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This is a spin I wrote on a ghost story from my school.
If anyone has any suggestions for the title, please post a comment telling me what title you recommend.
(Note: my school was built and founded over 100 years ago. it used to just be a school for boys, then a girls school was added, and eventually the two were combined and became co-ed)
(Another note: This story will scare girls more than boys. Read on to see why.)
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"This school, as you all know, was originally founded by the Princess. She left a very large endowment for the school, and after her death she said to use the money to help educate the children.
"However, at the time it was founded it was an all boy's boarding school. As time passed, people said this was unfair. Eventually women were becoming more educated, and the will said to educate ALL children, not just specifically male or female.
"One of the committee chairs who ran the high school was completely against having girls attend the school. But the people eventually convinced him, and a new portion of school was built as an all girl's boarding school.
"Soon, many schools began turning from boys or girls schools to co-ed, and the parents decided their children's school ought to keep up with the times and become co-ed as well. This the high school chairman would not allow. But he was an old man by this time, and he had a heart attack one night on the campus grounds. The staff took him to the medical ward, but it was too late and he died there.
"A new committee chair was promoted to his place, and this new man was much younger and much more liberal. He lead the other committee members to make this school co-ed, and even enrolled his daughter.
"As what many of the school officials did, he and his family moved into a house built on the campus. He watched his daughter grow from a young girl into a young woman, attending the elementary school, the intermediate school, then soon the highschool...
"One day in her senior year the girl caught a bad cold. Her father was extremely worried about her and thought maybe she should go to the hospital to see a doctor. One of the nurses from the school's medical ward offered to let her stay there instead. After all, the school's medical equipment and staff rivaled the local hospitals. The father agreed, and the girl went to stay at the medical center.
"At night, the medical staff leaves the students locked into their rooms. There was one large room for girls, and one for boys, just like now...
"The daughter of the chairman was sleeping soundly, when she heard a noise in the hallway and woke up. She sat up in bed and rubbed her eyes, then listened again. It sounded like someone was walking up and down the hall. The girl looked around, and saw that everyone else in the girls' room was asleep. Then she looked to the door, and was surprised to see a dim light from out in the hall shining under the door.
"She assumed one of the younger boys must have woken up to use the bathroom and had gotten lost. Being a kind person, she got out of bed and decided to go help him.
"She openned the door and looked up and down the hallway, but the light was gone.
" 'How strange,' she said, taking a step out into the hall, 'I could have sworn that there was someone out here.' She turned to go back into the girls bedroom, and was surprised when she found the door had somehow locked behind her. She knocked, but no one came to answer the door.
"She figured there must be a key somewhere, so she walked over to the reception area and looked around. This time she heard the footsteps again, coming up right behind her...
"She turned around, expecting to see someone, but no one was there...
" 'Hello?' she called out, not recieving an answer...
"The girl, starting to get scared, turned back to the nurse's desk, and in her haste knocked over a stack of paper work.
" 'Oh!' she girl said as she kneeled down and began to pick up the papers.
" '...I knew girls at this school would be nothing but trouble.'
"The voice came from right above her, and she began to look up, expecting to see someone, but suddenly her body surged with pain and she fell onto the floor, letting out a scream.
"The other students woke up hearing the yell, turned on the lights, and rushed out into the halls. A couple of the younger girls found the chairman's daughter passed out on the floor, and they called 911 using the emergency phone.
"Paramedics rushed to the school, but by the time they arrived, they determined the girl was dead.
"It's surprising that no one on staff stays at the medical center at night, even after that incident, but, oh well," I said as I shrugged, "I'm not a boarder here, so it's not like it matters to me right?"
"Yeah but..." my friend Yuki said shivering, "I am... and so's Erica."
I looked over at Erica, her eyes wide in fear, "S-so... that one night I was there... t-that screaming I h-heard..."
I laughed, "During the flu season? That's just one of the boys running up and down the hall yelling bloody murder trying to scare y-"
"-please don't say bloody murder..." Kim said glancing around, "Especially right now... why did you even have to tell that story?"
I looked out the window, seeing it was almost evening. "Aw c'mon guys... it's not like it's real or anything. Well, since the project's done, I'm heading home. You need a ride Kimi?"
She nodded, getting her backpack. "Thanks guys for having us over."
"No problem," Erica said.
"Anytime," Yuki added.
"See ya in class Monday!" I said, openning the door, Kim and I walking out into the cool night air. "My mom should be here in a minute."
Erica and Yuki stood in the doorway to their room, and Kim and I leaned against the wall outside, talking and joking while waiting for my mom.
" ...girls at this school..."
I froze and looked at my friends, who were all staring at me.
"...did you guys hear...?" Erica asked. No one said anything
"Ha ha, nice one Mia," Yuki said to me, breaking the awkward silence.
I gulped. "I swear to God that wasn't me..."
My friends and I exchanged worried looks, just as my mom pulled up. Yuki and Erica practically slammed the door to their room and Kim and I jumped in the car.
My mom started to drive, and I don't think I even breathed until we were off campus.
My mom noticed we were being quiet the ride home. "What's the matter girls?" she said, "You look like you've just seen a ghost!"
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The original story my friend told me is that there's the ghost of a girl who died at the medical center at my school, and she walks the halls at night. Supposedly she's a friendly ghost.
Anyways, that's my story, hope you guys like it ^^
Also, I'll be posting a new highschool chronicles soon, so check my journal later for more updates!
 MiaIkumis#1Fan · Fri Mar 21, 2008 @ 05:55am · 1 Comments |
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