After a week had passed Tina was heading into town with a list of groceries in her hand. Her mother asked her to go out into town and get some food for the house as they were running out. As she was walking she bumped into someone, she looked up and saw that it was Alex.

"Oh hey Alex how are you doing?" Tina asked.

"I'm doing fine, I just came out to do some clothes shopping with my friends." Alex explained.

"Oh okay, I'm just out getting some food. My mom would've done this, but she and my dad are busy setting up the new house." Tina explained.

"Ah I understand that place is really big so you all might be busy with that for a while." Alex explained.

"Yeah... I'm still surprised they got it at such a cheap price." Tina explained.

"Well for as long as I've been living here you'd know why it's so cheap." Alex said.

"Why's that?" Tina asked curiously what he meant.

"It's because anyone who moved into that house resold it a few months after." Tina heard a girl say from behind Alex. Just then two girls emerged from behind Alex.

One of them was as tall as Alex but an inch taller. She had long blond hair that was dyed light blue half way up at the ends. She was wearing a light blue tank top and a blue plad colored long skirt. She had a few bags in her arms and was wearing cyan sunglasses as it was pretty bright outside today.

The other girl was a bit shorter than Alex; she went up to the halfway point of his chest. She had a cute baby face, had a bit of weight on her, but in a cute small girl way her hair was cut into a small bob, and it was brown with a bit of pink dyed at the bottom. She was wearing magenta overalls that flowed down into a skirt at the bottom. She was also wearing a pink shirt underneath and rose colored shoes. She too was wearing sunglasses but they were pink and the lenses were heart shaped.

"Hello I'm Tambrey and this little pink girl here is my friend Anissa." Tambrey explained.

"Oh hello I'm Tina it's nice to meet you both." Tina explained.

"It's nice to meet you as well Tina! I was hoping we'd meet you soon! Before your family ended up moving away like all the other families who ever lived in that house." Anissa explained sadly.

"Wow wow back up! What are you talking about? Why would my family move out of the house we just bought?" Tina asked.

"It's better for us to explain in a more private place, like the park. Why don't we help you out with your shopping and we can talk about your house's history with some ice cream." Tambrey explained.

"Um... okay I'm not getting much anyway, just some cheap microwavable foods till my parents have the money for proper ingredients for meals." Tina explained.

"Understandable, moving to a whole new town isn't cheap, it's pretty expensive, I should know my mom works in that kind of field with families moving." Anissa explained.

"Okay well thanks for offering to help." Tina said as she, Alex, Tambrey, and Anissa all went into the store.

Tina went into the frozen meals section and grabbed easy ready made meals that both she and her parents would eat. Alex meanwhile grabbed some fruits so Tina and her family could have some proper healthy things to eat. Anissa got some sweets that she saw were on sale, she thought that Tina and her parents would like to have some sweets, and she also wanted some herself. Tambrey meanwhile was just browsing through some items in the store, till she noticed something that piqued her interest.

"Hey guys, come over here I found something I think you all will like!" Tambrey called out.

The others all came over to where they heard Tambrey and saw her standing next to a pride stand that was selling different pride flags and badges.

"Ohh! I love pride!! Do they have any Polysexual flags or badges?" Anissa asked.

"Yeah and hey they have some transgender ones for me." Tambrey said.

"I don't know, I'm just hoping they have one for me." Alex said.

Tina went up to the stand and looked around for a badge for her, but she didn't want them to see the badge she would pick up. Tina saw Alex picking up a badge and a flag that represented gender fluid. He put the badge on and smiled with it on. Tina just looked back at the counter and soon she found what she was looking for.

A non-binary badge she smiled as Tina was non-binary, she or they never always felt like they were a full girl or even a boy. So they looked around the internet for answers on why they felt that way and they found non-binary.

After that Tina understood themselves much better, while they did like she/her pronouns they/them were their preferred pronouns. However they still didn't come out to their parents yet as Tina was scared of how they would react towards their gender identity so they kept quiet.

"Hey Tina you good?" Alex asked.

"Um... yeah I'm fine." Tina excused.

"Okay well let's wrap this up and head out for ice cream!" Anissa exclaimed excitedly.

Once they were done with their shopping the four went up to the counter to pay for their items. As they were paying Tina looked around and saw a woman, a child, and a man standing around some pudding samples.

"Mommy, what kind of pudding did Daddy like?" The child asked.

Tina was confused by this as they could see the possible father standing right behind the child. So they wondered why the child was asking his mother and not his father.

"Oh sweetie your father always liked the chestnut pudding, whenever we had it both him and your uncle would fight over the last one left hehe, it was so funny." The woman said.

"Hehe yeah I remember that, oh how I wish I could relive those days again." The man said.

Tina then noticed a gold and white glowing aura around the man as he smiled down on the child and the woman. He then went up to the two of them and embraced them in a hug as they grabbed some chestnut pudding.

"Hey Tina you good?" Alex asked.

"Huh?? Oh Yeah I'm good just noticed a strange aura around the father of that family over there." Tina explained.

Alex looked over to where Tina was pointing and his face turned to confusion as all he saw was the mother and child but no father.

"Tina, what are you talking about? It's just the mother and kid. I don't see any father." Alex explained.

Tina looked back and the man was now looking at her with a shocked look on his face. He then walked, or floated up to them and made direct eye contact with them.

"Can you see me?" The man then asked, sounding shocked.

Tine not knowing what to do just nodded giving the man his answer. He smiled as no one else could see aside from Tina apparently. The mother and child then started walking away so the man followed them, but not before waving goodbye to Tina. Tina just lightly waved back before going back to the counter to pay for their items.

Later on Tina and their new friends were sitting in the park with icecreams in their hands. Tina was looking around for any other stage looking people. Thankfully Tina didn't see anyone with strange auras around them and their kinda glad as what happened in the store freaked her out.

"So What were you all talking about earlier related to my family's new home?" Tina asked.

"Well whenever any family moved into that house, they would say that strange things would happen to them inside. Later on they would move out and wouldn't tell anyone why they were leaving." Tambrey explained.

"That's very odd." Tina said.

"Yeah some folks around here even started betting on who would stay forever or if they would once again move out." Anissa explained.

"Hm well knowing my parents they wont leave this new home that easily, as they are pretty stubborn." Tina explained.

"Well only time will tell... hey I gotta go now my mom is going to need me home soon to care for the house as her and dad are going out." Alex explained.

"Okay I need to head home too, I'm working on a bit of a summer project." Tambrey explained.

"Same here but I just want to go home to take a nap." Anissa said.

"I just need to help out with more unpacking and organizing the house." Tina said.

"Well I guess we'll all see each other around, later guys." Alex said before getting up and heading home with his ice cream.

The two girls and Tina all said their farewells and headed back home. As Tina walked home they started noticing other people with strange gold and white auras around them. However no one else seemed to be able to see them but them which made them kinda scared.

"Ahh young child, looks like you're the new girl who moved into town, am I correct?" Tina heard a calm old voice say.

They looked over and saw an old woman in strange clothing sitting in a tiny shop, with a crystal ball on the counter in front of her.

"Um yes that's me who are you?" Tina asked curiously.

"I'm Azula and I'm the psychic in town, if you want I can read you your future and see if you have any special abilities." Azula explained.

"Hmm sure why not I've got nothing better to do aside from unpacking." Tina said as they sat down and gave Azula her hand.

"Now child, let's see what your future holds... hmm I see you'll make wonderful friends here, Oh and what's this? Your third eye has fully awaken and from what I can see, you're now able to see ghosts like me, oh how wonderful!" Azula exclaimed, happy for Tina.

'So is that why I've been seeing people with strange auras around them? Their ghosts, that would explain what happened back at the store.' Tina thought to themselves.

"Now let's see what else the future holds for you." Azula said as she read Tina's palm again.

As she did her face turned from curiosity and excitement to seemingly dread and fear. When Tina saw that they got concerned and scared as to what Azula was seeing.

"Oh dear that's not good, oh no my dear you're in very grave danger!" Azula exclaimed with worry.

"Why am I in danger?" Tina asked about concern.

"It's *cough* I-it's *Cough- Cough*" Azula started coughing violently.

It got so bad that she started sputtering up blood which horrified Tina and anyone else who saw it.

"SOMEONE CALL AN AMBULANCE!" A person in the crowd screams in a panic.

Tina meanwhile didn't know what to do as Azula started coughing more and more blood came out as she coughed.

"Miss I need you to step aside, I'm a doctor so let me help until the ambulance arrives!" A man said.

Tina did what he said and got up to let him take care of Azula till an ambulance could arrive at the scene. After five minutes an ambulance arrived and Azula was loaded onto it. Tina, horrified by what just happened, decided to head straight home and not get distracted by anyone or anything else.

Tina soon arrived home and when they went in they were greeted by their parents in the kitchen. They were still a bit shaken by what happened in town but hid it pretty well as they didn't want to worry their parents.

"Hey Tina you were out for a while, is everything alright?" Angelico asked.

"Yeah, just meet some of the kids in the neighborhood." Tina explained.

"Well isn't that wonderful! Hey Tina we have some boxes that we need you to take upstairs to the attic think you can do that?" Angelica asked.

"Sure I'll just leave the groceries here for you and dad to take care of while I deal with the box's." Tina said as she put the bags down and took off to take care of the box's.

However Tina made sure to take the non-binary badge with them so their parents won't become suspicious. Once Tina was upstairs they saw the box's their parents were telling them about.

"*sigh* Let's get this over with." Tina said as they started collecting the box's and bringing them up to the attic.

When Tina got up to the attic with the first box they couldn't help but feel like someone was watching them. They shrugged and placed the box's in the old dusty attic that was filled with cobwebs. Tina looked around and found a clearing that was enough for the box's.

The attic had many old items in it, some of them were rather normal items from the olden days when their grandma was a child and some rather strange items. Tina placed the box down and went back down to continue getting more and more box's. After a while they were done with the task they were about to go down stairs and to their room when a book caught their attention. They saw a book that said maledicta et carmina on its front cover, Tina was a bit confused by the title as they couldn't understand what it meant.

"Strange, I wonder what language it is?" Tina asked as they took the book and blew some dust off it.

"Hmm, maybe one of my old friends knows what it is." Tina said to themselves.

They went down the ladder and back to their room, not even noticing the dark looming figure watching them from the shadows.

Later that night Tina was in their room looking through the internet on their laptop when they heard their mom calling out for them.

"Tina dear, I need you to take out the trash for me real quick!" Angelica called out.

"Okay mom, be there in a sec!" Tina called out.

They then closed their laptop and went down stairs, they saw the trash their mother wanted them to take outside sitting next to the trashcan. They picked up the bag and made their way to the door to get done ASAP.

"Hey Dear you'd like any of the frozen dinners you brought home?" Angelico asked.

"No thanks dad, I'm not hungry right now, maybe later." Tina replied.

"Okay if you change your mind just go one and take one." Angelico said as he took one of the dinners and heated it up.

Tina just smiled before going back to a neutral look and heading out to take the trash out. Tina picked up the bag before heading out the door and going to the trash can outside near the sidewalk. It was rather dark out and there was no one on the streets which Tine had expected for such a small town. Tina walked up to the old trashcan and threw the bag in and placed the lid right back on the can.

When they looked up they were horrified by what they saw standing in front of them. Standing right infront of Tina was a large ghost with a black and blue aura around it. It had a deformed face with no eyes, its mouth wide open revealing it barely had any teeth that were black and yellow.

It leaned down to Tina and asked in a ghastly haunting voice "Can you see me?"

Tina, terrified by the ghost, decided to pretend they couldn't see it and act normal as they felt like something bad would happen if it knew they could see it. So with a straight face Tina turned around and walked back to their house. The ghost then left upon seeing this disappointed thinking that Tina couldn't see it.

When Tina got back inside they let out a sigh of relief as they now felt safe now. They started wondering why the spirit had that aura around them when all the other ghosts they saw had nicer holy auras around them.

"Tina, are you alright you look spooked?" Angelica asked, worried about her child.

"Y-yeah I'm fine it's just dark outside right now and I thought I saw something." Tina lied.

"Okay well as long as you're alright that's all that matters." Angelica said before resuming what she was doing.

Tina sighed and went back upstairs to her room to change into their pajamas like they always do at 9 Pm. When Tina got to their room they once again saw the same white blanket with the red stitching from the previous night laying on their bed once again.

"What the? Why is this here again?" Tina asked themselves.

Just then Tina then heard a ghostly voice of a young frail boy say "It'll protect you from him for now during the night."

Tina turned around and saw a ghostly boy with the same aura as the one they saw outside. This one looked like a young boy no older than eleven years old, he was looking down avoiding eye contact with them.

The boy was wearing what looked to be old fashion clothing, similar to what their grandmother would have worn when she was a child, possibly even older. The boy looked very skinny and frail as he hadn't eaten anything for a long time, their was also a hole in his chest where his heart was meant to be. Along with that Tina noticed that his entire right leg was sliced off and black ghostly blood was dripping from it.

Tina, scared again, just pretended that they didn't see it and turned back to her bed, only to be met with another ghost. This time it was a tall man who also wore old fashioned clothes.

However Tina noticed that there was a rope tied around the man's neck and his fingers were bloody and raw like he tried to get something off. The ghost then leaned down to Tina's height and they were able to see its lifeless eyes.

It then said "Leave now! We know you can see us so, unless you want your soul to be cursed and be trapped here with us. We won't allow him to have his final sacrifice and accomplish his evil goals, so get out NOW!"

The ghost then left the room leaving Tina alone with the ghost boy and now terrified for their safety.

"Don't worry about him, he won't hurt you. Like me he's been trapped here for a long time, but he is right, the big scary man will use you as his last sacrifice and you'll end up being trapped here like the rest of us. It'll be better off if you and your family all leave not just this house but this town all together. It's all cursed by him!" The ghost boy said before he left as well.

Once they were gone Tina collapsed to the ground with fear coursing through their veins. They could feel their heart racing as they didn't know what the ghosts meant but they felt like it wasn't good in the slightest. Tina however managed to compose themselves and started changing into their black summer pajamas with ghosts decorating the cloth.

Once they were done changing Tina went into the bathroom to brush their teeth and wash their face. However they were cautious while going through the house as the two encounters with the ghosts scared the daylight out of them.

When they got to the bathroom door they were cautious when opening it. However they wanted to finish their nightly routine before going back to their room to watch something and go to bed. So Tina just swiftly opened the door and turned on the bathroom light. When they did they didn't see anyone in the bathroom much to their relief.

Tina sighed before going into the bathroom and finishing their nightly routine. Tina first started brushing their teeth so they got out their black electric toothbrush that had ghosts decorating it as well. They then got some toothpaste out, put it on the toothbrush and began brushing their teeth.

After they were done they raised their mouth and tooth brush off before starting to wash their face. As they were washing their faces Tina couldn't help but feel like there was someone behind them.

So when they looked up to see if there was someone behind them they were horrified to see a girl with long black hair standing behind them. The girl had the same ghostly aura as the previous two did and she looked like she was totally soaked in water.

"Please leave, if you stay he'll kill you, his spirit still remains in these walls, there's only so much we can do for you but for your own sake leave now!" The ghost girl said with worry in her voice before leaving the bathroom.

Tina was once again terrified but confused by what they meant, however they just hurried up and finished washing their faces before leaving the bathroom. Tina went back to their bedroom and laid down on their bed before opening their laptop and scrolling through videos to watch.

Tina soon came across a horror film and was about to click on it, however thinking about the current encounters they had with the ghosts they decided to play an action movie. Tina then scrolled again till they came across what they wanted and started watching the movie.

However what the ghosts said to them was very confusing and they couldn't help but wonder what they meant by what they were talking about.