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Route 64: A Short Story

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Route 64 Our friends Teagan and Jimmy were firm believers in ghosts and claimed to have seen the mysterious blonde-haired ghost that haunted Route 64. My brother and I were sitting with them at dinner one night, and we started kidding them about it. “Funny how we’ve never seen him, and we drive that stretch of road all the time,” my brother Jim drawled.“You skeptic,” Teagan said, emphasizing the word as if it were a curse. “One of these days, you’re gonna find out I’m right.” The evening ended pleasantly, and it wasn’t long before Jim and I were driving home through the crisp fall air. “Let’s take Route 64,” Jill said suddenly, flashing me a sideways look.“Hoping to see a ghost?” I chuckled, taking the turn as she directed. “Ha!” Jim snorted derisively. He yawned and turned …show more content…

Heart pounding in terror, I hit the gas. A moment later, I glanced in the rearview mirror and saw the blonde-haired man was sitting in the back seat of our car. Jim shrieked again and began hitting the ghost with anything he could grab. I kept looking back and forth between my brother, the ghost, and the road ahead, determined that I was not going to let the blonde-haired ghost force us into a crazy accident. I glanced toward the back seat for a moment, and the ghost laughed, a laugh that made my teeth tingle and the hairs on my neck stand up. It felt like a spider was crawling on the back of my neck. “Hail Mary, full of grace; the Lord is with thee. Blessed art thou among women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus.” Glancing in the mirror, I saw the ghost grimace as she recited the holy words. Then he vanished without a trace. I got us out of there much faster than the speed limit allowed. I was shaking from head to toe, and Jim was also shaking hysterically. As soon as I pulled into the driveway and turned off the car, we both ran inside as fast as we could. I couldn't sleep for many night because of it. I never drove on route 64

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