Blood Flash

Blame

“MR. WATERS WAIT!!!!!” We all screamed in chorus but it was too late. The gate closed in front of our desperate eyes from a far. Carl who went ahead did not make it too. Mr. Waters already left and we were doomed. We stopped running and looked at each other. We were soaked in the rain and were locked inside the school with a killer.

“What are we going to do now?” Kris asked wiping the rainwater off her face.

“We need another exit” Cherry said.

“We need to climb the wall” Vince suggested.

“But it's too high to climb” Rudy said.

“No, we can do it but we need chairs and tables” I talked for the first time.

“Thank God, you spoke. I thought you lost it” Cherry sighed.

“Guys….” Jerry got our attention. She pointed towards the place we left, Bea was walking towards us and we could hear her chuckling.

“Sh**, ran to the school kitchen guys!” Carl ordered that finally went back after punching the gate multiple times out of anger.

We ran to the kitchen which was the nearest building from where we were. We went inside and locked the door. They all turned off the light of their phones. We were all so silent that we even prevent ourselves from panting even after the long run.

“I don’t get it why are we running if we could beat her?” Rachel finally spoke.

“Beat her? how? Scaring her with a cross? Praying?” Cathy said.

“Exorcism” Cherry blurt out.

“Exorcism? No one can exorcist among us” I said. We went silent once again because we were left with no choice.

“How about killing her” Vince suggested which made us all look at him. It was not right because it was still Bea and besides no one has the nerve to do it too. Nobody said a thing and the room went silent again. We were shaking and hugging our own body when a thing struck the kitchen door. It was so strong, stronger than before then we could hear woman laughters from outside.

“Support the door!" Hercules shouted and ran to the door. Vince, Rudy and Carl went to support the door. Kristine and Rachel began to cry. I want to cry but the cold was more disturbing.

“HOLY, SHE'S SO STRONG! I CANNOT HOLD ANY LONGER” Carl growled and gasped for air. They were pushing the door with all their might even Jerry (a gay) joined them too.

“WILL YOU STOP CYRING! YOU STARTED THIS DIDN’T YOU? AMONG US YOU SHOULD BE ONE DOING SOMETHING TO STOP THIS. CRYBABY, ASS****” Vince shouted at Kristine. I can no longer see the jolly Vince.

“VINCE! ENOUGH!” I said and stood.

“The demon possessed Rony then went to Bea, Wh-who will be next?” Kristine said crying. Everyone in the room was frightened after realizing it. The demon first possessed Rony then he left Rony dead and possessed Bea. Why Bea? Before I was lost in thought Vince groaned. He punched the door and plodded toward us.

“WHAT THE HELL!” Jerry shouted when Vince left his post.

“COME BACK HERE DUDE!” Rudy exclaimed.

Vince did not mind them and roamed his eyes around. He was looking for Kristine. He pulled her up when he found her.

“Vince, what are doing?” Rachel walked towards the two. Just then the Strikes from the door stopped and the laughter stopped too.

“ARE YOU HAVING FUN OF US!!! CAUSE THERE IS NO HELL WAY THAT I WILL BELIEVE YOU ARE NOT! IF THAT IS A REAL GHOST THEN IT COULD HAVE POSSESSED ANYONE IN THIS ROOM AND WILL NOT BOTHER DESTROYING THE DOOR!!!! ARE YOU TIRED OF YOUR LIFE TO DO THIS?….HECK! CUT THE CRAP!” Vince gripped at Kristine’s shoulder.

Kristine slapped Vince which left us all stunned. “I REALLY HAVE NO IDEA OF WHAT IS GOING ON RIGHT NOW! IT WOULD HAVE BEEN IF WE REALLY JUST SCHEMED THIS BUT WE DIDN'T! YOU SAW IT WITH YOUR OWN EYES THE WAY RECCA AND MARIA WERE SLAUGHTERED AND WE HAVE PROVEN THAT RONY WAS DEAD!!” She exclaimed and cried.

Vince let go of Kristine and picked the knife behind her. Rachel helped Kristine to seat on the stool.

“What do you think you are doing?” Jerry asked Vince. The guys were still holding the door even if the striking stopped. Vince went the door and he looked like he wants to kill. Rachel followed him to stop him.

“Are you nuts? What made you think you can kill the demon with that?” Rachel shouted at him pointing at the knife in his hand.

“Right” Cherry whispered beside me.

“WHY ARE YOU GUYS BELIEVING THAT THERE IS A DEMON OR A GHOST? DO NOT BLOCK THE DOOR LET ME TEACH THOSE JERKS A LESSON” Vince shouted which turned out to still not believe that something paranormal was happening. The glass windows all broke as the laughter and strikes at the door once again began. Most of us shouted and covered ourselves from the broken glass.

“YOU STILL BELIEVE THIS IS A SCHEME! C’MON VINCE BEA IS NOT THIS STRONG…URG” Carlos gasped for air.

“BECAUSE THAT IS NOT JUST BEA BUT RECCA,MARIA AND RONY! NOW OPEN THE DOOR SO WE CAN STOP THIS GAME! IF IT IS ABOUT THE FLICKERING LIGHTS THAT IS EASY TO SET UP SO MOVE!” Vince literally roared.

“How about Rony, I clearly felt he was dead. It’s not possible to fake death. Vince” Cathy spoke which Vince ignored.

The guys with a little hope everything was a joke opened the door.

“What are guys doing?” Cherry and Rachel asked in chorus.

We saw a woman’s silhouette walked in. With the light from our phones we clearly saw Bea. She was bloody, has black eyes and she was grinning at us. Most of all she had a spooky aura that sent chills in my spines. Kristine began to cry and we all stood up. The boys except Vince stepped back to where we were.

“AAAHHH” after hesitating for a moment Vince thrusted the knife to Bea. Bea pushed her hand in the air before the edge of the knife could touch her sending Vince flying to us. We yelled in terror when Vince crashed on the table leaving him wounded. Kristine helped him up and rested him in a corner. So it was real that they were possessed by some demon. That can’t be scientifically explained already. Carl grabbed the knife that flew in his direction a while ago and attacked Bea. He slashed Bea’s neck and blood sprayed from it? A tear fell from my eyes, she was once my best friend and we share a lot of memories together. We screamed to the sudden action of Carl.

Carl dropped the knife in disbelief that he actually killed Bea. He was crying and shaking.

However, I did not understand. Why was it that the demon did not defend herself from Carl? Bea fell on the cold floor, lifeless. Blood welling from her neck flows on the floor. Something was not right, something seemed off. If it was a demon it could not easily die like that. Some cried because of Bea but I heard some sighed showing their relief. My heart felt like on marathon. I felt like something worse was coming I did not understand but I just felt like that.

“Something’s off don’t you think, Kenny?” Cherry whispered in my ear. We were thinking the same thing.

“You are right; I don’t feel good about this” my body was shaking. The wind from the broken windows and the door made the cold worse.

After a little moment of relief a devil laugh echoed in the room. All the hopes we have were washed out and changed into fear and despair. Vince stood from the corner of the room laughing then for the first time he spoke in a language that none of us can understand.

“Everybody ran out!” Carl shouted who finally snapped out. Vince walked towards Kristine alone in the corner. She was crying and begging for her life. Rudy ran to the door but before he could get out the door closed crashing Rudy's skull and he fell dead. Everybody screamed.

Claws grew in Vince right hand and he thrust it to Kristine but Carl blocked the attack. It made a whole in his stomach and he fell on Kristine’s arms, struggling to live.

“No, no, no, no” Kristine cried and caressed Carl’s face.

“P-please S-stop” Carl puked blood and took his final breath on Kristine’s arms. We also cried because another friend died.

“The book! Right the old book!” Cherry whispered beside me and ran out of the room jumping over Rudy's Corpse. We were about to follow her but the demon turned to us.

Before he could attack one of us Kristine threw him the thing her hand caught on the table beside her. It was a bag of salt. The demon sliced it open with his sharp nails so the salt was showered to him. He shouted in pain because the salt burned his body. Weakness.

“ SALT! GUYS! SALT” I screamed and looked for bags of salt in the cabinet. I remembered what I watched in supernatural. Salt scares ghosts but this was not a ghost though it's a demon. What's important was we found it's weakness. I tossed some bags to my classmates. We started throwing salt to him and he was screaming in pain however it was not enough to kill him because his burned body heals fast.

“Get out!” Hercules exclaimed and got the salt from Kristine. Cathy, Jerry and Kristine ran out while we were still throwing salt to Vince. The monster could hardly move because of pain caused by the salt.

“Move the body! We need to lock this devil inside” Hercules instructed me.

I looked at Rudy’s body and almost choked. His skull was broken and he was covered in blood. I dragged his body inside and picked his phone from his cold hand. Rest in peace.

“Let’s go Hercules”

Hercules slowly stepped back to the door. I poured salt outside the door so the demon cannot cross it.

“Watch out for the salt do not step on it” I informed Hercules.

Hercules finally got out and we locked the door from outside then we started running.