"What Happens To Them?"
By Anna Morgan
Rachel and her son Aiden Keller sat in front of the machine that was currently copying the tape. Aiden looked over to Rachel.
"What about the person we show it to? What happens to them?"
Rachel didn't answer her son and instead turned her attention back to the screen. The well had just appeared and then there was static
*~*
Noah's funeral was the next day. Doctors could not find any particular cause of death; there was nothing physically wrong with him. Rachel and Aiden were the only ones who knew why he had died, but they didn't say a word. Rachel looked at the coffin and began to cry. 'Why did she do this to me?' Rachel thought. 'I only wanted to find out why my niece died. And I helped her! Why did she do this to me?'
Out of nowhere, a centipede crawled out from under the coffin and onto Rachel's foot. She felt something on her leg and saw it crawling up her leg. She let an audible gasp slip and brushed the centipede off her and quickly smashed it under her shoe. She could feel peoples' eyes on her but ignored it.
At the cemetery, it was raining. The cold rain thumped on top of the umbrella Rachel was holding over herself and her son.
Aiden looked at his father's grave sadly. Although he had never really known him, he was still upset about his death. He knew it was the little girl; Samara, Rachel said was her name?
They left the cemetery like everyone else. Rachel drove silently, occasionally looking back at Aiden to see that he was al right. They got home and went inside, now and then sharing a few words, but otherwise not speaking.
And Rachel knew Aiden had not shown anyone the tape. By then it was day three for Aiden. She had to get him to show the tape to someone in four days or she would lose him to her too.
*~*
The next day, the sun was out and it was warmer than it had been. Rachel picked up Aiden from school, as usual and took him home. Rachel had to go back to work that night, so she took him over to their neighbor's house. They had a thirteen-year-old daughter named Laura who loved looking after Aiden. She had long, dark brown, curly hair that reached her waist and was almost Rachel's height. She had bright blue eyes and light skin. She would invite one of her girlfriends over and they would play with him while he was there.
Rachel told Aiden to get his things to go over to Laura's house and Aiden went to his room. On his dresser sat the copy of the tape. Without thinking, he put it into his book bag and went back to his mother.
He looked up at her. "I'll wait in the hall, Rachel."
Rachel followed him in the hallway and closed the door behind her. Aiden waited for her and they went to the apartment that was three doors down from theirs. Rachel rapped on the door and Laura answered quickly.
"Hi, Rachel, come on in!" she said brightly. Spotting Aiden, she added, "Hi Aiden!"
"Hello Laura."
Aiden sat down in a chair in front of the television screen, as always. Laura and Rachel went into the kitchen to talk for a while and Aiden watched the television.
"Rachel, I'm really sorry to hear about Noah." Rachel gave her a small smile.
"It's alright."
"Is Aiden going to be okay?"
Rachel nodded. "Eventually he will."
"Well, is everything okay?" Laura asked.
"Yeah. Oh, could you make sure Aiden does his homework, Laur?"
"I will. See you later, Rachel."
"Bye"
Rachel left and Laura turned to go back into the living room. Aiden was already doing schoolwork on the table, which didn't greatly surprise Laura. She knew Aiden was very independent.
"Oh, I just about to tell you to do your homework, Aiden," she said. "You can wait till later; Natalie and James are coming over in a few minutes, so they could help you with it."
Natalie and James were two other teens that lived in the building. James was fourteen and Natalie was thirteen, same as Laura. James was taller than Laura and had light tan skin, brown hair, and brown eyes. He was loud and fun to hang out with. Natalie was blonde with green eyes and about Laura's height. She was James' direct opposite, being quiet and shy, but still fun to be around.
Aiden continued to do his math homework. "That's okay, Laura."
After about an hour, James and Natalie showed up. Aiden was finished with homework and was reading. Natalie walked up behind him and picked him up from behind and tickled him.
"Hi Aiden!" she said merrily.
"Natalie! Get off me!" Aiden said between breaths.
Natalie put him down and James looked down to him. "What's up Dawg?"
"Nothing."
James and Natalie looked over to Laura. "What do you want to do?"
"I dunno."
James looked to Aiden. "What about you, you have anything to do?"
Aiden thought for a minute. He remembered he had the tape in his bag. But he liked Laura and Natalie and James! He would tell them to make a copy of the tape and show it to someone else. But what if they didn't? He didn't want the little girl to hurt them. Finally, he made up his mind.
"I want to watch a movie."
"Okay, go pick one out," Natalie said. Aiden went in the living room and took the tape from his bag and went back to the kitchen with Laura.
"I want to watch this one," he said, holding up the tape.
"That's weird, I never saw this tape before Aiden." James said.
"I brought it from home."
Natalie clapped her hands together. "Okay. Lets go watch it then."
The four of them went into the living room and sat down. Laura put the tape in and pushed play. The second she did so, Aiden jumped up.
"I'll be right back." Laura and Natalie and James nodded.
The three teens watched the TV. Nothing was happening.
"I think the tape is broken," Natalie said.
Then the image of a white ring appeared on the screen. They were a bit confused whether or not to keep watching. They watched the images go by: a ring, water, a chair, black, a woman in a mirror, and so on. Finally, the image of a well appeared and then there was static. The three of them looked at the TV in shock. Suddenly, the phone rang. Laura jumped up. She walked slowly towards the phone and turned the speakerphone on. Before she could answer, an eerie voice of a girl came on the phone and said:
You Will Die In Seven Days.
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AUTHER'S NOTE: I just love cliffhangers, don't you? This is my first fanfic, so be nice. Please review!
Rachel and her son Aiden Keller sat in front of the machine that was currently copying the tape. Aiden looked over to Rachel.
"What about the person we show it to? What happens to them?"
Rachel didn't answer her son and instead turned her attention back to the screen. The well had just appeared and then there was static
*~*
Noah's funeral was the next day. Doctors could not find any particular cause of death; there was nothing physically wrong with him. Rachel and Aiden were the only ones who knew why he had died, but they didn't say a word. Rachel looked at the coffin and began to cry. 'Why did she do this to me?' Rachel thought. 'I only wanted to find out why my niece died. And I helped her! Why did she do this to me?'
Out of nowhere, a centipede crawled out from under the coffin and onto Rachel's foot. She felt something on her leg and saw it crawling up her leg. She let an audible gasp slip and brushed the centipede off her and quickly smashed it under her shoe. She could feel peoples' eyes on her but ignored it.
At the cemetery, it was raining. The cold rain thumped on top of the umbrella Rachel was holding over herself and her son.
Aiden looked at his father's grave sadly. Although he had never really known him, he was still upset about his death. He knew it was the little girl; Samara, Rachel said was her name?
They left the cemetery like everyone else. Rachel drove silently, occasionally looking back at Aiden to see that he was al right. They got home and went inside, now and then sharing a few words, but otherwise not speaking.
And Rachel knew Aiden had not shown anyone the tape. By then it was day three for Aiden. She had to get him to show the tape to someone in four days or she would lose him to her too.
*~*
The next day, the sun was out and it was warmer than it had been. Rachel picked up Aiden from school, as usual and took him home. Rachel had to go back to work that night, so she took him over to their neighbor's house. They had a thirteen-year-old daughter named Laura who loved looking after Aiden. She had long, dark brown, curly hair that reached her waist and was almost Rachel's height. She had bright blue eyes and light skin. She would invite one of her girlfriends over and they would play with him while he was there.
Rachel told Aiden to get his things to go over to Laura's house and Aiden went to his room. On his dresser sat the copy of the tape. Without thinking, he put it into his book bag and went back to his mother.
He looked up at her. "I'll wait in the hall, Rachel."
Rachel followed him in the hallway and closed the door behind her. Aiden waited for her and they went to the apartment that was three doors down from theirs. Rachel rapped on the door and Laura answered quickly.
"Hi, Rachel, come on in!" she said brightly. Spotting Aiden, she added, "Hi Aiden!"
"Hello Laura."
Aiden sat down in a chair in front of the television screen, as always. Laura and Rachel went into the kitchen to talk for a while and Aiden watched the television.
"Rachel, I'm really sorry to hear about Noah." Rachel gave her a small smile.
"It's alright."
"Is Aiden going to be okay?"
Rachel nodded. "Eventually he will."
"Well, is everything okay?" Laura asked.
"Yeah. Oh, could you make sure Aiden does his homework, Laur?"
"I will. See you later, Rachel."
"Bye"
Rachel left and Laura turned to go back into the living room. Aiden was already doing schoolwork on the table, which didn't greatly surprise Laura. She knew Aiden was very independent.
"Oh, I just about to tell you to do your homework, Aiden," she said. "You can wait till later; Natalie and James are coming over in a few minutes, so they could help you with it."
Natalie and James were two other teens that lived in the building. James was fourteen and Natalie was thirteen, same as Laura. James was taller than Laura and had light tan skin, brown hair, and brown eyes. He was loud and fun to hang out with. Natalie was blonde with green eyes and about Laura's height. She was James' direct opposite, being quiet and shy, but still fun to be around.
Aiden continued to do his math homework. "That's okay, Laura."
After about an hour, James and Natalie showed up. Aiden was finished with homework and was reading. Natalie walked up behind him and picked him up from behind and tickled him.
"Hi Aiden!" she said merrily.
"Natalie! Get off me!" Aiden said between breaths.
Natalie put him down and James looked down to him. "What's up Dawg?"
"Nothing."
James and Natalie looked over to Laura. "What do you want to do?"
"I dunno."
James looked to Aiden. "What about you, you have anything to do?"
Aiden thought for a minute. He remembered he had the tape in his bag. But he liked Laura and Natalie and James! He would tell them to make a copy of the tape and show it to someone else. But what if they didn't? He didn't want the little girl to hurt them. Finally, he made up his mind.
"I want to watch a movie."
"Okay, go pick one out," Natalie said. Aiden went in the living room and took the tape from his bag and went back to the kitchen with Laura.
"I want to watch this one," he said, holding up the tape.
"That's weird, I never saw this tape before Aiden." James said.
"I brought it from home."
Natalie clapped her hands together. "Okay. Lets go watch it then."
The four of them went into the living room and sat down. Laura put the tape in and pushed play. The second she did so, Aiden jumped up.
"I'll be right back." Laura and Natalie and James nodded.
The three teens watched the TV. Nothing was happening.
"I think the tape is broken," Natalie said.
Then the image of a white ring appeared on the screen. They were a bit confused whether or not to keep watching. They watched the images go by: a ring, water, a chair, black, a woman in a mirror, and so on. Finally, the image of a well appeared and then there was static. The three of them looked at the TV in shock. Suddenly, the phone rang. Laura jumped up. She walked slowly towards the phone and turned the speakerphone on. Before she could answer, an eerie voice of a girl came on the phone and said:
You Will Die In Seven Days.
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AUTHER'S NOTE: I just love cliffhangers, don't you? This is my first fanfic, so be nice. Please review!