Serial Ouija

Serial Ouija  (ASR) A Contest Entry for Weird Tales Contest #2110094 by Chris Breva

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"It's my turn," cried Rachel as the four girls hovered around the board. "Everybody else has had a turn."

The remaining three girls knew that they had to give in to Rachel or they'd all be in trouble. Their very strict Christian upbringing forbid them them to indulge in anything that even resembled witchcraft along with many things that did not resemble it. Therefore when Elizabeth's parents had bought a new farm from a "worldly" man the girls had rushed to hide the game they had found in the closet until they could get it outside. They would not have even known what the board game was if Levi, Elizabeth's cousin hadn't told them about it once. He had left the community to become a part of the secular world, bringing much shame upon his family. Despite that shame however he still returned occasionally to see his parents and they always accepted him. On one such trip he had told the girls about a game that had become a favorite of his. "It's called Ouija," he had stated. "You place just the tips of your fingertips very lightly on the pointer and ask it questions. It contacts the spirit world and allows you to talk to dead people or at least it's suppose too. I personally think it's just the people pushing the pointer around. Still it's eerie how often it answers correctly though."

Elizabeth couldn't believe her luck when she went into the room that was to become hers and found a Ouija game in the closet. The game had never been opened. She had hidden it on the roof outside her window until her bed was assembled. Then she had hidden it under the mattress. Her friends had walked over to see her. She had shown them her discovery and Martha had nearly given it away with squeals of delight. However it had taken a few days before she was able to sneak the game out of the house.

"Alright Rachel," Sarah answered. "Just remember you have to ask it a yes or no question or a question that can be answered with one word."

Rachel didn't respond but instead shut her eyes. "Will we ever meet you?"

The other girls started to object to the question but the pointer began to move. Y-E-S.

The remaining three girls became very excited now. Rachel who had come along simply because Sarah's mom insisted that Sarah take her little sister with her to play had hit on something interesting. "When will we meet you," Martha asked without waiting her turn.

The pointer began to move again S-O-O-N.

"Where are you," Elizabeth asked, uncertain of an answer.

"I'm here," a voice answered.

The girls all looked in the direction of the voice and saw a caped figure wearing a mask standing there. He grabbed Martha, and put knife like claws to her throat. "Don't scream," he ordered just as Rachel prepared to let out an ear piercing shriek.

"Come on, we're going to take a trip."

What appeared to be a door appeared in the wall of the room in which they had been playing. The masked demon led them through it. Their bodies were never found. As they were going through the door the Ouija board folded itself and repackaged itself.

A week later a little boy was moving into a house several states away. In his room he found a box containing a brand new Ouija game.