The Nightmare - Adventure Story
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The breeze was cool and the clouds were gathering in the sky…Cherrie came out of
her home to take a breathe of fresh air…The beach in front of her home was so
mesmerizing that she came out and started walking in the sand and enjoying the
nature. The water from the sea was touching her feet and she felt as though the
waves were inviting her into the sea, with sand slipping beneath her feet.
Suddenly she felt something touched her feet
and she looked down to see what it was…she saw a bottle with a paper in it.
Something was scribbled on that paper and at very great difficulty she managed
to read the paper. It read “Life in danger! Please save “. She was totally
puzzled by that piece of paper but had no other way except ignoring that as
there was no one around and she continued her stroll.
As the time passed it became darker and it
started drizzling. As she was about to go back to her home she heard a loud
noise behind her and when she looked back everything around her had become
completely dark. She couldn’t see anything and she fainted .She never knew what
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The city was on an alarm…many people were
missing from the city. Cherrie was a reporter. And she was assigned the job to
get a clue regarding the mystery behind this. Cherrie worked day and night so
that she could get any clue but whatever stuff she got it was totally
irrelevant. Nothing seemed to work out . Her boss Mr. Jack was an irate person
and he used to fire at her daily.
The count of missing people increased day by day…one, two, three and so on…The
pressure increased on Cherrie too as she was rated inefficient for not finding
the appropriate information on the case.
The days were dull and hectic. So one day
Cherrie planned to go to her friend Lizy’s place so that she can relax for
sometime and get relieved from this tension. After her office hours, Cherrie
rang her friend and informed that she would be coming to her home that night.
Lizy prepared the food and they had their dinner.
The food was delicious and Cherrie, being a food lover, ate a little more than
usual. She thought a walk down the road after a heavy meal could give her a
better sleep and she asked Lizy whether she would accompany her but Lizy was
unwilling as she was tired. So Cherrie was out on the street alone. It was
around 8:30 P.M at that time.
Two hours later, Lizy who was fast asleep got up and was shocked to see that the
main door was still open. She checked for Cherrie in the other rooms but
couldn’t find her anywhere. Cherrie’s absence in home at that time made Lizy
much tensed. She came out of the house searching for
Cherrie at every possible place and then she saw that some one lying in front of
a house. She was horrified as she took a close glance. The person was none other
but Cherrie lying in very bad position with stains of blood on her face. She
brought Cherrie home with a great difficulty.
The next day when Cherrie woke up Lizy was looking much worried. Unaware of the
previous night incident, Cherrie greeted her. But there was no reply. Cherrie
wanted to know the reason behind Lizy’s silence and as she approached Lizy, she
saw the newspaper in Lizy’s hand. When asked, Lizy said that one of her
neighbors, Ms. Sarah was missing and her house was the same one, in front of
which she was found. Cherrie was very much astonished and was taken aback when
Lizy asked her what she was doing there at that point of time. She couldn’t
recollect anything what happened the previous night.
As the days passed Lizy started observing
some changes in Cherrie’s behaviour. She started behaving abnormally at the work
place and with her friends. She started isolating herself from the public life.
The pressure kept mounting on her each day and one day she finally collapsed in
the office in front of everyone. Lizy, who was very much concerned about
Cherrie, rushed her to the hospital. Hospital staff declared that she was just
suffering from hypertension due to excess work but Lizy wouldn’t agree to that.
Lizy suspected there was something black in
the pulse. She guessed that there was a strange link between the people missing
and Cherrie after that incident at her home.
One night Cherrie was just walking on the
beach and again the same thing happened and a bottle with a paper touched her
feet. She picked up the bottle and started reading that paper. As she was keenly
looking at the bottle she recollected the same incident that happened a few days
ago. This time she couldn’t ignore this issue, and went back to her home
immediately .She rang up Lizy and told her the entire story that took place on
that day.
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The next day Lizy took Cherrie to a tarot reader Ms. Kia. Though Cherrie never
believed in that, she had no other way because she was completely depressed.
Ms. Kia then put the cards and did something which Cherrie never understood. She
said, though Cherrie’s life is in danger but everything would go smooth and
there is nothing to worry. She then revealed that Cherrie was behind the mystery
of missing people but that was not a deliberate attempt. Cherrie was under a
state where some people in a distant island cast a spell of black magic on her
when she went there for some task assigned to her.
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And she was taking the people to their island and after the next 15 days even
she would have to surrender for human sacrifice together with all the people.
Cherrie was perplexed for a moment hearing all this and this was a bit scary
too. Ms. Kia then said to Cherrie,
"this time you will come along with me and as I am a tarot reader they cannot
harm me in anyway”. So they planned the things and according to the plan this
time Cherrie had to pretend as if she was under Trans though she was in her full
senses.
The next day they took of to that island. As they moved closer to that island
the place got scary and Cherrie was trembling with fear. But the tarot reader
was a bold lady and assured her that everything would be alright. As they
approached the island Cherrie’s heart started throbbing fast and finally they
reached the island. There were many people who were chained and the natives of
that island were treating them very harsh. The tarot reader asked Cherrie to
leave the place, leaving her there and to bring in the cops immediately to stop
this insane activity. Cherrie was very much worried about her but Ms.Kia assured
that nothing is going to harm her over there. So Cherrie left the place
immediately. As soon as Cherrie reached her place, she
rang up to the police and informed them regarding the missing people. The police
took a huge force and went along with Cherrie to that island.
After a long struggle in the island, they
finally could free themselves and the other people from the clutches of those
insane people. The police arrested them and with a huge security everyone was
safely brought to their place. Cherrie was very grateful to the tarot lady for
her help and the courageous attempt she made. And she thanked her friend, Lizy
too for relieving her from this hell. And she went back to her home. That night
she went into a slumber with peace of mind.
The bell rang …and Cherrie suddenly opened
her eyes and what did she see??? It was her mother who woke her up from a very
deep sleep and the bell was her alarm. Cherrie then looked around and realized
that this was a nightmare and thanked God that it was not reality. Then she got
up and walked out of her room with her mother…..
Contributing
Story Teller:
Swathi Appaji
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