Pulse

Chapter 1: Beats

7:56 P.M.
Sunday Afternoon
Local Connivence Store

A sixteen year old boy in his sophomore year of high school could be seen in a store, walking around with his hands in his pockets. He was wearing a black hoodie that covered his spikey black hair. Uh what a drag, that jerk broke my earbuds in the hallway. I know it was probably an accident but still. . .

Flashback
7:15 A.M
Friday Morning

Beats was walking down the hallway with his earbuds on, ignoring everyone and anything around him. When suddenly a frail skinny freshman with glasses accidentally ran him over, knocking them both down onto the ground.

Beats scowled.

"C'mon man what the hell is your problem?! Are you blind or something?!"

The frightened freshmen got up to run away while frantically panicking.

"I-um, I'm really sorry! I'm in hurry!"

Beats sighed before gasping when he noticed his earbuds were completely busted. Beats shook his head in disbelief before getting up and dusting himself off. He then proceeded to go to his next class in silent fury.

8:05 P.M.
Sunday Afternoon
Local Connievence Store

Beats had searched the entire store for some cool looking earbuds but to his prevail he found nothing. Right when he was about to leave, a sales associate dropped a box filled with what looked like busted items ready to go in the trash.

The associate groaned.

"Goddammit, just when I thought my day couldn't gets any worse."

Ohh, that sucks for him-, woah wait a minute. Those headphones look sick. Beats reached out his hand while asking.

"Hey you're about to trash that stuff right?"

The associate replied in a rather bad mood: "Yeah, what's it to you?"

Beats answered while smirking.

"Well I was wondering if I could snag those headphones you got there."

The associate asked while picking up a pair of black headphones with gold lightning bolt designs on the sides.

"You mean this busted thing, sorry bro but it's done. It doesn't work anymore."

Beats chuckled.

"Eh it doesn't matter, I still want 'em."

The associate sighed in disappointment before handing Beats the headphones. Nice, now I can probably find some sucker willing to buy these things. Heh, heh.

9:56 P.M.
Sunday Night
Beats' Bedroom

Beats was lying on his bed when he sighed.

"Well before I sell these, I might as well make sure they don't work. Just in case that store guy was lying."

Beats grabbed his phone then connected the headphones before exclaiming.

"Hmm, that's weird. How come these are wireless headphones but they can still function. Actually wait, let me not jinx it."

Beats then proceeded to play a song by Eminem but when he pressed play an echo played through the headphones making Beats pause. Beats' heart nearly stopped until he quickly took the headphones off in order to catch his breath.

Beats panted heavily as he stared down the headphones he thought was possessed. What the hell was that noise? It felt like I could hear everything.I should probably stop before I get myself into something I can't handle. Although. . . Beats grabbed the headphones and put them up to his ear and was shocked to hear the song he was playing. Beats put the headphones down once again before taking a moment to think to himself.

Woah, they work. But what was that echo sound. Beats shrugged his shoulders before putting back on the headphones listening to music. Free of the consequences that lied ahead. . .

End