"Ok guys, settle down. Here is your first assignment, I want everyone to sit quietly and read chapter 1 in the English text book." I could feel Jennifer's eyes on me, I knew this was bound to just become bigger and bigger. So they day continued on like that, a stare occasionally from someone in the room at the crazy girl, and a constant glare from Jennifer. Eric had written a note and slid it across my desk to me. Hey, I was just curious to know if I can take you on a real date. You don't have to say yes but I would definitely like it if you did. I considered this for a moment and though that I would most definitely like that too. I started writing on the same page right below his writing; Of course I will go on a date with you! I think I would really like that! As I watched him read the writing a big smile grew on his face and as his grew bigger mine did too.
I stood staring myself in the face through my mirror, flipping different shirts in front of my body, then pants and I just couldn't make up my mind on what I wanted to wear I was going crazy. Then I found it the perfect outfit. My black bell bottom jeans and this beautiful white shirt it was pretty bland looking but perfect in my eyes. The white shirt was just a long sleeved v neck that had sort of a empire waist underneath my chest. I threw my hair back in a pony tail then just sat their staring at myself again. "Knock, knock can I come in" My aunt never seemed to really bother with me so for her to be up at my door it must have been something important. "Christina this necklace belonged to your mother. When your uncle and I got married she gave it to me. She had hoped it would make me feel somewhat closer to her. I want you to have it though; I think it would be more suitable for you to wear it rather than me." She pulled out a blue velvet box and opened it. Inside was a beautiful clear crystal dangling off of a perfect gold linked chain. "Oh my gosh, it's gorgeous! Are you sure you want to give this to me?" "Of course honey it will suit you." She smiled at me then left the room. It seemed that she kind of wanted less conversation time with me more than anything. Aunt Janelle seemed to like to keep the space I supposed between us, why though I had no idea.
The chain was a perfect fit and gave off such an odd vibe, as I placed it around my neck it felt as if I had been filled with peacefulness. It felt amazing. Then I heard the door bell was it six o clock already? "Christina you have company" rang a voice from down stairs which could only have been my uncles. I jumped up and ran to the stairs but of course then took my time to go down them so that I didn't seem overly enthusiastic. It's always better to play it cool I didn't want to look like some crazy little girl on a first date. Although the first date thing was absolutely dead on.
"Evening Christina" Eric struck his hand out to reach for mine. "Why so formal" I snickered. He just grinned at me and wrapped his arm around me. We walked out to his car in complete silence; this was the awkwardness I knew was going to come about. Eric was such a gentleman though; he opened the car door and closed it for me, everything a prince charming would do. I had to admit it to myself that I definitely loved it. His car was tiny, just a red two door sun fire leather interior and one of those fancy cd players. After Eric got in the car and through on his seat belt he threw a sly smile my direction "I thought we could go to Momma's its a little restaurant downtown." I thought to myself food, god I really wasn't hungry and I truly didn't want to look like one of those anorexic girls that didn't want to eat because they are on a date. "Why don't you take me up that path and give me a little history lesson?" I suggested. This obviously interested him because he just started the car and drove off with a smile on his face.
We only drove for about 15 minutes and we were at the mouth of a dark path of woods. Now my stomach was a little upset as the idea of walking through there willingly buzzed through my head. "Are you ready?" I think the sound of my stomach must have been pretty loud because Eric just laughed at me then got out and opened my door. The temperature outside was just right not cold and not hot. We walked down the path hand in hand as he began to tell me the history "well the witches were to have supposedly been living in your current house. They never left the house really just stayed in there. It was said that they used to leave every two weeks to go and regain energy from this very forest. They needed natures life to continue with they're own. There was only two of them, Alyssa and Regina. They were very beautiful women that were able to draw any mans attention and the women hated that. During the third month in that house, in a matter of one week 4 young girls had gone missing. An amazingly large search was preformed through the whole stretch of town and the only thing found was the last missing girls dress bow. It was found right here in front of the mouth of this path. The searchers followed the path which only ended at two destinations. The back of your house and a gate with fencing that went around this whole forested area and your house. From then on the town's people believed that due to the only answers being within the border of that house and the witch's domain, that the witches were responsible. The town's people came up with the idea that the witches must have now been starting to take the souls of young women in town to keep their beauty radiant forever. The town's people had them arrested, when they were out of options on how to get the witches to confess, they were hung there where a large tree once sat. It died not long after too, everything in that area died and the fence fell apart piece by piece. The town's folk believe it was because of their last cursed words." "As we prepare to die, you can prepare to die too, we curse your town and every last one of you."
All of the information was mind boggling I couldn't believe it, yet something inside of me did. When I glanced around again I realized we were at that same gate from my dream. I reached over to touch the gate and it felt so unbelievable hot, I feared if I did not move my hand soon enough it would get burnt. "Well I will say it's an interesting story Eric, I will definitely give you that. But do you really believe in curses or ghosts?" "Of course he does" another voice came out of the clearing behind us. There stood Jennifer and her two little sidekicks. I stepped towards them "what is with you people are you stalking us now or something honestly? Do you have lives at all?" "Oh Christina you are not that important to us, we were driving by and decided we might play a joke on you until we heard you telling the story. Thought we should let you know that it isn't wise to be out here at night in this forest. The ghosts of the witches might come back to get you."