episode_0213

“Hmm… Appleton, I see why you asked for help.”

Shine nodded, looking at the wide-open fence.

The fence was so wide and high that it seemed impossible for Appleton to climb over it alone.

For people like me, Shine, and Rain, it could have been easy to get over it.

Beyond the fence stood a very large building, which from the outside appeared to be usable.

He said that it was unlikely that a ghost would appear like rumors said.

My slightly anxious mind calmed down.

I approached Lane, who was leaning against the fence and looking across.

“What, what do you see?”

“No. There’s nothing.”

I couldn’t find anything either.

Beyond the fence, everything looked ordinary.

The only problem was that there was no gate on the fence.

It looks like it was made so you couldn’t enter.

Appleton had already taken out his camera and was taking pictures of the surroundings.

“Did you take a picture of something?”

“Yeah. No, it’s just plain ordinary.”

I breathed a sigh of relief at Appleton’s words.

“Then shall we go back? I’ve already checked everything.”

I said that and looked around.

Lane nodded as if agreeing with what I said, but Shine and Appleton didn’t seem to agree.

Appleton slowly shook his head and said to me as if asking a favor.

“I want to go inside too.”

I swallowed dryly at her words.

What if there really is a ghost, and it’s a really scary one?

It was clear that it would be extremely dangerous

But I didn’t want to show that I was just scared by a ghost.

If that’s the case, then it’s clear that he would look like a very young child.

“Ha, but it’s clearly written here that entry is prohibited.”

I stretched out my hand and pointed to the place where the No Trespassing sign was posted.

And that was the moment.

Shine walked up to the sign I was pointing at and lightly tapped it.

After the sign fell to the ground with a thud, nothing remained where the sign had been.

“It’s not there anymore.”

“Oh, no! It fell! It’s down there!”

I was embarrassed by Shine’s absurd attitude, so I shouted and pointed to the sign on the floor. Shine smiled strangely and said to me.

“Jeff, are you scared?”

It was a remark that blatantly provoked my pride.

I was trembling with my mouth shut. I shouted loudly.

“No!”

“Then you can go in?”

“That, that’s it.”

“You can go in if you’re not scared, right? Right? Rain?”

Shine spoke to Lane as if asking for his consent.

Then, Rain, who was trembling like me, was startled and shouted in boastfulness.

“Shine is right!”

Lane, with her small chest sticking out, was trembling so much that it looked pitiful.

As soon as he finished speaking, Shine jumped up lightly and climbed up the high fence, sitting on it.

After Shine, it was Rain.

She jumped up like Shine with her eyes tightly shut.

It was a light and quick movement.

Appleton looked impressed by Shine and Lane’s movements.

The eyes of the two people on the fence turned towards me.

I took that look, sighed, and ran forward.

Tadak- A body that jumps up with a small sound of footsteps, and in the next moment, grabs the fence with his hands and flies his body upward.

The feet lifted off the floor and kicked the fence, easily landing on it.

Climb up high and look around.

The higher field of view than usual allowed me to see a wider view of my surroundings.

“Okay, it’s Appleton’s turn.”

Shine said, reaching down.

Then Appleton, who had hesitated for a moment, packed his camera in his camera bag and ran as fast as he could, just like we had done.

Ta-da-dak – Appleton kicked the floor and jumped up, her pigtails flying.

A large, raised body and hands stretched forward.

I reached out with Shine and took Appleton’s hand in mine.

He puts strength into his grip, making a thud sound, and quickly catches her before she falls.

As before, Appleton was able to climb up safely right next to me and Shine.

After that, it was as simple as breaking into a tennis court.

After we get down on the ground first, we receive Appleton.

She was able to enter the old school playground safely without a single injury.

I swept the playground floor with my shoes.

Coarse, hard sand.

Because no one had been there for a long time, weeds were growing everywhere.

“Um…”

I looked around.

There seemed to be no other security measures besides a fence with a “No Trespassing” sign, as no radio waves could be felt around the area.

“Let’s go.”

So we headed towards the old building.

I didn’t notice it when I looked at it from a distance, but as I got closer, the characteristics of the old building became noticeable.

A small bloom of moss. A trace of a crack.

Something like a broken window.

“Eek-!”

At that moment, Rain, who had been walking beside me, let out a short scream and clung to my side.

“Oh. Wait. Rain?”

Lane said nothing to me, but just reached out and pointed to what he saw.

I turned my head to follow her hand.

Then, there were some strange, even creepy-looking amusement rides there.

The amusement equipment was left abandoned, covered in rust, and showed no trace of human presence.

The creepy atmosphere was so bad that even just looking at it for a moment gave me goosebumps all over my body.

“Gasp-!”

I too took a deep breath with a short scream.

The playground’s creepy atmosphere wasn’t a problem at all.

The problem was that the seesaw was moving by itself in a playground where no one was using it.

The rusty seesaw was moving up and down slowly.

Slowly, very slowly.

The moment it hit the floor, it went up again.

I hugged Rain, who was clinging to me.

It’s a ghost.

It was clear that there was a ghost.

The seesaw in an empty playground moves by itself.

If this isn’t the work of a ghost, then who is?

“Oh…”

Appleton spotted the moving seesaw and immediately raised his camera to start filming it.

Wouldn’t it even move slowly and head towards that seesaw?

I reached out urgently and grabbed Appleton.

“Hey, Appleton! Wait! ”

“Huh? Why?”

Her expression was filled with interest.

I looked at the sight and spoke slowly, catching my breath.

“Wow, isn’t that dangerous?”

“What? That seesaw?”

“… Yeah.”

I nodded, hugging Rain tighter.

His pronunciation was a bit harsh because of his trembling mouth.

Appleton tilted his head at my words, then turned around to take a picture of me and Lane.

“It’s just a seesaw.”

“Ha, but the seesaw was a ride that moved by itself?”

Appleton took a few more shots at me, then turned his head away again.

The seesaw was still moving on its own.

I snuggled deeper into Lane’s arms at the horrifying sight.

It was the same with Rain.

We dig into each other’s arms and our skin keeps rubbing against each other.

“Is that the identity of the ghost?”

Shine muttered quietly as she watched the seesaw move on its own.

My legs feel weak and my body staggers.

I leaned slightly against Rain’s body and spoke to Shine.

“Hey, is there a ghost after all?”

“I don’t know, I’ll have to go closer and check.”

“Oh, no!”

But Shine didn’t listen to me.

I stood on the ground with all my might, trying not to get close to the seesaw, but I couldn’t overcome Shine’s strength.

She pushed me and Lane towards the seesaw.

“Heee!”

As the seesaw got closer, a strange noise was heard.

Squeak- squeak- the seesaw made a strange scream every time it moved.

It sounded like a ghost’s laughter.

I clung to Shine’s body, half sobbing.

It was the same with Rain.

The two of us spoke to Shine in urgent voices.

“Shine! It’s too dangerous over there! And it’s rusty! You’ll get sick!”

“That’s right! So don’t go! Please!”

But even with the strength of two people, Shine couldn’t be stopped.

Shine continued walking, holding me and Rain in her arms, who were clinging to her side.

Eventually we arrived at that creepy playground.

A seesaw that moves alone, without even a breath of wind.

It was a scene like a ghost story floating around the Internet.

Appleton approached the seesaw with his camera, seemingly unfazed.

She looked around and took pictures for a while.

“Do you know what it is?”

“Yeah. No. But I still took a lot of pictures.”

In the end, neither Appleton nor Shine knew why the seesaw moved on its own.

The four of us sat close together and began to look at the photographs Appleton had taken.

I was still scared of the seesaw moving alone, so I sat down between Shine and Appleton.

Rain leaned back against me, his body nestled between my legs.

Soft flesh can be felt from all sides.

I feel somewhat reassured by this.

I took a slow breath.

“Hmm… Nothing was captured.”

“Yeah. If there were ghosts, there would be something weird about them.”

After checking the seesaw photo, Shine sent a photo of Rain and me hugging each other in fear to her cell phone.

“Huh. Are you done checking? Can I go back now?”

“Yeah. I think the playground area is finished.”

Shine nodded at my words and got up from her seat.

Rain and I followed right behind her.

The eerie seesaw sound coming from behind hasn’t stopped yet.

“Hey, Shine. Where are we going now?”

I asked, holding Shine’s arm.

I thought it was over now so I would go back, but Shine was heading towards the entrance of the old building.

“Let’s go inside.”

I swallowed dry saliva at Shine’s words.

The building that had seemed ordinary now looked terrifying.

It felt like I was looking at a haunted mansion.

Eventually I let go of Shine’s hand.

Then she checked her empty arm and gave me a strange smile.

“Aren’t you going to hold my hand?”

“Ugh, yeah I’ll go back.”

“Alone?”

I looked around at her words.

Shine kept walking without stopping.

She had Lane and Appleton around her, so that means I had no one around me.

I screamed in surprise.

“All, everyone, should we go in there?”

“Yeah.”

Appleton nodded as if it was obvious, and instead of answering, Lane closed his eyes and held onto Shine’s hand tightly.

Shine waved her empty hand at me.

“Aren’t you going together?”

I. I. I….

Squeak-

I turned my head at the sound of a seesaw coming from behind me.

A seesaw that still moves on its own.

It was like a ghost riding a seesaw was talking.

If Shine and the others enter the building, they will run towards me, who will be left alone.

“Let’s go together!”

Eventually, I ran to Shine and hugged her tightly.