Trapped in love

Chapter 3

Ben was twenty-two years old. He was a confident young fellow with a heart. He knew how to handle family problems and to show love and affection for others. He longed for a relationship but couldn't get any girl for there weren't any of his type. He laid there in bed wondering what was it like to be in a relationship. He remembered his friend Alfie saying that his girlfriend takes great care of him and he just loves his life. But then the same Alfie came to him crying because his same girlfriend had ditched him and carried on with another boy which was like just sixteen years old.

"I will just wait for that memorable day when a girl comes in my life." Ben thought and went to sleep.

Downstairs his father was on his work on laptop when suddenly he came across the news which said, Something Inhuman found in the forests of Norway.

"Now what's this?" he wondered and clicked on it.

A new webpage opened and the heading got bigger. There was a blog which went on like this,

"Deep in the forest of Norway, the country which people believe is haunted by spirits, a strange inhuman body has been found dead. The surroundings were searched but everything was hidden by the huge trees but the environment was a bit spooky. The men were just making their way back home after chopping down some wood when they found this body. Cold, pale, white skinned. The operation has been done and no flesh has been found from the body. According to the scientists, the body was made of rock with no blood. The place has been sealed and no one is now allowed to enter the forests. The picture is given below."

The picture seemed to send a chill right down Mr. Elias's spine. He had a weak heart. He quickly closed the website and thought no more of that matter. At night he was perturbed as the picture came in his mind again and again. He prayed to God and asked for peace.

There was something about that body that caused Mr. Elias so disturbed. The color of the skin was dead and pale white. The lips had drained color as if there wasn't any. There was something about that body. Inhuman.

Ben came downstairs to fetch himself a glass of water when he came across his father's bedroom and found him agitated.

"What's wrong Dad?"

"Nothing son. Just read some news about some inhuman body found dead in the forests of Norway."

"Really? I'll check in the morning. Now you know that you are a heart patient. Don't let these things take over your mind. These reporters just want some juicy gossip and they post in on the website exaggerating a lot. Take some pills and go to sleep." With that Ben went out.