Microfiction Revision: Tiny Tiny Ghost Chronicles Pt. 2

After

The Lonely Little Ghost

The little ghost floated down the streets of Anoka, MN. He never enjoyed haunting, it was mean and no fun. Plus, the people of Anoka were never scared, it was the Halloween Capital of the World. None of the ghosts ever wanted to stay. They set out for towns with more frightful people and the little ghost stayed lonely. He'd never leave. He enjoyed it here and there was no pressure for him to haunt. Instead, he'd sit on the rickety steps of the house waiting for someone else like him. Soon he'd have a friend, he just knew it.  

Tiny Ghost Thoughts

"Maybe there are friends somewhere else... "

Before

 The Lonely Little Ghost

The little ghost floated down the streets of Anoka, MN. He never enjoyed haunting.. he thought it was mean and no fun. Plus, the people of Anoka were never scared, it was the Halloween Capital of the World. Because of this, no ghosts ever wanted to stay. They always set out for towns with more anxious and frightful people. This is why the Lonely Little Ghost stayed lonely. He'd never leave. He enjoyed it here and there was no pressure for him to haunt. Instead, he'd sit on the rickety steps of the house waiting for someone else like him.  

Tiny Ghost Thoughts

"I want friends who aren't scary. "

Old House with Steps (UnSplash)

Author's Note: For this story I wanted to give some insight onto why the little ghost stayed and some background on where is he. This story is almost like a prequel. The big thing I wanted to portray through the revisions would be the loneliness of the boy and delete some words so I could foreshadow the new ghosts arrival. In the six word story I wanted it to be almost him contemplating if he should stay or not in Anoka.