In Search [l.h] { ON HOLD}

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DAY 2

i was woken up at 6:30 am by a very loud, incessant beeping sound, after only an hour and a half of sleep.

the godforsaken sound was coming from my phone. i picked it up from my bedside table to try and stop the beeping.

a quick glance at the screen showed me that i'd received a text.

it was from an unknown number.

i froze. my body felt hollow and my breathing became shallow.

should i check the text?
would it be something creepy like the phone call?
i knew i was probably overreacting but I couldn't help it.

after a few minutes of internal debate, something i seem to do often, I decided to check the text and not just delete it.

it read,

" it's where i drew some blood. under what?
that's where you'll find the first.
do not delete this text. you will need it."

i read the message. i re read it.

it still didn't make any sense.

my finger hovered over the delete button for a minute.
i decided to keep the message.

the day hadn't even started.
i already felt tired.

then i heard another beep.
i had just received another text. from the same number.