How can I see my back

Four teenage friends Alex, Chris, Bessie, and Ella planned for an overnight summer camping in the Shawnee National Park. They do the camping for every summer and they were aware of the in and out of the camping area.

They had set everything and settled in the campground. They set the campfire and sat around it forming a circle.

Chris pulled the Ouija board to play from his backpack. Bessie curiously asked 
"What's this board? Is it a kind of game? Interesting. Tell me how to play it?"

"Why did you bring it here? Why you wanna create problems here dude", Alex yelled at Chris.

Hey Alex, you stop yelling at Chris. You tell me about the game Chris", Ella intervened and stopped Alex.

"The Ouija is also known as a spirit board or talking board, marked with the letters of the alphabet and the numbers 0–9. The small heart-shaped piece of wood is called a planchette. We should place our fingers on the planchette, and it is moved about the board to spell out words which will be communicated to us by the spirit. We can ask questions and the spirit we welcomed will answer our question. Whatever happens, everyone should place the hands in the board throughout the game else the spirit will come out or can taunt us. Shall we play guys?", Chris asked in excitement after explaining about the board.

"I'm in", Ella and Bessie shouted together in excitement.

Alex wasn't interested in joining the game but the others pressed him and so he joined to play only due to their pressure.

They started the game by placing their hands on the board. They started by asking some basic questions like "Is anyone available to communicate?", " Where are you guys?", "Hey spirits, will you come to our board and talk with us?'. Further, they bombarded with numerous questions.

It was an hour since they started asking questions but the planchette didn't move a bit. The board laid still in the breezy night. Bessie got irritated and bored.

"This is a piece of shit and the Ouija board doesn't work. I was thrilled at first to talk with a spirit but there is nothing called spirit. If there is something called ghost then that fucking damn thing should've come by now. Just close the board and go to sleep guys. We could've played truth or dare. It might have bundled us with fun", Bessie yelled and took her hands off from the board.

"You shouldn't take your hands off before bidding goodbye to the Ouija board. Please keep your hand back to the board else it is dangerous to you", Chris warned Bessie and Alex seconded him.

" I don't believe in your fucking bullshit", Bessie chided them.

The campfire which was burning straight above the air suddenly started to burn in the direction of the Ouija board. The planchette started moving. Everyone became shocked except Bessie.

Ella started reading the words which were moved by the planchette.

"Bessie, Sit down and place your hands in the board."

"The spirit has come to contact us on our board. Please sit down before it gets angry", experienced Alex begged to Bessie.

"Shut up Alex. Chris devised the plan to prank me and you both are helping him in it. You have automated this board and try to scare me. I have been the target always. You all play smart I agree but this time I'm not going to buy for your cheap pranks. You guys are dumbos. Jerk off from me. I'm going to sleep", Bessie yelled and turned to leave the place and headed towards the tent.

"No. Please don't go. Please come", the rest of the three called her back in unison.

But Bessie was not in a mindset to hear them and walked fast into the tent. The rest of them didn't move from the board in fear.

"Goodbye", Chris said to the Ouija board.

But the planchette started moving instead of bidding goodbye. The planchette dictated,

"Don't break and go till Bessie joins else you will repent."

The three of them got panic and sweated inspite of the cold there. They didn't dare to move a bit.

Meanwhile, Bessie prepared her bed in the tent. She felt a hot air passing through her back. She didn't know what it is. So she turned back to look where this peculiar hot air came in the chillness around. She couldn't find anything fishy. So she thought it's just her imagination and laid down in the airbed. She closed her eyes.

"Bessie"
"Bessie"

A shrilled voice called her name. She ignored it at first.

"Bessie. Come out."

The voice was shrieky and unpleasant this time.

"Hey, Chris and Alex I'm going to kill you if you didn't stop your stupid tantrums", she didn't open her eyes but chided them.

"Bessie. Come out else you'll repent", warned the voice.

"Ella you are also in their gang now. I hate you three. Just leave me alone", still Bessie talked without opening her eyes.

"Bessie, open your eyes and see me", the unpleasant voice commanded.

She slightly opened her eyes. At first, she didn't see anything or anyone nearby. She thought something gets a little bit fishy. But still, she had a doubt on her friends because they will set up everything and go to any extent just for a small prank.

While she was thinking, an ugly silhouette appeared in the tent wall. She got panicked a little bit but she slowly and tremblingly said,

"Please stop it guys you are scaring me a little bit now. I know it's your plan. I will accept I'm fooled. Leave me. I'm getting heartthrobs."

"Go to the Ouija board and place your hands", the ugly and scary silhouette raised its hands and commanded.

"I can't", she lost her mind and said firmly.

"Ouch", Bessie shouted in pain as something was pricking. She slowly raised her full handed jerkin and saw her hands. She got shocked by seeing it. She got a few red scratches in her hand. She lifted her head above and saw the shadow which was doing an action which seemed like scratching her.

"Please don't hurt me", she cried in fear.

"Then stand up and go to the board. Quick", the silhouette commanded.

She stood up slowly and hesitantly.

"Make it fast", it yelled.

She got an unbearable pain and out of panic she saw her hand again and there was a deep cut. Blood started to drip out.

"If you didn't move fast you'll get even more hurt", it cornered her.

Bessie ran out of the tent. She went near the campfire and sat down near Chris and placed her hand in the board real quick.

Chris saw blood oozing out from her hand since she still didn't lift down the shirt. He asked in a panic and worried tone,

"What happened? How you got hurt?"

"It's all because of you and your board. Now it's at the back of me."

"Don't worry. We'll come out. We'll plan something. I'm really sorr…."

Before Chris could complete the word sorry the planchette started moving.

"Shall we start the game?", the spirit talked through it.

"What do you want? Leave us alone. Please go", Alex begged.

"No. I won't go. Play with me"

"Goodbye", Ella said fast.

"I won't go you, foolish girl," it replied back.

"You said you'll go once Bessie enters the board. Now what. Can you please leave?", Chris asked.

Ha ha ha! They heard a loud laugh around them and then the planchette moved and replied,

"I cheated on you. Play with me or die and reach me"

"Ok tell us what is the game?", Bessie asked.

The planchette moved fast and said about the game which they had to play.

"You should all see your back by yourself without moving from this place and without taking your hands off the board. If you do this and say Goodbye I'll leave else you are going to sit here itself and die or if you move I'll drink your fresh blood."

"How can I see my back?", Bessie shouted and there was a loud roar in the cold forest accompanied by an evil laugh.

The planchette moved again and repeated,

"How can I see my back?"

THE END
©Anisesh

P.S. My story and characters are purely fictional.

Tags: Scary, Fear, Weird,