👻 Episode 2: The Dare That Went Too Far: The Voice in the Well

 👻 Episode 2: The Dare That Went Too Far

By Nana Ama Acheampomaa

The rumor about the well had always circled the town like a restless wind, especially among students at Saint Miriam’s Girls’ School. Most laughed it off—until night fell. Then, even the bravest refused to pass by the old mission compound.

But one evening, after prep, Neneh made a mistake.

It started as a dare.

Her classmates, gathered in their shared dormitory, had been swapping ghost stories by torchlight. Neneh, headstrong and skeptical, rolled her eyes at every tale.

“You people are too bush,” she scoffed. “There’s no ghost in that well. Just echo and imagination.”

“Then prove it,” said Itoe, the boldest of the girls. “Go there tonight. Alone.”

The others gasped. Neneh laughed nervously, but pride wouldn’t let her back down.

“Fine. I’ll go.”

At midnight, while the others whispered in fear beneath their covers, Neneh slipped out. She took the long corridor behind the chapel, her phone’s flashlight barely cutting through the thick night. The old mission house loomed ahead, its roof caved in like a broken mouth.

And there it was—the well.

Choked with vines and shadow, its circular mouth yawned at her feet. She stood still, listening.

Silence.

Then—

“Neneh…”

She froze.

The voice was faint, rising from below. A girl’s voice. Crying.

“Help me… I’m still here…”

Neneh stumbled back, heart hammering. But then she made another mistake—she answered.

“Who’s there?”

Silence. Then a whisper:

“You came.”

The light on her phone flickered.

The air around her dropped in temperature.

And behind her, something moved.

📍 Next: Episode 3 – What the Mirror Saw

🕯️ Sometimes, the dead don’t want help. They want company.