Haunted by unknow

Author:unknow
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: ghosts and haunted houses, ghost story, anthology, haunted house, paranormal, occult, supernatural, mystery, ghost camera, ghost anthology, scary stories, ghost mysteries, creepy stories, paranormal mysteries, psychics, psychic mysteries
Publisher: Mistletoe Press
Published: 2016-11-23T00:00:00+00:00

About the Author

Peter Howard is an Anthropology professor and has had several short stories published in online magazines. He lives on a ridge in Eastern Kentucky with two dogs, his wife and their children.

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The Untold Stories of Neverland

K.R. Thompson

“...when the first baby laughed for the first time, its laugh broke into a thousand pieces, and they all went skipping about, and that was the beginning of fairies.”

—J.M. Barrie

ONE

The Chosen One

THE TINY PIXIE flew over the dark rooftops to the crumbling tower in the center of the town. Zipping to the top, she chose her usual spot and greeted the gargoyle perched on the edge of the roof. Taking one final look to make sure she had the best view, she plopped down on the tip of the monster’s nose and settled in to watch the boy fly from house to house.

Back and forth, from one window to the next he flew, staying at each only long enough to peer through the panes of glass...searching...

At least he was taking his task seriously, she decided, watching him raise up on his toes in an effort to gain a better look inside one darkened, upstairs room. Some guardians were lazy, but this one was not, which was just as well, she noted, as the small, shadowy figure of a child exited through the window and joined him. A few seconds later, the two flew off into the night sky. The children of humans could be a handful—the ghosts of them even more so, especially when they realized they were no longer among the living. It only made sense to appoint another child to deal with their sorrow and accompany their spirits to the other side.

The source of her attention currently gone, the pixie idly kicked into the open air. Small bits of dust sprinkled each time her feet touched the open mouth of the monster she’d been making a seat of. She glanced down, noticing his bottom teeth now sparkled like gold in the moonlight, giving him an even more ferocious look.

The poor thing looked dreadful, with long curling teeth and bulging eyes—nothing at all like her own pretty, golden self. She gave him a bright smile. Likely, that was the only kindness ever given the monster forever stuck up here on the edge of this roof, so she reached down and gave his hard cheek an affectionate pat before turning her attention back to the sprawling town below. After all, she hadn’t come to save this monster. She’d come for the boy and soon he would need her—but not nearly as much as she needed him.

He shouldn’t be gone much longer. She’d watched him for several nights now and one thing she discovered was his trips to the Underworld were generally short, albeit frequent. He’d be back soon and the search for the next soul would start anew.

True to form, only a few moments passed, and she caught sight of him before he dodged into a dark alley. A few seconds passed, and the boy appeared, alone.

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