Human computers

chapter 5

I felt scared , scratch that , I am terrified ! , The look on Sarah's face would scare any fearless creature , the way she is walking , her posture is completely weird , inhuman even , she is reminding me of the dancers who mimic robots , though they do it for fun , I am sure that's not the case for Sarah , as she neared my door , I thought to myself why should I fear , what can she possibly do to me ? , I told myself that i have nothing to fear but another look at Sarah and all my prep talk evaporated , the thought of not opening the door for her crossed my mind , but that wasn't an option , I felt my heart beating fast against my rib cage , I took another look out of the window but there was no one out there , the air was so quiet , so calm , so terrifying .

I kept on searching for Sarah but there was no one out there , I went against everything horror movies taught me and opened the door to check myself , as I opened the door i was greeted with really cold wind , silent wind , no sound at all , I could hear my steps as I walked towards Sarah's house , but it was dark , very dark , I kept on looking frankly to my left and right waiting for Sarah to come out of no where to scare me to death with her in human actions , but I was greeted with silence , as I near Sarah's house , I smelt a very awful smell , I couldn't stand it , like very rusty iron being melted , and the heat coming out of her house was very odd concerning the cold wind , a shadow crossed from her window , as if it was watching me , waiting for me to get closer , to knock on the door and get in , I was terrified out of my skin and ran , I ran to my house without looking back , I couldn't risk it , I had to get to safety and fast , the feeling that I was being watched couldn't leave me and it made me feel sick , like someone was waiting for the right moment to come and get me , once inside my house , I locked the door and started walking backwards waiting for someone to knock on the door , waiting for anything to happen , so far this night has been the scariest night I have ever lived through my entire life , not sure even if it will pass with me in one piece or not ......

It has been three days since that awful night , the smell of burning rusty iron has vanished by morning and everything was back to normal like nothing has happened , Sarah was no where to be found , and I didn't have the courage to search for her nor near her house , on the next day to that night there was a ' for sale ' sign on Sarah's house , and I was certain it wasn't a coincidence , also the fact that on the next day that sign was removed to be replaced with a 'sold ' sign was more creepy than anything I have ever witnessed , someone was moving to this house today or perhaps in the next few days , I am not sure if this is a good sign or not , but I still get the creeps Every time I come close to that house , I still can't shake off the feeling that I am being watched at uni , with my friends , when I am home and even at work , but every time I look for anyone who might be watching I find none , things since Sarah's return has been very terrifying , weird and wrong on so many levels , I seriously started doubting my mental health , that maybe I am imagining all this , and Sarah never came , that the doctor's words were correct , but then I remember the breakfast , dinner , her smell in my room , in my pajamas and I tell myself I can't have made all that up ! , It's just not possible , but then again I come to nothing Every time I search for more reasonable explanation .

" Anna ! " I was shaken very aggressively might I add by my friend Laura , she was looking at me concerned , and I know that I must have been gone for a long time .

" Sorry Laura , what were you saying again ? " I was currently having lunch with her at our favorite restaurant , I needed a time out out of all this Sarah's chaos , but even now I can't stop thinking about what happened .

" You seriously need to stop doing that ! , You rarely concentrate now ! , All you do is think in god knows what ! , And you won't let us in , what's going on with you Anna ? , Please tell me " I can hear the worry in her voice , I can see it in her eyes , but something tells me that I can't drag her into all this , she and the rest of my friends are the only normal thing in my life now and I can't risk that .

" Finals are nearing and I haven't been able to study at all , I am just feeling very tired lately , also Sarah's house is sold now , and I might have new neighbors " I didn't want to lie her , I really didn't , but it was for the best , I saw the sadness in her eyes , she knew that the new neighbors weren't the reason for my state of mind , but knowing me , she didn't press into it .

" I know it's hard for you Anna , but Sarah is gone now , you can't stop the new neighbors from moving in , and who knows you might like them " I love Laura so much , she gets me when no one does , I smiled at her with a shrug that I doubt I would like the new neighbors , but like she said who knows what could happen .

Lunch with Laura was great , I felt normal again after we talked for a while , after I said goodbye to her and headed home , I saw a big moving truck in front of Sarah's house ,which isn't her house anymore , I wonder who put the on sale sign and who bought it , the movers were going into and out of the house moving things , and then I heard that sound , that deep , strong male voice , and when I saw the face to that man , the air was knocked out of my lungs !