A game they say
You play…on a dark and stormy night.
But the rain can’t keep away
The dead… in search of light.
It was a night such as this many years ago. I brought my Ouija board to a cabin in Cape Cod. My best friend and I willing to give it a try; I knew it wasn’t a game; this metaphysical tool, so I came prepared and read from a book…
We closed our eyes
And let go of all negativity.
We relaxed our minds
So they may communicate with me.
We opened the board and rested our fingers gingerly atop the planchette. I studied his fingers, making sure he was not in control. He studied mine as well, and then movement! We laughed thinking of movies past and how stupid we felt.
Lightning danced outside the glass
And we jumped when something fell
To the window to see what had smashed.
Just a branch, not the opening of Hell.
Alas we returned to the table and the planchette on the board. Was this mere coincidence, or was there a driving force? I look at my friend… more serious than before, once again we rested our fingers, hoping this doesn’t end in a room full of gore.
We asked for a name
G – O – B – E – Z
Is what he gave.
So we paused and we thought
“You ask the question” I said.
Of the answer I’ll know not.
My friend asked GOBEZ, the spirit in tow… ”When is my sister’s birthday?” The answer, I didn't know. To the numbers the planchette went… 9… 1… 2… 7… 8. “Is that it?” I hushed to my friend. “Shhh!” He said, waiting for it to end.
To “No!” the curser flew
To “7” it remained.
9-12-78 was not her birthday
9-12-77 was the date.
The room grew cold; goosebumps on exposed flesh. I could tell he wasn’t moving it, and so this game was just getting started. My friend and I had plans to go to Rocky Point. To party at a theme park at the end of the week, and so we asked this kindly spirit…
“Gobez, how will our trip to Rocky Point fair?”
D - A - N - G - E - R
Was spelled, and read loud and clear.
We laughed and we smirked
But Gobez added more…
D – O – N – T - D – R – I – V – E
.
.
.
We thanked him for communicating with us, and just to be safe, we walked outside and inspected the car which appeared in ship shape. A week had passed and my friend calls me up. “We have a problem…” he said “I don’t know how, but my break lines were cut.”
I was shocked of course
So we set up the board.
To thank Gobez
For his last minute warn.
But just then when we said unto him that we were still planning to go; again he was vigil and wrote us a note…
D – A – N – G – E – R
Was spelled just like before
We laughed and we smirked
But again, he added more…
T – H – E - F – L – U – M – E
Our eyes widened...
... is the ride we love to do.
8:00pm Gobez said… do not go on The Flume or we might end up dead. The day finally came, and we’re at the park, having fun well into the dark. We look at The Flume, it’s working just fine, when two girls look over at us and invite us on the ride.
We look at each other
But what the hell?
You only live once
And stepped over the rail.
My heart was racing
And had almost stopped
When the ride ceased
As we neared the top.
I looked down at my watch…
… and sure enough, it was eight o’clock….
By: Jaye Eryk
Copyright ©2007
Author notes
A change from my normal avant garde style; I started out writing this as prose, but it just twisted into something between prose and poetry.
I will say this (for the interested reader) Everything contained wherein, is 100% absolutely true. Not one syllable of this is fiction.
We were stuck on the Flume for almost 45 minutes! No one was injured, but the story is true.
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"A game they say
You play…on a dark and stormy night.
But the rain can’t keep away
The dead…looking for the light."
The opening lines, and my favorite part. You turn a cliche ("a dark and stormy night") into something much cooler. I thought you meant 'game' metaphorically until I saw 'Ouija board' (which are cool, but creepy...at least in the movies...-.-)
"Just a branch, not the opening of Hell."
Deeply amusing and dark...as always. =)
As your author notes said, prose and poetry...signature Trioxin! =) Love the areas with an ellipsis! XD
Jessica
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This is just phenominal...I have been in a few unexplained ouija communications myself. You have shared a story I believe to be true and very believable. Thank you so much...best of luck in the contest!
Blessed Be~
Az
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This wasn't so frightening, but I loved the rhyme, and flow, and I am hoping it's a true story, to make it intersting, because I am a believer of the ouija board...Great storyline, poet...
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what happened next i mena i know ur still alive obviously lol unless am speaking to a ghost *fear* i mean i read and read and i still want to reaaaaaaaaaaaaad c'mon what happened after 8 pm and do u still see mr gobez gggrhh anyway back to this awesome piece of writing i know it is a true story but the way u wrote it gave me d chill made my heart race and my mind asking 4 more i loved every single word , and well waiting to know for what happened next
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Captivating
I loved this. Of course I love the talk of ouija boards. I was interested the whole way. Makes you wonder, what happened to cause this danger? was it an accident? So many questions it leaves you with. I can't believe you say this is 100% true. I want to know more now. When was this?
I really didn't want to quit reading, which it takes quite a bit to keep me interested enough to not be able to stop.
This was a nice change from other things I've read from you.
Quite impressive.
Makes me want to come back for more...
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Wow...Quite impressive. I would like to hear more of this chilling tale!
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WONDERFUL!!
Ahhhh!
did it have to end!?!?! I was totally wrapped in it, and prob. would've kept reading more and more...if there was.
You wrote it in such a spooky mysterious way, leaving me wanting more from the story! NIce!!
My friends and I (when we were in jr. high) used to do this every day after school for months at a time. it was SOO such a bad idea. I won't go into it here, but I'll tell ya that ish was scary and the things told to us were horrifying!!! Maybe i should do my own version
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OUIJA WARNING...
PLAYING WITH A OUIJA BOARD IS LIKE DIALING UP A RANDOM PHONE NUMBER. YOU NEVER KNOW WHO YOU ARE GOING TO GET ON THE OTHER END OF THE PHONE.
WHY YOU SHOULD AVOID USING A OUIJA BOARD:
HAVE YOU EVER USED ONE? (YOU SHOULD AVOID USING A OUIJA BOARD COMPLETELY BECAUSE IT MAY OPEN A DIMENSIONAL DOORWAY, OR PORTAL FOR LESS THAN DESIREABLE NEGATIVE PARANORMAL ACTIVITY (SPIRITS) THE INTENTION WHEN USING A OUIJA BOARD IS TO CONJURE UP THE DEAD ETC... THE INTENT ALONE LEAVES US VULNERABLE TO OPPOSING FORCES TO COME THROUGH. IT MAY BE LIKE OPENING UP A "PANDORA'S BOX" SO TO SPEAK. POWERFUL, AND VERY HARD TO GET RID OF. THIS INFORMATION IS BASED ON HUNDREDS OF DOCUMENTED CASES THROUGHOUT TIME. IT'S DANGEROUS, AND NOT A GAME! -
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YEAH! WHAT HE SAID!!!!!
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