Midnight Cry

Paranormal Activity

"I could at least experiment, if that's okay with you." Calvin asked Josh’s permission. Josh nodded. Calvin cut the wire with a knife. Rick would like to stop Calvin but Rachel stepped in front of him with arms wide open.

"I believe in Calvin. Do you, Sir Rick?"

Calvin twist and turn wires together and then he asked where the main power switch is then Kean saw it. Kean pull the lever down and the monitor opened.

"You've got to be kidding. There's a password on this computer?!" Josh exclaimed. "I have no idea what it is. I think we've tried enough."

We all looked down as if we've seen the battle of Troy.

"Don't you chicken out Josh. You're putting everyone down." Calvin said, knocking his fingers one by one. "I'll try to hack the password."

"That would take forever." said Josh.

Calvin grabbed his phone and inserted a cable connecting it to the computer.

"First, we need to insert virus." Calvin said as he is typing really fast.

Less than 5 minutes of typing then we suddenly heard "Password Correct" then the Computer logged in.

We all smiled and say some encouraging words. Rachel and I gave each other a high five.

"It's weird." Calvin said.

"What is it? You're the weird one here, you hacker." Josh said while choking Calvin in the neck, teasingly.

"The password is PotAtoChipS." Calvin laughed hard.

We all laughed.

"No… I'm… I'm serious." Calvin said.

"Calvin…" Rachel approached Calvin. "You did very well, brother."

Calvin smiled at Rachel and looked down trying to figure out the CCTV portal. Kean patted Calvin's shoulder while looking at the two. He looks like a proud brother.

Then all the CCTV camera loads. We're all staring at the screen.

We stared blankly.

This is bad news.

“There's a zombie at the stock room where we should get all the things we need to make bullets. The pantry is located near uh, Oh! Both the rooms are intact.” Calvin was looking at the surveillance cameras.

"This is not our lucky day." Rick said. He pulled his knife and put it in on the side of his pants.

"I'll kill it."

"I'll help you--" Kean said but Rick already left.

It was 3 in the afternoon. All of us were starving and weak, defenseless but had the faith like that of the seed. We all prayed to God. We held each other's hands. We prayed for Rick's wellness. Our prayer ends with an amen. But why do I suddenly felt like it's getting to dark? Or was it my imagination? Here I go again. I cannot hear a thing. Wait. What is Rachel doing? Is she crying? But why?

Was I lying on the ground now? Because it's cold. I can feel it. To be honest I am tired. Yes, you're right Rachel I didn't eat breakfast. But I cannot stand all this. I miss my Parents. I miss my sister Anne. I don't know what happened to them. This is just a dream. When I wake up, everything will be normal. Tears stream down my face.

I fell asleep.

I woke up...

I was in my bedroom.

"Wait. What?!" I checked my face in the mirror. "It's really just a bad dream?!"

But then everything’s not right here. I know there's something wrong.

I opened the window as I wanted to check the place.

All is gone. The whole town was deserted. I cannot see anybody.

“Mom? Anne?” I hurried downstairs. I know that they must be eating breakfast now. Anne should be eating cereal by now.

But there’s no one downstairs.

“Mom? Anne?” I shouted at the empty room for them to hear me again but there’s no response. I check everywhere until I saw the clock. “It’s 3pm, November 3rd?!”

I took the key to our own car and I started driving. I started crying inside our car. I don't know this kind of feeling but my brain tells me to go to the warehouse. I see absolutely no one and my heart throbs it really felt painful. I took my phone and searched Anne’s number. I called her but then she's not even answering.

“Come on, come on!”

I want to ask myself if am I the only one left on this planet? If I'm not then, where were they?

I hit the break and the car stopped.

"I'm just kidding. I don't want be left alone single" I screamed out loud as I was pushing the steering wheel and punching it. I rested my face on it while tears stream down my face. Then I told myself. No. This is not the end of my life. I don't want Rick to see me like this. He'll do anything for us to survive that's why I should do the same. I wiped my tears and opened the door. I stood up in front of the warehouse and I watched it observed if there is someone inside. I focused my attention to the 3rd floor. The glass broke into pieces and I heard a scream. I saw a guy... No! I saw someone I know. "Rick!" I shouted as I was heading towards the front door of the warehouse. "Shoot. It's locked."

I saw the foldable stairs on top and grabbed it. I went up and I pulled the stairs again so that no one comes up. All the doors are secured and locked. I paused for a moment. As I told myself to be brave. I think…This is the time! I saw a glass window. I picked up a

metal rod and I broke the glass. I came in the warehouse but I saw…

I saw...

I saw myself lying on the ground on the first floor. Kean looked up where I broke the glass. I waved at him but then they didn’t react…As if they didn't saw me. He just rushed through the window and checked. I won't believe that he doesn't know I was here so I stood in front of him knowing he would stop walking. But no, he didn't stop.

He…

He walked through me?!

"Am I dead?!" I whispered while I tear up. I felt a pain in my stomach.

I go down where they were. I was clumsy that I pushed the box near me and it fell.

"What the heck? Why did that box fell?!" Josh was panicking but he didn't want to show it.

"I…I saw that too." Calvin said.

They all rushed to the CCTV room. I saw them carrying me. They locked the door.

"Was it a ghost?" Josh asked.

I stood right in front of the room. I walk forward crossing the wall and I passed through the walls.

I checked on myself. I cannot hold anything. I'm like air.

I saw myself sleeping.

"Ms. Rease, wake up now.." Rachel tapping me. "She's still unconscious but she's breathing. Please don't block her airway." Rachel asked both Calvin and Josh.

Calvin and Josh walked back as they leave a space for both Rachel and I.

"I find it creepy. Are the zombies invisible now?" Josh asked. "This creeps me out."

Then suddenly someone knocked.

"Open the door. It's me Kean." He knocked tremendously and no one wants to open it up. "Open up. There's no one out here but me. Don't be afraid."

"Josh, you coward. Zombies can't speak. Kean is not a zombie!" Calvin rushed to the door.

He opened the door.

"It's strange but there's no one. No one attacked me." He panted. "Rick should be here by now. Can you check what's happening in the CCTV, Calvin?"

They checked and they saw that he's fighting the zombie.

I am a ghost now. This is denial stage but then seeing myself sleeping like that, I, I guess I wanted to be useful as possible.

If I can push the box, then I could actually help Rick fight the zombie.

I've already decided.

I'll help Rick.

I went to the room where there's Rick. I saw him holding a bat. I saw the zombie. He seems to be somehow wondering inside, eyeing at his prey. None other than Rick. Can he sense that I'm here? I wonder. I stepped closer to the zombie but it just passed through me. I got chills. How did he become a zombie only him? and inside this warehouse?

Rick approached with his bat. He missed the zombie.

He tries to bite him at his arms but Rick manage to step back. The zombie pushed him and that's how he fell on the floor and the bat on his hand was shoved in the other direction. He used the knife to stab the zombie straight at the heart.

The zombie was stabbed.

"Alright" Rick says as he thought it was dead. He thought wrong. The zombie continues to walk towards him. "Who says that zombies have a heart beating? Rick, let's go!" Did he just talk to himself?

I was scared to death when the zombie growls and attacked Rick. He doesn't have anything to protect him now but his brute strength as he held the zombie's hands at the back. Will I be able to throw the bat at his direction?

Well it's now or never.

I kicked the bat at Rick's direction. He got it and he killed the zombie by hitting its head not once, not even twice but four times. The zombie's eyes were still looking at him until it died. There's blood everywhere. I can see the brain cells on the floor. I am used seeing all this but then why do I feel nauseous now?

I was falling asleep again... All I can see is black.