Writing Challenge - Day 10
To all who are reading this,
Day ten on the ELEMENTAL challenge. We are two thirds of the way through the challenge. I am still loving this - I have written dystopia and science-fiction, genres I would not normally write. This is the great thing about this challenge - it makes you think outside of the box.
Now, I've been watching a lot of American Horror Story: Murder House, so you can blame that for my head creating this.
And don't forget, if you have any questions about my works or anything of the sort, please don't hesitate to get in touch! You can always post a comment below!
So... here's the tenth story.
Yours, with eternal ink,
Zoe
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ELEMENTAL WRITING CHALLENGEDAY 10. - GHOST
"And our final Haunted House of Horrors on the tour is the old Manning place. Built in 1909 for Mr John Manning and his wife Kathryn, it was a beauty in its day. The windows sparkled and the gardens bloomed with life. As you can see, the house still holds some grandeur, even if it does attract a more alternative scene." Nicola appraised the bus load of tourists. Sure enough, at the back of the bus there was a small group of male and female Goths. She smiled in acknowledgement of them and continued. "The house has been vacant for a number of years. The last owners fled from the house in the dead of night, screaming for help. And that was in 1984. But, why you ask?" She took a dramatic pause and raised her eyebrows. There was a reason she was employee of the month. "In 1929, twenty years after its build, John's financial business fell into ruins with the stock market crash - the beginning of the Great Depression. He tried to sell his home care products and was in danger of bankruptcy. Kathryn later learnt that whilst she struggled to raise the two children, Henry and Jean, that John was conducting an illicit affair, and giving the mistress money to pay for her secrecy. "A month into the stock market crash and the fear of loosing her husband, Kathryn was so distracted that she sadly lost her children. They had been playing in the bath and had drowned themselves. Distraught at the loss of the only good things in her life, Kathryn killed herself by jumping from the balcony of the second floor." She indicated the house. Wind blew through the railings of the balcony, creating a spooky atmosphere that the tourists ate up. "At the loss of his wife and children, John brought his mistress into the home, where she bore him a son. As the child grew into infancy, he often told his mother stories of the little ones who tried to play with him, and when he refused, pinched and poked him. She brushed off his tales until Thomas toppled from the stairs and broke his neck. The mistress found herself descending into paranoia, sensing that someone was watching her. She tried to run from the eyes that followed her, the hands that pulled at her skin and hair and clothes. She was flat against the balcony railings, screaming for help, when she lost her balance, and tipped over. She clung to the bars, but could feel hands peeling them away, and the wind brushed past her as she landed into the dirt and grass below. She died." The bus load of tourists gasped. "They say that Kathryn, Henry and Jean haunt their home, that their ghosts walk the floors. They will not settle because their spirits are trapped, with the disgrace and failure that John Manning brought upon them." THE END© Copyright - Zoe Adams (2013) Currently reading: The Hidden Child by Camilla Lackberg
Day ten on the ELEMENTAL challenge. We are two thirds of the way through the challenge. I am still loving this - I have written dystopia and science-fiction, genres I would not normally write. This is the great thing about this challenge - it makes you think outside of the box.
Now, I've been watching a lot of American Horror Story: Murder House, so you can blame that for my head creating this.
And don't forget, if you have any questions about my works or anything of the sort, please don't hesitate to get in touch! You can always post a comment below!
So... here's the tenth story.
Yours, with eternal ink,
Zoe
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ELEMENTAL WRITING CHALLENGEDAY 10. - GHOST
"And our final Haunted House of Horrors on the tour is the old Manning place. Built in 1909 for Mr John Manning and his wife Kathryn, it was a beauty in its day. The windows sparkled and the gardens bloomed with life. As you can see, the house still holds some grandeur, even if it does attract a more alternative scene." Nicola appraised the bus load of tourists. Sure enough, at the back of the bus there was a small group of male and female Goths. She smiled in acknowledgement of them and continued. "The house has been vacant for a number of years. The last owners fled from the house in the dead of night, screaming for help. And that was in 1984. But, why you ask?" She took a dramatic pause and raised her eyebrows. There was a reason she was employee of the month. "In 1929, twenty years after its build, John's financial business fell into ruins with the stock market crash - the beginning of the Great Depression. He tried to sell his home care products and was in danger of bankruptcy. Kathryn later learnt that whilst she struggled to raise the two children, Henry and Jean, that John was conducting an illicit affair, and giving the mistress money to pay for her secrecy. "A month into the stock market crash and the fear of loosing her husband, Kathryn was so distracted that she sadly lost her children. They had been playing in the bath and had drowned themselves. Distraught at the loss of the only good things in her life, Kathryn killed herself by jumping from the balcony of the second floor." She indicated the house. Wind blew through the railings of the balcony, creating a spooky atmosphere that the tourists ate up. "At the loss of his wife and children, John brought his mistress into the home, where she bore him a son. As the child grew into infancy, he often told his mother stories of the little ones who tried to play with him, and when he refused, pinched and poked him. She brushed off his tales until Thomas toppled from the stairs and broke his neck. The mistress found herself descending into paranoia, sensing that someone was watching her. She tried to run from the eyes that followed her, the hands that pulled at her skin and hair and clothes. She was flat against the balcony railings, screaming for help, when she lost her balance, and tipped over. She clung to the bars, but could feel hands peeling them away, and the wind brushed past her as she landed into the dirt and grass below. She died." The bus load of tourists gasped. "They say that Kathryn, Henry and Jean haunt their home, that their ghosts walk the floors. They will not settle because their spirits are trapped, with the disgrace and failure that John Manning brought upon them." THE END© Copyright - Zoe Adams (2013) Currently reading: The Hidden Child by Camilla Lackberg
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