The next morning Ed and Jess wake up before everyone else and go downstairs to brew some coffee and make some breakfast for the kids before they come downstairs. Shannon Megan and Abby all come storming downstairs at the smell of chocolate chip pancakes.
“Are those chocolate chip pancakes!” All the girls ask excitingly
“Yes, yes they are. You know your father likes to make chocolate chip pancakes for you all on Saturdays.”
“Chocolate chip pancakes are my favorite thing ever!” Abby yells enthusiastically
“Oh we know they are sweetheart. How’d you all sleep?”
3 goods all at once make Jess and Ed very heart warmed, they continue to cook up pancakes, and the girls go in the living room to watch some morning TV. Meanwhile Tommy wakes up upstairs to a scratching sound sounding like it’s coming from the wall. Very tired he tries to forget about it and lay back down, as he’s tired from being up so late the night before. Not too long after he hears another scratching sound coming from the wall.
“Shannon! Megan! It’s not funny you little shits”
Turning back over he tries to get more rest once again, frustrated by his sisters shenanigans he closes his eyes once again. Another loud single scratching sound fills his ears and wakes him up suddenly again.
“Oh for gods sake! What the he—“
Cut off by a lost for words he cannot speak another word as he stares at the wall with a large singular scratch ripping through the grey paint covering the wall. Eli goes downstairs upset telling his father and mother that there is a strange stain on his bed, Ed and Jess pause breakfast to go upstairs and check on Eli’s bed, Tommy pauses his father in his steps and pull him aside.
“Dad, come here now”
“What Tommy, I’m helping your brother with something right now”
“I need to talk to you, now”
Ed lets Jess help Eli and enters Tommy’s room.
“What do you need”
“Look at the wall, look at that scratch mark, that wasn’t me Dad, I don’t know where that came from”
“It’s just a single scratch mark, it was probably your sisters messing with you Tommy”
“Dad, I was in here all morning, this just happened and nobody was here”
“Well...” Ed lost for words “I don’t know what to tell you Tommy, can we just move on please”
“There’s something up with this house Dad”
Ed pauses and turns around to assist Jess with Eli. Ed enters and they are both looking at a strange green stain in a line on Eli’s comforter.
“Ed, what do you think this is?”
“Is it a drink, or some food? I can’t tell, did you spill any slime bud?”
“No dad, I don’t think so...”
“Well get them off the bed and your father and I will wash this for you”
“Ok...”
“Go eat some breakfast with your sisters, I made chocolate chip pancakes!”
A long day goes by and the day quickly turns into night, and the Burks decide to watch a movie together as a family. The family decides to watch a family comedy and everyone laughs all night as the cold fall winds blow outside. They finish the movie around 10pm and Jess and Ed insist it’s bed time for the younger children, they resist as there favorite show The Price is Right is on.
“Please mommy and daddy, just one episode and we will go to bed”
“Hmmmm, fine, just one episode and then I don’t want any fuss”
“Deal!”
They watch the show together and as the show continues on the host announced that the contestant has to pick one of the 3 prizes blindly and whatever he chooses he gets, 1, 2 or 3. While watching Ed’s head starts to spin and he still sees the show, but they are not numbered 1, 2 and 3. They are named Abby, Megan Anson Shannon. Confused he gets up from the couch and storms off into the kitchen.
“You ok honey..?”
“Ya, ya I’m alright, just.. super thirsty. I think i’m going to go to bed”
“Ok darling, I’ll be up soon”
Ed leaves and the children finish their show and they do, laughing with their mother the whole way through, finally it’s time to go to bed and Jess rushes them to bed and stays downstairs for a while. She goes to turn off the TV before she goes to bed and is startled to realize that the TV is making a static.
“What the… this is odd”
She grabs the TV remote off the ottoman and pushes the power button… but nothing changes. Struck with fear she frantically clicks the button many times, with no luck she runs upstairs and wakes up Ed.
“Ed… Ed… ED!”
“Wh-what Jess”
“The TV wont turn off and I don't know what to do”
“Is it staticing?”
“Yes, how'd you know?”
“Don’t worry about it, lets go check it out”
They hurry downstairs, the flashing light turned into a very dark red light.. Both parents stop in their tracks and have a lost for words. They slowly creep their way to the living room and peek around the corner to the red TV flashing 2 grey scratch marks lighting up on the TV. Then, the TV shuts itself off…
“Are those chocolate chip pancakes!” All the girls ask excitingly
“Yes, yes they are. You know your father likes to make chocolate chip pancakes for you all on Saturdays.”
“Chocolate chip pancakes are my favorite thing ever!” Abby yells enthusiastically
“Oh we know they are sweetheart. How’d you all sleep?”
3 goods all at once make Jess and Ed very heart warmed, they continue to cook up pancakes, and the girls go in the living room to watch some morning TV. Meanwhile Tommy wakes up upstairs to a scratching sound sounding like it’s coming from the wall. Very tired he tries to forget about it and lay back down, as he’s tired from being up so late the night before. Not too long after he hears another scratching sound coming from the wall.
“Shannon! Megan! It’s not funny you little shits”
Turning back over he tries to get more rest once again, frustrated by his sisters shenanigans he closes his eyes once again. Another loud single scratching sound fills his ears and wakes him up suddenly again.
“Oh for gods sake! What the he—“
Cut off by a lost for words he cannot speak another word as he stares at the wall with a large singular scratch ripping through the grey paint covering the wall. Eli goes downstairs upset telling his father and mother that there is a strange stain on his bed, Ed and Jess pause breakfast to go upstairs and check on Eli’s bed, Tommy pauses his father in his steps and pull him aside.
“Dad, come here now”
“What Tommy, I’m helping your brother with something right now”
“I need to talk to you, now”
Ed lets Jess help Eli and enters Tommy’s room.
“What do you need”
“Look at the wall, look at that scratch mark, that wasn’t me Dad, I don’t know where that came from”
“It’s just a single scratch mark, it was probably your sisters messing with you Tommy”
“Dad, I was in here all morning, this just happened and nobody was here”
“Well...” Ed lost for words “I don’t know what to tell you Tommy, can we just move on please”
“There’s something up with this house Dad”
Ed pauses and turns around to assist Jess with Eli. Ed enters and they are both looking at a strange green stain in a line on Eli’s comforter.
“Ed, what do you think this is?”
“Is it a drink, or some food? I can’t tell, did you spill any slime bud?”
“No dad, I don’t think so...”
“Well get them off the bed and your father and I will wash this for you”
“Ok...”
“Go eat some breakfast with your sisters, I made chocolate chip pancakes!”
A long day goes by and the day quickly turns into night, and the Burks decide to watch a movie together as a family. The family decides to watch a family comedy and everyone laughs all night as the cold fall winds blow outside. They finish the movie around 10pm and Jess and Ed insist it’s bed time for the younger children, they resist as there favorite show The Price is Right is on.
“Please mommy and daddy, just one episode and we will go to bed”
“Hmmmm, fine, just one episode and then I don’t want any fuss”
“Deal!”
They watch the show together and as the show continues on the host announced that the contestant has to pick one of the 3 prizes blindly and whatever he chooses he gets, 1, 2 or 3. While watching Ed’s head starts to spin and he still sees the show, but they are not numbered 1, 2 and 3. They are named Abby, Megan Anson Shannon. Confused he gets up from the couch and storms off into the kitchen.
“You ok honey..?”
“Ya, ya I’m alright, just.. super thirsty. I think i’m going to go to bed”
“Ok darling, I’ll be up soon”
Ed leaves and the children finish their show and they do, laughing with their mother the whole way through, finally it’s time to go to bed and Jess rushes them to bed and stays downstairs for a while. She goes to turn off the TV before she goes to bed and is startled to realize that the TV is making a static.
“What the… this is odd”
She grabs the TV remote off the ottoman and pushes the power button… but nothing changes. Struck with fear she frantically clicks the button many times, with no luck she runs upstairs and wakes up Ed.
“Ed… Ed… ED!”
“Wh-what Jess”
“The TV wont turn off and I don't know what to do”
“Is it staticing?”
“Yes, how'd you know?”
“Don’t worry about it, lets go check it out”
They hurry downstairs, the flashing light turned into a very dark red light.. Both parents stop in their tracks and have a lost for words. They slowly creep their way to the living room and peek around the corner to the red TV flashing 2 grey scratch marks lighting up on the TV. Then, the TV shuts itself off…