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Delaware: A Short Story

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In a small town in Delaware a man by the name of Garry Flingo was at a Halloween attraction with his two children Darel and Greg. On October 28 they visited Georgetown and went to Screams at the beach. They were going through this jail cell attraction where in the attraction they take one of the people and hook them two an electrical chair and shock them. Garry was terrified because it felt so real. When they took him and put him in the chair it was supposed to be fake electricity shocks going through the chair. Somebody that day some how made the chair so it sent off real electricity. The other people going through the attraction including his two kids witnessed Garry’s painful and dreadful death. The attraction closed down for the rest …show more content…

Bob was ready to get the investigation on. Him and George were ready to ask questions to this mysterious spirit, ghost, or whatever is interrupting this place. They had all the cameras and all the cameras set up ready to rock and roll for the investigation so they went outside the house so they would let the house settle for about 15 - 20 minutes. “Bob let's go in it's been 20 mins let's go in and start this up! I'm to pumped!!” said George. When they entered this jail cell building there were cameras shifted toward the window and the sheet was knocked off the window. They both thought each of them were playing with each …show more content…

George asked again “Did you move the camera’s and take the sheet off the window?” The electrical chair moved. George and Bob both looked at eachother and said “oh shit “ at the same time. At this moment is when they both realized that there was something definitely in the building. They have both done many investigations of people’s houses, hotels, and many others but they never had a feeling like this one when they were doing their investigation. Bob was up next to ask his question. “Do you have any children?” Bob said He didn't want to speak in the past tense because he didn't want the ghost to feel some type of way and make him feel as he didn’t have kids or they didn’t belong to him since he was dead. The electrical chair moved for the response of yes. After almost 4 hours of camera film questioning the spirit there, that they are assuming is Garry Flingo they decide to stay one more hour of asking

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