Short stories collection

The CD

"You all need to calm down. We are going to find a way to get out of here" Jack assured Diane, Henry, Henrietta and Jameson -his team members.

"No I don't think so. You caused this Jack. You shouldn't have brought us here. At the very first instance when I heard the name of this place, I had this nagging feeling that this place is a bad place." Diane replied, her voice high.

"Yes Jack. I agree with Diane. You think you are an alpha male. You should have listened to us when we were asking not to come here" Henry replied as he sat on the cushion,frustration evident on his face.

"I'm so sorry. I'm sorry I pointed a loaded pistol at you all, forced you to enter my car and brought you here. I'm very sorry. Please pardon me" Jack replied sarcastically.

"This is not a time to be sarcastic Jack. Yes we know that you didn't force us to come here but you coaxed us to"Jameson spoke for the first time.

"I can't remember stopping any of your from leaving. You can all go if you want"Jack replied arrogantly as Henrietta scoffed.

"Let's leave here"Jameson said after giving Jack a hard look.
The others excluding Jack followed behind as he got to the door.

"The door is locked. Where is the key Jack?" They chorused.

"That's the problem. This door isn't supposed to be locked. I don't know where the key is. I'm trying to find a way out" Jack replied as he continued scattering the cupboard.

"Oh my God! We are going to die" Henrietta cried out in fear.

"This is bull shit. I can't believe this. I'm only 23"Henry said as he stumped his feet.

"And I'm only 16. I'm the only child of my parents" Henrietta cried loudly.

"And I'm 18 and the first child" Diane added.

"Even five year old ain't exempted when death decides to claim them. You all ain't too young to die."Jack said as he returned to searching for a key.

"You're are mad. You're going to die alone" Jameson screamed as he punched Jack on the gut.

"How dare you?" Jack asked angrily as he walked to Jameson.

"Dude you both should stop this. You are scaring the girls. When we return back to campus, you can both destroy each other. Let's focus on how to leave here" Henry advised.

"Guys come and look what I have found" Diane screamed causing all of them to look at her.

"What's that?" Jack asked calmly.

"A CD.It looks so old. It could have information on how we can leave this place." Diane replied as a glint of hope appeared in Henrietta's eyes.

"Let's see what it contains" Henry said as he grabbed the tape.

"There is a tv here and a DVD. Let's see how useful the CD is.

They all sit on the cushions excluding Jack who appeared to be bored and unaffected.

"Nonsense! This is nonsense! I can't believe this CD is useless. When it started with Tom and Jerry, I thought maybe it's just an intro to the actual video. I can't believe we wasted 5 minutes watching Tom and Jerry." Henry spoke as he kicked a cushion.

"We are in deep trouble. That CD didn't give any information"Jameson agreed. "I don't wanna die"Diane cried while Henrietta sat on the floor, thoroughly shakened.

"The CD gave us information but you all are blind to see it. It's a pity I'm not the one aspiring to be a detective here"Jack said as he looked firmly at Henry.

"How dare you taunt me?"Henry asked as he held Jack by the collar.

"Stop this nonsense!"Henrietta screamed causing the two boys to leave themselves.

"We are at fault here. We Shouldn't have followed Jack here. We should never have being his friend. This guy is really weird and doesn't care about anyone. We should have just sticked to ourselves."Henrietta cried as Jack stared at her in amusement.

"Let's leave here. Let's try breaking the door" Jameson suggested.

"It's iron. It can't be broken"Jack replied as he took water from a jug.

"We need to leave here alive. Let's try breaking the roof or something" Diane suggested as the others excluding Jack agreed.

"No one is leaving here alive."Jack spoke causally, a smirk forming in his face.

"You're mad. How dare you say that?" Diane asked angrily .

"If you all had watched the cartoon with your heads, you would have seen that Tom was looking for a way to escape from the bull dog. He broke the roof thinking that would help him escape but it didn't. Why? The roof was made with Iron. He couldn't escape." Jack replied as a tear dropped off his eyes.

The others stared in shock to see a tear drop from his eyes. Now they understood something. He was as afraid as them to die.

"Why did you bring us here Jack?" Henrietta asked quietly.

As Jack opened his mouth to answer, a screeching sound rang through the whole house, causing all of them to shake in fear.

"We are really going to die"Jack said as he held Henrietta who looked pale.

"Yes no one is leaving here alive. You all are going to die" Henry said as he brought out a gun from his pocket.

"What? It's you? How? Why?" Diane asked as everyone looked on in shock.

"Yes. Jack came here because I suggested it to him. He doesn't know I'm the one who suggested this place to him because I used a different account to tell him about this place via Facebook. I have killed numerous people here. I'm not 23 but 29. I'm a serial killer who has killed lots of people in this room and I'm not Henry. My name is Drake." Henry explained as he pointed the gun.

"So why did you accompany us here? Why us? Why do you wish to kill us?" Diane asked in fear.

"I chose the four of you because you all are the best in your various departments in the university. I kill only the best."Henry replied.

"So you are with the key. You are really a psycho"Jameson said as he rushed at Henry who shot him on his leg.

"Jesus Christ!" The girls screamed as Jameson's fell back on the floor.

"Now you all say your last prayer" Henry said as he reloaded his gun.

"You made a grave mistake by putting that particular CD. Yes, Tom tried to escape but he couldn't. But he didn't die. I know he later escaped even if you purposely edited out that scene." Jack spoke calmly as Jameson, Henrietta and Diane looked on hopefully.

"And how did he do that?" Henry asked as he laughed.

"He was prepared. He hit the bulldog with a pan." Jack replied.

"You're not with a pan silly, moreso a pan can't kill me."Henry replied.

"I'm not with a pan but goodbye Henry." Jack spoke as he blew off Henry's head with his gun.

"Jesus! How did you have a pistol. You're just 17 and you ain't allowed to own a gun legally" Henrietta asked as she ran to him.

"It's my dad's old pistol. I stole it. I knew from the beginning that this house isn't haunted. A spirit isn't killing people but a person. I carried the gun just incase something happened. I decided not to tell any of you"Jack explained calmly.

"I'm sorry" Jameson apologized as he held his leg painfully.

"I'm also sorry. I owe you all an apology. I was also as scared as you all when we couldn't leave but I don't know how to show my emotions. Let's get you stitched and get out of here" Jack said as he tore his shirt to tie Jameson's wound.

"Thanks once again for saving our lives"Diane thanked.

"I didn't." Jack asked as he concentrated on removing the bullet from Jameson's wound.

"Then who did?"Diane asked.

"The CD" he replied as Diane nodded solemnly.