"No! No! Absolutely not! Nobody is touching that thing in this house! I'm serious." Victoria said as one of her roommates, Megan, played peek-a-boo behind an Ouija board.
"Oh my God Vicky it's fiiiine! Come on! Have a little fun for once!" Megan said grabbing her hand and pulling her towards the couch.
Victoria had been raised in a strict Catholic household which was why she now found herself stuck at strict, all girls, Catholic university. Her parents had insisted that she go to a school that would reinforce her stern religious upbringing, specifically, a place that would continue to instill the idea of abstinence before marriage. They wanted her to be surrounded by other like-minded girls. Little did her parents know, that the girls that Victoria was surrounded by, were not exactly the virginal little angels their parents and professors thought they were.
As a sophomore, Victoria lived in a very large, very old house a few blocks from campus. There were 8 other girls that lived in the house and a housemistress that lived with them three to four day out of the week. The girls would be on their best behavior every Monday, Wednesday, Sunday and every other Friday until exactly 10:45 pm, when the sounds of Ms. Dougherty's snores could be heard from beneath her bedroom door. By 10:46 boys from neighboring colleges would sneak through the back door, Chatroulette would replace Theology essays, and giggles from the girls with boyfriends too far away, would echo down the long hallway.
Victoria had thus far managed to evade the advances from the boys in high school and now college, despite the fact that there had been many. It was not because she, herself, felt the religious obligation to stay "pure," it was simply that she had never found anyone she wanted to be intimate with. She was pretty and she had an amazing body, though not very tall, her large breasts, wide hips and flat stomach seemed to fit perfectly on her five foot three inch figure. She had the type of body that made men stop to look at her. Her long dark hair and piercing blue eyes were what made them take a second look. Yet despite her numerous invitations, Victoria remained somewhat naive when it came to matters of the sexual variety. Her housemates however, had not. Victoria had heard the screams of pleasure coming from their rooms, she had seen them rub up against boys from neighboring colleges in attempts to . . . excite the boys, she had even seen the girls making out with each other as strangers behind a computer screen watched. She was not a prude, hearing and seeing these things created a warm flush throughout her body and she yearned to feel that with a man who could make her feel that way.
It was a cold Friday night in October, during a week that Ms. Dougherty happened to be away, when Megan and her housemates urged Victoria to play the Ouija with them. If Victoria had learned anything from her upbringing, it was that you do not invite the Devil in.
"Here sweetie, have a glass of wine and then have a little fun," another housemate, Ashley urged.
"The wine I'll take. But you guys can keep the eternal damnation," Victoria said teasingly as she grabbed the glass of wine.
"Our lady of perpetual boringness has spoken," another girl, Molly, snorted from behind her drink.
Molly had never liked Victoria and she took every opportunity to let her know. Although usually tame, Molly was able to poke Victoria where it hurt. Knowing that Victoria had been struggling with her shy demeanor and failing at her attempts to broaden her social scene, she had chosen her insult carefully.
"Once. I'll try it once. And then I'm going to bed." Victoria had to scream the last part to be heard over the girls' cheers.
Molly remained unmoved as she rolled her eyes and took another sip. The girls all took a seat on the couch and placed their hands on the Ouija.
"Ok everyone just think positive thoughts and open yourself spiritually." Ashley said after refilling everyone's glass of wine.
"Open yourself spiritually? Seriously?" Molly said again rolling her eyes.
Victoria took a deep breath and a gulp of wine as her hands shook, placing them on the board. She tried to remind herself that it was just a game and that nothing would happen but there was still something that kept her from relaxing.
"Is there anyone here that would like to come through?" Megan asked looking toward the ceiling.
The girls looked about the room as if waiting for an audible answer. Victoria jumped as the triangular device began to move.
"Oh my God!! Molly!! That's you right!!?" Ashley exclaimed.
"It's not I swear!" Molly insisted.
The device moved toward the top left of the board until it stopped above the word "yes."
"What is your name?" Megan asked hesitantly.
Again the device began to move. It slowly stuttered down the board until it landed on the letter "J." The girls all looked at eachother before the device began to move again. Ashley announced each letter until finally the device came to a halt.
"Johnson? Your name is Johnson?" Megan asked looking about the room.
"What do you want Johnson?" Ashley asked.
The device began to move once again.
"P!" Ashley exclaimed.
"U . . ." She continued
"S . . . S . . ." She repeated the letter as she watched the device move again.
"Oh my God! Molly!" Victoria snapped and lightly slapped Molly's arm.
"Johnson wants pusssssssy!" Molly managed to sing through her laughter.
"Molly!" Ashley and Megan chided in unison.