0 comments

Thriller Suspense

It’s a rainy Tuesday night, when security guard Charles, clocks in for his 10pm –6:00 in the morning shift, at a state mental facility, he's been working here for 

About two years now, Charles get in just in time to answer the ringing phone in his office. it’s his co-worker Sammy who always works right next to Charles literally. He has called in sick saying hes under the weather and not feeling good and in this pouring rain there's no way for him to even come to work even by the grace of god, its to dangerous Charles think to himself. 

Charles says hope you get better soon , Charles assures Sammy he can hold down the fort, Sammy says thanks and they both say their goodbyes and Charles 

Hangs up and takes his seat in from of the cctv cameras they have cameras on every floor this building has 5 floors and has almost every hallway of this place 

Covered, Charles pulls out his phone to put some music on if there's one thing Charles hates it being in a quiet room alone, just then hes seeing something pan across one hallway in fast speed, Charles does a double take, thinking to himself 

At first it must be nothing, but then just then the lights in the office start flickering on and off on and off, he's thinking it must have something to do with the ugly storm that been a brewing since Charles got here, so Charles pulls out his 

Flashlight and goes to secure the permitter with all the patients in bed before 

Charles even clocked in he doubts anyone could of gotten out without 

The alarm going off or at least seeing it happen on the cameras Charles 

Sweeps by every inch of the building every floor every room outside and inside 

Charles finds nothing hears nothing so Charles goes back to his post once back inside everything seems normal except this ugly rain Charles thinks to himself. 

The phone rings so loud it scares Charles right out of his seat, he answers it 

Thinking it to be Sammy again just checking in but all Charles hears is a bunch of 

Static for about 10 seconds before he hears an angrily voice telling him to 

Get out. Charles isn't a believer in ghosts or a believer in the supernatural in the slightest, but something doesn't feel right since the moment he got here. 

Hes get out his walkie and try to to contact someone at the front desk 

Of the facticity, he thinks to himself what is he going to tell them a couple of flicking lights in his office and a bunch of static on a phone, they might as well open up  

A room and throws his looney behind in there Charles think to himself 

He gets no response when he asks for some assistance, this place has always 

Been short staffed since Charles started working here, its not even midnight 

Yet and already, Charles wants to leave and never come back here ever again. 

When Charles looks at the cameras again he seeing something floating in the hallways Charles can't believe his eyes he doesn't even hesitate to say ghost out loud Charles then rubs his eyes looks again disbelief and says it can't be. 

But to his shock it is, he keeps on watching this figure trace up and down the hallway of one of the floors, pulls out his walkie calls in still no response,  

So he decides to investigate, Afterall he has a flashlight a walkie and a gun  

With him but only intends to use the gun only if its absolutely necessary. 

He checks if his gun is loaded just for percussion, he enters the building 

Calls out for anyone loud and clear and still gets no response, hello again he yells still no response his mind is racing a million thoughts are going thru his head 

He kisses his Jesus cross necklace he always wears for good luck, and guidance during this scary time, suddenly as he is walking the long narrow hallway 

He hears a loud door slam and run to go check it out, but by time he gets to the door its locked, he pulls out the keys from his pocket and tries to open the door but it doesn't open that’s unusual since he has keys for almost all rooms on this floor. 

He pounds and tries to knock the door down or at least get it open he says whoever is behind the door to open it thinking someone got lose and is running around playing games, he eventually gives up trying to open the door 

And keeps walking down the hall just then that door open just a little 

And Charles see a light coming from that room he slowly approaches the door 

Not knowing who or what is behind that door he gets to the door and opens 

It slowly walks in the room gun drawn looking around he says hello hello again and hello a third time to no answer as usual on this night he swears he heard  

Sammy’s voice say Charles but that cant be sammy is at home sick and is resting 

Charles says to himself, just then a laugh is heard and the door slams shut before Charles can get to it and get out of there, he starts screaming and screaming, 

It’s the next morning Sammy shows up to check up on Charles and to know how the night went, even Sammy doesn't feel up to it he does it because Charles is his friend and co worker, he walks in the facility and ask one of the staff behind the front desk in the lobby, if she's seen Charles all night or this morning she says Charles clocked in and went to this 

Office that’s the last she saw of him, she mentions the ugly storm and said the powerlines were out for most of the night,  Sammy checks their office no sign of 

Charles, he walks the hallways hoping to see Charles roaming the halls Sammy sees the exact same door open up that Charles did he goes to it and walk in the room, and sees nothing then the door shuts behind him as evil laughing is heard 

Was there really some evil spirit in the faciality, was it all Charles imagination going wild, what happened to Sammy, one thing is for sure never work the nightshift alone at this Facility. 

October 12, 2023 18:42

You must sign up or log in to submit a comment.

0 comments

RBE | Illustrated Short Stories | 2024-06

Bring your short stories to life

Fuse character, story, and conflict with tools in Reedsy Studio. 100% free.