Blood Flash

Heart

Cherry and I stopped at the door leaning to each side. The rest went straight to join the small crowd surrounding the candle lights. Vince hooked Carl’s neck which made Carl shake his body as sign of disapproval. What were this guys up to?

“You must really have nothing to do with your life to do this magic, magic thingy. Guys it's 21st century” Vince laughed.

“Ssh…Shut up Blacky! (referring to Vince)” Recca turned her attention back to the book she was holding.

From a far I could still see it was an old book with inverted cross and a star inside a circle on its cover. I have watched too many supernatural shows to know those were satanic signs and symbols.

“That’s bullying” Vince raised his voice. Vince was quite dark but good looking and a jolly man. Only Recca calls him blacky.

“Ssh…she doesn't mean that besides it's a true” Carl said making Vince irritated and poked his head.

Looking at Recca’s face, she seemed too serious in what they were doing. Two candles stood on both sides of a bowl of something red. Recca started to utter alien words that brought chills in my spines. It sounded like Latin, Greek or Spanish. Nobody knews.

“Fire” Recca said after the weird enchantment. Bea picked one of the candles then drop it inside the bowl which made a big spark frightening everyone.

“Oh my god, that startled me.” Maria whispered.

“Why do I feel bad, it looks so real” Bea said.

“The spark surely has a scientific explanation, I am more than 100% sure of that” Cathy told Bea.

Suddenly the wind got stronger and blew the candle out sending me goose bumps. The room was devoured by darkness and fear. Some even yelled. Just a second later the room brightened which made us all sigh. That was quite terrifying.

“It was just like supernatural” Cherry grinned who happened to be responsible of switching the lights on. She was referring to the tv series Supernatural.

“Bea relax, it was just coincidence. Look around you, no monsters, no ghosts, just your monkey looking classmates are here and of course me, your prince” Rudy tried to calm and cheer the terrified Bea with his not so funny joke.

“Prince my ass” Carl uttered.

"You are the only monkey looking here jerk" Jerry told Rudy. He really wasn't the type who understands a joke.

“Y'Know what guys? Let’s better continue what we were doing’” Rachel suggested then walked toward us. Good idea.

She was few steps from us when a woman’s holler awakened a great fear inside me. Her voice echoed across the building. Everybody shouted out of shock and fear too. The crowd broke out and all of them ran toward us desperate to leave the place.

I was stunned looking at all that blood in Recca’s body with her left chest pierced. Rony has Recca’s warm heart on his hand then bit it like a meat. His eyes were black and looked like possessed by a demon. Blood were scattered on the table, the bowl and the floor. It was so unbelievable and morbid that I could not believe it was true and I was merely seeing things. I totally could not think straight. My stomach got upset that I feel like I needed to vomit.

My arm ached and something was wrapped around it. Just then I realized that Cherry was dragging me in the hall. Everyone was shouting in fear, shock and disbelief. I my classmates ran towards us racing for their lives.

We entered our classroom and the boys quickly closed the door. Everybody was in horror and some of my girl classmates were crying.

“MARIA TELL ME, IS THIS PART OF YOUR PRANKS?!” Rachel asked as she gripped the hem of Cathy’s jacket. Prank? That looks so real to be a prank.

Maria’s eyes welled and her hands trembled looking at us. She slightly opened her lips but closed them again. She could not find her voice instead she cried out loud.

Not long after we were in the classroom the light in the room flickered as the door creaked. Someone was pushing the door.

The creaking turned into loud banging which made me held my breath. It was the possessed Rony. This was too much to be a joke but some part of me still hoped it was just a prank Rony’s squad pulled out.

“TELL US! IS THIS A JOKE? STOP THIS SH**!!” Jerry shouted at Maria. Maria shoke her head, she does not look like she was lying at all. Some of us swore and some laughed of disbelief. I did not know what to believe because it was not realistic but I saw with my own eyes what happened to Recca. Still I want to believe my eyes merely deceived me.

“C’mon Maria, you are just acting right? That’s good enough; I give you an A but just stop this, please” Vince laughed but his eyes could not hide his fears. Maria shoke her head once again and tried to stop her sobs.

“Yes, the summoning wa- was just for fun but-’’ the bumping on the door got louder “with all those blood, Do you still think it was a prank……If you think we are tricking you, HELL NO!!” her voice echoed in the room.

“Are you telling us to believe this supernatural sh**?” Hercules pointed at the door.

“I am just saying we did not plan anything like this. I can hardly believe this too” Maria went on her knees, crying. Hercules swore and leaned on the wall.

“Okay, If Rony is truly possessed by a ghost or demon then he would have torn this door apart as he got here so drop the act” Rudy chuckled. The sound of bumping suddenly stopped and the flickering bulbs shattered into pieces as the light wiped out leaving the whole building in darkness. I screamed so as the others.

“I have to call our adviser” Kris said and swiped her phone. Yeah right some of us have phones.

“There is no network guys” Kris said.

Others with their phones checked it themselves. Based in their reaction there was indeed no network.

“Oh god! This is no longer a joke” Cherry beside me whispered. They opened their phones' flashlights.

After long silence the boys decided to open the door. Slowly Vince removed the lock and pushed the door. He peeped outside the room before opening it halfway because something was blocking the door.

“Holy” Vince whispered when he saw Rony lying on the cold floor. Cathy went out after him and examined Rony’s pulse.

“OH MY GOD!!!” Cathy cried. She begun to shake and almost fell on the floor but Vince caught her in his arms.

“Calm down, how is he?” Vince asked as he rubbed Cathy’s back.

“He is gone, I do not feel his pulse” Cathy said crying. Kristine went on her knees to confirm what Cathy just said.

“It is true H-he is de-dead” she confirmed.

“Let's get out of here, ghost or no ghost. There is surely a killer” Carl said and helped Kristine to get up.

“Let's go” Cherry whispered and dragged me. All of us headed downstairs using our cellphones as flashlight. I did not bring my phone so I was sharing the light from Cherry’s phone.

It was 7:30 when I took a glimpse at Cherry’s phone. I no longer assume that it was a joke because two of us were already dead regardless of the questions, how? And who did? I have watched many horror and brutal movies without any fear but real life situation was totally traumatic. I wanted to ask something to Cherry but my tongue refused to move. All I could think of was to run and do not look back.

We were finally on the ground floor when a woman cried in pain. It was from behind us so I looked back. All I saw was a silhouette of a woman standing and another person lying in front of her. Cherry lighted that direction so we clearly witnessed Bea holding a fresh heart in her hand. Blood flowed to her elbow and she was grinning at us. In front of her, there lies the lifeless body of Maria without her heart. I could hear the screams of my female classmates.

“Do not stop guys, run!” Cherry shouted and dragged me along with her. I cannot just stay like a wet chick. I broke from Cherry’s hand and run with all my strength. I don't want to die. Not yet. All of us got out of the building and headed to the direction of the front gate ignoring the heavy rain. Kris almost stumbled luckily Jerry caught her.

When we saw the gate from a far it was already closing. The school guard might thought everyone was out because all the lights were off. I guess the duty teacher left. How irresponsible!

“MR. WATERS WAIT!!!!!!F***” Carl exclaimed. He broke out from Katrine’s hand to ran faster.