Pete Steere's Short Story: The Haunted House

It was first day of summer, the grass was freshly cut and the flowers were in full bloom scattered throughout the yards out the community. It was a beautiful day without a cloud in sight. However, people of small suburban town where hidden inside the large assembly hall. The town was quiet except for the buzzing of the electricity cables hanging above the small but empty sidewalks. Pete Steere had arrived early to make sure he would get a good view of the ever so famous brown leather book. The hall was filling up quickly and he heard the whispers and whimpers of the people arriving and taking seat. On the stage laid a large column with a glass box surrounding the leather book. The security guards watched the book making sure to not take an …show more content…
Creaking and churning the curtains unraveled and finally Pete saw the Governor of the town in an all white suit, which was nothing like Pete’s tattered up wrinkled shirts and pants. The security guards surrounding the book separated for Governor Bartelsman, lights moving off the book to focus in on his face. The hall was dead silent until Governor Bartelsman began to speak. “Good afternoon everyone, we are gathered here today to honor the 153rd annual reading…” he picked up the long scroll that he and his ancestors had to read each year on the same day. “ And finally to open the book” Governor said, Pete could feel a nervous trickle of sweat roll down his forehead. He knew he was not the only person in the room panicking. Ever so slowly Bartelsman opened the threaded book, about to reveal who whose name would be read and who would be taken. Behind Bartelsman lay a large screen focused in on each move he was doing so even the people in the back would get a clear view. “ This year I am honored… to announce the chosen person… Pete Steere”. Pete could feel his heart stop and his vision blurred. The room was filled with sighs and the hushed mumbles asking where he