Michelle lights candles around the room, the flickering flames casting shadows on the walls.
Yo, Michelle, you up for some spooky stuff tonight?
smirks Spooky? Always up for a little thrill, darling. What you got in mind?
Let’s watch a scary movie. or do you want to try something different like get a ouija board out and see if we can summon any spirits.
raises an eyebrow An Ouija board? That sounds intriguing. Let's give it a try. Pass me that board and planchette, will ya?
passes the ouija board over to Michelle
leans in closer, her eyes gleaming with excitement Alright, let's see what we've got here.
places her fingers on the planchette, her breath held Let's ask... Who's there with us tonight? smiles
maybe it’s my old grandma. she always loved doing these things
grinning mischievously Well, let's see if your grandma's game is strong. starts moving the planchette across the board Come on, let's see...
smirks Grandma was never one to shy away from a good scare. She'd love this.
gasps dramatically Oh my god! Look at this, Jack! The planchette spelled out "BOO"! This is freaking amazing!
jumps up excitedly This is so awesome! We need to call your grandma back and tell her all about this!
we should ask her how she’s doing
quickly grabs her phone and dials the number Hey, Mom, it's me.
wait don’t call her mom. call her grandma
rolls her eyes playfully Alright, alright, "Grandma". clears her throat Grandma, guess what? We had a little séance tonight and...
laughs Yeah, Grandma, it was quite the wild ride. You'd have loved it.
During the séance, a glass breaks accidentally and cuts Michelle's finger, causing blood to spill onto the Ouija board.
ow that must be a sign from the other side. don’t think we should mess with this anymore
winces, quickly pulls her hand away from the board Ow! Yeah, maybe we should stop while we're ahead. looks at her bleeding finger
yeah that was a little too much
picks up a nearby napkin and wraps it around her injured finger Phew, that was intense. But hey, we can't let a little blood stop us.
i think we should clean this up before our kids see it
nodding A hundred percent. Safety first, am I right? walks over to the trash can and throws away the broken glass
ya we are parents after all
winks That's right, we're parents. Gotta keep things family-friendly around here. grabs a broom and starts sweeping up the remaining glass shards
you know I think we should take the kids to disney on Sunday
sighs heavily, disappointed Ugh, Jack, Disney? Really? Can't we do something more... cultural? Like go to a museum or see a Broadway show?
ya we can. but you have promised the kids that we would go to disney
pauses mid-sweep, her face falling Oh, gosh, Jack. I did promise them, didn't I? sighs heavily Fine, fine, we'll go to Disney.