"O.k. Thanks Duke. Oh great. I don't have a computer. And I don't have enough dough to buy a computer pass for our college computers. Damn!"
"Oh, hey, why don't you come over to my place tonight and you can use mine. We are chem. partners anyway aren't we?"
"Ya, thanks!"
"O.k. Here's my address, and I'll see you around 8."
"O.k. And thanks again."
He handed me a small piece of paper. On it was written 214 Victorian Villas.
Seeing Things…The rain poured down on the streets, thunder bombarding its way through the night sky, lightning being the only thing revealing my path. Even through all this havoc the moon shone brightly, illuminating one lone figure walking down the street.
I looked up at the night's raging sky wondering how this unexpected storm started.
Flashback to earlier that evening"Hey Serenity. I've gotta get going or I'm going to be late."
"OH. Does my wittle Tea have a bigy wigy date tonight," using a babyish tone, and trying to get me annoyed.
"Oh Serenity dearest, I forgot to tell you. You have an appointment with the gallows tonight if you DON'T LAY OFF MY BACK!" I said answering her abruptly.
"Sorry," Serenity said remembering something," Oh and I'll be home late too. So you have to make dinner yourself or buy takeout or something! Sorry!"
I rushed out of the little cramped apartment Serenity and I called home, hoping to avoid more small talk. I grabbed the address from the coffee table and started on my way. It was a lovely evening outside.
While stopping to smell the roses, I looked up at the sunset sky as if it were only I who existed in the world. As I was bending down to pick one of the roses as a thank you gift for Duke, a sudden chill went through my spine. It felt very familiar. I looked up to see if anything happened, and something did. I was looking straight at my house, the one I used to live in as a child.
"When did that get there? How peculiar. I distinctly remember my house being in Washington, not California. Oh well, guess the construction workers liked the design of my house."
I tried desperately to find an explanation for such an unusual happening. I finally convinced myself that the construction workers ran out of different designs for houses so they are using old ones. It worked, cause I found myself walking once again towards Duke's house.It started to get chilly, and I didn't bring my jacket with me. The wind started to pick up, and what seemed like walking to Duke's house ended up being a power walk to his house. Again a sudden chill went through my body. I turned around to see if anyone was behind me. Not even a fly. So I continued to power walk.
The wind was really picking up and it brought the unanticipated rain clouds along with it. So not long after my encounter with the chills, it started to rain. Not just rain but thunder, lightning, and cold weather followed. I figured why run. I might get wetter! So, without further delay I went on my way.
End FlashbackIt was getting dark fast, and once again I felt a chill. I turned around again and wondered why all this was going on. I could see the Victorian Villas in the far distance now. My eyes wandered helplessly searching for a ride or some sign of civilization. It felt awkward being the only one on the streets, drenched from head to toe. It was so serene that one could hear a pin drop. I heard a rustle in the bushes. I was not alone. All I had to do was run to the Victorian Villas and I would be safe.
Something was stepping out of the bushes now. I turned around, only to find nothing there. I faced forward and felt a cold, wet, trembling hand touch my shoulder. I screamed on the top of my lungs.
"AAAAAAAAA. SOMEONE HELP ME. I'M GOING TO BE KIDNAPPED!"
"Shhhh. You're going to wake up the entire neighborhood," a soft and warm voice whispered in my ear.
I knew that voice. It sounded very familiar. I turned around only to meet the emerald green eyes of Duke Devlin ( I think that is how you spell the name) my chem. partner!
"Where did you come from?" I asked rashly.
"Is that how you talk to your hero?"
"Hero? You nearly killed the living daylights out of me!" I yelled in an angered tone.
"Well Tea, I brought you an umbrella because I was worried you got caught in the storm."
"Oh, that was really sweet! Thanks Duke."
I gave him a little peck on the cheek for that, and he blushed redder than the ripest tomato in the entire world. We reached the Victorian Villas safe and sound. He offered me a towel to dry off, which I did, in the bathroom.
"Nice crib you got here Duke."
"Thanks. I have been working pretty hard to get it. And so far it has done me good."
We sat down on the computer and worked on our reports. At around 9:30 he offered me dinner. We continued working on our projects until at least 1:00 that morning. We had such a blast together. I even traced my family all the way back to ancient Egypt, which was kind of creepy. I left saying I had a great time. And he told me he was glad to be of help.
"I don't get that many visitors around here," he said.
"Why, you are like the most popular guy at school."
"Popularity isn't it. They only hang around me because of what I have. Not because of who I am."
"Well, anytime you need a friend," I told him, " contact me."
I slipped him my phone number, hoping he would give me a call sometime. I was about to leave when he offered to walk me home. It was late but I figured I could handle it. I kindly refused, and gave him another kiss on the cheek and said my thanks and final farewells. I left with a smile longer than the Nile River on my face.
I started on my way home. The thunderstorm was over and the night sky was clearing up. However, I stood at the spot where I encountered seeing my old house. It was still there. This time I saw someone in the room, the room where my mom and dad slept. I saw two people standing and arguing, and then one hit the other. I immediately distinguished the one that hit as my dad, and the one that got hit, my mom.
My chest was starting to get hot. So I looked down at my shirt, only to see something glowing inside. It was my amulet again. This time with a different message writing itself inside.
"Oh daughter most dear, I am oh so near, vengeance will be paid, the dead body laid, in restful slumber. Try to get me out of your head my dear, Oh, I am so near, to feel the hair upon your skin, make you tremble, outside and in, hence the question, I wonder why, look in front of you there I lie…"
My eyes wandered to the room in which I saw the two bodies earlier. There was only one there now, my mother's. She was laying there, still. I just stood there, my body trembling faster than a rattlesnakes rattle. I was looking around frantically for my dad. He was nowhere to be found.
My neck was feeling warmer now, but the weather wasn't warming up. I could smell the vile scent of blood. My eyes closed, and when they reopened they stared deep into the blood lusted eyes of my deadly father. He was breathing heavily, and staring deep into my eyes longing for revenge. He held on to me for his life, bruising me while doing so. I winced in pain.
Trying to break from his tightening grasp, I screamed on the top of my lungs hoping someone would hear. He hissed at me and while doing so, I saw what looked like a serpents tongue! My father slapped me hard on the face and pulled me back down to the ground. As I tried to get up he ripped my shirt revealing the glowing amulet inside.
Does this amulet have anything to do with what has been going on lately? Cause I have noticed, every time something weird happens, it glows!
I reached down and touched my amulet again, and it stopped glowing. Immediately, the scenery changed, as if nothing happened before. I had to go home, and fast. As I was running I was thinking to my self about what I said earlier. About the amulet only glowing when weird stuff was going on.
Does this amulet have anything to do with what has been going on lately? Cause I have noticed, every time something weird happens, it glows! But as soon as I touch the amulet, everything goes back to normal and it looks as though nothing happened, like tonight. Huh.
I started running into the park where I came from. Then once again...
"Hhhh…hhhh…hhhh. This one was the worst one I have had.
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