Chapter 11

MYSTIC HOLLOW

(Homicide)

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BY NAOMI INNOCENT

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CHAPTER 11

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"Some weeks ago, a young lady came here and asked me same questions about Sarah Bellos. You definitely do not know what you are trying to deal with" Grandpa warned.

"Grandpa, if you give us hints, we believe we can do this, together" Peter spoke as Grandpa breathed down.

"Kids, stay away from Mystic Hollow mysteries.." he didn't finish as Laura cut in.

"Grandpa please!" She said and knelt down as if her Grandpa could see her.

"Ok, I'll answer your questions, don't say I didn't warn you because you all are trying to play with fire" Grandpa sounded and breathed down. Laura stood up.

"How did those three psychologists die of same sickness. We are wondering if it is a natural phenomenon or there is something mystical attached to it" Alex asked.

"Davis Paul, Wesley Jack and Cheyenne Holmes, they were my good friends. All died of convulsion. Cheyenne was the last psychologist to take the risk of following Sarah's case before he died. That night, on his dying bed, he said whatever I do, I shouldn't use a neutral implant on Sarah, that what he saw in Sarah's mind and brain wa not something any human can carry nor comprehend. That was why she can't talk. Sarah Bellos is a Psychic, she is no ordinary girl. What she sees and carry in her head is bigger than her, that is why she can't talk. She has never said a word since she was born. Mayor Bellos was so happy that I followed up Sarah's case after the deaths of my predecessors, because no Psychologists agreed to follow up the case. They were all scared to death. After being warned by Cheyenne, I still went ahead to plug in a brain implant in her head. I connected it to my mind so I could dwell in her thoughts" Grandpa stopped and breathed down as he continued as if he read the kids thoughts who were listening attentively.

"Don't judge me, you don't know how it feels when you try to help a kid that we think had psychological issues but all she does was draw and write nonsense. After I connected it to my head, all I saw in Sarah's head was death, war, death, war, shadows and more death. It was getting too much as I felt my eyes burning and my head spinning. I thought I was gonna die because what I saw was bigger than me. But then, Sarah disconnected the neutral implants, if she hadn't done that' I would have died. But then she went into comatose and I found out I lost my sight. Other experts heard my scream from the isolated room, they came to my aid. She was just 9years old then. she stayed at the hospital for 2years before she was finally discharged. Most people think Sarah was a psycho, but let me shock you all. Sarah is as normal as anyone of you here. Just that, what she sees and carries in her head is bigger than her" Grandpa said as he removed his spec and cleaned his eye because he was crying already.

"Now I see why she can't talk" Elena muttered to herself.

"Grandpa, about the recent killings happening in Mystic Hollow. Sarah sees them before they happen and she draws a potrate of what she sees in her drawing book. And there is this old journal she carries about. She always write something in it. We don't know, we think maybe she is the key to stopping this killings" Laura said.

"Even though we can't get the killer, we can stop the killings. By knowing when, where and who he wanna strike next" Alex expounded.

"The answer to the puzzle you all have been trying to solve is the *In libro de morte" Grandpa said and turned to face the window as he stopped talking.

"In libro de morte? What does that mean?" Elena asked.

"Please Grandpa, we don't understand what you just said" Peter said.

"Stop guys, he has turned his back at us. No matter what we ask him now, he won't give us a response, let's go. I think we've gone a long way now. At least, we've known one or two things" Laura said as her friends found truth in what she said.

They stood up and said their byes to him though he didn't respond to them. He just kept facing the window.

They went outside the room and walked up to grandma in the parlor who was still engrossed in what she was reading.

"Grandma, we would be leaving now" Laura said as they all sat round her.

"Come on children, you all could just sleep over. I'm not asking too much right?" Granny said as the kids exchanged glances.

"No grandma, if we leave now we might still meet up school and we don't wanna miss out school tomorrow" Laura protested as her granny nodded.

"Ok, just take care of yourselves. I've been reading about the homicides in Mystic Hollow lately, you all should be careful and if it gets out of hand, Laura you can always come over" granny said as the kids took turns to hug her.

"Ok granny" Lauara said.

"And granny, your meatloaves are the best!" Alex said making granny smile as his friends gave him a surprised look.

"What? I just wanted her to feel happy" Alex whispered with a shrug as his friends just stared at him.

"Awwn, I'm so glad you love them. Why don't you wait while I get some for you to take home" Granny said walking towards the kitchen even before Alex could protest.

"Serves you right" Laura said and giggled as Peter and Elena joined her.

In less than five minutes, grandma came out from the kitchen with a nylon filled of meatloaves.

"Here you go"Grandma said handling the nylon to him.

"Thanks granny, I'm gonna enjoy every single bit of it" Alex said and swallowed hard, his friends laughed secretly.

"Ok, bye kids" Granny said as they took turns to hug her again.

"Bye granny!" They said waving at her as she escorted them outside.

They exchanged byes for the last time and they parted ways with granny walking back to the house and the kids walking to the bustop.

They got to tbe bustop and entered the bus after getting tickets and they drove off.

It was 4pm already, which means school was over and they left their bags at the cafeteria thinking they could be able to meet up and go back to school.

Alex was more worried because he had to take Bonnie home, he wondered if she would be the only one waiting for him at their elementary school. But it was too risky now, because everyone had gone and that place would be lonely. He was so worried that he had to text Fay.

** Where are you?

He sent her.

** At your home with Bonnie.

Fay replied as Alex breathed down.

Its so nice of Fay to pick Bonnie from school. She's such a life saver.

The bus stopped at their school bustop, they alighted and walked towards their school gate. The security men were locking the gate already making The Freaks rush towards them. They were two security men actually.

"Sire please, our bags are inside" Elena told them politely.

"And what do I care huh? School closed 35minutes ago" one of the security men said as they both started laughing but The Freaks couldn't see what was so funny that they had to laugh showing their dentation that was almost rendered useless by excessive liquor consumption.

"Sir please, just let us in, we would follow the back exit without bothering you" Peter said. (This story is written by Naomi Innocent)

"Seems these kids doesn't understand English huh?" The other security man said as they laughed again.

"Go home kids!" The other said as they continued laughing and locking the gate

A crazy thought popped into Alex's head as he smiled.

"Sire, don't you guys want some meatloaf? My granny made it. She's like the best in town" Alex said showing them the nylon as they salivated. They had actually been drinking since morning in an empty stomach.

Seeing how much the meatloaves were inside the nylon, the greedy men took them and scented the aroma.

"Wow, smells nice. Open the gate for them" the one that seems like the boss ordered the other and he did as he was instructed.

The Freaks thanked them and walked inside the school building.

"Nice job Alex" Elena commended.

"We make a pretty good team" Peter said as they all high Fived each other.

"Let's be fast before they eat the meatloaves and find out how terrible they taste" Laura suggested as they hastened their footsteps and walked inside.

They went to the cafeteria and took their bags.

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Sarah was still at the cemetery as she wrote some things in her journal, the little ghost girl was sitting close to her.

Sarah was already used to having her around always, so she doesn't feel perturbed anymore.

"I have just three days left. Just three days I'll remain like this forever. Please do something" the little ghost girl kept saying but Sarah wasn't listening to her as she was busy writing.

The place started getting foggier as the crows flew away. Sarah looked beside her and didn't see the little ghost girl beside her any longer.

The rate of the fog became intensified that Sarah stopped for a second and watched it.

A gunshot was fired towards her from the woods. It hit a stone close to her as she quickly put her journal inside her bag and started running.

The anonymous lady that always stare at her whenever she goes to the grave yard kept firing the shots at her as she kept running and her journal fell to the ground without her noticing.

She managed to escape as the anonymous lady retreated when she found out she had lost track of her.

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The Freaks arranged their bags at the cafeteria and conversed.

"I think we should draw close to Sarah, as in try being her friend. Maybe through that way we would be able to know the next to be killed, when and where it Would occur" Elena said hanging her bag across her shoulder as her friends nodded in agreement to what she said.

"But it wouldn't be easy you know. That kid doesn't look like someone that gives a damn about friends" Laura said with a shrug.

"But we can....

"Hey, come back here!" The security men screamed at them as they ran towards them, interrupting Peter from saying what he wanted to say.

"Oh oh, seems they've tasted the meatloaves already. Run for your lives!" Alex screamed as they all ran towards the exit door.

Peter flew down some chairs and tables, using it to block their path as they ran towards it and fell down.

"Good job Peter" Laura said as they kept running before they heard the gunshots.

They stopped and observed before creeping out of the exit door running towards the cemetery.

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TBC