overcome that scary sight

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Adventure Thriller

She is lying on the bed. The sunlight knocks her to wake up but still she is hesitating. The alarm starts to ring.

“Oh! No! What a stupid sound”!

She just wakes to stop the snoozing and then try to sleep. Now the mobile is ringing. There’s no way to wake up.

She says: Hello.

Who is that?

A male tone: Hi, dear.

Lisa: Oh!

Hi, Alex.

Alex: Yeah!

She: Where are you?

He: I call you from my home. Just take a quick move and be ready .We are planning to go for outing.

She: Where?

He: It’s a big surprise. Just be ready.

She: Ok. Bye.

He: See you later.

Call is disconnected .Now a smile spreads over her face. Lisa is ready to go for the outing. Her mind told her once , face the fear without shedding any tears.

Within one hour, a car is arrived at the doorstep. It is horning. Lisa is running at the main gate.

Lisa: “Oh!Alex!”

What is this?

Do you want to wake up all?

Alex: Ok.

Come on and let’s go.

Lisa is sat in the car. Alex is starting to drive.

Lisa’s mother is shouting.

Mother: Lisa? Listen dear!

When do you come back home?

Don’t be so late.

Your father will be worried.  Remind it.

Lisa says: “My dear mother, don’t worry too much.”

“We, all friends are going for an outing, after a long time. So please, I can’t give you a word but I will be in touch with you. Bye mama.”

Mother: “Ok. Take care and safe journey, sweet heart. I love you.”

Lisa: “Me too, mama. Give love to papa.”

Lisa, the most lovely girl in the chowdhury family. Her graduation still is not completed due to the pandemic of COVID-19.  Everything is pending. A little group circle of her friends;Tina and Sams also join with them . It is about 5 months, they are all trapped in the home custody due to COVID-19. Now the fear is dimmed, still it’s persistence is not over. They are first going to a 5 star hotel. So many dishes are ordered. They are eating.

Lisa: Oh! What a life! Only the enjoyments, no fierceness . After eating, they set off again to their own way.

Lisa: Hey, Alex. Where are we going on?

Alex: Just out of the city. The road is free, not so traffic is appeared. So, let’s enjoy the speedy driving. Enjoy it as a game.

“The car is driven so fast. They are shouted with so much excitement. The moment can’t come again and again.”

“ Suddenly , a scream!”

“Just , a hard break. But at the end is not well.”

“An accident is happened. A young lady lay down in front of the car. Her whole body is covered with blood. Her face is disfigured, there’s no one around. ” 

Every people in the car are screamed.

“ Lisa : Oh my god!”

Alex, what did you do? You killed her. Why do you drive so fast? Now what is going to happen with us? All of us must be hanged. She is just trembling and crying.

Tina is also screaming and crying.

“Sams : Hey guys. Just relax.”

Stop for a second. Think clearly. What can we do now? It’s not our intentional. The road is opened and no car is seen. So, Alex had making the choice of speed but it’s our bad luck. So we can ignore that. Alex, keep calm and let’s see how can we get out from this mess?

Alex now starts to speak.

“Ok, guys. Listen to me carefully. First take the blanket from the car and keep the dead body by wrapping in it. And hurry up.”

Quick!

“Still there’s nothing  seems to be suspicious. But anything can happen.”

“Just fast move .Ok. Let’s start and use your brain.”

“Cool down and calm.”

“Now everyone is quiet. But there’s still a fear in their mind.”

After putting the dead body in the backside of car, the car is moved on. Now the environment is different from previous. A lot of tension is shown at all faces.

Lisa’s phone is ringing. Her mother calls her. She doesn’t want to talk but the phone is still ringing. Now she has no choice to receive the call.

Mother: Hello dear! How are you?

Lisa: Hmmm!

Mother: Lisa, why do your sound seem so sober? Is everything ok ?

Lisa: Yeah. Mama. All is fine. We are on the way. I will call you later. Bye. The phone is disconnected.

Alex: Lisa just relax and calm down .Don’t take any stress.

Lisa says, how can I not be stressed? After a long time, we get a chance for the outing. I think we have a lot of fun and games. And now we have a lot of stresses without any positive hopes. I am scared.

Tina and Sams also say that now we should think to deal the situation .If we get the chance just take off the dead body and thrown it either in the river or a road side jungle and then we return to home. Just relax for that time.

A bridge is shown ahead .Alex just stopped the car. There’s no one. Then he tells other quick.

Take off the dead body and throw in the water.

Lisa says, I can’t do that .You can do.

“Tina: Lisa why are you behaving like a timid one? We are not murdered. It’s just an accident. So many accidents are happened. Just take it easy. Calm down.”

Still, Lisa is not listening. She just kept away herself from that site.

“Alex: Lisa? Do you want to surrender to police and take a special treat at the jail?  If you behave like this, then be sure that we are arrested very soon. So be ready for that consequence.”

“Lisa: I just cannot hold myself. Because, I fear to see any dead body, murder, bleeding. May be, I am a timid one. So, I am scared.”

“Ok. I will try my best. Let’s go back. I want to go home”.

Alex turns at the car and starts driving, again. Lisa thinks, what a tragedy! They thought that it’s the most awesome outing, after the devastation of COVID-19. But, the plot made, to take the most dangerous experience from the reality.

“All are so bold and still laughing”.

 Just be cool and chill. Lisa can’t do anything like that. There’s a music plying on the car.

“It’s my life! It’s my life!”

All are singing with the song .Only Lisa can’t enjoy the song. She can’t relish the time.

Again, they go to a hotel. Order some foods to eat. All are so hungry and start to eat. Only Lisa can’t take any food. She just takes a cup of black coffee with a sober mind.

“Tina : Hey, Lisa. Chill bro. Eat food.”

“Alex also says, Lisa why don’t you take the food? Lisa says, I am not hungry. You guys carry on.”

Sams also requests but Lisa can’t listen to all. She only takes the coffee. After finishing the food, they stand up to leave. Alex goes again to drop Lisa at home.

“Alex: Lisa, please! Listen carefully. It’s just an accidental scene. Take it easy. Don’t behave something abnormal. Nobody can suspect you that you may be faced some problems. So please be smile.”

“Lisa: I will try. You don’t need to worry. Drive carefully. Bye.”

She enters at the home.

Mother comes to see her. Lisa, why are you seem so pale? Anything happened?

“Lisa : Mama no. Please don’t worry. After a long journey, I am so tired, so exhausted, just want a cold shower and some sleep. Then all will be fined.”

Mama tells, ok dear. Go to your room. Have some rest. Slowly, Lisa enters her room. She shuts the door. And just lay down on the bed. Lisa is very shocked in mind. But she can’t share this. She cannot take her meal in time .Mother noticed that. She says, my dear child, something must be happened there. Please, tell me .You don’t need to fear at all. Share with me. Lisa still says, nothing more.

“Mother, ok. But try to talk to itself . Otherwise, you will not come back from that matter.”

At night, Lisa suddenly wakes up. She is so scared. She can see a vague face .Oh no! It’s that girl, who was died of the car accident .She is so scared.

“The shadow says, why all of you killed me?”

“Do you know I have also a family?”

My old mother and a little brother.They are waiting for me and still not know that I am dead.

I will kill all of you.

“Hahahahaha!!!”

Now Lisa is screaming. Mother comes to her room and speaks:

What happened?

Lisa is crying and now tells everything to her mother. After listening all, mother says, ok you don’t be so upset. Take my advice. Call your friends and go to that place to find out about any news of that girl, find out her family and try to help them .Then all of you will be freed a little bit of this regretting.

Now Lisa is calling to Alex and tells him all things. They all come in the home. Then, again go to that place, where the accident was happened.

“After a long time, they find out the girl’s house. A shabby shelter. An old woman is sitting at the door and shouting. ”

A little boy is crying near by her side.

Lisa goes to her side and asks-why the boy is crying?

The lady says, her sister was escaped. She went for some work and still didn’t come back.

 I am so old. How can I take the family’s burden?

Lisa can understand all. Everyone is standing and listening the conversation.

Lisa says, aunt we can help you.

We can buy a cow for you .Then you can earn money by selling it’s milk .A poultry can be set up, from where you can get eggs and meats for selling and eating purpose. In this way your problem will be solved. Don’t deny taking from us. We are here to help you. We help needy people. So, please!

The woman is smiling and saying:

“God bless you child! Now I have no tension.”

“The terrible story is turned to a great one, after all. Now, Lisa is so happy. All of them are relaxed.”

At night, when she goes to sleep-again she hears a voice; calls her.

Lisasasasasa!!!!!!!

Lisa wakes up and says:

Who?

Who is laughing? Who is calling me by my name?

“The tone: Don’t fears to look at me.You are a good person. You go to my home and help my family. My family is happy and to see this, I am also happy.”

Always happy and smile, but take every steps carefully. It’s better not to regret doing anything.

Good bye!

At the morning, Lisa looks at herself in the mirror and just laughs.

“How strange the life is!”

September 19, 2020 10:17

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