"I TYRA" (Button,Button Remake)
By: Jaden Saleh
Hi, I'm Tyra, I am a cashier at the local corner store near my apartment. I live a pretty average life with my husband, Billy, Tyler my son, and daughter Sophia. My brother Josh lives in my basement and works at the local Hospital ,he does help around the house a lot when help is needed if Billy and I are busy. Billy usually leaves to go to work around 5 in the morning. He has to get up very early because he works in the city. Recently I have been receiving letters that are sent anonymously. I have been hiding them from my family because I do not want them to get worried. The most recent one I received was one telling me that, "A surprise will be coming soon but it won't be what you expect." I had to read it a couple of times because I was very confused on EVERYTHING! I told myself to stay calm and take it one day at a time. I had to hide all these leters in my purse so that no one would find them.
Thump Thump! I heard a loud knock on the door. I glanced through the peephole of the door and saw no one. POOF! Seconds later I find myself turning around and seeing a mysterious guy dressed in all black with smoke surrounding him. He was holding out something but I couldn't tell what. I quickly stepped back and asked, "SIR! WHAT DO YOU WANT FROM ME EITHER LEAVE RIGHT NOW OR IM CALLING FOR HELP!" He then responded in a raspy voice saying, "Hun, don't you want your gift?" I demanded him to leave but he didn't budge. I told him I was going to call for help now. I picked the phone up so fast I almost dropped it. I tried ringing so many numbers nothing worked. He had told me that it was only him and I at this point. He started circling me everything in the house started circling with him. All I could hear were screams and people crying for help. Everything then dropped. Silence just filled the room. I looked around, everything was in its place. I then looked down and saw that a box and a black robe were on the ground. I was very hesitant to pick them up.This took me a while to decide to pick it up. I then picked both of the items and placed them on the kitchen table. I opened the box ever so gently seeing a button inside. My mind started thinking so many thoughts. Could this button just end everything?!?! I then looked at the robe. I picked it up and looked inside the pockets. I then felt something in the right pocket. I pulled it out. It was a note saying, "Hello Tyra, if you get this be careful. If you press the button you received you will get ten thousand dollars but, something horrible will happen." I then ran into all the rooms in the apartment looking to see if my kids and brother were okay. I wanted to call Billy but I knew he would be freaked out. When I searched the rooms I saw my kids sitting in the corner and humming I ran quickly to the basement to find my brother doing the same. I ran back to the kitchen.
I looked at the button for some time. For some reason I thought it would do something. After just looking at it for a long time I knew I had to make a decision. I knew I really wanted to push it because I really need the money. I told myself it's now or never. I pressed the button. Smoke came pouring in from the windows. I heard my Brothers and kids screaming. I kept pushing the button hoping it all would stop. The screaming just became louder and louder ,more smoke pouring in. A godly voice interrupted the screaming. All I heard was, "Tyra wonderful choice! Enjoy your amazing self contained life!" I screamed for help but it never came. The smoke settled down and the screaming stopped. The lights started flickering. I ran to the door trying to budge it open. I rammed my whole body into it and nothing occurred. I felt the floor shaking. The floor boards began to tremble like they were under some type of pressure. My whole world just blacked out. I heard that godly voice come back. Saying,"AHH Tyra isnt it nice to just be so DUMB AND PRESS the button and you just lost EVERYTHING, so VURNRABLE!" I collapsed to the floor sobbing. And here I am in a huge contained room writing this so if someone finds this notebook they will understand the terrible life decisions made some name Tyra. And yes, I TYRA RUINED WHAT I HAD!
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I Tyra (Button,Button remake)
Short StoryA short story series told by Tyra herself in a strange world she is living in little does she know something is coming......