Scream For Me

Chapter 1

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The transparent yellow green- liquid flowed into the cup with a light sizzle. It seemed loud in her ears as she placed the lid on the two liter bottle of Mountain Dew and put it away.

The microwave beeped a moment later and she pulled out her popcorn, the buttery scent wafted about the room as she eagerly waited for it to cool down enough to be edible, Sydney smiled gathering her food walking into the living room.

It was her parents date night and her little brother was staying at a friends house. She figured she should enjoy her self and choose a movie marathon in order to do just that.

The lights were dimmed and the TV was light up with the opening previews to one of her favourite, scary movie,and her snake sat on the table side. she traded for a moment before the telephone blared through the room. Eyes snapping on the device she answered on the second ring.

"Hello?" there was a long bout of static.

"Look if you were important enough to know my family then you'd know to call our cell phones. Goodbye."
She hung up and looked back at the screen.

The phone blared again in time with her cell phone. She chose to answer her cell.

"Hello?",

"Hello. Do you like scary movies?"

Her eyebrow furrowed what kind of a question was that supposed to be?

"May I ask who is calling?"

"Ohh, good manners, are you always so polite?"

"Most of the time... Who is this? Ricky?"

"Maybe... what's your name?"

"If you knew me you wouldn't need to ask."

She shifted on the couch; this man's voice was starting to get to her. It was rough and dark, she felt like taking a bath and she hadn't even said anything really.

"You're right I don't need to ask. You're Sidney Turner, of 13 Crystal Lane. You have a brother and both of your parents, you have no pets you just turned sixteen two months ago, you slept with Dane Smith two weeks before that. And you look lovely in that baby-blue tank top black yoga-pants combo."

The phone clattered to the floor noisily and her breathing became labored.

Eyes darted everywhere. She slowly bent down to retrieve the fallen device, just as a loud thump sounded from the hall opposite her back door.

"W-Who's there?"

the voice blared though the phone in response, causing her to flinch.

"NO! You never say that! Don't you watch horror movies! Saying that is like a death wish!"

"What do you want? Who are you!" Glass shattered down the hall and she jumped.

"I want to play a game."

"I'll call the police! Leave me alone!"

"Call the police, that's fine, but first you'll play with me. And I'll make you a deal. I am in your house. I know exactly where you are, but you don't know where I am. We're going to play hide and seek. It's a very fun and simple game. Have you ever played it before?"

"Please leave..."

"It's an easy question Sidney"

It took her a moment to compose herself. Her stomach was pitching and rolling around her body like a toy boat in a tsunami. What was going on? How was she going to work her way out of this? She was so scared.