This one is for the
Halloween Story Contest 2022
. As always, your votes and comments are much appreciated.
Disgustedly watching her ex-boyfriend Charlie, obscenely grinding and pawing his way across the dance floor with some sleezy looking Cat Woman, Melanie angrily tossed back another shot of bourbon, and regretted every drop as it burned its way down.
Her bestie Kristan, shook her head, watching her friend shudder as she downed another shot. She had to lean in pretty close to be heard over Billy Ray Cyrus' '
Achy Breaky Heart'
blaring from the speakers, especially with the entire bar singing along. "Hey Mel, I think you might want to slow down if you want to be able to walk by the end of the night. And don't forget, we've still got at least three more bars to hit before we check out that old haunted house."
Melanie just rolled her eyes. Like she gave a rat's ass about touring some old haunted mansion. This was supposed to be a fun night of bar hopping to help her get her mind off the fact that she had no one in her life anymore.
And
that she hadn't had sex in so long, that she was beginning to wonder if she still knew how.
Though, she'd bet her last dollar that good old Charlie boy would be sowing some wild oats tonight. Especially since he was already leading his scantily clad dance partner out the back door.
Lazy prick most likely wouldn't even bother to take the time to bring her back to his place. The three-pump wonder would probably just bang her in his truck with the door hanging open. Then he'd strut his lazy ass back into the bar to look for some other woman dumb enough to fall for his charms.
Although, a few hours later, as she struggled to put one foot in front of the other, Melanie, all dolled up as a 1920's flapper, decided that her friend Kristan might have been right, and maybe she should have switched to soda an hour or two ago.
But with the Haunted House Tour about to start, and with her friend Kristan, dressed as a sexy witch, holding her up on one side, and their friend Geoff, in a red and white striped sweater masquerading as a tall, skinny Waldo, on the other, she decided she might as well go ahead and see what all the fuss was about.
She had to admit that the old white clap-board house did look pretty spooky even from the street, with the glow of the full moon looming over the ancient slate roof, and all the sinister looking gnarled trees surrounding it.
As they made their way up the wide wooden staircase, Melanie felt a chill race over her skin, making her wonder if it might be a ghost grabbing a little feel, which of course, just made her giggle.
Her two friends eyed her, wondering what was so funny. Cupping her hands around her mouth, she tried to explain, shout-whispering, "It's okay, I think he was just being playful."
Before they could sort out what she meant, their tall, sandy-haired tour guide stepped out onto the front porch of the old place. Holding a lantern up to his face, obviously to give it a more eerie glow, he looked from one to the other. Then in a low, dramatic stage whisper, he welcomed them. "Greetings. My name is Zebadiah, but you can call me Zeb. And I'd like to thank you brave souls for daring to come out on All Hallows Eve to visit our humble home."
Smirking, Melanie was too busy checking him out to care much about what he saying. 'Cause he sure looked hot in his skin-tight black britches, waist coat and ruffled white cotton shirt, open low enough in the neck to show off his little tufts of blond chest hair. Turning her head she mumbled to her friend, "Gee, he's kinda cute, huh?"
Kristan, rolled her eyes and whispered back, "You know he can hear you, right?"
Zeb chuckled, flashing the pretty young blonde an appreciative smile as he took in her in, from top to toe. Dressed in a short, sexy thigh-high black dress and sky-high heels, as he reached out to open the front the door, he seemed pretty pleased to have a sweet, little hottie like her on his tour.
Though his expression suddenly turned serious as he went back into character to warn them, "Before you step inside, I beg you all, take heed. Stay close, and do not dare wander off on your own. Especially on this night, when the spirits will be their most restless. Just know, that anything can happen when the dearly departed are awakening from their year-long slumber."
"Oooh, now that does sound scary," Melanie agreed, with a little snicker.
"Melanie would you please hush up, and let the man conduct the tour," Geoffrey whispered in her ear, though he was trying not to laugh.
"What's wrong, you afraid I'll stir up a few ghosts?" Melanie muttered, shivering again when she thought she felt a hand sliding up her leg and copping a feel of her backside. Eyes wide, she burst out, "Holy shit! I think I just got goosed by a ghost!"
Chuckling, Kristan and Geoffrey just shook their heads, and helped her step into the house.
They'd no sooner stepped inside, when Melanie started hopping from foot to foot, looking kind of anxious. "Ooh, now I've really got to pee."