Human vs. Phantom

Chapter-3 Episode-1 Suppeditat Animus Cupidine

Chapter-3

Episode-1

Suppeditat Animus Cupidine

Green moose lake

Greenport, New York

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“Thunder, thunder, thunder, thunder

I was caught

In the middle of a railroad track

I looked round

And I knew there was no turning back

My mind raced

And I thought what could I do

And I knew

There was no help, no help from you

Sound of the drums

Beating in my heart

The thunder of guns

Tore me apart

You've been

Thunderstruck

Rode down the highway

Broke the limit, we hit the town

Went through to Texas, yeah Texas, and we had some fun

We met some girls

Some dancers who gave a good time

Broke all the rules

Played all the fools

Yeah yeah they, they, they blew our minds

And I was shaking at the knees

Could I come again, please

Yeah them ladies were too kind

You've been

Thunderstruck”

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The temperature was cool and dry. It was sunny, but just the right amount of sunshine was falling on earth. Not too hot neither cool, just the right to go out and enjoy the day.

Everyone was enjoying their share of joy. Some get it from spending time with the person they are close to. Some by being alone and some by doing something adventurous. Some spend time reading books, some going out, and spending time with their friends.

Green Moose lake has been the talk of the town this week. It was a lake not many people go to. For many years it has been restricted by the government to enter the lake or any near premises, after some disappearances over the past decades, but last week it was opened to the public. Anyone can swim or boat as they wish. Many locals were talking about going for a swim in the lake and other leisure fans were planning their weekend, spending their time picnicking near the lake or doing some sports, but still, there were some locals scared about the past disappearances and were not interested in spending their leisure there.

Three best friends Jenna, Emma, and Vinnie were boating on the Green Moose lake. it was noon on Wednesday so not many were crowding there. they were enjoying their time of the day.

“Jenna pass me another bottle!” Emma asked Jenna putting an empty beer bottle aside to pass a beer bottle from the icebox. the icebox was on the plank where Jenna was sitting applying suntan lotion on her already tanned skin. they all were in their bikinis, skin exposed in the bright sunlight but only Jenna was applying suntan lotion. she is very particular about her skincare. The music was banging loudly on the boat, if anyone hears it they would think about some party happening on the boat. and all three of them were enjoying the ambiance. Music plus snacks perfect combo for a leisurely day. They were drinking and chatting while munching on some snacks and chocolates. while Vinnie was fishing too while chatting non-stop with Emma and Jenna. everyone had a bottle of beer in their hands.

They were normal college girls spending some ‘friends time’ away from their partners, doing nothing productive but that is what one does to relax.

“stop drinking anymore, you want to pass out on this boat?” Vinnie said Emma was already on her fifth bottle while Jenna and Emma were on their first.

“come on, we are here to enjoy ourselves not to worry about anything else, especially getting drunk. So just pass me the bottle and catch some fish.” Emma said getting irritated.

“Here take this,” Jenna putting the lotion bottle aside and picking a bottle from the box passed her the bottle.

they went back to their 'thing', fishing, drinking, and listening to the music. they chatted too but now they were less chatty and more silent.

after a while, the boat went completely silent. a while ago it was like a part but now the atmosphere was of a mourn. Vinnie was still fishing, while Emma and Jenna were reading some book. they were all indulged in their business when Vinnie noticed something weird in the middle of the lake. she called out for the girls pointing towards that direction to look that way.

“Hey guys, do you see that?” Vinnie said panicking pointing at the middle of the lake. Both Emma and Jenna looked in the direction to see what Vinnie is pointing at. they were all confused. the thing in the water looked like someone had opened the drain in the water. it was like a whirlpool.

“What is that?” Jenna said.

“is that a whirlpool?” Emma started panicking.

“what? Oh god no, this can't be happening!” Vinnie said trying to look more clearly.

“Hey guys, I think our boat is moving in its direction, towards that whirlpool”. Emma said grabbing their attention.

“start rowing the boat away from it…!” Jenna yelled grabbing an oar in her hand.

They started rowing the boat against the flow. But after exhausting all their strengths, still, it wasn’t of any use. it was like you are moving to your end and are helpless to do anything about that. The boat was getting closer and closer to that whirlpool. Their boat started spinning like a top as they were moving towards the eye of it. They were losing their balance. the spend of that spinning was so fast that their stuff started falling in the water one after another. The boat was swaying with every hit coming their way. As close as they were getting they knew it was hard to save themselves. they were holding on to the boat to keep themselves from falling but suddenly the boat flipped upside down and they fell into the cold lake water. they tried swimming against the flow but they were already exhausted enough, they could help but move with the water, sucking them towards the eye.

The very next moment the water got still. The whirlpool has gone silent and so was Emma and Jenna. their screams and screeches are now plain, simple silence. the boat was floating on the water as nothing happened a moment ago. The sculls that fell in the river are in the boat now and so were the icebox and music player which were drowned moments ago. Everything was intact. the boat didn't have even a drop of water to make it look like it ever flipped. Jenna and Emma were nowhere to be seen. they were drowned. but Vinnie was still floating. she was floating on the surface scared, shocked, and baffled. She couldn’t comprehend what happened to her friends. everything was fine minutes before but they are now gone. and all that happened in such an unexplainable way, which was impossible to even think of. She swims back to the boat and rowed till she reached the shore. She called for help as soon as she reached the land. But any help can not help her anymore, she had already lost her best and closest friends. She was crying and shivering and grieving over them. It was her who wanted to do this, go on a boat and spend some time idling and now because of her Emma and Jenna were gone. She can not forgive herself for what she did ever in her life.

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Cops tried to find the girls but it was of no use they were gone, maybe drowned, but the police couldn’t recover their bodies and they never swim to the surface. Police interrogated Vinnie about the accident and the disappearance of her friends, but what she told them was hard to believe. no one believed her not even her parents or boyfriend. No one ever saw a whirlpool in that lake before ever. everyone thought that she was making this up to cover something. Or maybe she is just too shocked, to tell the truth, and trying to console herself by making up the stories. No one believed her no matter how many times she explained. Soon the news spread all over the town and made headlines in the local newspapers. But instead of getting scared of the lake people started visiting it more. it became a place of interests of man youngsters.