Ghost Stories

written by Madison Moore

A young man stood on a dock, eating a popsicle from the local ice cream shop. The sky was a stormy gray, though it was supposed to be a nice sunny day. The wind blew the smell of fish up to the coast of Turbrook Lake, and the dock whined, soggy with age, but still strong as the day it was built. It was too cold for a popsicle, or any kind of frozen dessert, for that matter, but this young man didn’t care. His older brother would be returning any minute now with his latest catch, which would be loaded onto the wagon just a few yards away, on the pier, and taken home. The young man looked for his brother’s boat on the horizon, but he couldn’t see anything through the thick, pea-soup fog that blanketed the coast. Four sisters know the legends of their town well. When one of the most famous tales turns out to be true, Lara Austin, the oldest of the siblings, must figure out how to grow up in a world she didn't know was magical.

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Characters:

(In order of appearance) (Women will be listed with maiden names)

Lara Austin

Blonde hair, blue-gray eyes. Tallish, average build. Protective oldest sister in the Austin family. Doesn’t trust the male species. Nickname: Larabee (reserved only for parents)

Teresa Austin

Blonde hair, blue eyes. Tallish, slender. Smart, kind, friendly, popular. Keeps trying to set Lara up with boys. Stylish. Nickname: Tessa (reserved for twin sister Lara only)

Emie Austin

Blonde curly hair, hazel eyes. Small. Really quiet, sensitive, will cry over anything that is even remotely sad. Has a secret mischievous side.

Kelsie Austin

Blonde hair, blue eyes. Small. Really loud. Adopts people and animals and plants as her friends. Prefers the great outdoors to any other place. Brave. Collects rocks.

Jillian Neuman

Brown hair, blue eyes. Tallish, slender. The mother of the Austin sisters. Wise, kind. A bit of a skeptic. Likes things neat and tidy. Disapproves of rule breaking. Has a secret soft side.

Jack Evans

Chestnut brown hair, blue eyes. Tall, thin. Clumsy. Kind, good-mannered. Quiet. Likes popsicles, will eat them at any time of year. Optimistic. Supportive. Cute.

Isaiah Lambert

Auburn hair and beard, brown eyes. Tall, burly. Serious policeman. Very skeptical of Lara and Teresa’s ghost stories. Believes in reality and that’s all. Jillian’s boyfriend.

Everly Mortimer

Red hair, brown eyes, freckles. Tall, very pretty. Gets a lot of suitors but turns them away. Very kind, smiles excessively. Loves kids, takes care of her mother.

Henry Dearing

Brown hair, brown eyes, freckles. Tall, normal build. Funny, likes to joke around. A bit shallow, but he is caring. Hated a lot by Lara, liked by Teresa.

Kendrick Dearing

Brown hair, brown eyes, freckles. Tall, thin, Appreciative, accepting of weird things. Steady, loyal, honest, chivalrous. Very light sense of humor. Literally pure Hufflepuff.

Westley Dearing

Brown hair, brown eyes, freckles. Tall, muscled. Tough, no-nonsense, hates most people. Might be a sociopath. Very athletic, spends a lot of time on his own walking.

Lucy Evans

Graying brown hair, blue eyes. Short, slender. Renames children, because she doesn’t want to remember their actual names. Kind of depressed. In a wheelchair. Kinda frail.

George Evans

Dark brown hair, dark blue eyes. Tall, muscled. Used to own the family fishing boat. Serious, quiet, polite, well-mannered. Addresses girls by “Miss (last name here)”

John Mortimer

Red hair, freckles, brown eyes. Tall, normal build. Very sweet father and husband. Owned a farm back in the day. Now works along the Canal, gone from home most of the time.

Cal Wilson

Light brown hair, hazel eyes. Tall, normal build. Very popular and handsome. Well-known among the girls, but not really a good person altogether. STAY AWAY FROM HIM.

Todd Palmer

Red hair, green eyes. Average height, normal build. Kind of awkward, but a loyal friend. Quiet, unless you insult one of his friends. Kind. Doesn’t like dishonesty.

Kathy Cox

Brown hair, brown eyes. Average height, slender build. Very pretty, but very quiet. Kind, but doesn’t speak, because others haven’t let her speak, her whole life.

Maryann Wynn

Dark brown hair, hazel eyes. Short, slender build. Shallow, insensitive. Kind to her friends, but only if they’re kind to her, and attractive enough to be cool.

Nicholas Norman

Gray, thinning hair, gray eyes. Old, kinda senile. Used to run a diner, but let his daughter Rosie take over the task. Loves children, but usually scares them away on accident.

Kayne Argent

Black hair, black eyes. Average height, slender build. Honorary member of the Setting Sun. Serious, doesn’t like new recruits much. Very powerful witch.

Anise Thornton

White-blonde hair, gray eyes. Short, squat build. Keeper of the spellbooks. Quiet, clever, wise. Helpful, kind. Reads a lot. Wears thick glasses. Always has a book on her.

Alissa Johnston

Brown hair, green eyes. Average height, slender build. Queen of Estwa. Very beautiful, and kind. Wants to give every child the chance to be loved. Generous, heart of gold. Intelligent.

Jessan Tanfuji

Dark brown hair, caramel eyes. Tall, fit build. Very rich nobleman from Dreonny. Funny, mischievous. Very very good-looking. Kind, generous, wants things to be fair.

Preston Cervantes

Light brown hair, blue eyes. Tall, kingly build. King of Estwa. Short-sighted, prejudiced towards witches. A generous king, but shallow. Married Alissa for her looks and wealth.

Gemma Myers

Black hair, dark brown eyes. Average height, slender build. Stylish, friendly, technological and engineering genius. Always at the height of fashion. Quick, witty.

Aeryn Foster

Red hair, blue eyes. Short, skinny build. Short temper, very good writer. Scares people, working to help the poor. Grew up in a rich farming family on a plantation.

Mercedes Benns(yes I know i'm immature)

Dark brown hair, brown eyes. Tall, slender build. Ambitious, determined to prove herself. Well-connected, but poor. Hiding her past from the world. Willing to do anything.

Alexi Tanfuji

Dark brown hair, caramel eyes. Tall, very pretty build. Ladylike, dignified. Rich, and she is very well aware of it. Commanding, powerful. Hates witches. Jessan’s older sister.