Day 20 “And why would I do that?” The voice asked. “I’m not as foolish as you!” “No, you’re a coward!” I snapped. “If you weren’t you’d come face me—stop making veiled threats.” The chuckle was sinister this time. “You don’t know what you’re asking.” I shook my head—reassured by cold steel in my hand.Continue reading “Spook-tober 2024”
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Spook-tober 2024
Day #19 – by Amber Averay (continued from Day #18): Why did I have to be so nosy? So reckless? So… ‘Hey!’ I snapped, indignation and outrage sizzling through me as his taunt registered. ‘I am not gullible!’ The voice sniggered. ‘Then what would you call it? Perhaps you would prefer “naïve”? “Innocent”? “Stupid”?’ ‘There’sContinue reading “Spook-tober 2024”
Spook-tober 2024
Day 18 Seeing the video camera blinking in the corner left me deeply confused. Had I hit my head without realizing it? Nothing was making sense. “You’re watching me, but the fire, the man…he burned before my eyes,” I said. “That wasn’t real?” There was a dry chuckle that reverberated through the room at myContinue reading “Spook-tober 2024”
Spook-tober 2024
Day #17 – by Amber Averay (continued from Day #16): ‘And don’t you know it’s rude to sneak up on people?’ I snapped, my heart thundering in my chest while my ears continued to ring with the deafening clatter of the weapon falling to the floor. My eyes darted around the room, skating from cornerContinue reading “Spook-tober 2024”
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Day 16 “As entertaining as this all has been—you are mistaken, and horribly misguided,” the voice hissed. I jumped and stumbled against the wall. “What do you want from me?” I asked. “Why am I here?”
Spook-tober 2024
Day #15 – by Amber Averay (continued on from Day #14): Day #15 – Amber: My limbs were wobbly, my lungs heavy from inhaling smoke and ash, but my will was strong. It needed to be – I had nothing else right now. The weapons were secured to the wall, most high enough that theyContinue reading “Spook-tober 2024”
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Day 14 It was clear I was in some kind of underground complex. Why were there weapons? What was the fire. The more I searched the deeper the mystery grew. I was beginning to regret ever getting involved in all of this. I should have gone home instead of being such a fool. But, hereContinue reading “Spook-tober 2024”
Spook-tober 2024
Day #13, by Amber Averay (a continuation from day #12): Pressing my palms flat against the flimsy door, I gave a gentle, tentative push. It did not move, but the rickety frame around it creaked and groaned, as if even that slight pressure was enough to cause it distress. Hope flared in my chest, andContinue reading “Spook-tober 2024”
Spook-tober 2024
Day 12 I was able to crawl to my feet after some time and begin to properly explore the room in which I was being held. The floorboards were solid yet rough from the constant skittering of claws. No windows adorned the walls, but I could make out the dim outline of a door acrossContinue reading “Spook-tober 2024”
Spook-tober 2024
Day #11 – by Amber Averay (a continuation from Day #10): This time my return to consciousness was swifter, hitting me with the abruptness of a striking shark, and was all the more disorienting for it. My eyes shot open, light searing into the retinas and dragging a groan of agony from my parched throat.Continue reading “Spook-tober 2024”
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