"Just do it already!" Sarah sighed in exasperation. "It's just two little words."
"Yeah right, smart ass. Two little words I have to say three times!"
Cindy rolled her eyes and slapped my bottom. "Just do it already, Michelle."
You see, some of my friends and I were invited to a Halloween party but, as all 19 year old College girls must do, I invited my girlfriends over for a pre-halloween sleep over. Ok, and maybe I wasn't the bravest person in the world. But can you blame me? For as long as I can remember, creepy things seemed to find their way to me. Footsteps behind me in a dark hallway, something breathing on my neck while I try and sleep...it's always centered on me. If it's scary, you can bet your ass it's happened to me.
And now it's the eve of Halloween and I'm being asked-no, forced- into standing before my bathroom mirror with the lights off. Perfect. And I was being shoved into saying 'Bloody Mary'. Shudder.
But I stood up straighter, tossed my long blonde hair over my shoulder, pushed my 34D breasts out and took a deep breath. "Bloody Mary. Bloody Mary. Bloody Mary."
Wait...
Wait...
Wait...
Breathe out. Nothing happened. I'm alright.
High pitched giggling broke through my terrified haze. "You should see your face!" Sarah shrieked as she flipped the light back on. My two blue eyes stared back at me through the mirror and I could see what she would find so funny. I looked like Casper-the-not-so-Friendly-Ghost had just felt me up. It was pretty funny looking.
Cindy laughed too and slid out the room and fell onto her mattress. "I'm going to sleep now, bitches," she said, closing her eyes and stretching.
Sarah and I agreed. I got into my bed and tried to relax my tense muscles, but I was too worked up. How was I just supposed to fall asleep after all that? After tossing and turning for a few hours I finally gave up. Sleep wasn't going to happen. I kept feeling my hair being tugged and something touching my leg. Maybe it was all in my imagination, but after all my experiences in the past, I couldn't be sure.
I got out of bed, tiptoed my way around my friends, and padded my way down to the kitchen. After downing a glass of milk, I staggered back up the stairs, stubbed my toe, and cursed loudly.
Just before climbing back in bed, I heard a noise in the bathroom. Cindy and Sarah were still fast asleep, so my heart started pounding and sweat broke out over my skin, making my silk night-dress cling to my body.
Making my way towards the bathroom, I took a deep breath in anticipation of what I might find. Inching into the bathroom, I stopped dead.
There was nothing there.
I could still hear the noise, like nails tapping on glass, but I could see nothing. As I turned back to get back in bed, I felt a gentle hand on my shoulder.
I froze. The hand started guiding me backwards and I glanced back quickly. A pale arm had stretched out of the mirror and it was pulling me towards the mirror. But then my heart stopped. It wasn't just a hand. Inside the mirror stood a girl with limp black hair and white, lifeless eyes. A thin night-dress covered her body and I could see dark nipples showing through.