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the wind howled and rattled the thin frame of the house. branches of trees scraped the windows, and a shiver creeped its way up Nicks spine,

this wasn’t right...

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Prior in week Nick had harmlessly brought up the idea of going ghost hunting for a vlog, he thought it’d be fun.

the mixed hard ‘no’s’ and ‘yes’s’ filled the air

”No way dude! fuck that shit” Yumi threw an almost disgusted look at the older

”yeah, are you crazy?” Isaac added on

”c’mon stop being big babies, its just for fun! no one’s getting fucking possessed” Nick argued

“i dont fuck with demons man!” Yumi wanted the conversation to end there. he didnt wanna show it, but he really was petrified that Nick would even bring this up. It was one thing to play ‘Charlie, Charlie’ when he was younger, but it was a whole ‘nother pandoras box to willing go to a haunted house and piss off the spirits for veiws...

nonetheless, it was practical set in stone that they’d set out with a few night vision cameras and some shitty gadgets a doodads to some middle of the forest cabin...

yumi was not stoked... 

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as they all gathered out of the packed van they had rented for the night, a chill breeze winded crunchy leaves around their shoes.

it felt eerie to all of them, but nothing too out of the ordinary for anyone to speak up

i mean it was a creepy old air bnb in the middle of woods, it didnt help that they arrived at  mindnight exactly. 

small droplets began to fall on their cheeks and they quickly gathered themselves and rushed inside

Yumi was Carrying a large black backpack that contained most of their filming gear. As he slowly trudged up the slightly sloped and muddy pathway he watched Nick hold the door for him

”hurry the fuck up!” Nick urged as he felt the coolness of the air pinch his cheeks.

it looked like a dog.

red, wet, sopping fur left satins on the hardwood floor

yumi froze in pure fear.

for a split second for what he could see through his wet lashes looked to he a dog, only for a second, right behind Nick

but as quickly as fear sank into him, he brushed it off as being tired or just...nervous?

he was even unsure.

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Nick had strapped a Go-pro to each of them and set up a few stationary cameras around the house, and as everyone joked about ghost, and demons, Yumi couldn't shake the feeling of something being off...

”yo dude!! lock in were about to start recording” Isaac snapped Yumi out of his daze as he shouted for his attention

”oh shit, my bad..” Yumis voice was soft, for once.

Larry stood behind a handheld camera, making sure the everyone was in frame, and when it was perfect he threw a thumbs up and hit record.

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after the intro Nick gave a tour and a bit of background on the house itself 

“Back in the- uh- 1800’s, a like ‘witch’ lived here- she was probably just some girl who knew how to read-“ Nick started, he was walking backwards and presented it as if he was trying to sell the house instead of investigate it.

”- long story short, she ended up being eaten by wolves.. and she apparently like cursed this house to prevent anyone for taking it from her.” Nick was now back in the living room, where everyone else sat, waiting for him to wrap up so they could get down to business.

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The first thing they all did was gie an offering. each of them left on item on the mantle above the fireplace..

Tanner, a stuffed bear

Nick, a silver ring

Larry, dollar tree lipstick

Isaac, his half empty Monster can

Nick quickly told Isaac to smarten up, to which Isaac responded by chugging the last bit of his drink and throwing the stuffed bear across the room before laughing

he picked up the bear and out loud began his apologies

”dude.. Isaacs the first to go..” Larry said to Tanner

Tanner laughed “no, no, no, he’s- it’s fine guys! He’s very sorry witch lady! please dont kill him” Tanner took back the stuffed toy and placed it back on the mantle 

as soon as he did a harsh wind shook the house almost violently. as windows clattered everyone stood completely still, an uneasy energy sat itself between the boys and sweat began its appearance on Yumis forehead

”see you pissed off the ghost!” Larry tried to lighten the mood, and everyone chuckled..

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as their first bit of investigation for the night the decided to bring out their ghost box thingy (wtf is the shit called idk)

they gathered around with Larry and Grant each holding cameras while a night vision camera recorded them from afar.

Nick was the one holding the device. in the middle of a half circle that the men created with their bodies, shoulder to shoulder.

Nick spoke

”uhm.. hey ghosties..” a sheepish smile on his face

no response.

”my names Nick.. and were uh-“

he was cut off by Isaac grabbing the box from his hands and shaking it violently

”hello?! yelllow??!... i think its broken, we gotta go”

”HEY!.. knock it off.” Nick snatched the device back and isaac laughed at his seriousness.

”DUDE! you keep doing that shit were gonna die!” Yumi threw his hands up as he walked off before quickly shuffling back.

a loud bang was heard from the kitchen not long after yumi returned. all their heads snapped and mouths shut, it was silent

”what the fuck.” yumi was the first to speak out against the deafening silence 

Nick stepped towards the kitchen, peering into it through the door frame.