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one copy- how horror stories begin
(it's the first chapter of one copy. well, part of it)
one night, 18 years old Amanda sat and finished her novel. "Amy!" her big sister called from the kitchen, they were roomates. "dinner's ready! finish your novel and come to the kitchen!". it took Amanda (or Amy) a few minutes to finish the last sentence, but when she came to the kitchen- the food already cooled. her big sister Emily waited for her. Emil heat the food in the microwave and they sat to eat. " did you finally finish your novel? you've been working on it for a whole year!" asked Emily, " yes, I have finished my novel" answered Amy, emotionlessly. "..." started Emily, but then stopped and tried to change the subject, "what do you think about the weather???"
"your pathetic try to change the subject, I know it's you now"
"what do you mean you know I'm me?"
"the novel I wrote is a stalker romance, about a boy who transforms into different people, so he can get closer to a girl he stalks. the novel is called 'follow my heart'. so by saying that I know you're you now, I meant you're not the stalker from my story".
amy rolled her eyes, "just eat your food".
after dinner, Amy logged in to her computer and started looking for websites to make her novel a book. she didn't go to those publishers who published your favourite books for one reason: she didn't wanna publish it. she didn't want fans, haters and other people reading her book. she wanted just one copy, for herself. she'll have something no one else has: an original story you can't get in any book shop. after a bit of research, she found a website called: redread.com. "what a strange name" she thought, but just asumed they found the name catchy. the website's conditions were... odd.... she had to:
send them her address
meet them at 13:00 on a Friday the 13th
be alone when they come
THAT should have been a red flag for Amy, but she wanted to get this over with so she sent them her novel and address, adding that she only wants one copy and went to bed. at night, she couldn't fall asleep. who are these people? did they choose their name randomally? do they worship the devil? why did I give them my address? and more questions.
(enjoyed the story so far? I'll update tomorrow with another part of the chapter!)
© halo dawn
one night, 18 years old Amanda sat and finished her novel. "Amy!" her big sister called from the kitchen, they were roomates. "dinner's ready! finish your novel and come to the kitchen!". it took Amanda (or Amy) a few minutes to finish the last sentence, but when she came to the kitchen- the food already cooled. her big sister Emily waited for her. Emil heat the food in the microwave and they sat to eat. " did you finally finish your novel? you've been working on it for a whole year!" asked Emily, " yes, I have finished my novel" answered Amy, emotionlessly. "..." started Emily, but then stopped and tried to change the subject, "what do you think about the weather???"
"your pathetic try to change the subject, I know it's you now"
"what do you mean you know I'm me?"
"the novel I wrote is a stalker romance, about a boy who transforms into different people, so he can get closer to a girl he stalks. the novel is called 'follow my heart'. so by saying that I know you're you now, I meant you're not the stalker from my story".
amy rolled her eyes, "just eat your food".
after dinner, Amy logged in to her computer and started looking for websites to make her novel a book. she didn't go to those publishers who published your favourite books for one reason: she didn't wanna publish it. she didn't want fans, haters and other people reading her book. she wanted just one copy, for herself. she'll have something no one else has: an original story you can't get in any book shop. after a bit of research, she found a website called: redread.com. "what a strange name" she thought, but just asumed they found the name catchy. the website's conditions were... odd.... she had to:
send them her address
meet them at 13:00 on a Friday the 13th
be alone when they come
THAT should have been a red flag for Amy, but she wanted to get this over with so she sent them her novel and address, adding that she only wants one copy and went to bed. at night, she couldn't fall asleep. who are these people? did they choose their name randomally? do they worship the devil? why did I give them my address? and more questions.
(enjoyed the story so far? I'll update tomorrow with another part of the chapter!)
© halo dawn
