Gothic Riddles

Chapter 1

Riddle 1

The Girl in the Library

Have you ever thought about meeting the girl of your dreams, at just the right place and at just the right time? Have you ever thought about what you're going to do or say? Have the thoughts of you not being able to do anything and just standing there frozen and the thoughts of you probably never meeting her ever again scared you? It has happened to me and this a story about that.

I have always loved reading books and spending time in libraries, I remember reading about those magical encounters in libraries, where two strangers met and fell for each other among the books that they loved. I had always wanted to be a part of a beautiful story like that. Life did give me a chance once to be a part of something so beautiful but I missed it and I still regret it to this day.

It happened two years ago during my summer vacation, the summer of 1986. I was a very private person and usually kept to myself, I used to spend most of my day inside my room reading my books. This vacation seemed like a long one and I was running out of books, luckily I had heard about this old Library in the old part of the town. It was famous for its collection of classic novels. One day I decided to go to the library to rent some books.

The library had that classic vintage and cozy look just like the ones in those books I always read, It was very romantic. When I had reached there I had not thought that I would encounter someone so beautiful that it'll take my breath away and maybe make me regret my decision for a long time. I asked the Librarian where the horror section was and she directed me to some shelves that were in the corner, against the wall.

I was browsing through the titles when I came to a gap in the books, I looked through and saw a beautiful girl peering through at me from the other side. Our eyes met for a moment and she smiled and I just like the i***t I am, smiled awkwardly, and turned my gaze away. My heart started racing and I could feel something warm rising up my cheeks, I could feel this funny sensation in my stomach. I just wanted to look back at her and say hi, maybe ask for her name. But even the thought of that was giving me heartache. I could feel my mind going numb, it was like everything was moving in slow motion like the time has slowed down. I spent the longest time trying to work up the courage to just look at her and start a conversation. But in the end, I just picked out three books and brought them over to the Librarian's counter. I could not even look back. As I was walking back home, the painful thought of me probably never seeing her ever again was going through my mind. I just wanted to go back, maybe she was probably still there. But I could not work up the courage.

Two years later, I still think about that girl to this day and regret my decision. Why am I such a wuss? If I had been brave enough that day, maybe we could have started something great, something as beautiful as those stories I always read and dreamt about.

Riddle 2

The  Suicide Video

I had met my boyfriend two years ago in a rock pub. He was the lead singer of the band that used to play there. I remember seeing him for the first time on the stage, he looked like he could rock the world, he had this electrifying voice that could bring the crazy in you out in the world. Every girl in the pub had her eyes on him, I saw him looking at me, our eyes met and I just could not look away. It was magical.

After that day I started visiting that pub every once in a while. This one day I was sitting at the bar sipping on my margarita and I saw him walking towards me after the show. He stood there, right beside me leaning on to the bar table. "Did anyone tell you how very beautiful you're looking tonight?", He asked me, and I was flustered. still, I managed to stutter out a few words, "umm th-thank you" I replied with an awkward smile. "I loved the show" I added. "You want a private show dedicated just to you?" He asked with a grin while biting his lip and I knew that I was in for one hell of a night.

He asked me to be his girlfriend just after a few weeks of dating, it had been two years since then and I still loved him very much. But lately, I had been feeling like he was growing apart from this relationship like he was losing interest. We would not talk for days, whenever we did talk he would sound very tired and frustrated, he would postpone the dates. He would refuse to meet me, he would not tell me about anything that was going on in his life. All these things were now taking a toll on our relationship.

Two weeks ago, I received an email from him with a video attached to it. I opened up the video. He was sitting on a chair, tears were rolling down his cheeks, "I love you so much baby, take care of yourself" he said looking in the camera. After crying for some time he got up and took a rope that was sitting on the ground, he got on the chair and tied it to the fan. I knew where this was going and it was making me restless, tears had started rolling down my cheeks. He tied the other end of the rope in a loop and put it around his neck. He looked at the camera one last time and then after closing his eyes he pushed the chair aside. His body wiggled in pain for some time and after that, he went still. I could not believe what I was seeing, my mind had gone blank. The thought of him committing suicide was too much for me to handle. My legs gave out and I fell on the floor, I could feel my body going numb. I fainted after some time. I woke up after two days to find out that his funeral was already done. I could not even see him for the last time. 

Thank you for reading, I hope you enjoyed these riddles. :)

The answers will be posted at the end of the next chapter.