The Night You'd Never Forget, Part 1

The Night You'd Never Forget
by Narraptor, October 1986

Once, on a very windy night, two children got lost on a hike and needed to find a place to stay. The moon was full and bright. They looked for a house on a very big hill, but there was nothing there.

As soon as they turned their backs to leave, they heard a clash of thunder behind them. They looked back and saw a spooky old house and a witch.

"Are you leaving so soon?" the witch said.

"No, we, uh, wouldn't," said the oldest.

The witch told them to go in and they did. The door locked behind them.

"Help!" they cried.

They decided to walk around instead of screaming. They came to a room with a closet and cobwebs.

A man suddenly jumped out of the closet and said, "Hello! I'm your tour guide. I'll lead you through here."

They followed him into a room with spooky music.

"This is the ghost ballroom."

"I can see that," said the youngest.

"By the way, who are you two kids?"

"I'm Kevin and this is my brother Geeko."

"Hey, Kevin," said Geeko, "Look at this food."

"Don't eat it," said Kevin.

"Why not? It's my best cooking," said a ghost.

"It looks like your worst. Look at all these fingers."

At that moment, the music stopped...