RIDDEL ME THIS

THE BEGINNING

She kept running, not even looking back. She was lost, scared...

'Come out! come out!! where ever you are' came the voice.

Bella kept on running. She went through the large hall Ways of the house. When she got to the door, the door was locked. She tried forcing it open but to no avail. She felt hopeless, she noticed that the key was not there.

'The key! I have to find the key' Bella said to herself breathlessly.

She remembered that she passed a place where keys were kept but it was at the far end of the house. She had to start all over again.

Bella began to walk...

'You can't hide from me Bella. No matter where you go, I'll find you.' came the voice again but this time in a more deeper tune.

Bella stoped walking and it all occurred to her that she couldn't run away from this evil, she had to fight it or die trying. She had to put an end to all this so that some other people would not suffer this again.

'I have to stop this... I have to stop this...' Bella said repeatedly as she began to run back to the place it all began.

The room Was very dusty and had a very old smell. It was as if old people lived there. To a normal eye you did say this was just and old abandoned library owned by the occupants of the house but the truth is that even the occupants of the house never knew it existed, not until bella found it and she regret ever doing so.

She could feel the tension in her body the moment she stepped into the room. She felt cold shivers running down her spine . Bella walked to one of the shelves and pulled the biggest book on that shelf. The shelves divided into two, creating a passage to another room. Bella stood and watched it, her heart beating hard against her chest.

BELLA STEPPED IN...

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She walked gently to where the box was and began to read out loud the writings on the book beside the box.

'I command you beast to come back and riddle me this...' She said it five times as instructed by the book.

There was a heavy wind in the room, it was as if the whole room was at War. Bella wasn't scared anymore, she was ready to pay the price as long as she puts an end to all this.

Everything in the room began to lift up, all the candles around the room, the chairs, it was as if the world was coming to an end. Bella knew that the demon was coming so she took the knife as instructed in the book and cut off her left ear.

Bella screamed out in pain and fell to the ground. Blood was gushing out from her ear and she became dizzy. She put the ear into the box and added water to it, then she said it five times again.

'I command you beast to come back and riddle me this.'

The wind became more serious and the box lifted up into the air, the next thing she saw was black dust more like a shadow from nowhere going into the box. She knew it was working. Within a flash the shadow was into the box but as it entered, the shadow shouted in a terrifying voice.

'I will be back for you Bella, I will find you.'

Everything was back to normal, the wind had stopped blowing and everywhere was clam. The Pot was covered and sealed, nothing could open it. To be on a more safer side, Bella used chain locks to lock the box and the book all together. with the blood briping from her hand she wrote ' BEWARNED ! DO NOT OPEN'

She smiled to herself, now she was safe. She looked at her clothes, it was all soaked with blood.

Bella walked back to the entrance door, she looked at it and saw that the key was in its place. she smiled to herself, what was she expecting when she was battling evil. she turned and looked around the house... Mum was dead and so was lily and dad too and all her friends. She had nothing left in this place. Bella opened the door and just as she stepped outside, she dropped to the ground...

THERE WAS NO MORE REASON TO LIVE...

Everything was gone***

She smiled as she looked up to the sky, then her eyes began to close gently until it was finally shut.

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FOUR YEARS LATER

' Nelly... Nelly dear, could you please bring the last carton on the floor.' Mrs wills called from the front door as she stepped out of the house with some cartons.

As nelly walked down the stairs with her bag to her chest, she stopped and looked around... she was leaving the only place she called home, or rather the only place she knew as home. Her mum wouldn't tell her why they were leaving, she only told her that things were no longer the way they use to be.

Mrs Wills is a single mum with two kids. Nelly's dad died when she was twelve and her younger brother James was about two years old then. Its been seven years now since dad left them, things became really hard for them, they could hardly cope. Now Nelly was nineteen and she plans to further her studies in a school of Science and mum pronised her that she would make her dreams come true. Her mum did tell her that they were moving to a better place but she told her nothing more again saying it's a surprise.

Nelly loves surprises ...

She loved challenges...

'James honey, could you please put on your seat belt, we are about moving.' Mrs Wills said turnig to look at her son.

'Yes mum.' replied James who's attension was half on his mum and half on his video game.

'This is going to be a very long ride.' Nelly thought to her self putting on her headset.

Different thoughts feeled Nelly's mind, she had no idea where they were going to. Nelly thought about her friends that she was leaving behind, this means a new start. Everything was just like a dream to her. She never believed that they would ever leave West wego. Nelly turned and looked at James who seems to be enjoying the ride more than she did .

'Mum! are you sure this is a good idea,.' Nelly asked removing the headset from her ears.

'What honey?'

'Moving away from home,' she said making a face.

'Don't worry sweetheart, you would love our new home, I promise.'

'I just hope so.'

Nelly looked at her brother, he was really into his video game. She gave him a slap on the head and he screamed.

'Mummmmm...'

'Nelly let you brother be.'

'Ass hole,' Nelly called him under her breath.'Mum you need to get rid of this video game, its taking too much of his attention.' Nelly said folding her arms and eating her back on her seat.

'Language young Lady.'

'Sorry mum.'

Mrs Wills just smiled and kept on driving. Everything is finally going to be perfect now.

so she thought...

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As time went by, they arrived at a house. It was so big it could be called a mansion.

'We are here kids,' said mrs Wills smiling.

'I don't understand mum, who's house is this?' Nelly said as she stepped out of the car, lowering her headset.

Laughing at the expression on her children's faces, mrs Wills said 'It's ours baby...it's ours.'

'Are you kidding me...mom!' Nelly shouted, turning to look at her mother with a surprise look on her face.

'I told you it was a surprise,' said mum smiling.

Nelly began to laugh in excitement and her mum and brother joined her in the fun.

'Alright let's take all this stuffs into the house.'

Mrs Wills began putting out the cartons from the family car and putting them on the ground.

They all took a box from the ground and walked towards the house, all with a smiling face.

Different things ran through Nelly's mind as she observed the house. Things were now different, that sounded great and the thought of that made her smile. She wished dad was here to see all this.

The house was large and beautiful too. Mum was keeping it from them all this while, she wanted it to be a birthday gift for Nelly who would be turning nineteen in a months time but they had to move out of their former home earlier than she expected.

'Mum this is beautiful,' Nelly said dropping the boxes she was holding and spinning round the room.

'Yeah! i know sweetheart,' mrs Wills said walking in the direction of the kitchen.'I wanted it to be a surprise.'

'Yeah mum, you got me.'

Mrs Wills smiled at her and continued with what she was doing.

The night was cold and Nelly Could feel the chilling breeze coming through her window. She had purposely left them open because she wanted to feel the breeze. Sleep was very far from her eye. Mum and James has already gone to bed. James went to bed immediately after dinner while mum went to bed after doing the dishes and locking up the house.

The day had been a hectic one and they had worked so hard putting everything in order. It marveled her how they got to arrange the whole house within a short period of time. She had noticed something earlier, they had no neighbors around and the house was surrounded by trees. Lots of them.

'I would have a tour of the house tomorrow,' she thought to herself smiling.

Deep down in her heart, Nelly was very happy that things had changed for good, she now has a room of her own and wouldn't have to share with James anymore. Mum had told them how a long time college friend of hers helped her in getting a job that pays really well.

she wished dad was here...

they all wished he was...

Nelly got out of bed and walked to the sit by the open windows. She sat there looking into the night and letting the thoughts and memories of her dad sweep through her mind. The night was cold and the moon was friendly. Nelly could feel it's calmness.

The trees were dancing to the tune of the wind, it was really a nice view from her window side.

Nelly could see distant lights, other houses weren't as far as she thought they were.

Everything was perfect..

'Clackkkk...'

Nelly came back to reality at the sound of that. She stood up and walked to the door. The sound came again and she decided to check out what it was. She discovered it was coming from the kitchen.

'James!' Nelly said as she walked into the kitchen.

James was always fond of coming out at night either to watch television or to eat cookies and drink milk.

'I was hungry so I decided to eat some cookies,' James said making an innocent face.'Please don't tell mum.'

Nelly almost bust into laughter but then she was also finding it hard to get some sleep herself so she decided to join him in eating the cookies.

She saw the joy in her brother's eyes and prayed it will remain there forever.

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