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KEY

"Speech"

'Thoughts'

Song Lyrics

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Male Version

"…Now listen, you punctilious prick, I'm going to stab you in the eye with that little red pencil that you like so much!" You yelled into your cellphone, reaching for the door and opening it. Your boss had just hung up on you, and you entered into your little brother's classroom, as you cursed out loud. The teacher looked at you, and Eric, your little brother, looked up from what looked like his drawing. "Hey.." you said, in a kind of apologetic tone.

Eric got up, with his drawing in his hand, and collected his backpack. "I'll wait in the car." he told you, then he left. The teacher got up from her desk, and took out a large folder. She took them to a student's desk, and sat down. She gestured you to sit down. But instead, you sat on top of the desk.

"I er…." the teacher began. "I like to show you something." She opened the large folder, and pulled out several drawings. There was no mistaking that it was Eric's drawings. You picked one up, and looked at it. Then placed it down, wondering why the teacher showed you these drawings. She answered your question as she said, "I'm a bit bothered by these drawings. Isn't that his cousin?"

You looked, and saw a drawing of a young girl. You immediately could tell that it was your niece. You knew that Eric was close to her, and sadly she died recently. "Yeah," you answered the teacher. Then you remembered that Eric must've been waiting in the car for quite some time, so you got up and headed for the door. "I gotta go."

"Wait." the teacher said quickly. You stopped before going through the door, and looked at her. "You say your niece died last night, right?"

"Yeah." you said. Then the teacher said, "Eric drew these last week." You looked at her, then left. You decided to have a talk when Eric as soon as possible, but for now, you have to go to a funeral. You exited out of the school doors, down the stone steps, and onto the concrete ground. You walked to your car, and got inside and began to drive home. You kept glancing at Eric, who was in the backseat, through the rearview mirror. He finally noticed, or he got fed up. Either way, he looked back at you.

You pulled into your driveway, and ran inside. You were a bit late in getting ready for the funeral, but you hurry up, you wouldn't be late for the funeral. You told Eric to get dressed as quickly as possible, while you ran upstairs and got dressed yourself. You found Eric waiting downstairs, already dressed. You ushered him out the door, getting into the car again.

You finally made it to the funeral, on time. You got out, walking inside your sister's house. You saw your sister in the living room. Eric went somewhere, you weren't sure. You decided to look for him. On your way, you passed Hannah's coffin. You blinked, wondering why it was closed. Then you saw Eric going upstairs. You followed him, and found him inside Hannah's room.

Telling him that he shouldn't be in there, he left. You were about to follow, but you noticed something. A piece of paper was fluttering on Hannah's desk. You picked it up, and saw a receipt for undeveloped photos. You walked out of the room, getting an uneasy feeling in your stomach.

You needed some fresh air, so you walked outside for a bit. You noticed some teenagers huddled together, talking in low voices. You walked closer to them, curious as to what they're talking about. You only heard the words: "Tape" and "Shelter Mountain". You inched a bit closer to them. Luckily for you, a teenaged girl asked the person who was talking to repeat what he had just said.

"Hannah, her boyfriend, and two other friends went to Shelter Mountain on the weekend. They wanted to record a football game. But the signal over there wasn't good. So when they played the tape, it was something else. Then their phone rang. It was like that urban legend. The one about the tape that kills you when you watch it in seven days. And you know, yesterday was exactly seven days after they watched it. And they all died on the same night. And when Hannah died, a friend was with her. She went insane and was hospitalized."

You got that uneasy feeling in your stomach again. A hundred question ran through your head. Did Hannah really watched a tape? Is that why she died? Were the rumors true? You decided to check at Shelter Mountain. Maybe tomorrow, after all, you need to find Eric a baby-sitter. But what if the urban legend was true?

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