The Crawford Diary

The Start

John Arshen

1/13/2014

            This is not where she wanted to be. Stuck in a graveyard on a Friday night. Come on I want to leave! She shouts Don’t worry Arli we will leave soon said a voice You said that last time Alex. ‘Alex walks out of the dark’ I know but this time I mean it lets go. Wait, where is Tess? I don’t know I thought she was with you. Tess! Where are you? They yell Over here! Tess, what are you doing its getting dark and we are supposed to meet our friends soon. Says Aril I know but check this out I heard a noise over here, I think it’s coming from inside this crypt. Oh no we are not going inside that she says Oh Aril come on it could be fun and who knows what me might find right Alex? I agree with Tess there could be an animal trapped in there and you wouldn’t want to leave it in there now would you? Well no but..’Just then they hear a bang on the door’ What was that? I think something big might be in there Tess said Alex I bet it’s just the wind it will stop when we open it. ‘The bangs get louder and faster’ But Tess it’s not windy out here. It's ok I will show you. ‘Tess starts to pull the crypt open and a powerful breeze blows out, but there was nothing in there’ See I told you it was the wind. There’s nothing in there not even a coffin says Alex I bet it was going to be used but the persons not dead yet, let’s go inside. No Tess there is no way I’m going in there we opened it and there was nothing in there we need to leave before our friends worry. Says Arli It will only take a second I just have a strange feeling that we need to go in to understand. What? ‘Tess grabs their arms and pulls them in the room was dark and moist you could feel the presence of nothing and could hear the dead silence it was like the outside world was no more.’ It feels really weird in here almost like we shouldn’t be here. I agree with Arli on this one, Tess I think we should leave. In a minute I know there’s something here it just feel it. ‘Tess drops to the floor feeling the ground all over looking for something’ Tess, stop it you’re scaring me. But can’t you feel it, no can’t you hear it calling our names as if it was a lost child and we where it’s mothers.’ Just then Tess finds a title on the floor and she moves it under it was an ancient book covered in dust and with words one it that could not be read.’ What is that? I don’t know be we must take.’ Tess opens her backpack and puts the book in it’ Ok, now we can go. ‘They start to walk to Alex and Aril’s home.’ Tess, what was all of that back there you were like a different person asks Alex I don’t know it was a feeling like I never had before it was like I could hear someone begging for use to find them and the tone in their voice was unreal.

            ‘As they get to the house they see their friends Emily a shorter blonde colored girl with brown eyes, Haley a blonde hair girl with blue eyes and a birth mark on her face and Katrynaa taller girl with short brown hair’ There you guys are we we’re worrying you ditched us for someone else says Haley No we.. we we’re just taking our time you know enjoying the view says Arli Alright then let’s go we are going to be late for the movies I’m driving says Haley I call shotgun yells Katryna ‘They all get in Haley’s car’ Man Haley you need a new car I’m tired of sitting on people says Emily Well maybe you should call shotgun faster Yea, no one can tall faster or more than Katryna. Ha-ha yea you got that right. Hey what’s that supposed to mean says Katryna You know what it means so what movie are we going to see asks Arli I don’t know we will see what’s playing. ‘They get to the movies and buy their tickets. Just then Tess was stopped by someone.’ Miss I must ask you to leave your backpack here. It only has my class notes in it. I’m sorry it’s the company’s rule. Fine but if something happens to my notes I will find you. ‘They head in to the movie and sit down’ Hey, Tess what about the book? Says Aril I will be fine till after the movie then we will find out what it is. ‘ Meanwhile back in the lobby the worker carry’s the backpack to the employee lounge’ She threatens me like I’m nothing, oh it’s my class notes and if you losses them.. she didn’t look that tough. Jacob stop talking to yourself and get back to work the man’s bath room needs cleaned. Uh yes sir, right away sir.’ Jacob heads to the bathroom’ I’m sick of this no respect, low pay, and rude people. ‘He looks up at the sign in the bathroom Loyal Workers are Loyal Friends’ What a load, loyalty means nothing to me or anyone else. ‘He starts to clean and he hears his name being called’ Jacob? Uh yea I’m in here boss. Jacob? Boss? Jacob come here. ‘Jacob walks out of the bathroom and to the lounge’ Hello? The book Jacob open the book. What book? In the backpack Jacob the book. ‘Jacob opens the backpack and pulls out the strange book. He slowly opens the book, as he opens it the room becomes cold life less, the noise was gone nothing but maddening silence, it was so cold Jacob could see his own breath then he heard a voice’ That’s better, it was too hot in here. Wh..Who’s there? A new friend, now tell me the truth is my book looking a little wore down? What? Come on I can that the truth lay it on me Jacob. I guess so. Oh I knew it, I should have kept a watch on it more the last person to own this book did not take good care of this book but you will right Jacob? Yea sure who are you? Well my name is... Jacob stop taking so many breaks and get back to work! Oh sounds like troubles with misses what’s going on champ. That’s my boss he such a jerk. Oh I see its one of those employee hates job and boss thing I haven’t had one of these in a long time. Alright champ listen up good my name is Blake and I’m here to help you see that’s what I do He hear the problem you are stuck in a dead end job and the boss needs to learn a lesson what if I said I could help you get money and teach him a lesson at the same time. I would ask how. Smart kid with one easy payment of your loyalty and you could have all the answers. My Loyalty is that like my soul or something. Could be but all my years of this job I have meet people who don’t like the term "Soul" so now I just use loyalty. You know what I accept I give you my loyalty. Alright let’s get this started. ‘Blake grabs Jacobs arm and pricks it with a needle Jacobs taking his blood and putting it in the book. The blood causes the book to gain some of its youth back.’ Oh yea that’s my favorite part, I’ve tried many things in my life but that’s the best now let’s get you some good old fashion revenge. Let’s do it.