Everyone said that the house on the top of Haunted Creek Hill was filled with ghosts of the past and present. It is said that if you go there at night you will be able to see people as though they were alive. It is said that you would be able to see them doing what they were doing during the times that they were alive. There are stories of parties, games, ballroom dances, dinner parties, masquerade parties and so much more. But the one that intrigued Adam, Alex, Alexius, and Ariana the most was the one, (as told by their great-great- grandparents), about the young couple who went missing during a party almost eighty years ago, and haven’t been seen since. And it went something like this:

It was Halloween night and this year, just like every other year, people from all around Hallow Cove would gather at the house on the top of Haunted Creek Hill for the big Halloween Party. Every year had a theme, this year it is Mystery Masquerade Party. All of the guests had to wear their finest gowns and tuxedos. They also had to wear masks on their faces and not tell anyone who they were. The whole point of this party was to encourage people to interact with others that they did not know.

Now legend has it that if a Masquerade Party is held on Halloween night, and you reveal your identity before midnight you will disappear without a trace. And no matter how hard, how long, or where, people look, no trace of you will ever be found. It will be like one moment you are standing there, the person that you are talking to blinks, and you are gone.

Anyways, that night started out like any other night. The house was decorated and well lit. People were arriving from all over town for the yearly get together. They were bringing food, drinks, and entertainment, in order to make it a night that they would never forget. Little did they know that night they would get more than they bargained for.

Around eleven-thirty that night two young people, Evan and Elana, met on the dance floor. They became enchanted with each other and quickly fell in love. They walked over to the side of the dance floor and began to talk.

“Do you believe in that curse?” Evan asked

“What curse?” Elana replied