Ghost Collision: The Search Begins

Nelson sat on his worn-out couch, scrolling through his phone, fingers drumming against the armrest. Across the room, Stacey stood by the window, her translucent figure barely visible in the dim light of his small apartment.

"You’re serious about this Ghost Collision thing?" Nelson finally asked, his voice edged with doubt.

Stacey turned to face him. "I wouldn’t have brought it up if I wasn’t. This is our best shot at taking down Ethan."

Nelson exhaled sharply. "And you think we can just Google ‘ghost collision ritual’ and find a step-by-step guide?"

Stacey smirked. "You’d be surprised what people know but choose to ignore."

Nelson hesitated. He wasn’t sure if he was ready to cross the line between the living and the dead in such a drastic way. But if this was the only way to get Ethan...

"Fine," he said, sitting up. "Let’s see what we can dig up."

Stacey nodded approvingly. "And be quick about it. My father will come looking if we take too long."

Nelson’s stomach twisted. That was the last thing he wanted.

"If he can come looking for us like we’re elementary school kids, then he should’ve just crawled out of his haunted mansion and handled the mission himself," Nelson muttered, smirking.

Stacey shot him a look that said, Talkative, before nodding silently.

Nelson’s smirk faded as a thought crossed his mind. "Wait a minute—have you and your family ever tried executing the mission yourselves?"

Stacey hesitated, as if hiding something. "Yes… but ghosts that roam freely often get possessed by evil spirits, and those spirits drive them to do crazy things. My family and I had a mission, sure… but who knows? Maybe the demon that possessed us wouldn’t even have a shred of interest in killing Ethan, which is our actual goal. And the main reason is..." Her voice trailed off. "Just forget it. That’s all."

Nelson turned to her, suspicion flickering in his eyes. "You’re hiding something."

"Oh, chill, old man," she scoffed, arms crossed. "I’m just saying my dad was a man obsessed...