Chapter 7

Medium: The Origins finds a young man setting out to avenge the death of a beloved family member and to recover forgotten memories, only to find himself with a new case and a unknown assailant on him.

Chapter 7

 

          Sitting at a desk in an almost empty library, I insert an SD card into a slot on my laptop. I look around only to find people’s faces trapped at the sight of the books they’re reading. I bring out some headphones to restrict the sound only to my ears. The video opens up with people walking around some sort of forest. The video shows Kyle, Teresa, Ashley, and some other guy. What was Ashley doing with them, didn’t that blonde girl picked on her?

          “Well, we’re almost there, it’s about time we see what it’s all about.” Said the guy.

“What are you talking about?” Ashley asked meekly.

“I can’t believe you’re that crazy enough to even go there Marcus.” Myra commented.

“Hey, if I’m crazy for doing that, then you guys must be crazy for following me here.”

“Hey, it’s not like we believe in it or anything, we were just curious, that’s all.” Ashley said. She then turned towards Ashley’s direction. “Do you believe in it?”

“Umm…I ah…I don’t know what you’re talking about?”

“Don’t push her Teresa, she’ll decide on her own.” Kyle said.

“Yeah, you’re right; the best surprises shouldn’t be spoiled. It should be saved for last.”

“Can anyone at least tell me where we’re going?” Ashley asked.

“Like they said Ashley, we don’t spoil any surprises. You’ve only been with us one day, someday you’ll get used to what we do with the group.” Marcus replied. Teresa, Kyle, and Myra started giggling at each other.

“What’s so funny?” Ashley wondered. The three looked at each other before giving a response.

“Oh, nothing.” Kyle said. Ashley didn’t want to say anything, but she was still suspicious.

Her camera recorded something. From afar, the tree branches blocked something, but I know it’s there. I think that’s where these guys were going. The closer they got, the more clearly their destination was shown. It was an old scary looking house. It looks like it was abandoned, what were they doing there?

“We’re at a house?” Ashley asked.

“Wow, it really is creepy as they say it is.” Myra commented.

“Who says?”

“No one specific, everyone’s been talking about it.” Said Marcus.

Teresa came close to Ashley’s ear. “The story is that there was a woman named Marlene. Her husband, Max, was an engineer, and was designing a virtual reality machine using parts of an electric chair for his family’s future. It was only the first time he was testing his invention out. However, he was crazy enough to call his wife Marlene, who was pregnant at the time, to try out his invention.”

“A pregnant woman to test out a virtual reality machine, I can’t believe people are that crazy to do that?” Ashley in disbelief.

“I myself can’t believe it too, but it happens. The first test was a disaster. Marlene was electrocuted during the process. Her husband tried to stop the machine from running, but it was broken. There was no way to stop it, and she died just like that from her injuries right when the ambulance arrived at the scene.” Myra added to Teresa’s story.

“What’s more scary is that the day she died, her baby was born, but the baby wasn’t fully developed.” Kyle added.

Ashley was horrified to hear this story. “So…so the baby had a premature birth?”

“Precisely. No one knows where the baby is, but all we know is that a few days later, her husband was killed, and her baby disappeared.”

“This house had a lot of terrifying events occurring that no one ever stepped inside that house. It’s been abandoned for years.” Teresa says.

“Then…then…wa wa wa why are we going in there wo wow o wouldn’t someone be already i i in there? A…a..a killer?” Ashley couldn’t stop stuttering. Fear took over her fast.

“Why are you shaking Ashley, is it because you’re scared?” Marcus teased Ashley.

“I’m not scared but this doesn’t seem right.” Ashley attested.

“That’s something a scaredy cat would say.” Teresa commented. Everyone started laughing at her. This added some pressure to Ashley.

“I’m not a scaredy cat!” She shouted.

“Then there’s nothing to be afraid of, just come on, we’re just taking a look around.” Ashley gave into the pressure, and went inside the house along with Teresa and the others. I didn’t like what I just saw.

The inside of the house looks like a beast has torn this place apart. Except there were no claw marks anywhere. It was filled with old furniture, spider webs near the ceiling, and random junk on the floor.

“I bet the cops were so scared they didn’t bother coming back in here just to get rid of the furniture. I bet all of it is filled by bugs now…ASH, look, a giant spider is beside you!”

“AAAH!!” Ashley screams, covering herself. She looks back up almost relieved.

“Gotcha!” Myra laughed.

“Wow, this is really creepy, can we please go?”

“Can we please go?” Kyle mocks her. “Why do you have to ruin the fun for us Ashley?”

“Come on, Kyle, she just can’t help herself.” Myra teased.

“Hey guys, there are some creepy rooms in this house, come upstairs.” Teresa yelled from upstairs. Everyone went upstairs, and looked at a room. It has a small cupboard with toys and a drawing on a floor. Didn’t I see this drawing before?

“Did this room belong to a baby?” Marcus asked.

“Do you see a crib dumbass, they must’ve given it to someone else.” Kyle said.

“Or maybe a serial killer came in and made this his hideout, maybe Ashley was right.” Myra said, giggling to her own joke.

          “What was I right about?”                              

“About a killer lurking in here.”

Teresa looked around. “Well…who wants to go in?”

“Eih…ah….pick someone.” Kyle suggested.

“Who do you want me to pick?”

“Hey, can I pick someone?” Marcus volunteered.

“Sure, who do you want to pick?”

“I dare Ashley to go inside.”

Ashley was shocked upon hearing her own name. “What?!”

“Ashley?” Teresa asked for confirmation.

“Yeah, why not.”

“I don’t see why not, go inside Ashley.” Teresa said.

“Do…do I have to?” Ashley asked, with a reluctant look on her face.

“He picked you so get inside.”

          Ashley didn’t want to go inside, but felt too embarrassed to speak up. She went inside the room slowly. She was away a few inches from the door. Slam! The door shut behind her. She ran towards the door, repeatedly banging on the door.

“Let me out, LET ME OUT!!!”

“We’ll just leave you in here for a few minutes scaredy cat.” Teresa mocked.

“Guys, this isn’t funny, let me out!” She pleaded.

“Maybe not for you. “He turned to the group. “I don’t know about you guys but I’m enjoying this.”

          The group kept laughing while Ashley was begging to be let out due to fear of the house. The group eventually opened the door, and Ashley left the building, but not without getting caught by Myra’s camcorder. The group went inside laughing, but it immediately stopped and everyone ran outside the door. The recording stopped from there.

 

          Okay, most of the group members are dead, but if they were alive I’d be meeting them, and it won’t end on a positive note. I got some background information from the video while I was watching it, so I decide to look it up. There are many articles, each confirming to what Teresa said about the house. One of the articles piece together the words Skinner gave to me. The first part of his words leads to a yearbook that contains a comment with my name on it. The second part was linked to the house incident. Marlene, files in 13, James, Vinepine, and chair. Marlene got electrocuted by the chair, and the incident took place at 13 James Vinepine Lane. The only thing I don’t know about are the files but I know they’re in that house, and I have an address to work with.

Author's Note

Medium: The Origins finds a young man setting out to avenge the death of a beloved family member and to recover forgotten memories. He shuns himself from having a normal social life for the sake of vengeance. Just when he thought he ran out of leads, he was involved in an incident which leads him to start a new case. This particular investigation changes him greatly while he is being hunted by an unknown assailant whose victims never got to see before they met their doom.

Note: This is my first book and I plan to write more. Criticism, praise, or any feedback of some sorts are welcome.
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