You ignore the feeling and continue walking forward. 

 

A ray of moonlight shines through the canopy of trees and lands on a patch of upturned dirt. 

 

Just like that afternoon, you let the curoisity control you. You dig through the dirt and find a chunk of wood. You keep digging and pull it out. It was a triangluar piece with a glass see-through circle in the middle. 

 

Still unsure what it, you heave the board out underneath of it. On there are letters, numbers and the words 'yes,' 'no,' and 'Good-Bye.' 

 

Brushing all the dirt off, you gasp in surprise when you realize what it is. 

 

An Ouijia Board. 

 

The wind was whipping around even more powerful than ever. The trees' branches were touching the ground. You set the board in front of you, and place your fingertips on the small wooden chunck.  Something inside you slowly starts warming up, but as soon as you lift your hands, the cold creeps in and you shake violently. 

 

Placing your fingers on the peice of wood, a string of words leave your mouth. You don't understand them, and you don't try to stop, but once you are finished the piece of wood moves. 

 

H-I

 

"Hello? Is someone here?" 

 

YES.

 

"Who are you, and what do you want?!" Your voice rises as you try to yell over the wind.

 

I-M  H-E-R-E   T-O   H-E-L-P   Y-O-U. 

 

"I don't believe you! I don't need help!" 

 

A-N-D-R-E-W. 

 

"No!" you start to sob without tears. "You can't bring him back!" 

 

YES. 

 

"How?" talking about him brings you physical pain. 

 

L-E-T M-E S-H-O-W Y-O-U

 

"Okay, but what's your name? Do you have one?" 

 

E-V

 

"Ev? as in Evelyn?" 

 

Y-E-S. 

 

"What do I have to do?" You begin to trust this random spirit. Your pain is too strong and it's clouding your smarts. 

 

Y-O-U K-N-O-W W-H-A-T T-O D-O. 

 

Then suddenly your body jerks and you start chanting something in a different language. You talk fast and your voice sounds different. 

 

Your eyes closed and you passed out. What feels like a few minutes later you wake up, but have no control over your body. 

Annemarie. You hear someone say, and you start to panic when you can't move to see who it is. Don't worry, I'm part of you now. It's your own voice, only someone else is controlling it. 

 

"You can talk?" you say out loud. 

 

Yes. But you don't have to speak out loud. 

 

"I don't?" 

 

No. Just think of what your going to say. 

 

Like this? 

 

Exactly!

 

So now, we can just talk whenever?

 

Yes. 

 

But, I can't control my body.

 

That's because I'm in control. Watch. 

 

Slowly, your body stands up and you spin in a circle. 

 

I can take over whenever I want. But you can move now. 

 

Then you were suddenly able to move. You jumped and walked a couple of steps. Something felt weird, you were no longer cold. It felt like you had a blanket drapped over your shoulders. 

 

That's what it feels like to have a spirit in you. 

 

You can hear my thoughts?

 

I am you, now. 

 

Oh.

 

You start walking back to your house, leaving the Oujia board behind.