Contacting the other side

Matthew Cowle and his brother Mitchell got home from town one summer day. Cowle, a first-year graphic communications management student had purchased something he was always curious about – a Ouija board. They had both heard all about the stories of contacting spirits and demonic possessions coming through the board but they were too mature for that. They got the board just to have some fun. After wolfing down his dinner and hastily doing the dishes, Matt raced to the living room, eager to play the game. The rest of the family was already there.“Can we play this?” Matt asked, signaling to the game’s box. The family gathered around the board. Briefly reading the instructions out loud, Matt was ready to play.“Will I have to do the dishes tomorrow?” Matt asked the board. The cursor slowly moved to the left-hand side of the board, towards the word “Yes.”Matt’s mom chuckled, and said, “Well, got the first one right.” They continued asking the board questions until late that night. It answered everything correctly.That night, Matt was awoken by a loud crash of thunder. He went to the kitchen for some water. Travelling through the dark he felt like someone was following him, but he ignored it. When Matt got to the kitchen the room was still. Suddenly, the kitchen lights started violently flicking. Matt started to see shadows coming in and out of his view. Matt screamed and his parents rushed into the kitchen, but the lights remained on and calm. Matt decided not to tell his parents what he saw. But he knew something had happened that night. And Matt will never use the Ouija board again.