The Unspoken Vintage

Tape (Episode 2)

Ryan shook his head and said," No way. I'm not going there. Like I already said, a mystery isn't worth putting my life in danger."

Jared shrugged and said," Yeah I figured you'd say that. Was just messing ha ha."

Rebecca then walked over with her lunch tray and said," What are you two talking about in secrecy over here? Ryan you ask that girl out yet?"

Ryan blushed and put his head down quickly. Rebecca chuckled as Jared tapped Ryan on the back.

Jared then said," Come on man. Time is precious. You never know what might happen. You gotta treat every day like it's your last day on Earth."

Ryan rolled his eyes and said sarcastically," Okay mom."

The 3 of them laughed and messed around while eating. Before everyone knew it, the school day was over. Ryan walked out of the school amd said to himself," Shame I left my backpack at home."

A girl then said," You showed up. Hey Ryan."

Ryan blushed and said," Hey Marianne."

She gripped her backpack and said," Its getting colder these days huh?"

Ryan chuckled and said," Yeah. Make sure you bring a warm coat."

Marianne smiled and said," Don't forget about yourself mister."

They both then stood there awkwardly for a few minutes until Marianne said," Alright. I'm gonna head out now... I'll.. see you around?"

Ryan nodded and said," Yeah for sure."

She then began to start walking when Ryan seen something that scared him so much that he almost fell over.

A white pale face floating in the air near Marianne. He reached his hand out and yelled," Marianne!"

She turned around and said with a hopeful glint in her eyes," Yeah?"

Ryan then ran up to her, but the face was already gone. His heart was pounding and beating for so many different reasons.

He breathed heavily and said," I uh... let me walk you home."

Marianne blushed and said," Oh... alright."

Name- Marianne Hilden
Age- 16
Height- 5'3

Marianne and Ryan walked down the street in silence. Ryan couldn't stop thinking about what he had just saw.
He thought," What was that? A pale face?! So sudden too. But how? I've always seen shadows. That was no shadow. A face. Whose face? What was it? And why?"

Marianne then said," So... what you been up to lately?"

Ryan turned his head and seen Marianne covering her face with the sleeve of her jacket.

Ryan put his arms behind his head and said," Nothing much. Just been going to work and trying to cool off."

Marianne asked while glancing at a nearby house," Oh? Where do you work at?"

Ryan said while looking across the street," I work at a pizza delivery place known as Giovanni's pizza."

Marianne look at him and said," Oh. Maybe I can come visit you."

Ryan blushed and said," That would be cool, maybe we could even grab a bite to eat too."

Marianne blushed and said," Yeah."

They then walked for another 10 minutes in silence until they arrived at Marianne's house.

She looked up and said," Alright. This is my house."

Ryan looked a her and said," Oh. Alright."

Marianne blushed and smiled while she said," Thank you for this. I really... enjoyed that walk."

Ryan smiled and said," Yeah. I enjoyed it too. Let's walk again... sometime?"

Marianne softly laughed and said," Yeah. Let's."

She then walked up the steps to the porch and said," Hey... do you think we can hang out more? Just like we did today?"

Ryan nodded and said," Yeah... I mean... yeah please..? Yeah... I would like that."

Marianne and Ryan both blushed before waving goodbye to each other. Ryan walked away with his hands in his pockets.

He still pondered on what exactly he saw. In that moment, a small slip of paper blew in the wind and hit him in the face. It read," S'eh Gnihctaw."

Ryan held the slip of paper and tears immidietly formed in his eyes out of fear. He looked around quickly, but nobody was there.

The sky began to get very gloomy and the wind got very cold.

Ryan looked up at the sky and said out loud," What the hell is happening these days."

He then walked home, opened the front door, and walked to the fridge for a bite to eat. He pulled out some grapes, washed them over the sink, and sat down on the couch to eat them.

He turned the TV on and said under his breath," Mom won't be here until late tonight. Surgeries must be hard to work with."

The TV started playing a short eerie video randomly on a video of a small family. It looked like a VCR recording tape.

Ryan squinted at the TV in confusion. It was a recording of this little blonde haired girl and her parents.

Ryan was extremely confused. He thought," Eh. Maybe it's just apart of the film."

The little girl ran around with her dad as her mom smiled and laughed. The thing that caught Ryan's eyes was what he seen across the small little pond.

There was a strange being standing across the pond staring at the family and camera. It didn't move at all. It was eerily still.

Ryan said," Maybe it's just a scarecrow or statue."

He thought that up until he seen the figure raise its hand, but in it, was a knife. A very bloody knife. The film then cut to a women running through the dark woods saying," It was a man. He killed that innocent family. Actually I don't know what it was. It's face was all fucked up. It was all bloody, stitched up and scarred."

The video then cut to the girl hiding inside some old looking building. She whispered," Do not touch anything Vintage in this building. Do not even step foot in here... oh shit... he heard me... oh no. Oh God no. Please. Pleaseeeee!!!"

The video then cut off as a figure holding a knife approached the girl. Ryan was stunned and too shocked to speak. He looked around the TV area to know what it was about. That's when he realized his grandmother's old VCR was on and there was a tape in it.

He opened it up and took the tape out. It read," The Unspoken Vintage: Tape 7."

Ryan placed held it in his hand and said," What the hell is this? Where did this come from?"

He then heard a knock at the door which spooked him. It was already getting dark and was 5:33 pm. He had off today, but would have to get back to work the next day, explaining while why he was home alone.

Ryan stared at the door as someone the knock sounded again. He stood up slowly and began to walk to the door while breathing heavily.

The knock sounded again, but it sounded like it was getting louder and louder.

To be continued...