The Printer

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Ben : Issabella?
Issabella : What?
Ben : (Cobbles his throat down ) I think I saw something .
Issabella : What did you see?
Ben : A girl, walking downstairs. (Pointing to the stairs )
Issabella : (smiles ) For the last time, there's nothing there.
Ben : Did you see it?
Issabella : No.
Ben : Exactly.
Issabella : It's 00:30, if mom and dad finds out that we still wandering around...
Ben : There it is. (Hearing a clicking sound )
Issabella : Follow me.
Ben : (Grabs Issabella's hand )

Issabella : See...it's just dad's old printer.
Ben : Typing on its own?
Issabella : It's called malfunctioning.
Ben : What if there's a ghost sitting right (Pointing to a chair ) there?
Issabella : (sigh * ) I'm going to bed.
Ben : Please don't, im scared.
Issabella : Fine, you can sleep in my room, but only. ..for. ...tonight.
Ben : (Stares viciously at the chair)
Fine, but don't snore.
Issabella : You telling me. ..what to do. ..In my own room?
You know what, sleep in your own room.
Ben : No, wait, Issabella?
Issabella : Goodnight.

Ben : You know I'm scared of ghosts.
Issabella : Everyone is.
Now go to bed and go...sleep.

Issabella made her way to her room leaving Ben alone ,as he wandered in the room, scanning and processing every detail inside the room.

His hands shaking, eyes barely blinking and his feet creepy crawling on the creeking floor.

He took the printer and threw it in the box inside the garage minutes later, after looking at it.

He made his way to his room, sliding in his bed with his head on the pillows.
01:30

Ben woke up, barely sleeping for hours.
The sound of the printer, printed inside his head.
He couldn't sleep.

He dragged his feet, making his way to the kitchen.
The coldness making him shiver .

Issabella : Come with me.
Ben : Issabella? ,aren't you suppose to be asleep?
Issabella : Come with me. ..now.

Issabella grabbed Ben's hand , running to the garage, unlocking the garage door and opening the box.

Ben looked around the garage, as he turned back. ..Issabella was gone.

Ben : Issabella? , Issabella.

Ben shouted out, but no one could hear him.
He heard the sound once again.
Clicking and clicking.
He turned around.

Present Day

Marley : So? , this is the place?
David : (Looking at his mom)
Rita : Yup, this is the place your father left us, shall we get going?
Marley : I'll take this box and you take that .
David : What's in that box?
Rita : Probably your father's belongings.
Marley : I thought all dad's belongings were gone.
Rita : You right, let me see what's inside.

Before David could hand over the box, Rita's phone rang.

Rita : (Sigh * ) It's work, sorry I have to take this. ..just put the box somewhere okay?
David: (Flicks his eye brows ) Okay.

David took the box, carrying it inside his room, curiously to know what's inside it.
He opened the box, taking a peek inside.
He looked at it.
His eyes gazing with boredom.
Thinking that it might ve been something to hold on to.
But it was just a. ..

David : Old printer.

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