THE BASEMENT

CHAPTER 2

( it's the same day... continuing the previous chapter.. )

( Note : Elina aka Eli and Natalie aka Nate live nearby whereas Stephenie aka Steph and Valarie aka Ree live nearby)

Steph's POV

"This is the last period and then we'll be free like the birds flying in the sky... Like the feather that falls from the little birdie's nest... Like the-" Ree's poetic lines were stopped by none other than me. "Can you stop already? How can you talk so much, man? What is this? A poetry competition?" I said, annoyed.

"Look who has gotten into you? Miss Julia herself!! You're talking just like her." Ree replied with a giggle. "Whatever" I said, rolling my eyes on her. Soon Miss Julia entered the class and started telling us about 'The lost ancient island of Alonissos'  

" So in the previous class we talked about what Alonissos is? Now,a quick recap - The word Alonissos derives from the ancient Greek word "als" (sea) and the word "nisi" (island). It means an island in the middle of the sea..."

" Now the chapter is about what type of a kingdom the island contained, how people used to live there, their royalty and so on." Miss Julia said while writing the name and the key points of the Chapter on the board.

The whole class was silent as if there was no one in the class other than the teacher. Everyone was very much interested in the history...

" Rumours say that the Alonissos was a place filled with magician and witches... They believe that the people living in the island knew how to do witchcraft, would attract outsiders to their island and kill them or eat them alive. But none has any evidence yet." Miss Julia said and turned away from the board,fixing her specs.

" Any questions?" Miss asked and Nate raised her hand. " Yes Natalie, you may ask." Miss permitted. " Miss,is it true that the island drowned and was never found by others?" Nate asked.

' oh really? Of course, the place was never found again! That's why they named it the LOST ancient island of Alonissos' I slapped my forehead on her stupidity.

"No one has seen the island before. It's one of the rumours that people made by creating multiple stories for their satisfaction. We don't have any evidence so the only thing that we can do is just assume and try to find some evidence." Miss Julia said.

" If they haven't seen the island yet then why are they so afraid of it? Why do people speak about the island's story as if it is a forbidden tale?" One of the students asked.

"Humans have created a scenario where they think that,things that can be seen are less scarier than the things which can't be. They get paranoid when something happens without any reason.. Again, no one has seen the island and it's all about the rumours now..... So that's it for today's class. Enjoy your vacations, everyone." Miss Julia said and we greeted her back.

The bell rang and everyone rushed out of the room, leaving our squad behind. " Finallyyy!! " Ree said while stretching her arms out. We packed our stuff and left the class,to the exit. " So guys. Tomorrow, 6 in the morning! Don't be late, okay? Bye byeee!!" Eli waved us goodbye and went the opposite way from us, with Nate.

Me and Steph waved back and started walking back home. There was silence for a minute but Ree decided to break it.

"Do you think that the lost island still exists? Or like, it ever existed?" Ree asked. "Well.. I don't know.. maybe it did 'cause people never create stories on their own. They create them with a small piece of information that they get and add their imagination to it to make an interesting story or a legend.. There has to be some clue by which a story can continue. And in this lost island case, no one knows what that clue or the small piece of information is. Thus, makes it hard for anyone to clearly solve it.." I said and looked at Ree, who was already looking at me.

" Wow you surely know about these a lot" Ree said in amusement. " Of course I do! I love studying about people and history. My dad always tells me about different tales or legends people believe in and also,why he doesn't believes in most of them." I said with a laugh. Ree smiled at me and I said goodbye to her as I reached my home.

I knocked on the door and was welcomed in the house by my dad holding a spatula and.. a knife..? " Woah what are you doing with these? Don't tell me you're cooking dinner today.." I said jokingly.

" Of course I am cooking dinner! Fried chicken with some pizza and pasta it is today, my sweet daughter. You just wait and watch, I'll make the bestest dinner you'll ever have." Dad said while fixing his chef hat and bowing to me. I bowed back with a smile and went up to my room.

{ A few moments later....}

" Come on everyone! The dinner's ready!" Dad called for us and we all came to dinning room. " Take your seats,my beautiful girls. I'll serve." Dad said weirdly which made my mom laugh. Dad served the dinner and said " if you want more than help yourself 'cause this chef will not serve anymore and enjoy his handmade food " ending the lines with a chef's kiss.

I took a bite of the pizza and it was perfect. This is the first time he has stepped in our kitchen after the incident and a lot of cooking classes. Oh the last time he stepped in the kitchen, there was a broken spatula, a pan on fire and water everywhere.. He was trying to make something but it got stuck in the pan with the spatula in it. Cause of that, he broke the spatula..

Then he thought of adding some oil so that it could come off easily but he forgot to turn off the stove and the pan was on fire, minutes later... That was on big of a show actually.

When mom came back, the pan was already on fire so dad poured water in the pan and it caused a big black smoke to cover the whole kitchen. Mom opened the windows, Dad threw the pan, through the window to the backyard and both of them ran outside with water bottles in their hands.

It was so funny... but now things have changed. He learnt how to cook by taking cooking classes every weekend and he's doing a great job I must say. After dinner, me and mom helped dad with the dishes.

" Honey, you should go to sleep. You have to leave tomorrow early in the morning. Have a good sleep" Mom said and placed a kissed my forehead. I got upstairs, packed my bags and went to bed...

??'s POV

" What should we do? Their curiosity will make them enter the room.. We ourselves don't know what's in there. It could be dangerous for the-" I raised my hand which made him stop and look down.

" That's exactly what I want... I want them to go in there. It's the only way to know what's in there without going in.." I said and turned my eyes to him. " I want you to keep an eye on them girls. If one goes in,let me know. And the moment they come out of it, capture them. You get it?" I said with a cold stare.

He nodded and continued his work....

TO BE CONTINUED