Chapter 8
***Willow got to where her friends were seated, they settled at the second row where they could easily see the performances of the show."Hey! Willow! Where have you been? Come and get your ass down here!" Piper told her."What are you staring at?" Hazel asked and noticed that she was staring at the momo masked man on the stage that was addressing the crowd now."It is exciting right?" Hazel squeaked as she sat down and kept her eyes fixated on the man.The claps and cheering died down as he raised his left hand while holding the right with a microphone."You are all welcomed!" He spoke and they clapped again."I am so glad that you honored our invitation to this great show. Even after giving the tickets on short notice" He stopped and sucked in air and continued."Do not be scared of my sickle! It is just a costume for Halloween!" He chuckled ss the crowd laughed.Some attendants with Plague Doctor costumes walked betweenChapter 9.***"Calm down and do not be afraid!" He tried to calm them down with jeering laughter, but the crowd would not listen to him as they tried to scurry out of the hall."It is only magic!' He exclaimed and removed the green robe on the stool that was used in covering her.To their utmost surprise, she was no longer there as the seat was empty. But blood was still dripping down from the sickle and the stage was filled up with blood." Whoa!" The crowd calmed down and cheered as they started clapping."Are these people nuts? So that was it?" Willow questioned as she tried to pull Piper down and talk to her.But Piper would not listen. Willow was wondering if everyone in the hall was mad enough not to see what she was seeing.(Where the hell did those blood come from? I am sure that girl has been murdered! But where did she go to?) She thought and shrugged.She sighed and breathed down.(I guess I am just being too pessimistic
Chapter 10.***She climbed down from the stage and was almost falling on the rows of chairs as she balanced herself immediately. She was still befuddled when she gazed at her palm, she could see some slimy green substance on it. "Okay, this is just a nightmare, a very bad dream that I am going to wake up from. It is only a dream. Just like last night's" she tried to convince herself as she closed her eyes tightly and kept murmuring."It is only a dream, I am going to come out of this!" She was brought back to reality when someone that was passing by hit her."Hey! Do not go about standing in the way!" He yelled as she opened her eyes."It is not a dream!" The reality of things dawn on her as she started breathing rapidly."Calm down! Calm down! Willow, breath! Willow! Just breath!" She told herself and began walking out of the big hall until she got outside the hall.She walked straight to where the attendants were taking down their names, b
Chapter 11.*.*.*"Okay, calm down. I am going to explain to you" Willow breathed down."We went to this Halloween show last night, there was the ticket, the short thickset man gave it to Piper, it was four of the tickets. We had to solve these crazy puzzles and it took us to the outskirt of Crowville. Billy rode us there in his car. We even took photos, I was dressed as Maleficent, and--""Come on Willow! I know I bought a Halloween costume of The Nun Deluxe costume, we all went to the mall. But we did not attend any Halloween show""Okay, where is your phone?" Willow asked her."I do not know. I lost it. I guess. Because I can not find it""You see? That is because they took our phones. Mine can not be found either, because I also dropped it with them. Do not worry, you will also see that Billy is not with his phone because he came with us and gave them his phone too" She blurted out."Are you okay? Willow? I do not have time for this, I hav
Chapter 12.*.*.Willow started riding on the lonely lane that led to Crowville's Spring. She got amazed when she noticed that there was no settlement there as the place was filled with shrubs and trees.When she had ridden for close to an hour, she heard the sound of the spring as it was flowing.She continued riding until she saw the spring. She stopped the bicycle and packed it close to a fallen tree as she could no longer ride her bicycle on the path she saw, as it was filled with pebbles and little rocks.She started walking through the path until she saw a tiny shack. She stood from afar and examined it.She could not see what was going on inside as everywhere was sealed.She heaved a sigh and continued walking until she got to the shack. Walking to the door, she rapped on it gently.She waited and listened, but she did not hear any sound.She repeated the same process three times and gave up."What was I thinking? That guy loo
Chapter 13.**"What? You are not serious, are you?"He did not reply to her as she folded her arms."Hey! You can not just keep me hanging" she stopped and went deep in thought."The experiment I was talking about. They are looking for the one with the X-blood" he spoke."X-blood? How? What are you talking about?""There are so many things to explain. I do not even know how and where to start from!" He scratched his hair and turned to face her again."Those Attendants at the show. The ones on the stage. They are real-life Zombies! I touched one of them. He was preventing me from going backstage to look for my friend""They do not talk, neither do they have thinking of their own. They are all created to do the bidding of the Master" he added."Which master? What are you talking about?""Did you not see the ritual he performed in the hall?""Blood would flow! Evil would dominate! No way out!" "You thought those puzzles
Chapter 14.**"Your life would be in danger now because they might be looking for you. That is why I asked who you told about the green maggots"She was not listening to him as a shiver ran down her spine.(I am in danger?") She kept repeating in her head."If you have the X-blood, your sister must have it too. And she might be the one that has been used to create those zombies" he added as he walked away.She sat down and began to think. All those nightmares she was constantly having.(Would I... Would I turn into a zombie?) She thought as he returned with a bowl of clean water. He soaked the towel in the water, squeezed it, and used it to clean her foot."Will I? Will I turn into a zombie?""I have no answer for that. But you should be scared because that man has marked your face" he told her as she recalled how he stared at her after he left that lab room. And how someone was staring at her from the window of fhe hospital and the shar
Chapter 15*.*.*Willow packed her bicycle right outside the Police station and walked inside. She got to the desk officer and stood, at that time, she was the only visitor there.She was very determined to do what she came for as she walked straight to the desk officer with a hard chin."Good day sir"The Desk Officer quickly looked up at her. He regarded her closely and thought maybe she was one of those girls that have come to complain about her abusive boyfriend because she looked worn out."Well, hello young lady. How may I help you?" He tried to sound calm as he played with the biro he was holding, as he was transferring it from one finger to the other."I want to speak to the Sheriff" she requested and it made the desk officer look up at her with a dropped jaw.(Okay, she is sure one of those bitches that makes trouble) he thought and sat up properly."Pardon?" He feigned ignorance."The Chief. I want to see him" she sai
Chapter 16.They waited for Willow to give the lead as she tried to go recall where the owl was facing."Okay, the night creature was over there!" She pointed as the officers watched her."It faced this way! Come one! Follow me!' He urged them and the sheriff signaled the rest officers as they began to trail behind her back.She was looking for the valley of skulls as they walked back to where the van was packed." We are walking in circles!" One of the officers said."Young lady! Are you messing with us?" The Sheriff scolded her."No! It was right here. I just need to know the path. There were skulls. Piper even kissed one. But... I can no longer find it. It was around this place!" She was scratching her hair and turning around in circles."Hey! Listen to me. Did you come here alone when you thought that you came here?""No! I came with friends! Hazel, Piper, and Billy. But they took Piper and 9 others!'" Okay, I understand. Can yo