In an empty room that almost no one took a notice on it, blood was shed silently as if it

was flowing slowly like a water. Clothes bathed with redness of blood; a dead lady was seen
inside a mysterious room.

---

In a Friday afternoon, a group of performers gathered to rehearse for their school theatre
play that they will perform next week. As night falls, the atmosphere has changed but they are
determined to perfect their performance. During their practice, Elise told their drama teacher,
Ms. Gomez to have a short water break as her voice is kind of tired, and the others also agreed
with her. Ms. Gomez told them that they should call it a day as it was also getting late, and her
mom also messaged her that she must urgently come home.

Elise: Ma’am, can we take a short break? My voice is cracking up.

Ms. Gomez: Uhm… actually guys, we should wrap it up. It’s getting late and I think I’m

needed at home. So, let’s just stop for the day.

(While she looks at the message on her phone screen)

Lucas, you take charge, since you’re the most responsible out of these dorks.

Lucas: Okay, ma’am. We’ll take care of the mess; you can go first.

Ms. Gomez: Okay, Lucas. You guys be careful. And let’s do well tomorrow, too. I’m leaving,

bye!

(She wraps her thigs up and left)

While they are cleaning up, Benjamin noticed some stuffs that are covered with a thin
cloth, perhaps those are some old props used before. He got curious and went to take a closer
look; he noticed a box that is place at the very back of the other things that piled up, and he
reached for it. As he reached for the box, Emma and Noah noticed him and ask him what he’s
doing. He didn’t respond and just tries to reach for that box; and he finally grabbed it and took it
out from the piling things. After he got the box, the attention of Lucas, Elise, Jack, and Luna
shifted to him. The box was full of dust, and they noticed something while looking at it; a blood-
colored writing is noticeable “Dare and be dead!”

Lucas: What the hell did you do, Benj? Why would you temper with the things there?
Benjamin: Chill, bro. I’m simply curious what kind of props they’d keep in here.

Luna: You’re really full of bad ideas!

Benjamin: We won’t know if it’s a bad idea if we don’t open it, will we?

Elise: Are you out of your mind?! It clearly indicates danger!

Benjamin still opened the dusty box without pausing despite of his friends’ concerned
voices, and what’s inside creeped each of their soul. Lying inside the box was a Ouija board and
a planchette with it.

Jack: What trouble did you just entered, Benj?! You should put that back there; we’re not

supposed to tempered with that!

Elise: Jack’s right. You shouldn’t have touched that.

Benjamin: What? Aren’t you guys curious if this thing really does the… you know, the

“magic”?

Elise: Are you crazy?! (She smacked his head as she speaks)

Or you’re just really stupid?! That’s a Ouija board, and it was hidden at the very back for
a reason! You know, it’s better to be safe than sorry.

Stupid! (She then rolled her eyes)

Noah: Com’n guys, don’t be such a kill trip. Let’s try it, just once, and then we’re leaving.

Please?

Lucas: But it’s still too risky.

Noah: Bro, we will only play this once. And besides, aren’t you curious of this? You talked

about this thing just yesterday, I know you’re dying of curiosity, too.

The others are just waiting for Lucas’s approval.

Lucas: Okay, fine. But we’ll just play once, and we’re going home.

Elise: Aish… Seriously?

Elise shook her head, showing her disagreement. She does not agree with the idea, but
she stayed, just watching them from the corner of the room because she’s not leaving without
all of them.

Benjamin then slowly took out the board from the box, with his blank expression. They
then sat, forming a circle around the Ouija board.

Elise: You know guys. I have already warned you that this is a bad idea.

Emma: We don’t really know if this one’s real if we won’t try it, right?

Elise: (sighed and face palmed out of frustration)

Fine. Do what you want then.

The six of them started to put each of their fingers on the planchette and started asking
the board

Emma: Do you exist?

The planchette moved to “yes” in the board. They were scared for a while but realized
that it was Benjamin who moved it.

Luna: Don’t fool around, Benj. You’re ruining the mood.

(She hits Benjamin’s arm, who was beside her)

Benjamin: Ha! I’m just trying to scare you. Such a scaredy cat!

He teased Luna and laughed, and the others also laughed with him.

Luna: Well, it’s not funny.

I’m not playing this anymore, I wanna go home, so should you.

Lucas: I think it’s enough, and we should go home, too.

Let’s put the things away and go home already. We still got a lot to do for classes too. So,
let’s fix our things and leave.

Noah: I’m really curious of this thing, such a pity that we couldn’t try what it can do.

(He sounded bitter)

Jack: Com’n, Noah, there’s nothing to be sad about. We have to go home, it’s getting late,

and my mom’s looking for me at home.

They started packing their things up, fixed themselves and then left.

---

The sun rises and Saturday came. They agreed to practice in their school again in the
afternoon, so they could still do their remaining school activities and chores in the morning. Noah
went an hour too early from the agreed time meeting. He decided to hang out in their classroom
for the meantime while he waits for the others to arrive. Thirty minutes passes and still no one
came, he texted his friends to ask where they are; as he waits for their response, he went to the
bathroom to pee.

After he peed, he looked himself up in the mirror to appreciate his “good looks”, but the
atmosphere suddenly became eerie and he felt chills through his body, but he ignored the cool
breeze around him and then washed his hands in the sink. The door slowly opens behind him,
without him knowing. He continued what he was doing when he felt some eerie presence behind
his back, like someone is behind him. He had goosebumps because of thinking that and just
laugh it off. But he wants to check if there was really someone, so he slowly turned his head
behind to know if someone was there. Before he could do that, the lady wearing a white dress
that’s’ full of blood on it, whispered closely from his ears.

“Die.”

The lights went off. And he suddenly couldn’t see anything, and he went ahead to the
opened door, but it suddenly shut off close.

Noah: H-help, help me! (He banged the door as he yells for help.)

I swear, if this is one of my friends, I will kill them.

The lights turned on again and he could now finally see the whole place. But he couldn’t
believe what he has seen. A blood. There was a blood written on the wall saying…

“Dare and be dead”

The words that were written in blood was familiar to him, and then he finally remembers
what it was. That was the words that were written outside the box, where the Ouija board was
put into.

Noah: No way… (He whispered. He gets closer to the wall to confirm it)

The door suddenly started to open slowly, without him knowing

Noah: That was the warning outside of the Ouija board… why was it written there? Have we

triggered something we shouldn’t have?

If this is the case, I need to tell them to discard the board.

The door suddenly started to open slowly, without him knowing

Noah: That was the warning outside of the Ouija board… why was it written there? Have we

triggered something we shouldn’t have?

 If this is the case, I need to tell them to discard the board.

He went out and finally saw the others climbing the stairs to the conference room; he
locked and left their classroom to meet them and tell them what happened to him earlier.

---

They went up to the conference room again to practice and as they walk through the stairs, they
were chattering and laughing, but Benjamin suddenly brought up the board again.

Benjamin: Guys, nothing really happened right? I told you, it wasn't a bad idea. It was just
purely a child's game, and you guys actually believe such crazy things.

Lucas: You're the one who's crazy for bringing it up again, well I don't really believe in ghosts,
for sure.

Jack: Well, I agree with Benj; it's not really a bad idea. It's just liked an experiment, right? if
ghost does really exist or not. We're even lucky if we could prove this true! We can be
featured in the news.

Elise: Nah, I think this conversation is entirely useless. I'm outta here.

Elise walks faster than them while they're still discussing about the Ouija.

Luna stopped halfway from the stairs and asked them something.

Luna: But what happens if they do really exist. The Ouija board is probably the only answer for
our questions.

Lucas: Please don't tell me we're going to play that stupid game again; this is totally a waste
time. We might as well focus on our play!

Benjamin: Relax bro, in fact, we could get a reference from our horror play based on our
experience here.
 They continued to chat until they arrived at the conference room, and they saw Elise was
there with a confused look on her face and Noah's state is not entirely okay. His face is all
stressed, and it looks like something was really bothering him.

Lucas: Whoa, whoa, who what's happening here? Noah?

When the boy noticed that they are now complete, he immediately gets to them.

Noah: W-we need to destroy it.

Jack: Destroy what? What's happening with you, suddenly? Did Luna reject you again because
she chose Luc-

Noah: T-that's not the problem. You see-

Luna: Here, drink this water first. Let's sit down.

(She passed him a bottle of water)

When Noah finally calms down, he told them what he had experienced in the Comfort
Room.

Bejamin: Bro, I think you're really not okay. I thought you weren't the type to believe in children's
tale.

Elise: I told you, I have a bad feeling right before you played that creepy game.

Noah: Please believe me, you can come down to the stairs with me and see the comfort room
the blood that was written there.

When they arrived at the comfort room, it was clean as ever; no bloody circumstances have
been seen there.

Jack: See? There was nothing here, ghosts don’t exist my friend.

Noah- B-but there were some written words here, the same one that was written outside the box.
Luna: We can postpone our practice for some other time--

Noah: Look, please believe me. I swear, I have seen the girl with her bloody dress and
whispered-

Benjamin: If this really is true, assuming that it is. Then why don't we try to contact the ghost
from the Ouija, let's play the game and ask her questions why---

Noah: Bastard, you weren't supposed to open it from the start!

Noah pulled Benjamin's collar and punched him. They were then in chaos after that one strong
punch. Now seated, forming a circle inside the conference room was Lucas, Luna, Benjamin,
and Jack. Elise, on the other hand was staying beside Noah in his seat wherein he was tied up
for his behavior earlier.

Lucas: Now, let's find the ghost that haunted our friend. Let's know who and why did she show
up to Noah in the Comfort Room.

Jack started to light four candles and they put it on each corner of the board. The four of
them then positioned their hands on the planchette

Meanwhile, Emma, who was late, arrived and knocked on the door before she entered
the odd classroom. She approached Elise, who was beside Noah, with confusion on her face.
She then asked Elise what is going on. Ellise explained to her that Noah’s been acting very weird
and saying he has seen a ghost and punched Benjamin on the face that’s why he’s tied up.

Emma: No way! You did that?! (She asked Noah with shock)

Luna then suddenly grabbed her hand to sit down and join them. She yeeted Emma when
Emma tried push Luna’s hand away, and then she is forcefully seated with them to reach the
ghost. The five of them out their fingers to the planchette and Lucas started asking.

Lucas: What do you want from our friend?

The planchet moved to the letters that spelled SCARED.

Jack: Y-you didn’t move that Benj, did you? (He asked, seems creeped out)

Banjamin: No, bro. I got no time to fool around, I just got punched in the face because of this.

Lucas: If Benj didn’t move it, neither did I nor Luna.

(They looked at each other with fright and then turned their terrified gazes on Noah, who
was tied up, and Elise, who was wary beside him.)

Jack: Who are you?

The planchette move to letter I… A.. M.. D…E…A.. T..H

Lucas: Did it say D-death?

Jack: N-no way, it must be you guys who moved this board, right?

Benjamin. No…

Luna: Why are you doing this? (She asked the board)

The planchette moved again and it carefully formed the word VENGE-

The word was not complete because the moves of the planchette were getting faster and
faster, then Benjamin was terrified and interfered it by pushing their hands off the planchette.
They were on chaos because of what Benjamin did.

Emma: What the heck, Benjamin?! Why would you do that?! (frustrated)

Lucas: What’s wrong with you?!

(He pushed Benjamin strong enough to make lie on the floor)

Jack: What the hell, bro?!

Luna and Elise: BENJAMIN!!! (Shout of annoyance)

[they all shout and nagged at him altogether]

Benjamin: Are you guys crazy? This is not good anymore! We have to stop; we must stop!

(He was trembling)

As they criticize Benjamin for what he did, Noah only has a blank expression left on his face. He
just fazed and stare at his chaotic friends form his chair and did not even bother about the
situation. Until…

“HAHA…”

A creepy chuckle was heard and all of them froze, wondering whether they’re just hearing things,
or they heard it right.

“hahaha”

They turned their gazes from the weird laugh and found out that it was no other than, Noah.

Elise: H-hey, are you alright?

Sitting down on the chair while his head was low to his chest. He suddenly stopped laughing.

Elise: H-hey stop joking.

Noah stood up with his head still lowered to his chest.

Noah: I am here. (He whispered.)

Benjamin: What?

They all moved closer to Noah and ask him if he was alright.

Lucas: Bro, don’t fool around, it’s not funny anymore.

He put both of his hands on Noah’s shoulders. But in a blink of an eye…

Noah’s hand immediately landed to Luca’s neck.

All of them immediately stopped Noah, but he became too strong. It’s as if he’s a completely
different person. Meanwhile, Benjamin’s attention was on the Ouija board.

Luna: Benj! what are you doing, we need to stop him. Come help us, stop playing with that
stupid board already.

Benjamin: I wanna know something…

No one expected his next move. Hands on the board Benjamin was about to tear the board to
pieces, when Noah saw him doing it, he lets go of Lucas and was furious at Benjamine. He
immediately raged at him and was about to hit him with a chair he once seated on. Benjamin’s
legs went jelly and he fell down his feet as Noah approach him.

Benjamin: Die, you which!

He was about to tear it off again when he was finally struck by the chair, he hit Benjamin again
and again until he’s gone. All of them went silent, couldn’t believe what just happened. The
lifeless body of Benjamin was there, lying on the floor. Luna helped Lucas fast to stand up, in
order to leave this place.

Luna: Let’s go, Noah is not our friend anymore! He’s been possessed! He killed Benj!

Luna cried out. All of them did. Then, using it as a chance they ran outside to escape from their
possessed friend.

When they ran to the door it’s already dark, Luna helplessly assisted Lucas to get up when…

“AH!” Luna was startled.

Their hands were separated when Noah pulled Lucas’s leg, dragging him fully inside the
theatre room.

Luna: No, Lucas!

Luna was about to go inside when Elise with all her strength, pulled her out of the room. Luna
resisted Elise’s grip and without saying a word she went inside to rescue Lucas. Right where
she entered the room, it can’t be opened again.

Elise: LUNA! (Elise bang the door, but all she heard was her loud screech.)
Emma hugged Elise hard and gestured her to run. Jack was leading the way holding Emma with
him, while Emma holding Elise’s hand who were still out of herself because they just lost their 3
special friends. They couldn’t risk separating with each other. But their hands would separate
when Jack would check the way to ensure it’s safe.

When Jack was leading the way and turned back to check on the girls, there was no one else
following him anymore. As he was now alone on the stairs, with the lights flickering.

Jack: Girls? Elise! Emma! Where did you both go?”

As he began to his voyage looking for the girls, he keeps on coming back to the same place all
over again after walking that long; when he was about to go down the stairs, he noticed a
silhouette standing at the end of the hallway. And the more the lights were turning on and off the
closer the guy gets to him; he doesn’t know what to do as his body was filled with fear and he
was frozen on his pot. As the guy was close enough for him to realize it was Noah, he just stared
at him with a horrified expression. The lights stopped flickering and it went completely black. And
when it was turned on again, a lifeless body of Jack appeared; the last thing Jack saw was the
evil grinning face of his dear friend, Noah.

---

Meanwhile, Emma and Elise were still together finding Jack.

Emma: He was here a minute ago! But now he’s suddenly gone.

Elise: He’ll be fine, don’t worry.

Emma: What if he won’t?! It will be all my fault, I was the one holding his arms, and I suddenly
couldn’t hold a grip anymore, all of a sudden.

Elise: He had to ensure that Noah wasn’t in our way. Come on, it’s Jack we’re talking about.
You know he’s a fighter.

The two of them hugged in relief as they arrived at the ground of their school. However, Emma
suddenly told Elise that she had to pee because before she came here at school, she’s already
holding in her pee, but it slips out of her mind because of the traumatizing events.
Elise: Are you freaking serious?

Emma: I’m no where joking, Elise. I won’t die, silly. If I won’t pee, this would be end of me. I
didn’t even die in Noah’s hand; I’ll probably die with UTI.

Elise: Okay fine, but let’s go together and after that we’ll find a way to rescue them somehow.

---

Emma: You stay there, I’ll be quick.

Elise: No, I’ll go inside with you, I won’t forgive myself if something happens to you, too.

Emma: Alright, just stay outside the door. I’ll be fine alone inside.

Elise: Be careful, okay?

Emma just nodded and give Elise a thumbs-up. She then closed the main door and immediately
relieved herself, by the time she was finished, she approached the door to come out of the
bathroom. The mirror greeted her after going out of the cubicle, fixing herself in front of it. She
then stopped when she noticed that the lights were flickering, and she couldn’t see anything
since it was already so dark. It was turning off and on…

Emma: Ahhhhhhh!

Emma ran towards the door when she saw someone is in the mirror, it was a girl, wearing a
white blooded dress. She bangs the door because unfortunately, she can’t open it.

Emma: Elise! Help, open the door, please. Someone’s here! (she’s panting out of fear)

Elise was alarmed by the screams of Emma, so she mustered her strength to open the door, but
it was no use. The door is really locked. While Elise was doing everything she could to open the
door; meanwhile, Emma was standing right behind the closed door while the ghost is standing
at the position she had earlier.

Emma: Elise! Just leave me here, our friends need you.

Emma said, trying to stay calm. Getting Elise out of there is the only way for her to save others,
too.

Elise: No, I will not go without you, we promised to survive together! I’m not leaving you here.
(She said as her eyes were flowing out tears)
I can’t lose another one, please God! Emma, try to open the door please, don’t give up.

A long silence was heard, and she couldn’t get a response from Emma anymore, so she decided
to open the door. Shockingly enough, the doorknob is now open. She immediately rushed inside
and find out that Emma is now covered in blood. But she’s still breathing unstably.

Elise: Hang on, let me take you out of this hell. Let’s get out first.

Emma: Save them, pls. (Emma said weakly before passing away.)

Elise mourned for Emma before standing to finally face Noah and defeat the evil spirit.

---

Elise stood up bravely to pull herself together and think of something that might help. She
decided to go back up to the conference room where her friends lay dead. As she was
approaching the room, the door is not shut close anymore. She then carefully entered the room,
and she couldn’t control the tears that’s pouring like rain, seeing how brutally her friends were
killed. She poured out all her hearts and mourned for all of them. Then a phone rung that
frightened her whole organ; Mrs. Gomez is calling. She answered the phone in such a rush and
with shaking hands.

Elise: Hello… (her voice trembled as she speaks to Mrs. Gomez through the phone)

Mrs. Gomez asked her what had happened, then she told her everything, from the playing of the
Ouija to the death of her friends. The tears flowed out so hard as she looks at the cold bodies
of Benjamin, Luna, and Lucas. When hearing all the details, Mrs. Gomez didn’t answer quickly.

“I’ll be there, for now, check the piled boxes where you get the box from. There’s a box there
that can help you, check and collect it, it might help.”

“O-kay.”

Elise then drags her feet to where it all started again, she could see the boxes now. One by one,
she quickly examined everything inside it until she saw something that caught her attention. As
per her curiosity, there were pictures and journals that can be seen inside. She opens the journal
and read it.
To my first ever friend, Olivia.

November 8, 2006

When I first transferred here, no one ever spoke to me. That’s why I always tell myself, that maybe I am not worthy to
have friends, and that I think everybody abandoned me, just like what my parents did. I lost all the hope to live, but you suddenly
came to my dire life. Made me experienced how a true friend should be, and it made me feel alive again. You were the first to
show me, that I am not actually a worthless person. However, on one sunny afternoon, I saw you with another group of friends
that has tormented many students’ lives; and I wondered why I was never the victim of their bullying. For sure, they didn’t like
me. My friend who was as good as an angel, made friends with the devils? You ignored my presence for how many days, I am
starting to think that you, making friends with me, weren’t genuine at all.

The day finally came where you approached me with no emotions, it’s as if you have never known me from the start.
You asked me if I wanted to go with you somewhere, and I couldn’t reject my friend, so I came with you. Hoping that if I go with
you this time, you’re going to be like yourself again. A room full of grinning faces greeted me as I entered the room, you just
bowed down your head; couldn’t look at me straight in the eye. I trembled, when I realized that was, you were eventually part of
this evil group all this time? Were you, being an angel, only a façade? I hate you, for betraying me. Now, I realized that you have
just used me, in order to make fun on how lonely and miserable I am. Because of that, I shall make you suffer, until you’re still
alive. I’ll curse you to my grave. I will have my vengeance. Olivia Gomez.

-BACKSTORY-

There was a girl who just transferred from a certain school, she was mostly silent all the
time; ever since she arrived there, no one had told her to be friends with her. Not until then, "Hi!"
Someone approached her from her seat, Fiona was only observing her, wondering what she
would do. The girl smiled, offered her hands, and she shook it slowly. "From now on, we will be
friends." The girl in front of her said, smiling ears to ears. Fiona just looked at the girl, didn't know
what to say. "Tsk, tsk, tsk, I guess this is your first time having a friend right? So, you do this."
The girl offered her pinky finger and guided Fiona on how to do the pink promise. "We are friends,
tomorrow and always." The girl then did the pink promise. And then until such time they became
close, but then Fiona's friend started to distance herself from her, and she began hanging out
with other people. Leaving Fiona behind. With heart full of jealousy and pain, as the girl was the
only friend she ever had, so she left with a heavy heart

But then, she was about to go home when the girl approached her, saying that she needs
to go to a certain room.

because being friends, Fiona didn't hesitate to go

 and then she found out that they were just pulling some tricks on her because the main
purpose she was invited there was for her to play an Ouija board

she resisted, and someone pushed her, but unfortunately hit her head

the people there were laughing at her

and the girl she was friend with came rushing to her but before she did, she already died

the blood flowed through the ouija board

the bullies warn Fiona's friend to shut up

or else she would be the one to take charge of the crime

-END OF BACKSTORY-

Elise couldn’t believe what she just read and found out that their theater teacher whom
they cherish so much is actually one of the reasons why Fiona died and became a vengeful
spirit. She’s thinking what she should do if Ms. Gomez will arrive several minutes later. However,
while Elise was thinking, someone was actually looking at her and walked towards her until…

Ms. Gomez: Elise! Oh my gosh! Lucas… Luna! Benjamin!

Elise almost has a heart attack when she found out it was only Ms. Gomez, the reason of all this
tragic event. Ms. Gomez then hugged her.

Elise: Ma’am, why did you do it?

Without beating around the bush, Elise asked her with glimpse of pain in her eyes. Mrs.
Gomez looked around the room and found that the boxes were now scattered on the floor, while
Elise are holding the journal and the pictures of the two of them.

“I am going to explain my side. It all started when…”

-FLASHBACK-

Bully 1: Hey, you’re now friends with that weirdo, right?

One of the bullies clung their arms to her, while she struggled when she heard about Fiona.

Ms. Gomez: Don’t involve her to this. She didn’t do anything to you.

One of the bullies slapped Oliva because she talked without their permission.

Bully 1: Tsk, now you learned to disobey us. As your punishment, you will only go out with us
and not with that stupid weirdo. If you won’t agree, Fiona will suffer on behalf of your dumb
decision.

Ms. Gomez: Don’t do anything to my friend, you monsters!

Olivia struggled, while the two of the other bullies hold her arms, so she couldn’t do anything
further.

Bully 2: Don’t worry, follow our instructions and she’ll be safe and sound. You got me?
Olivia didn’t have any choice but to follow them for Fiona’s sake. She endured the pain in going
with them, instead of hanging out with her friend. If this means on protecting her, she didn’t regret
anything. Until one day…

Bully 1: Olivia, approach your creepy looking friend to join us play the Ouija board that we just
bought, and after that we’ll surely stop bullying you two.”

Ms. Gomez: As you wish.

Then it all happened so fast, Olivia couldn’t believe what just happened. The blood of Fiona was
shed in a glimpse of a second, while Gomez embraced her dying friend.

Fiona was saying something, so Olivia lends her ears to her friend, but her last words brought
goosebumps to her body.

Fiona: D-die.

The bullies shushed Olivia, and they covered up the crime. Hoping that it would be just buried in
their memories and remain just a secret.

-END OF FLASHBACK-

Ms. Gomez: That’s all what happened...

Elise just lost her strength to stand when she found out the truth. Gomez hugged her tight, she
then said sorry for being the reason this all happened.

Elise: This is not your fault; she just didn’t know the truth that’s all.

Gomez: Okay, it’s time to defeat her and serve justice for your friends.

They were about to stand up when her leg was pulled by a strong energy, IT WAS Noah.

Elise tried to grab her hand, but the evil’s spirit is much stronger than her.

Gomez: Go, now, wait for someone, I know that she’ll come. She’s the only one who I told how
to defeat Fiona!”

She hesitated to go, but there’s nothing much she could do as she’s aware of the strength of her
enemy. She run away with the board, pictures, and the journal; she ran down the stairs and as
she stepped on the last flight of the stairs, and then she saw a silhouette of a guy just steadily
standing in one place, she thought it was Jack. She carefully called his attention, but he didn’t
take notice of her. She slowly went near him and tapped his shoulders to get his attention.
However, it took awhile for Jack to turn back; his vibes are weird as if he’s out of his mind. He
slowly turns back to Elise stiffly; but when they finally see face to face… Elise was mortified as
the face that greeted her was not Jack, but it was Noah whose body was covered with splashes
of blood.

Noah: Welcome to hell. (he said with a creepy smirk)

Elise immediately stayed away from him, still holding the important documents. While running
slowly, she suddenly fell, and she dropped the journal while Noah was approaching her slowly
holding a raker. Elise on the floor, slowly going away from him.

Elise: Why are you doing this?

Elise screamed out a Noah, who was approaching with bloodlust.

Elise: All Olivia did was to protect you; she didn’t mean no harm.

She took you as a true friend. It was all a misunderstanding!

Noah: Silly you. You don’t know anything! Liar! And liars will vanish from existence on my own
hands. That includes your friends who were already dead. They lied that I don’t exist, so…

Elise: But Olivia really thought of you as a real friend!

Noah laughed of the ridiculous statement. Until his laughter turned into tears.

Noah: But she did not show me the treatment of how a real friend should be! She baited me

to the predators who were the reason why our friendship fell apart.

You, die!

Noah rushed to Elise and the more she resists until they get into the stairs when Noah finally
caught her arms, she screamed in pain. Noah squeezes her tight and went in for her neck. He
choked her until she was about to lose her breath when…

“I believe in God, the Father almighty, Creator of heaven and earth, and in Jesus Christ, his only Son, our
Lord, who was conceived by the Holy Spirit, born of the Virgin Mary, suffered under Pontius Pilate, was
crucified, died and was buried; he descended into hell; on the third day he rose again from the dead; he
ascended into heaven, and is seated at the right hand of God the Father almighty; from there he will come
to judge the living and the dead. I believe in the Holy Spirit, the true Christian church, the communion of
saints, the forgiveness of sins, the resurrection of the body, and life everlasting. Amen.”

Because of that, it weakened Noah until he didn’t hold Elise anymore, When the other people
that helped Elise rushed through the journal, board, and the pictures were ultimately stopped by
just how Noah gesture his hands. The boy’s head then bumped to the wall, with blood gushing
away from it.

The exorcist was immediately worried when his other people was harmed. Elise then, actioned
out to get it while the exorcist cast away the evil spirit.

“Ave maria, gratia plena, Dominus tecum. Benedicta tu in mulieribus, et benedictus fructus ventris tui, Jesus.
Santa maria mater jesu ora pro nobis peccatoribus, nunc, et in hora mortis nostrae amen.”

With the lighter that was turned on the board was immediately put in fire, including the
pictures and journals with her. They still began to say the prayer, until Noah fell into his knees.

Noah screamed as if his spirit was pulled off his body, until the blood was on his face.
They stopped when Noah fell from his knees to his head. He lost consciousness and was laid
down the ground. Elise got down her knees out of exhaustion, then cried; cried of relief because
it’s finally over but she also cried because of the pain of losing her friends. The only thing that’s
heard in the calmness after the storm is the loud sob that echoes around the atmosphere.

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The morning dawned in the school; the people went all frenzy when they heard about the
mortifying incident; the police sirens were heard. In the school, a shocking crime scene appeared
before them. In the conference room seen Lucas, Benjamin, Luna, and Ms. Gomez, laying down
and were all soaked with blood, Luna was seen having the planchette still stabbed on her while
she’s trying to reach Lucas’ hand.

---

Noah woke up greeted by the white ceiling. Hearing a beeping sound, he slowly gets up from
his bed, he was surprised to see Elise napping on the side of the bed. He looked around the
place then realized that he’s in a hospital room. Elise suddenly came to her senses and saw that
Noah’s awake, so she stood up from her seat and immediately checked Noah, if he’s himself
again or he’s still possessed.

Elise: How are you feeling?

Noah is just dazed, then he nodded.

Noah: What happened? I don’t remember anything, Elise. Where are the others?

Elise was suddenly teary eyed

Elise: I’ll call the doctor, stay right there.

She then walked out the door, leaving Noah confused. The doctor then arrived and check
him up. After the doctor confirmed Noah’s condition is not bad anymore, the doctor then left.
Having just Elise and Noah in the room, Noah was still confused and keep on looking for his
other friends. Elise couldn’t hold back the tears anymore and told Noah everything that
happened, from the start he was not himself anymore to how the evil spirit departed his body by
burning into flames the board and other things owned by the ghost.
 Upon hearing this, Noah’s heart shattered and burst into tears. He sobbed and then
blames himself. His heart was aching so much as if it was shot with a bullet.

Elise: No, Noah. It was not your fault. You didn’t want this to happen. No one is to blame.

We shouldn’t have tempered with that thing in the first place. But we were young and wild.
The only mistake we made was us being reckless, we didn’t expect things to come to this
point, none of us wanted this to happen.

Elise cried with him.

Noah saw the bruise and band aid on Elise’s arm

Noah: I’m so sorry, Elise.

The only thing he could say was sorry as he was utterly shocked by what happened. The
room echoed with sobbing as the story unraveled to Noah.

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A day had passed, and Noah was able to be discharged from the hospital. Right after he
got out of the hospital, he immediately went back to the school with Elise, a Police Officer, and
the exorcist, in the same room where his late friends and drama teacher were killed; in where
the nasty smell of the blood was still smelled and a smudge of it is still visible. A moment of
silence was offered for the late Benjamin, Luca, Luna, and Ms. Gomez; they offered a prayer for
them and lit for candles for each one of the deceased.

Noah: I’m so sorry, guys. I didn’t know…

He can’t continue to speak as he started crying and Elise tried to comfort him by patting
his back and she held Noah’s hand.

After they went to the conference room, they then proceeded right at the stairs where jack
was murdered. They also lit a candle right on the spot where his body were found dead. After
that, they moved on to the bathroom where Emma’s lifeless body was found, and they lit a
candle. Offering their beloved friends a prayer to wish them rest in peace. A somber atmosphere
completed the moment of remembering the bitter and unfortunate incident that happened that
night.

Noah and Elise, with a Police officer and an exorcist then left the facility solemnly. Leaving
behind the horrifying occurrence in the school where learning should take place, but is now
splashed with blood and where people died from the hands of a vengeful spirit.