Strange Visitors

A Noise From The Basement (One-Shot Halloween Special)

Note: Since I missed the Strange Visitors vibe so much, I wrote a horror/thriller Flash Fiction. Halloween is coming! I am feeling it and it's killing me. Enjoy!

Warning‼️ Don't read it at night. Just don't.

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A Noise From The Basement
(One-shot Halloween Special)
written by Dino Madrid

I was alone. Sunday night. Seven forty seven PM.

Halos dalawang araw na akong mag-isa sa loob ng bahay namin. Nothing happen so special lately. Boring at walang magawa. Ginamit ko lang ang buong weekend ko sa pagbabasa ng libro at pag-update ng pictures sa aking social media accounts. Nakadapa o minsa'y nakahiga lang ako sa kama maghapon.

Lee texted me a while ago. Kinakamusta niya ako at kung on time pa rin ba ang pag-inom ko ng gamot 'cause I'm sick these past days. Lee is my boyfriend for almost a year and a half. Napakabait at maalalahanin. Palagi rin niyang nababanggit si Charley, who's my weird ex-boyfriend. He loves black and creepy things. A total introvert, shy and somehow hot guy. He loves me more than anything even if it could've killed him.

I don't want to talk about him amymore. I just don't.

My Dad is a police officer. Straight duty siya simula pa kahapon. My Mom's gone for a week para sa business trip ng kompanya kung saan siya nagta-trabaho. Sobra silang subsob sa trabaho at ang palaging nilang sinasabi, they're working hard for me, for my future. I'm fine with it, hindi ko naman sila mapipigilan.

Habang tinitignan ang mga notifications ko mula sa Instagram account ay biglang nag-vibrate ang phone habang mariin ko itong hawak. It gives me mini heart attack at napahawak ako sa dibdib ko.

Lee's Calling...

"Hello, Lee." I am expecting that Lee should be here in an hour. Siguro ay kakamustahin niya ulit ako kaya siya tumawag. He's so sweet like all the time.

"Bethany, hello..." a static sound from the other line terrifies me. Tila ba biglang nawalan ng signal nang magsalita siya.

My heart slightly pounding. "Hello, Lee. Hello..." I'm testing him, hindi ko alam kung naririnig niya ba ang boses ko.

"B-bethany, babe. Are you there? I don't know if I will be there on time. Nagkaroon kasi ng problema ang bus na sinasakyan ko. The driver pulled it over malapit sa may gas station at may ilang mekaniko na rin ang nagtutulungan para maiyos ang nasira at nag-overheat na makina. I'll call you later." he immediately ended the call. May sasabihin pa sana ako kaso mukhang in trouble talaga ang bus na sinasakyan nila.

The night is still young. Mahihintay ko pa naman siya at mahaba pa ang gabi.

"Bethany, anak, kapag mag-isa ka lang sa loob ng bahay always close the door and locked it. Lalo na kapag gabi, para secure ka at makatulog ng komportable."

My Mom always remind me of that thing every time. Pinaaalalahanan niya ako para sa kaligtasan ko. Though my Dad is one call away. Isang tawag ko lang sa kanya ay agad niya akong mapupuntahan dito sa bahay if anything happens horrifying.

Itinigil ko muna ang pagbabasa ng libro sa kwarto dahil nakararamdam na ako ng kaunting pagka-antok. Sinubukan kong iunat ang katawan ko lalo na sa parteng batok para maibsan ang antok at pagkabagot.