me. I opened the side door to the garage and saw the three of them seated on the garage floor. They all encouraged me to "Come in, and shut the door." I stood above them as they were seated in a tight circle.
My sister and her friend, Gloria, had the Ouija Board balanced on their laps. They both had their fingers resting on a white, teardrop-shaped pointer. They explained that after they asked a question aloud, a "spirit" helped them move the pointer. The pointer answered a "Yes" or "No" question by pointing to either of these two words printed on the board. The board also had the alphabet printed in large black letters, which the pointer used to spell out other words and sentences. My sister asked a question about a boy she liked at school: "Does he care about me, like I care about him?" After just a few moments of stillness the pointer "came to life" and began to move over each printed letter until, pausing at certain ones, it spelled out,"More than you think." This answer made the girls laugh. This went on for several minutes, and I must admit that I also became caught up in their game.
I soon took my place among the girls and placed the board on my lap. With my fingers on the white pointer I began to ask a question or two of my own. We were really "into it," and after a couple of hours we became exhausted. Gloria asked if she could leave the board in our garage, because her mother did not want such things in her home since it scared her. I said, "Sure, why not. Just leave it here in the garage so my mother won't get the same idea." We put the board away in its |
box and placed it on top of some boxes, out of view.
A couple of days later my mother, my sister, and I were having dinner. There was a knock at the door and Rosie, a friend of mine, came in to visit. Rosie was a girl I had recently met at school, and because of our common interest in music and boys, we had started to hang out together. I must admit that Rosie was a bit "wild." She smoked, and had little regard for authority. My mother considered her to be a bad influence on me,and warned me about spending too much time after school with her. I was fully aware of Rosie's nature, and I took care not to be overly influenced by her. Though she had some faults, she was always fun to be with.
After dinner that night, Rosie and I walked outside and sat on the porch to talk. Knowing Rosie would be very interested in something new and different, I told her about the Ouija Board, and the fun I had had with it. Instantly Rosie said, "Let's find out if it will talk to me. Come on let's try it." I agreed, and we both headed for the garage.
We sat cross-legged on the garage floor and placed the Ouija Board on our laps. I explained how the Ouija Board worked. She asked questions, and then I asked a couple. Soon Rosie became very excited and eager to ask more and more questions. Her questions also started to take on erotic overtones. Rosie asked, "Am I wearing any underpants" or "Should I go all the way with Henry?" ,etc. I was becoming uncomfortable with these questions and wanted to change the subject matter, but Rosie just got more "into it."
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