Truth or Dare
Image by Thanks for your Like • donations welcome from Pixabay“Since Sydney is new to our group, I think she should go
first,” Eric said with a grin.
“Give her a break, Eric,” Ginny said. “As if coming to an
abandoned house with a bunch of near-strangers wasn’t triggering enough.”
“No, it’s fine,” Sydney said without making eye contact.
“Since we know nothing about her, Sydney should do Truth,”
Marc said.
“Truth is boring,” Missy said, setting down the candelabra
she’d been inspecting.
“Truth or Dare,” Eric said, grin still in place.
Sydney looked around at the flickering candlelight and
swaying cobwebs of the room. Chill air blew loudly through the crumbling
fireplace. All eyes were on her, waiting to judge her response. “Dare.”
Eric’s grin widened and he pulled out a baggie full of
shriveled mushrooms. “Eat one of these.”
“Magic mushrooms?” Missy said, rolling her eyes. “Please.”
“Nope, these are Chinese. Totally different. According to
legend, these let you see ghosts.”
“You’re insane,” Ginny said. “You want to test those in the
house where a family of witches snatched up children to eat until the townsfolk
broke in and hanged them all?”
“That’s just a stupid urban legend,” Marc said.
“What if I had family who died,” Sydney asked. “Would it let
me see them?”
“Sure. Maybe,” Eric said, pulling out a mushroom and holding
it out toward her. Ginny gave him a scathing look, and he added, “I think you
just see whatever is around.”
“If it works,” Marc said.
The group didn’t know that Sydney’s mother was from this
town and that thirty years ago she’d been forced to flee. Nor did they know
this was her family house. They had been witches, but the baby thing was a lie.
Sydney snatched up the mushroom and began chewing. Time for
her friends to meet grandma.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Announcement:
I’m doing something special next week. Six fantastic authors will be guest posting their own stories here, making for a full week of daily posts! I can’t wait to see what they come up with, but be sure to check back here starting Monday!
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Did you enjoy this story? Join my newsletter to get an exclusive novella that you will also enjoy, and hear about future projects first!
The post Truth or Dare appeared first on Ichabod Ebenezer.
