. Later in the night. Her bedroom door opened up a little. She thought maybe it was her mother but there was no one. And a, sudden chillness filled up the room. She quickly got up and ran to her parents room.

In her parents room. She woke them up. " What is it Tess " her mother asked. " The door of my room opened automatically " Tess said. " It must be because of the wind, you must have kept the window open " her father said. " As you not feeling sleepy let me tell you a, tale of a teenager then it will make you happy i think so " her father said. And Tess 's father continued with this story .. Before he started Tess said. " Sure i would like to hear it out you can go ahead. " " It was a lovely evening. With a cool breeze blowing and summer magnolia flowers in full bloom in Daisys backyard. She was reading her favourite gothic romance mystery novel and was having her lemon tea.

Her phone buzzed, it was her granny. she picked up. " Listen Daisy are you coming tonight or not. Its been a long awhile you have not been here. " Sure i am coming to visit you in my car now " Daisy said and got up to get dressed. " No wait you come tomorrow in morning. Its no moon night. Dont travel alone now " her granny told her" " You are being superstitious nothing will happen " Daisy laughed. But then a lingering thought came to her " its a no moon night and its a long drive through the forests. Should i go tomorrow or today to visit granny. Superstitious me she chided herself. "

After wearing her green lemon colour dress she left her house. And locking the front door. " Have i forgotten something. Yes the car keys. " Daisy said and got inside the house and took it. A weird sensation she was having about the trip though. Its not like she was first time making this trip. But in night sure she had not travelled before.

She started on her journey. It was a full moon night and she reached her grandma house after one hour of driving through the forests on a windy weather. All the trees were blowing in the breeze.

After she reached her granny house. Her grandmother had just made dinner and was, waiting for her on the porch. " Dear you came i was waiting for you. U shouldn't be driving in such a, weather at night " daisys grandmother said reproachfully. " What have you made by the way " Daisy asked. " Its chicken chesse sandwhich and some white wine. " " Yes ur food is, always good " Daisy remarked.

" So have you found someone or not " her granny asked. " Not yet " Daisy said wistfully. And all other topics they talked on.After talking and having dinner in the garden. Daisy got up to go. " Wait where are you going its 11 in the night. You can sleep and go tomorrow. Its not safe to drive in thenight all alone " granny said.

" How can wild animals enter a closed car from the forests " Daisy asked. " And what if your car breaks down in middle of the road and im not just talking about wild animals here. Its, a no moon night Daisy " her granny said. " Please don't be superstitious and believe in ghosts. I have to go because tomorrow morning i have a, meeting and i have to prepare. And by the way it would be fun driving in the night through the fotests on a moonlit night! Daisy said." Always the impulsive one arent you. Okay so dont forget to lock the cardoors. And no hitch hikers. " " Give me a, call on the way.. " her granny said. " Sure i will call you after i reach home " Daisy said. " And if some problems happen on the way call me " granny told Daisy. " Dont worry " Daisy said. And so Daisy left on her return journey.

After some time of driving. Daisy started to feel drowsy. " I should have listened to granny's and stayed there only for the night. Like a, fool i took this journey. " Not one human being and car could be seen for miles. I am all alone here.

The forest was looming all dark around her. " Hope my car doesn't breaks down now " she told herself with a, shiver. Her tyres screehed and the car halted. She got out to check what it was. Her engine had heated up. So she got out and poured some water on it and again started her car. From distance wild animals were making noises. After some time of driving suddenly she saw a woman on the side of the road. " Whats, this woman doing in the jungles. But when' she came nearer what she saw made her heart froze. That her feet were opposite. And a sinister smile on her face. She was like a shadow. Not a human being.

Daisys heart froze. She was not a human being. She drove on faster somehow breathlessly. She tried calling her granny. But it was coming out of network. Maybe she had slept. Then in the rear view she saw the same woman siting in her backseat!

She couldnt believe it. How can the woman get inside the car. The temperature in the car dropped. Daisy was shivering. It was a spirit roaming the forests. And she did not heeded her grannys word to not travel.

Daisy amost felt faint. But somehow she did kept on driving. The woman vanished from the backseat.

In a blur she drove and reached her house and falered and fell on the bed. She couldn't open the lock with her key as her hands were trembling. Next day she had a fever. She called her granny and told her everything about it.

Her grandmother said " thats why i was warning you. I have heard some rumours about that patch of the forests. But you always took it as, a joke. Now next time you wont be driving too late in the night. One good thing happened out of all this " she said. " Next time you come here you stay here. But you are brave to keep driving inspite of that ghostly sighting " her granny said.

" Yes i know and to think i never believed in ghosts. Now in night i check the locks on my door " Daisy said as she was holding a cup of warm tea in her hands. " Tess heard it out. Then said " it was lovely. " Later Tess went to sleep. Her father said " so as you liked the story and feeling better you can go to sleep now ok and forget about that door opening of its own. And if want to then can sleep in our room with us. " Tess said " no i am going in my room its fine. " Her mother said " keep the bed lamp off by your side no need to keep it on. " And she went to her room. In her room the window was still open. She left it open only. That was quite a good one she thought. " Tomorrow Ricky and i should go to that antique shop. That sales woman there who sells those boards. Sure she can shed some light on this matter maybe. " As she slept the tree branch outside her window was tapping on it. And outside the moon was partly hidden. By the clouds and a chill breeze was blowing. After last nights snow. Tess remembered that book she had read. About that victoria era period. In which the girl who played the main character in it used to gp out. On a full moon night with her suitor horseback riding to the moors. And there they meet a werewolf who happened to be the heros uncle. Later she comes to know. That the hero was a werewolf turned out. So she had to visit a witch a local one to give her a herbal brew. Which would make him a, human again. But he refuses to take it. And she had to forcefully make him drink it in his wine by adding it secretely in it. And he turned into a human again. From a werewolf who he used to turn out on a full moon night. But then hus uncle stolw it away from her. And how she retrieved it from him. " Okay i am now feeling sleepy " Tess said and switched off the lamp. The next morning her mother was knicking on her door. She opened it and said " yes i know its, timw for going to college. I will be ready in a, few minutes. And yes i am calling. Both of them Shia and Ricky to meet me up and share their assignments to make some editing in my homework " Tess said. " Allright meet me down for breakfast " her mother said and went. In college she met Ricky and Shia, and as, she was opening her locker a, note fell out of it. It read an invitation to a event which was organised to celebrate Tony their college senior who had won the state basketball championship. " Nice so what should i wear to this, get together the light blue dress or the baby pink shirt " Tess was wondering. Then she decided to go with the blue one. Outfit which she rarely wore. But then she decided to wear it for this event. As she was closing the locker door Shia came and told her that she wouldnt be going. " But why you are not " Tess asked. " You know its because i dont like him as last year in canteen he dropped purposely his coffee on me and then laughed at me instead of saying sorry " Tess said. " And what about Ricky he is coming or not " Tess, asked. " He is sure going because they both play together " Shia, replied. " So i guess its, Ricky and i going then " Tess, said and both of them went to their classroom for their science lecture.