Beware The Haunted House

Illusions

My throat felt dry. I was thirsty. It was almost midnight. I put on my slippers and headed to the kitchen.

BOO-HOO! BOO!

I jumped.

BOO-HOO-BOO-HOO!

Someone was crying. I heard the cries so close to me.

'Who's that?'

BOO-Boo-HOO!

I put on the lights.

I looked to my left. Sitting in the corner--with his head bent-was Nick!

'Nick,' i called out.

He didn't look up. I got closer to him.

BOO-HOO

'Nick, what's the matter?'

No response.

'Nick, you are scaring me,' I said touching his hand.

He looked up.

I gasped and stumbled back. I saw his face reflect ghostly white color...no eye sockets!

My eyes bulged in horror.

'Kat,Kat,' he called me.

'Nick, don't scare me. Enough of nonsense,' i said, moving back.

'Kat, the Curtis did this to me. They turned me into a ghost.'

'Aaagh!,' i uttered a cry.

'Kat, don't be scared. I won't harm you,' he said getting closer to me.

'Stay away from me,' i said.' This ain't true.'

My eyes were filled with tears. Nick started moving towards me faster...and faster.

'Nick, go away!'

He touched my face and i let out a scream.

His hands touched my rosary and he uttered a cry and all that was left of him turned into ash!

'No,' i cried.'I killed my brother.'

Noooo!

Mother came running downstairs.

'Nooo!No!,' i cried.

'Kat, what happened?,' she asked placing a hand on my shoulder.

'Mom...Nick...Nick---,' I started.

I gasped when i saw Nick standing behind grandma.

'NICK!,' I called out.

The ash was gone.

'Nick, you are alive!,' i exclaimed.

'Sis, what are you saying?,'he asked .

I rubbed my eyes to check if this was the reality and embraced Nick. He was taken by surprise.

'He is alright. He is not a ghost!.'

I noticed the worried look on my mother's face. 

'Mom, it was just a prank!,' I lied.

The alarm went off at 8:00 a.m.

The sky was almost as dark as night with storm clouds hanging low over the pine trees. I was thinking about last night. The Curtis had played with my mind again!

Mother was serving breakfast for grandpa.

I saw Nick licking the spoon. Yeah! He was alright.

The bacon and the cheese omelette looked delicious. Nobody spoke about yesterday's scene.