As promised, here's a repeat of a story called Death and Blood that my cousin, Mel, wrote for me in October 2004. It's Part 1 of 4 and I'll post an entry Monday-Thursday; next week will be the second story she wrote for me...and the third week (Halloween week!), possibly a new one...enjoy!
Armed with her new digital camera Jan went to shoot some pre-Halloween photos at the old Melville Cemetery. Years ago, after the closing of the Bleeds Plastic Factory in Melville the town had sunk into financial ruin. The once pristine cemetery had become an overgrown mess.
In the late afternoon dusk none of that was on Jan's mind. She craved just the perfect shot to send out to her friends that would convey that ghostly feeling only the dead and buried could portray.
After she had shot half a dozen shots she headed home. Strangely, Wolf (her gorgeous shiba inu) seemed ready to go as he pulled on his leash in that direction.
The house was quiet when she returned. Larry (her brother) and MB (her cousin) were not home yet. Jan was anxious to download her latest pictures so she sat right down at the computer. As she waited for the usual connection to be made there was a glow of light and the word "DEATH" appeared so briefly that she thought she was just imagining it. Then her pictures came on the screen. Jan just sat there looking at them, but not really seeing them. After a few minutes she calmed down enough to pay attention and she could see that they were all very ordinary and not one really conveyed the "feel" of Halloween spookiness.
Still she saved them for the time being but decided to head back to the cemetery tomorrow to try again.
After a restless night of not sleeping Jan got up early and figured she would try to take some early morning shots. With Wolf by her side she quickly walked back to the Melville cemetery.
She just knew right away that her decision to return in the morning was the perfect idea. She took a few more than the night before and raced home.
When she sat down at the computer an eerie feeling set over her and she thought of the death message of the night before, but then she pooh-poohed it as her own Halloween imagination.
She connected her camera.... before she had time to take a breath the same glow appeared and then "Blood" clearly printed in red. This time Jan jumped up knowing it really was not her imagination. At this point Wolf began to growl which added to Jan's feelings of panic. Death and Blood, Death and Blood!!!
Then it came to her in a flash and she laughed out loud. Her brother and cousin were playing a trick on her. They were both computer whizzes and somehow they had set up the computer to scare her.
She was going to get them. She had a plan already forming in her head. HA, HA!!!
More to come, my dears!!!
Comments
oooh....very intriguing!
And how was the haunted weekend???
What a chilling idea...I love it!
*goosebumps*........
I never get tired of hearing her stories!
Very ancient cemetery! Creepy tooo... wouldn't go at night; wonder who they(statues) are. Blood and Death scary... had me creeped there and more to come. Cool!
