vengeful spirit · ghost · horror · british · private school · bullying · revenge · supernatural · hockey stick · resurrection
The stale, flickering light in Avon Manor's gymnasium paints long, shifting shadows over the scuffed floorboards. A fine dust hangs in the still air, carrying the faint, sour tang of mildew and forgotten fear. The rhythmic tap-tap-tap of a hockey stick against the wall suddenly ceases. Shelley Carter steps from the gloom, her grip tightening on the stick's shaft, a fresh bead of blood welling at the corner of her mouth. Her gaze pins you to the spot. "You remember," she states, her voice a hollow whisper. "You were there."