Whatever You Do, Don't Read This (A Horror Short Story)

Part 4

Part Four

I blink at the notification on my screen.

@PhlebotomyFan has sent you a direct message

I could swear I blocked that account. How is this rando still DMing me?

I open the message tab, and there's the one she sent before with the link to the Wattpad story. She's added a new message underneath.

OMGGGG Kel-bell! Everybody's reading it!

I feel a little better. That sounds like fairly normal fangirl talk. And she knows that people used to call me Kel-bell back in high school. This has to be someone who's followed me for a while.

Maybe it's Naomi. Maybe she orchestrated some massive prank on Eric, where she convinced everyone in the fandom to deactivate their accounts for one night. Just to mess with him. I wouldn't put it past her.

A grin spreads across my face as I send back a reply.

Who is this? I don't recognize your handle.

She answers with her favorite line again.

Whatever you do, don't read it.

I snort. I'm feeling decidedly less nervous.

I know. I know. "I've been warned." Blah blah blah. Is this Naomi?

There's no answer.

"Bingo," I mutter out loud. "I knew it!" I start to laugh. She really did it. I have to give the girl credit. This has to be one of the more accomplished feats of fandom she's ever pulled off. She somehow got everyone organized enough to ghost on Eric, all at once. Boom! I can just imagine him sitting there, staring at his phone in total despair as the replies evaporated and the retweet count plummeted...

But how am I the only one who didn't get the memo?

The story!

I let out a huff of exasperation as the last piece of the puzzle clicks in place. Of course. Naomi must've posted it. No wonder it spread like wildfire. And now I'm the only one who hasn't seen it yet.

My eyes go back to the link she sent me earlier.

Did you read it?
http://www.wattpad.com/152986994

I tap the link. Wattpad opens, and the story springs up on my screen.

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@EricThorn Never babe. I'll haunt you till the day I die...

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