Page 12 of Possess Us

She must have been smaller than me, because this thing is fucking tight. The buttons don’t fasten all the way, so my tits are getting a good view of the world.

In my hand is a little nurse's hat and a mask. A pure white bunny mask which will cover the top half of my face, with long ears and a black ribbon to secure it in place.

‘Really?’ I mutter. ‘A slutty nurse and a bunny mask? Where did you get all this?’

We like it. It stays.

‘My ass is basically hanging out.’

You have an incredible ass.

‘Thanks, murder demon. Your vessel is in there?’ I nod towards the house. ‘At Gina’s house party?’

Yes.

‘Do I get to stay awake for this?’

Most definitely.

He laughs as I pin the little hat on top of my head, fix the mask in place, and readjust the blood-spattered white stockings so they sit happily on my thighs.

‘Let’s do this.’

I walk towards the house, my head held high.

Inside, the party is in full swing. At least a hundred people must be here, and everyone is in masks.

It’s a masquerade Halloween ball.

The heavy drum and bass shake the walls. Everyone is high or wasted. Probably both. The dancing is obscene.

I kinda like it.

The downstairs has a huge ballroom decorated with cobwebs, ghosts and ghouls. Mannequins dressed as great cult horror classic serial killers line the walls, and strobe lights make everyone's movements a jarring dance. A fog machine fills the air with heavy smoke. It’s wall-to-wall bodies lost to the music.

‘Where is he?’ I ask.

It’s impossible to see who is who. It’s dark and everyone is dressed up.

Outside.

An elaborate doorway leading to the garden is at the far end of the ballroom.

The vessel is outside, so outside is where I go.

‘Fucking hell…’ I whisper, stopping on the patio.

Ahead is a giant hedge maze.

The hedges are at least seven feet tall. Lanterns are being handed out by men and women wearing nothing but underwear and various animal masks.

The entrance is a gothic arch. On top of it is a glowing sign.

Music fills the air, along with screams and monstrous laughs playing through speakers.

A Halloween hedge maze.

‘Fuck I love rich sociopaths with more money than they know what to do with. This will be fun.’ I smile and head onwards.