FreeWriteHouse Party Day 13: The Bloody Weekend!!

The red liquid looked like blood. But she couldn't be sure - and who has blood in a glass on the table?

She wished she was a little bit closer so she could smell it, maybe she'd know. She looked around at the guests invited. There were 13 of them, both she and Kavia included.

Kavia had this grand plan to celebrate Halloween one week early. She loved parties and immediately wanted in. And especially a macabre party. But the timing was a little off.

She was very busy at the office, working on a project that could give her the promotion she'd been working towards. She didn't have the time to plan with Kavia as much as she wanted to. She had tried to push it one week but Kavia insisted that she would plan everything. And that it would be a celebration to mark the end of the project.

But the blood in the glass on the dinner table, might be taking it a bit too far. She looked around at the rest of the guests. She couldn't really tell who they were. The costumes were so good and the lights were dim.

She tried to make them out. If only they would say something, then she would be able to identify the voices. But Kavia had hissed that she was late and told her to take her place immedietly. And she was so sure Kavia had said 8 o'clock.

Kavia had decorated her home to really play the part of a Horror House. There were cobwebs and skulls everywhere. The table had all sorts of gooey stuff, incense and even a crystal ball. She hoped the blood was just a gimmick and she wasn't going to have to drink it even if it was edible. She had this thing about blood.

She loooked around at the table while everyone else seemed very still and quiet. She seemed the only fidgety one. She was trying to fit in the mood but this was starting to creep her out and annoy her at the same time. If only she was part of the planning, then she wouldn't be in the dark.

Hugo loved flowers and everyone knew this.

So this told her Hugo was here amongst them. Maybe he helped Kavia plan the party. Well, talk about a mish mash of ideas. But flowers for a Halloween party was really quite silly. This is why they needed her for the planning. She knew how to throw a mean party - that made sense!

She looked around to see if he was at the table. She couldn't tell. They were all chanting something now. Should she chant with them?

Ok, this was starting to get a little uncomfortable. Maybe this was how her guests felt when Kavia and her planned the parties and left everything to surprise. Now that she was in the dark about the plan, she wasn't enjoying it as much. She didn't like this not knowing.

She took a deep breath and whispered Kavia's name. She was immediately shushed by the person beside her. This wasn't turning out to be as fun as she thought it would be.

She got up but the person in front of her stopped chanting and looked like she was staring at her down, so she immediately sat back. She decided she would check her phone while they chanted.

What?! There was no wi-fi? Is this a joke? She would have to leave, as her phone's reception wasn't very good at Kavia's. She needed to be connected. What if her office called to check on the project? Her promotion depended on it.

Damn this Kavia! This is really taking it a bit too far. She got up again to go, but this time everyone stopped chanting and stared her down. She stood there defiant for just a split second, as if to dare them to stop her, but the person on the left, caught her arm and pulled her down into her seat.

* crying is bliss*

She was torn between playing along or just walking out. And then she heard the familiar voice of Luna.

"Hey babe, it's ok. Calm down. Just enjoy the ride. Thought you liked these these things."

Ï do but why did Kavia turn off her wi-fi? This is making me nervous. And what's up with the chanting? And is that blood? I mean like -"

"ShHHHHHHHHH" everyone hissed.

Luna shrugged and kept her hand on her as if to keep her down in case she tried to get up again. Then Kavia stood up and said, "Let the celebrations begin."

"Finally!!! Who's here?"

At that moment, a tall man walked in from the corridor. The lights were still dim. He wore a robe bellowing behind him. He walked over to her.

He got down on his knee in front of her, holding a platter of ... Was that a skull?

She couldn't get up, she was trapped in her chair. He was on one side, and Luna on the other, the table in front. The only way to get out was to push the chair back. And as if there were speakers plugged into her thoughts, she felt someone touch her shoulders from behind. It was Kavia.

"Open the skull's top," she said.

"Kavia, I don't know what's going on, but I'm leaving."

Luna, like an echo repeated after Kavia but her voice sounded like it was about to break into laughter.

"Öpen it."

But before she could, the man opened it, a spotlight came on right on top of the platter and right in the skull, there was eyeball soup and one half eyeball floating with a diamond ring in it.

And on the wall, a big poster rolled open as another spotlight came on,

"Will you marry me?" it said. She looked back at Hugo on his knees. "Yes," she said as she took off his mask.

"YES! I will marry you!! she said, tears rolling down. And she knew this kind of crying is bliss.

Another day another prompt, another Free Write! Except it comes with a twist because it is the weekend. That means 3 prompts, and you don’t know what the next prompt is until you are done with one. And yet you will have to work it into the story you have already started.
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This is my submission for the 200 Day Party Challenge. Check out other stories the weekend has inspired @FreeWriteHouse

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