♤CHP3♤: The Continued Diary

My mum works on a hospital called PDP (Perfect Doctors for Patients), she is now 46 years old and have gotten married 3 times but all of them passed away; one of them is my father.

I was the only daughter to him plus I never seen him since childhood, when I was 5 years old I could only remember some scheme back of my father when he used to play with me; I always felt sorry for my mum, she was having patience for the two husband who firstly died which known as my father James and his older brother David.

David used to go with my mum every morning for shopping as well as I know he used to help her to feel well, while mum and I felt comfort with him because he probably looks like James that when I told my mum, I want David to take me to school every morning.

He agreed about to this so whenever time he drives me to school I used to look at him, imagining my dad and start smiling as if it was him, he recognized it in both of us that when he married my mum for a better sake but it only ended worst as he died at 44 of his age.

Later after 4 years, mum asked Selena her neighborhood friend that she want to go on blind dates but sadly for 4 times of trying she didn't make it so her only decision was to  marry a random man without even discussing it with me, which really made me furious; the man was called Frank, he always go for overnights with some other women and sometimes return home drank but mum never argued with him because she never loved him.

On 12 July 2016, I went down stair to pick another fight with Frank before I go to school because he wasn't there when mum told him to clean up the mess he did; suddenly I found him on the ground bleeding, I went shuddering to tell my mum but she seems to knew that; she was sitting on her bed feeling bored and said in a normal way to me, "if you want to call the emergency here is my phone and tell them he already died last night because he came up drinking a lot of alcohol and having drugs making him vomiting blood."

I went to hug my mum and I start crying; she started blaming herself that it was always her luck from not having a man to look after us and think that what god written for her, but at least it ended well, she promised me she will never get married or go to blind dates ever again.

Then after a week, my mum felt perfectly good which made her go to work and give me a ride to school every morning until I had graduated.

We went to a new house which is perfect than the old one with such disgusting memories even my elder aunt came to live with us which make me pretty able to forget what has happened on the past and thought that i could start a new lovely life but that wasn't true.....

"hey Emily what are doing, the taxi driver is waiting for you!" Emily's mother told her.

"wait mum am just writing on my diary." Replied her daughter.

"stop whatever nonsense you are doing right now and go home to sleep to catch up your college." ordered the psychiatrist.

"ok, ok am goin'."

I closed my diary wishing to continue; I collect my things inside my bag and raised my hands as to tell the driver that am coming.

The air condition was fine inside the car that I wanted to sleep but either I took my diary from my bag aiming to write but stopped as the driver talked to me, "hey little lady if you are tired it normal to sleep in my car, don't worry you're in a safe hand." he stated with smile.

I felt intimidating as I answered, "it's fine I can stay awake sir!"

"oh my little poor girl, then would you like to have some drinks from the refrigerator car box there are mango, strawberry and orange." ordered the driver.

"I love orange so I would like to go with it", I replied.

"wow, I also love orange so we are equally."

I took the juice from the refrigerator and started to drink as I respond, "we are not equally since we don't know each other but you can say we prefer the same juice taste that sounds better."

"so are you correcting my words?"

"no am..."as I chuckled.

The diver looked at the mirror reflection, "by the way I can see you chuckling, although I can't see anything funny.

"sorry sir, my fault", I said while feeling guilty as I continued to finish my juice but suddenly I felt my whole body is getting weaker, colder, disable to move, the wound on my forehead was extremely painful and I couldn't easily move my eyes; as I tried to shake to make a signal for help from the driver but he didn't recognize and took off his cap.

He was bold as he turned around to look at me but a tear slight on my face without knowing how as if my body felt something before I do.

I realized something that man never looked back at me to see my bare face with his naked eyes, he just keep looking at the mirror reflection; as he turned... I saw a red scarred eyes and a width smile, his hands were reaching my face as he closed my eyes.

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((DREAMING))*

I feel my brain is upside down that my face and head were paining me so hard.

I felt that am falling on a huge, silent black hole and stopped on an enormous memory screen television as I looked to myself on the screen talking to my mum;

"wow mum, I can't believe that we are going to leave on such a huge incredible house,can't wait to see the pool, the PS games and the gym room too; you never told me you were that rich to have that all!"

"I haven't even thought that we would reach this level Emily. You know, I always forget what I need and go with the wanted things, when bright future is waiting for me I always go by my legs to the dark side.." mum confided.

"it's fine mum, let not bother with the past anymore, promise." smiled Emily.

"...I promise", she answered.

Emily's mother cried as her daughter hugged her while chuckling which made her mum laugh.

(Behind the screen) as I remembered that memory I smirked.

A lake of water appeared on the ground as I went forward to touch the screen and in no time I felt a weird strong headache until ever pair of my hair is paining me; continously the lake on the ground reached half of my feet, then under my knee, later it reached my stomach, so I went fast touching the screen abruptly blood sliding from my forehead as I forwarded the video. Finally the water stopped but I started to bleed much more however I kept looking at the screen as I remembered...

"Emily, can you come here!", ordered her mum.

"yes mum, what's up?"

"I have two news; first of all the good news is that my sister Barbara is going to live with us, while the bad news is that she needs me to drive her because the snow will soon cover the road, so I need you to clean up the mess before we arrive; oh yeah I was about to forget about the boxes outside put them all into my room, there are three boxes those put them on...." she explained to her daughter.

I went to garage with mum as she entered the car and reminded me to close the doors, the windows and everything else after I am done taking the boxes inside.

10 minutes later, I went with everything mum told me to do, but left with three more things, one of them was cooking which was a pit hard that going to spend ages.

However 1 hour went, I finished up with everything as the snow started falling making me felt little worried about mum.

I made sure that every door is locked and went to seat on the sofa; the living room wall is made up of glass to see the outside view, a television affront of the sofa and a lot of decorations around. I wanted to watch a movie so I went to bring some corn and a blanket to take the stress am in.

30 minutes ended and I started losing patience so I picked up my phone and called her; I called her three times but she haven't pick up, which seriously raised my anxiety as the weather is becoming worth.

I moved from station to other (TV) not knowing how to help or what to do but suddenly my goose hair was standing straight all through my body, as if there was something wrong.

I sat probably on the sofa, looked through the glass and noticed that there was a man standing outside looking at me with his red eyes, he wasn't moving and just kept staring at me, I didn't want to talk to him and believed that he was crazy or something; I took up my phone and called the police...

(behind the screen) I paused the video's screen and start thinking how I haven't noticed him, how I haven't felt that he was....

A robe came out through my neck, squeezed it strongly and a warning came out on the screen saying don't you ever dare to pause again, I felt that whatever curiosity place am in, it doesn't want me to have a clue of my past; as I forwarded the video little more.

"hey madam, are you sure that there was someone outside, the police denied, "we searched the place and we couldn't found any sign of man's footsteps walking on snow"

"ho..w is that am sure that he h..e was affront of the house", shuddered Emily.

I went out to check with the other polices but the snow was literally clean, I couldn't believe my eyes and wished if I haven't covered my whole body inside the blanket that all because I was scared of looking at him.

"maybe you need just some little rest, I think you have just imagine it", said one of the three police man.

"no sir, am sure I saw him, he was standing here, I swear!" ranted Emily.

"calm down madam; do you live here alone"

"no I live with my mother she told me she wouldn't be late and bring with her my aunt." answered Emily.

A small tear appeared on my face as one of the police man tapped my shoulder as if it going to be fine; he asked me for her number.

After a minute, a police man came out of the car and told him that they were just stuck on noisy traffic which means they're going to be fine making me relax.

I didn't want to stay home alone so I begged the three police men to stay and surprisingly they agreed.

They sat on the sofa waiting for me to bring some donuts and tea from the kitchen (the kitchen is behind the living room).

I came out with the donut but my hands were shaking of the view that I have seen; it was wet footsteps behind the sofa covered with snow all through going to mum's bedroom!

How I haven't noticed him, how I haven't felt that he was behind me all the time and that what I saw was just his reflection; he saw me when I called the police, he knew I was under the blanket, he would may have took off the blanket and killed me; so is he on mum's bedroom right know?!?

I wasn't fully scared because the police men were there for any help.

I was handling the donut's box thinking as a sudden panic seized me; they never knew I was behind them, that the same for what he did for me, waiting for me until I call the police; this place is huge and low sounds can't be easily heard because of the loud sound coming from the television but what if I shouted would my voice be heard.

I was right about my body feels and thinks before something really happens but why that always happens late, so I closed my eyes and felt someone breathing behind my head; should I shout...

"don't even think of it, anyway I have a message to you, Tony 15th of January remember this, honey." he whispered.

The screen was over as I investigated and knew that I haven't lost my balance at that time and it turns out that he gave me a syringe contains drug making me fall a sleep, hitting the ground leaving me bruise on my forehead, which now covered with a bandage.

He used the syringe for not leave any clue of my faintness and let the police men think that I have lost my balance; he walks in the living room and goes to mum's room as if he need something but what mostly important when I was at the kitchen I was sure there wasn't any footsteps reaching there and he wasn't even at the kitchen how was he behind me, I was supposed to find him in mum bedroom; but wait that what happened same for Tony, he found him on the street three seconds then he was on his bedroom, this man isn't a magician because the way I saw his footsteps went was like he knew the place his going to and without leaving any mess on the house.

He didn't dared to murder me because he knew I wouldn't discover it anyhow, that he was behind me all the time; so the missing part is what was he doing at mum's bedroom?

A cold hands touched my shoulders at the back as I turned white; (it was him) he putted his face close behind to my head as he whispered, "Surprisingly I like your new haircut, That enough information for now, Never enter a weirdo person car; Because the old one was disgusting, Emily I haven't known that you will be able to discover that while you're sleeping, Even if he a was a person you knew", he said in an unclearly way.

I haven't understood a single word but...

"am I sleeping, yeah I remember being at a taxi and..." surprised Emily.

He stopped me and was trying to murder me as he grabbed my arms and with other hand he pushed my head inside the water that reached my stomach suddenly the water colour changed into red and black; I tried so hard to get out but he wouldn't leave me as I lose for him....

To Be Continued On Chp4....