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The Pact

Alana locks the door and slips the key into her bra. The three girls take their seats under the single bulb lighting the dark storeroom. Katelyn reaches into her bag and pulls out a large wooden board. A spirit board with an assortment of runic symbols wrapping around its sides and a small pentagram burned into the centre to place the planchette.

The last girl, Chloe, is clearly having second thoughts. The others have placed their hands on the planchette, but she'd drawn the short straw. She had the speaking part. But Alana forces her hand onto the planchette, before she can voice her concerns.

"Is there anyone there?" Chloe stammers out.

That was all you were waiting for. An invitation.

The girls shriek as the light goes out. The engravings on the board begin to radiate a fierce red light, leaving it an oasis in the complete darkness of the storeroom. They look back to the board to see the simple response.

Yes.

"Maybe this isn't a good idea." Katelyn places her hand on Chloe's shoulder.
Alana just laughs it off. "What do you want?"

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