What Happens To Them?
By Anna Morgan
Day One (continued)
Rachel's jaw dropped in horror.
"Laura listen," Rachel began. "I think we need to talk some other time; I have to work all weekend and I have to be at work soon. I could talk to you maybe on Monday?" Rachel asked in a worried voice.
"Are you sure you can't talk now?" James requested desperately.
"Yeah. Sorry Laura." Rachel closed the door.
"Oh my gosh, this is going to take forever," Natalie complained.
"Lets just go back to my house," Laura suggested.
*~*
That night, Natalie and James sat on Laura's bed while Laura was pacing around the room. They had been discussing the tape for almost twenty minutes and they were getting nowhere.
"Hey, maybe we can get on the Internet and look something up," James suggested.
"What would we look up?" Laura asked him.
"Good point."
"How about we go to google, and then search 'Legends'+videotape?" Laura recommended.
"Okay, we can do that," Natalie replied to her.
"Lets do it tomorrow, we can't get on now," Laura began, "it's almost 10:00."
"Good, idea. I'm going to go home and go to bed." James said. 'It's been a long day.'
*~*
Day Two: 11:00 am
"Alright, 'urban legends+tape' "
The trio was currently at Natalie's house, James on the computer, Natalie in the kitchen, and Laura in the living room. Natalie and Laura had books and were looking up any ghost stories, tall tales, legends, and myths about video tapes. They had decided that it was probably some kind of a high school story. Her mother was at work and her father was on a business trip to Michigan. James was searching the net.
Another fifteen minutes passed and they had still not found anything. Natalie, being very impatient, was growing frustrated. Laura had not yet found anything either and was getting annoyed. James had not made progress with the computer yet and was still patiently working, which totally annoyed the girls.
"I've looked in so many indexes I can hardly see," Natalie complained.
Laura replied, "Amen."
"Hold on, y'all, I think I got something!" James called to them.
"What is it?" said the girls in unison.
"Okay", James began, "This is about a video tape that kills you when you watch it. It's just like a regular tape that people rent. And when you play it, it's like somebody's nightmare. Then, suddenly, this woman comes on, smiling at you, right? Seeing you through the screen. And when it's over, the phone rings," James paused and the group looked at each other with wide eyes.
"Keep going, James," Laura urged. He nodded.
"Someone knows you've watched it. And what they say, when you answer the phone is: You will die in seven days."
"Oh, lord," Natalie, gasped.
"You think this is the same tape," Laura asked pulling the tape out of her bag.
James took the tape. "Do you think it would hurt to watch it again?"
"James, I don't want to watch it again!" Natalie exclaimed.
"We have to, Nat, it's the only way we can be sure it's the same tape we're talking about."
So, after much persuasion from their parts, Laura and James convinced Natalie to watch the tape once more. They went to the living room TV, put the tape in, and pressed play. They watched the nightmarish scenes flash by their faces once more. When it came to the woman brushing her hair in the mirror, James pushed pause.
"What are you doing James," Laura asked.
"Then, suddenly, this woman comes on, smiling at you, right? Seeing you through the screen," James quoted. The girls got the message. James pushed play again. For a split second, you could see that the woman could 'see' you through the screen. The rest of the time they watched the tape, James didn't do anything. He sat there and watched it with the girls. When it was at the end, when they showed some sort of well at the end, James was sure he saw something move from inside it.
"This is that tape that kills you when you watch it," Laura said confidently. "I know it is! The woman who can see you, the phone ringing when we watched it before, and the voice that came on the phone-"
"I think its just coincidence," Natalie said.
"Natalie, it has to be," James said. "If it weren't, we would know. And, based on the information we have, this is it!"
"Whatever, believe what you want, but I'm not going to get bent out of shape over some little story." Natalie said firmly.
Laura and James decided to ignore this. "Lets meet up at my house tomorrow," Laura said. "Right after school. We can act like we're doing homework but really be working on this."
James and Natalie agreed. After saying goodbye to Laura and Natalie, James showed them out. For some reason, he couldn't quite get that image of something moving in the well out of his mind. Deciding it was something that eh just didn't catch before; he put it at the back of his mind.
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AUTHER'S NOTE: Okay, I know this chapter was kind of cheesy. I have all the events planned out right now, so, I promise, the next chapters will be better. Please R&R but be nice.
Day One (continued)
Rachel's jaw dropped in horror.
"Laura listen," Rachel began. "I think we need to talk some other time; I have to work all weekend and I have to be at work soon. I could talk to you maybe on Monday?" Rachel asked in a worried voice.
"Are you sure you can't talk now?" James requested desperately.
"Yeah. Sorry Laura." Rachel closed the door.
"Oh my gosh, this is going to take forever," Natalie complained.
"Lets just go back to my house," Laura suggested.
*~*
That night, Natalie and James sat on Laura's bed while Laura was pacing around the room. They had been discussing the tape for almost twenty minutes and they were getting nowhere.
"Hey, maybe we can get on the Internet and look something up," James suggested.
"What would we look up?" Laura asked him.
"Good point."
"How about we go to google, and then search 'Legends'+videotape?" Laura recommended.
"Okay, we can do that," Natalie replied to her.
"Lets do it tomorrow, we can't get on now," Laura began, "it's almost 10:00."
"Good, idea. I'm going to go home and go to bed." James said. 'It's been a long day.'
*~*
Day Two: 11:00 am
"Alright, 'urban legends+tape' "
The trio was currently at Natalie's house, James on the computer, Natalie in the kitchen, and Laura in the living room. Natalie and Laura had books and were looking up any ghost stories, tall tales, legends, and myths about video tapes. They had decided that it was probably some kind of a high school story. Her mother was at work and her father was on a business trip to Michigan. James was searching the net.
Another fifteen minutes passed and they had still not found anything. Natalie, being very impatient, was growing frustrated. Laura had not yet found anything either and was getting annoyed. James had not made progress with the computer yet and was still patiently working, which totally annoyed the girls.
"I've looked in so many indexes I can hardly see," Natalie complained.
Laura replied, "Amen."
"Hold on, y'all, I think I got something!" James called to them.
"What is it?" said the girls in unison.
"Okay", James began, "This is about a video tape that kills you when you watch it. It's just like a regular tape that people rent. And when you play it, it's like somebody's nightmare. Then, suddenly, this woman comes on, smiling at you, right? Seeing you through the screen. And when it's over, the phone rings," James paused and the group looked at each other with wide eyes.
"Keep going, James," Laura urged. He nodded.
"Someone knows you've watched it. And what they say, when you answer the phone is: You will die in seven days."
"Oh, lord," Natalie, gasped.
"You think this is the same tape," Laura asked pulling the tape out of her bag.
James took the tape. "Do you think it would hurt to watch it again?"
"James, I don't want to watch it again!" Natalie exclaimed.
"We have to, Nat, it's the only way we can be sure it's the same tape we're talking about."
So, after much persuasion from their parts, Laura and James convinced Natalie to watch the tape once more. They went to the living room TV, put the tape in, and pressed play. They watched the nightmarish scenes flash by their faces once more. When it came to the woman brushing her hair in the mirror, James pushed pause.
"What are you doing James," Laura asked.
"Then, suddenly, this woman comes on, smiling at you, right? Seeing you through the screen," James quoted. The girls got the message. James pushed play again. For a split second, you could see that the woman could 'see' you through the screen. The rest of the time they watched the tape, James didn't do anything. He sat there and watched it with the girls. When it was at the end, when they showed some sort of well at the end, James was sure he saw something move from inside it.
"This is that tape that kills you when you watch it," Laura said confidently. "I know it is! The woman who can see you, the phone ringing when we watched it before, and the voice that came on the phone-"
"I think its just coincidence," Natalie said.
"Natalie, it has to be," James said. "If it weren't, we would know. And, based on the information we have, this is it!"
"Whatever, believe what you want, but I'm not going to get bent out of shape over some little story." Natalie said firmly.
Laura and James decided to ignore this. "Lets meet up at my house tomorrow," Laura said. "Right after school. We can act like we're doing homework but really be working on this."
James and Natalie agreed. After saying goodbye to Laura and Natalie, James showed them out. For some reason, he couldn't quite get that image of something moving in the well out of his mind. Deciding it was something that eh just didn't catch before; he put it at the back of his mind.
*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
AUTHER'S NOTE: Okay, I know this chapter was kind of cheesy. I have all the events planned out right now, so, I promise, the next chapters will be better. Please R&R but be nice.