I first noticed it in elementary school. My best friend Saddie, she would come over often we would play awhile then fall asleep. I noticed not when things went missing. But, one day I looked her in the eyes. I felt a whisper from behind me, he told me that she was taking my things. I didn't believe him.
I ignored him when he talked about Saddie, but when he talked about someone else, I listened.
It was my teacher, Mr. T, I couldn't pronounce his entire name.
The whisper from behind me told me he knew where my friend Tommy was. He had been missing for two weeks now. Being the naive child I was, I asked him.
"Can I visit Tommy?" The question was innocent, but he gave me a dark look.
"Nix, you know he's gone.."
"No he's not. You have him. I was just wondering if I could visit him, he must be lonely." He looked at me. He didn't ask how I knew. He said one before I went home with him.
"Of course you can visit." He gave me a perverted gaze- I did not know it at the time, but this decision ruined my innocence.
If you are wondering, yes I visited Tommy. But when he saw me, I smiled at him, he did not smile back. The look of fear forever plastered on his face.
The first time was the worst. He did it till he finished. But he wasn't done, no, he brung Tommy into this. Mr. T forced Tommy to do the same thing he did to me.
This torture lasted 4 months, till he attempted to bring another one home. He failed this time. He ran home soon after being caught in the act, and the police were on their way.
He didn't want us talking. He tried to stab me, Tommy took the hit instead. He was about to stab me when the door flung open and his was ripped off of me. I ran to Tommy's side, I was too late.
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"NIXON!" I woke up to the shouting of my name. It was my friend Jenny.
"Jeez you sleep like Snorlax." After putting in her Pokémon reference, she grabbed my hand and pulled me.
"I'm coming..." I said quietly.
"I know you are Snorlax! But you're so slow!" She pulls me along quicker than my usual pace.
"Where are we going?" I ask.
"Home, school is over. You slept through everything after lunch."
"Oh." I wasn't surprised, I enjoy sleep.
"You act as if this is a everyday occurrence." She looks at me suspiciously.
"It is isn't it?"
I gave her the 'duh' look. She sighs. Jenny and I became friends because the whisper told me she just wanted to be my friend. She didn't have other motives. I avoided looking others in the eyes so I wouldn't hear their intentions, but
I would only look to see if they would hurt me.
Jenny was the only one I was close with. I trusted her fully. I treated her as if she was family, and my mom saw her as so.
I shivered as I felt eyes on my neck, I stopped and looked back. There was no one. I was highly suspicious. I grabbed Jenny's hand and pulled her faster out of the building.
"What has made Snorlax move? My, My, Does someone actually have a flute?" She looks around. I sigh as we reach the parking lot where my mother was waiting.
Jenny told me she wasn't coming over today, something about a abuela? (Translation: Grandma) What ever that is.
My mother drove me in silence. Not even the radio was playing.
Once we reached home I bolted up to my room. The feeling of eyes have not left me since I first felt them. Then I heard a whisper.
"Nixon. Nixon. Nixon. Nixon." It was my whisperer. Whoever he was getting this from was going insane on my name.
"Nixon. Nixon. Nixon." It repeated. My mind was going insane hearing my own name. Wouldn't I have to look them in the eye to hear this? It repeated for another minute or so.
"Nixon. I love you." Then it all ceased. Whoever was so insane left. I immediately called Jenny. I had told her about the whispers before, she eventually believed me.
"Chupar una polla porfavor~ Whats up bitch?" (Translation: Suck a dick please)
I heard that greeting enough to have me google it.
"No thanks bitch, but Jenny. I heard the whisper, but I wasn't looking anyone in the eyes.. It kept saying my name. I don't know what to do."
"Okay... Calm down. Tienes jugo de agua.. and calm the fuck down." (Translation: Have a glass of water)
"You calm now chica? Now talk slower."
I repeated the events before, leaving out the last 3 words it said.
"Darlin' I told you I don't know anything about this stuff and I tried to google all about it but I got nothing." I gave her a sigh, I suppose I'll have to ignore it for now, I hated thinking that. That person sounded like they were going to hurt someone. I was about to hang up when there was a scream.
"¿Madre? ¿Cúal es el problema?.... ¿Mama?"
(Translation: Mother? What's the problem?... Mom?)
I heard another scream, this one of a male.
"Jenny?!"
"Te llamaré más tarde." She spoke fast and before I knew it, the line went dead.
(Translation: I'll call you back later.)
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Hello! Yes a new book. Man, I am so glad I took Spanish. I thought it was cool when people put other languages in their books so I used my small amount of knowledge!
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Whispers From Behind
General FictionEver since a young age, Nixon Black has been able to hear people's true intentions from a whisper. The more he listened the more he realized they were true. But when the whisper starts chanting his name, he started to become scared. Especially when...