her story begins now...
Mumbling
“It’s getting cold.” I heard Emily
mutter as we walked through the crackling leaves beneath our feet. “Well maybe
you should’ve brought a coat like mom told you to.” I said with a smart aleck
tone. She looked up at me and rolled her eyes. With a smirk on my face I looked
down at my feel noticing all of the different colored leaves on the cold
ground. We slowly approached the front porch of a big dark green house. To the
right of the front door there was a skeleton sitting on a bench with pumpkins
at his feet. I looked up at the door and before I could even attempt to ring
the doorbell the door knob turned and out pooped a zombie mask. “Hey James.” It
was my best friend Beef. At least, that’s what we called him. I’ve known Beef
from the first day of third grade. He was intimidating at first, but he’s
really just a big, sweet teddy bear. “Trick or
Treat!” yelled Emily. “You don’t really think that there is any candy left in
my house do you?” laughed Beef. “C’mon dude! It’s already getting dark out! Let’s
get going, Mumbling Cabin isn’t going to be around forever!”
“Beef
what are you talking about?” I asked extremely confused.
“Well
I just thought we would do something a bit more… interesting tonight.” Beef
replied with a smile.
It
was dark, and surprisingly colder. “Come on Beef. Where are we going? I’m
freezing.” I asked looking up into the tall, bare trees that surrounded us.
“Well maybe you should’ve brought your coat like mom told you to.” Emily mocked
as she giggled. “So what is this Mumbling
Cabin anyways?” Beef looked down at Emily in her ridiculous fairy costume.
“I researched haunted stories that happened in New Jersey. There is this story
about a family who lived in a little cabin in the forest, a young couple with
two daughters. They say one Halloween night, like the one tonight,” Beef
mentioned as he stared down at Emily “The youngest daughter sat up in her bed
and started rocking back and forth while she mumbled words that no one could
quite make out. One night, the older sister snuck into her room to check on her
because she was worried; and the next morning the older sister --- Gone. One by
one, family members vanished. Legend has it that the little sister still roams
the cabin just waiting…”
“Waiting
for what?” Emily asked with alarm.
“WAITING
TO POSSESS LITTLE GIRLS LIKE YOU!” Beef yelled as he threw his hands in the
air. Emily punched him. “Stop it!” she said with a frown. I shook my head and
laughed. I was impressed, but felt bad because Emily was horrified.
The
cabin was tiny. I tried to imagine living in it with a whole family, but was
too creeped out from the dark, broken down cabin and the horrid smell of rotten
meat to even imagine the thought. As we walked up to the cabin I looked down at
Emily. I could tell she was scared. “I’m staying out here, James.” She
demanded. “Baby” I heard Beef say under his breath. I followed him, looking at
my sister until the door creaked closed behind me.
I
pinched my nose shut because of the stench as I looked around. “See there is
nothing here. Can we go?” I said talking with my plugged nose. Beef ignored me
and walked into the next small room. I followed behind him and ran into him
because of a sudden stop. His jaw dropped. “Oh. My. Gosh.” I looked over his
shoulder and saw a human figure in a rocking chair that creaked with every
movement. It faced towards the corner so I couldn’t see it clearly. I noticed
long grey hair. It was an old woman. Beef turned around and ran out the door
before I could say a word. Forgetting my fears, I tried quieting my breath as I
approached the woman. Opening my mouth I pushed out a sentence and placed my
hand on her shoulder. “Are y...you okay…” she looked up at me with cold, black
eyes and screeched. I stumbled to the ground and watched as the room went dark.
Minutes, maybe hours later my eyes opened, but instead of the old woman I saw
Emily rocking in the chair, mumbling.
-end-
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