Nat Turner's Ghost

Zammie noticed how his cousin kept staring off into the dark woods that surrounded them.

“What is it, Kyla?”

“I don’t know. What kind of animals live out here?” she asked. “Anything dangerous?”

“It ain’t the animals we need to worry about,” said Henry. “It’s Nat Turner’s ghost we should fear.”

“What you sayin’ now?” asked Robert.

Nat Turner plans his rebellion.

“Who’s Nat Turner?” asked Kyla.

“He was a slave that led a rebellion,” said Henry. “He killed lots of white folks by choppin’ ‘em up, and then hid in the woods for days until they caught him, and they hung him. And now Nat Turner’s ghost walks through these woods at night lookin’ for lost souls.”

“Really?” asked Kyla. Zammie didn’t believe much in ghosts, but Kyla was both enthralled and terrified by stories of the paranormal.

“Yes, ma’am, an’ he’ll follow right behind you in the dark. You’ll hear his footsteps comin’ up close. Feel his hot breath on the back a’yur neck. You’ll feel his fingers touchin’ your shoulder. An’ then you’ll turn aroun’ . . . but no one’ll be there. But one touch from his ghost an’ you’ll be dead within three days. Yur heart’ll just stop workin’.”

“Stop scarin’ the girl,” said Ben.

“It’s okay,” said Kyla. “I’m not that scared.” She claimed not to be too scared, but she kept close to Zammie and Robert all the same. 

-- Nat Turner's Ghost

from Time Trip #2

Cover of the Nat Turner comic book.

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