The Halloween Crime
By Shelby Burke
Rough Draft
“What comes next in this thing we call life? What will become of this beautiful 15 year old girl? Collage is so close but yet out of her reach. School has become second nature to her. Moving to this small community we call Meeker Colorado, has become nothing more than a burden in her life. She moved here in honor of her mother’s wishes. Her daddy died when she was a baby girl, and her mom has raised her since the age of three. The year is 1985; the month is October. School is terrible, her mom is never home and she has no friends. Halloween is right around the corner; her favorite holiday of the year.
In her old town they always dressed up and went to parties. They would always play spin the bottle or watch scary movies. This year was going to be different. She has no rules, no friends, and her mom was going to be gone. The question of what she could do flutters her head. Should I stay home… No, should I go to the fire?… No… All the sudden her mind filters all the lame thoughts out and it came to her; the cemetery!
That next day at school her first friend approached her. Off first appearances she seemed fake. The perfect fake tan, the perfect white teeth and the bleach blonde hair reminded her so much of the Barbie she had when she was a little girl.
“Hi my name is Terra Mee,” She says.
“Hi my name is Ruby,” she reply
Over the next couple days Terra and Ruby become friends. They chit-chatted on the phone, they had sleep over’s, and everyday they went to lunch together. Halloween night was in exactly 2 nights. Ruby decided to invite Terra to go with her on this exciting adventure she had planned. Ruby not only wanted to go, but she was thrilled to take on such an adventure.
It’s Halloween Night. It is exactly 9 o’clock and the girls began to make there way to the scariest place in Meeker Colorado.
“Come on Terra,” Ruby yells.
“I…. I am coming, I have a really bad feeling about this Ruby.” Terra replies
“Oh hush up it will be fine,” Ruby replies.
The girls creep through the cemetery. It’s almost as if someone is behind them. The girls try and ignore the sounds that fallow them.
“Terra are you ready to go?” asks Ruby.
No reply.
“Terra this is not funny,” Ruby Yells.
Still no reply…
Ruby starts to make her way back when she sees the open hole where a grave is, but no casket. She looks in the hole and sees her….. Sees Terra laying there with blood shot eyes, her hair filthy dirty, and her body covered in a thick red liquid. Ruby jumps in trying to save her life. Dirt starts running down her back, she looks up in hopes to find the full moon, but instead a man is there shoveling her in.
She screams, “Someone save me!”
“No one can save you. Halloween night the dead are let out and if you disturb us we will make you one of us,” A man said.
~ Next day~
The next day in the newspaper there was an article about two missing girls. No one knows where these beautiful women ended up. People have different versions of the events that happened, no one knows the truth. Growing up my grandma use to always like telling my sister and I haunting stories. This is her version of the events that took place, so if on Halloween night you decide to take a trip up to the cemetery then remember these beautiful young girls, and watch out for the man who is here to take your life.
