THE TARTARUS

Les deuxièmes victimes

17th September 2014.

8:57 am .

Location: West Shore School (Florida). 

"Claire!" says a girl with Bob hairstyle and tan skin tone.

" What Samantha?" says a girl with beach wave hairstyle and tan skin tone.

" why are you ignoring me? " says Samantha with a sad tone.    

" Is it really hard to figure it out yourself?" says Claire while narrowing her gaze.

"If it's about Monday night, you should know that i'm not lying." says Samantha.

"Oh really? because i saw myself that you were !" says Claire while rolling her eyes.

"Why would i lie to you ? You are my best friend since we have been wearing diapers . Give me one exact reason why do you think that?" says Samantha.

"Exactly Sam, we have known each other since forever and you shouldn't hide from me if you are seeing a boy , I mean cooking up a story about a spooky lady , riddles and magic ? who does that." says Claire .

"WHAT BOY? Are you crazy? " says Sam.

" Who seems to be crazy for now is you. well since you're not going to accept the fact that you have been lying, we are done for now." says Claire.

"You don't understand." says Samantha.

"Is it? Fine! we will talk when you feel like actually treating me like your best friend ." as Claire says this, She goes inside the class room.

"Why can't anybody believe me! It's all true." Samantha whispers to herself with a sigh.

-X-x-x-

5:30 pm.

Central park.

Samantha is busy in writing her journal just when she sees Claire .

"CLAIRE." says Samantha out loud.

" Now what? " says Claire.

Samantha goes near Claire.

" Let me tell you what happened, All truth and no more lies. I promise" says Samantha.

"great finally."

"I was riding back home after meeting you at the cafe. I was near the old market square , when a boy ran into me. " after saying this Samantha takes a deep breath. 

"He was sophomore." Samantha stops.

" Then? "

" Do you remember a case when we were in junior high, a boy went missing ?"

"yes! " says Claire in confusion.

" He was the boy and weird thing was it felt like he hadn't aged a day."

"okay again here you start." says Claire in disappointment.

" Listen Claire , please hear me out first , then it's your decision to make whether to believe me or not."

 Claire nods.

" He was terrified of something. He literally begged me to save him."

"From what? " asks Claire.

"i don't know. "

"i think that's when i saw you with him , he was on his knees with your hand in his hand and i thought and all .. i 'm so sorry." says Claire in regret.

"That isn't your fault Claire. But the story hasn't quite finished yet." says Samantha.

"what happened after that? because i remember you went somewhere with him and then i left "

"i thought that i should take him to police station as they might know better what to do, but as we were on our way i met this old lady, she was struggling to pick her baggage so i helped her . I don't quite remember what happened after that, all i could make out was something about you can't run away and the boy shouting for help and then when i woke up there was nothing and i was in my home at my bed. "

"I tried to get information about that boy , all i could get was his name was Richard , science major, lost in 2012 ." Samantha finishes this sentence with a heavy sigh. 

"Now what?" says Claire.

"I found this near my bed this morning "

"An hourglass?" says Claire in surprise.

" Weird thing is our names are engraved on it."

"WHAT? says Claire in surprise .

" see it says  Samantha Stewards " says  Samantha .

" and Claire Mcguire ." says Claire 

" what does that mean?"

"I don't know this yet Claire , but i have a bad feeling about this." says Samantha nervously. 

"Let's go home before it gets dark" 

As Samantha and Claire are about the start walking.

"Wait"

they hear a voice coming from their behind as  they turn around Samantha gets nervous after seeing the same old lady she met before that evening. 

The old lady looks towards Claire and Samantha and says

"Samantha Stewards and Claire Mcquire ,

it is rather disheartening to know what you acquire,

is the worst of all but chose you two,

to spend your life with limited view,

from where there is no escape ,

and it is not a jape ,

i bid you with best of luck,

since you will be facing  havoc. "

as the old lady says the last word, the wind blows from nowhere .

as it stops , there is nobody to be found but the Jounal of Samantha.

-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-

  " It's just merely the beginning, the worst is yet to come."