Long lost…

Chapter 1: Alex: The story of a boy

Alex gazed at his new school. Alex groaned as he walked up to the door, opening it. You see, everyone in Alex's town has heard of the story of the girl and the tape, thanks to a woman named Rachel and her son Adian. The ledged goes that if you watch the tape, in seven days, a little girl will come out of your TV and kill you. But there was a way out! If you made a copy of the tape and then showed to someone else, the curse is passed on to someone else. But what made Alex uneasy is that he had seen the girl as well, but he didn't make a copy, so why was he still alive? When people heard his story, they all thought he was a freak of nature and shunned him. Alex was reluctant to the new school because he didn't want to be mocked again. He was known as, "The boy who stared evil in the face and lived." Alex sighed as he went to his new locker and opened it up. A boy about his age was in a locker next to him…Literally.

"Hey, new guy!" The boy said trying to get Alex's attention. "Get me out of here!"

Alex looked over and saw the boy shoved into the locker. Alex grabbed his arm and pulled him out.

"How did this happen?" Alex asked.

"It involved a bully, some popcorn, and some toothpaste." The boy replied.

"Toothpaste?" Alex asked raising a brow.

"It's complicated." The boy said. "Anyway, I'm Jack!"

"Nice to meet you Jack, I'm Alex." Alex said.

"Alex, now where have I heard that name before?" Jack said thinking a bit.

Alex sighed. "Does, "The Boy who stared evil in the face and lived" ring any bells?"

"AH! I've heard of you!" Jack said snapping his fingers.

"Go ahead, mock me, and get it over with." Alex said waiting for the abuse.

"Dude, I ain't gonna make fun of you…" Jack said scratching his head.

"Your not?" Alex asked. "That's a first."

"You gotta tell me how it happened!" Jack begged.

"Well, normally I don't talk about it, but since you're the first person not to laugh, I'll tell you at lunch." Alex said heading for his class.

"SEEYA THERE!" Jack called.

After a few hours of boring class work it was lunchtime. Alex had brought a cup of instant ramen while Jack had been forced to eat the standard mystery goo.

"Okay Alex, tell me how you escaped!" Jack said.

"That's just it, I didn't…" Alex said looking back to the event.

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Day 7 had come upon poor Alex. Alex tried to run but the doors slammed shut, trapping him inside the TV room. The TV flicked on to show the image of a well and a field. Suddenly a hand shot out of the well and out crawled a girl. Alex just watched in horror. The girl was wearing a raggedy old dress with long black hair which covered her entire face. The girl kept coming toward him as water began to spew out of the TV. When the girl reached the TV, she crawled thru the screen and into the room. The girl stretched out her hands as if to strangle Alex. Alex crawled into a corner as she approached him. Her hands were coming closer and closer until they were right over his neck. As she was about to throttle him, she stopped. She leaned in close to his face until her hair brushed against his face. She suddenly pulled away and parted some of her hair until her mouth was revealed.

"Zeke." She said in a creepy voice.

The girl smiled before her body was covered in static and she disappeared.

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"So, this girl called you Zeke?" Jack asked.

"Yeah, it was the strangest thing!" Alex said digging into his Ramen.

"Maybe she knows you…" Jack suggested.

"How, I don't know any demon girls…" Alex joked.

"Maybe you're some kind of, reincarnation…" Jack said.

"You're kidding right?" Alex said giving Jack a look of doubt.

"It's possible!" Jack said. "I'm an expert on paranormal stuff! My parents are actually ghost hunters…"

Alex sighed as he finished off his Ramen.

"I suppose…" Alex said.

"So other than that, any other things happen to you?" Jack asked.

"Well, ever since then strange things have been happening, but their relatively tame." Alex said.

"Like?" Jack asked.

"Just little things, like finding black hair in the sink, and stuff like that." Alex replied.

Suddenly the bell rung signaling it was time to get back to class.

"There's the bell." Alex said.

"Only two more classes and school is over!" Jack said excitedly.

As Alex was about get out of his seat. Something caught Alex's eye, there, right behind Jack, was the figure of Samara. "Jack. Don't move….she's here…."

Jack's eyes went wide; he whipped around but saw nothing.

"You sure man?" Jack asked.

"I'm sure…" Alex shivered.

Samara just stood there, before turning around and disappearing.

"She's gone now…" Alex said

"So, only YOU can see her? That's interesting…." Jack commented.

Alex suddenly looked at the clock.

"Oh shoot! We're gonna be late!" Alex cried. Jack's eyes went wide and the two raced out of the lunch room.

The two ran down the hall at high speed, racing for the classroom. Suddenly, without warning Alex slipped on a puddle of water and fell to the floor on his back. Jack quickly doubled back after he heard the THUD. Jack saw Alex on the ground, he was out cold. Jack ran to get the nurse, leaving Alex alone in the hallway where Samara waited