Death Call (Part 1 complete)

Chap. 3.1 Secrets

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Secrets

I am home.

Even though how sad I am last day because he was not there. I know that he goes home after he called my family and our friends. I have no force at that time to stop him. I only let him go away fro awhile.

It is a lazy morning for me.

Sigh. Missing someone.

I wake up so early because I need to write some of my experience while I am back here in my home place. I fix my bed first then go in the table. I get my notebook and pen then start writing down.

Monday, May 12, 2010, 06:53 A.M

It has been two days since I was admitted in the hospital. First, in the beach, we were so happy together with my friends. On the same day, I saw my ex-boyfriend, Dwight, with so many changes in his appearance. He was different from the one I knew before. In fact, he is getting more handsome now unlike before, so damn ugly (I mean that he is so ugly with the accompaniment of his conduct and manners, so irritating). Likewise, at the beach, I think our past will back. We still feel a little connection between ourselves. I did not know if it is right to sense that he is still important in my life. Time might come that I would realize the things that I must realize. I knew already that something would happen bad to me there. My friends also accuse me as the unlucky ones because of the things that turn into crap.  Things were getting worse when Dwight let me think about the mistakes I made to him. That is the only thing that is on my mind now. I need to recover myself first.

The sunrays pass at the window. I know that Carlo will be out for work for a couple of time as well as Joan, goes back to work in Los Angeles. Only my brother and I will be left for weeks in this house. Sometimes, Isle wants to go in Grandma Fiona’s house because he knows that he has a childhood friend there. If I will bring him to her, I will be alone in this house, with no one to talk. Life is so unfair. I hate this. If I knew already that this would be the outcome of my return, I never leave my job. Because of this, I lied to Gerard. It is the greatest sin I ever made to God. I love committing sin but not now, my condition is unstable. I need to talk with Dwight, if necessary.

I open the door, seeing my brother sitting on the floor. He is like playing with his imaginations because I hear him playing alone and talking with someone else but there is no one beside him. He is the only one there. I move a little bit closer to him and ask him where is Joan and Carlo. As I am getting closer, I hear the phone rings. He suddenly stands up and run downstairs. I am the only one left at the door next to his room where his toys are scattered. I check it out if my brother has a playmate. Though it is in daylight, I feel a slight nervous. I maybe stop first checking it out because I know I cannot even see ghosts. I do not have a third eye. I am also thankful of not having this ability because it might scare me out someday, seeing freaky faces in my house.

As I go away, going downstairs towards the dinning room, I can hear footsteps behind me. It is so weird because there are only two of us (with my brother) here inside the house. I turn around but see nothing. No one is there behind me. I must tell Sam about this.

I run downstairs, thinking about it.

As I go down hastily, I slip away my phone that I am holding. Unluckily, I throw it inside the aquarium. It is not my fault. As a result, I have no phone now to use when I need help. I cannot contact my friends anymore. Carlo hates buying new phones for me because he knew that I am clumsy. I always lost my things unintentionally. Joan also hates the way I use my phones because she observes me sometimes that I am too hazardous when it comes to materials. I do not have any chances now to buy new one because I leave from my job. It takes a month to spend money and buy again. I should require a friendly help now.

Isle is sitting on the porch, watching a cartoon movie. He is holding a bowl with cereals while eyes straight on the screen. I go near him and tell him that I will go to Sam’s house.

“Hey, little brother, are you having fun today?” I say happily. Even though my smile is not true, he also sees me his gorgeous white teeth. 

“I have to tell you something,” I say with a smooth tone. “Do you mind if…”

How could I tell him? He might tell mom and dad about this. I will be the one in danger now. If I will convince him to play with his playmates in school, he may accept my permission.

“I will visit Sam today because we have something to talk about,”

“What,” he asks, dropping his voice. “Is it about your ex-boyfriend again?”

I am flabbergasted.

I am hit by a shockwave now.

“Oh no, I will talk about our coming reunion. She knows everything about it”

“You are lying!”

“Hey, I am your sister and I am much older than you so you must have respect to me. I will tell Joan that you are disrespecting me so that he will punish you. I will also tell your friends about your secrets”

He is silent.

I stand up and walk towards the door but he stops me, holding my hand tightly. He is quite strong. This is impossible. He is only a child.  How could he posses this strength?

“Set. Me. Free”

“No, I will not. I am afraid. Please do not leave me, Katrina. He is there. Somewhere”

Does he mention a person? I think I hear it. Yes, I hear it clearly. He says that a stranger is somewhere here inside the house. I do not know where it is but I sense I sensed him recently. He might be his playmate and it might be his footsteps.

“If you leave me alone, he might do something painful to me. I am scared”

“No, I will not leave. I am here. I will just call Sam to come here in our house”

I sigh.

I pick up the phone and dial her phone number. It rings for a second and she answers it. First, I know that we will talk about my past. Second, I will tell him about the strange things happening now in our house and lastly, about Dwight alone.

“Hello,”

It is her voice. It is so familiar to me.

“Hi, this is Kath”

“Kath, my one and only best friend, you call,” she utters, her voice is wet.

“Yes, I need to talk with you now right here in my house”

“Okay, I will jus finish this work of mine”

We bring down the phone simultaneously. I look at Isle again, he is still watching silently. I seek on the window and see Sam approaching now. I wait for the moment that she will knock on our door.

Tock … Tock …

She is here.

I open the door and she is here. I hug her tight as she goes inside the house. My brother watches at her as we go upstairs. I do not know why he gives her that kind of look.

As we get inside my room, a cold wind passes us from Isle’s room. We both stop for a while. I walk towards his room with doors widely open but no one is there. His windows are close and his things are properly arrange. Suddenly, I feel a cold hand on my shoulders. I turn around and I am amaze. It is only Sam.

“You frighten me,” I say.

“Sorry if I scare you. Is there something wrong there?”