Midnight Scream

Chapter 4

After the reminiscence, Adonis called me out to the stage to stand with him. Everyone stared at me silently.

When I was about to stand, the girl beside me grabbed my hand and glared at me like she's saying "No".

I still haven't got her name. Adonis called me out again and I whispered to the girl, "its fine."

I nodded like telling her it's okay and smiled.

She let my hand go and I went up the stage. When I got up the stage donis introduced me to everyone. "This is Avica Morees. Great grand-daughter of Veronica and Robert… Please everyone give her a warm welcome." he introduced.

Everyone was staring at me with fright and madness in their eyes. The silence broke when the policeman Arus clapped. I stared at him and he looked away immediately. "You may now go down Miss Avica…", Adonis uttered

I went down and Adonis started inviting everyone to gather the food they prepared and bring it to the plaza. When everyone was preparing, I stayed in the corner of the stage looking for Arus.

He suddenly disappeared. "Miss Avica…" someone spoke behind my back. I turned my back and saw it was Adonis. "Will you stay with us 'till midnight?", Adonis asked.

"uhhm… I uh" I mumbled. "Yes she'll stay…" the girl spoke holding a plate of food on her left hand.

"Alexa!" Adonis uttered high-spiritedly. "Would you please accompany Miss Avica here", Adonis continued.

Alexa grabbed me by my left arm, "I already did, isn't it obvious?" she uttered with sarcasm.

Adonis grinned and clasped his hands and said, "Well then, I'll be on my way." He bent slightly and moved his arms on the side. "Nice meeting you Miss Avica", he was about to leave when I requested

"Please…Just call me Avica." He clicked his tongue,

"Okaaaay… Avica" he said while doing courtesies. I didn't reacted much. I don't like this guy.

As soon as Adonis left, I looked at the girl and said, "Your name is Alexa… right?" She nodded and offered me food.

"Eat" she uttered.

I accepted the food and we stayed away from the crowds.

"Thank you." I appreciated.

"Don't thank me yet. It's just food" she said while looking at the crowds like searching for someone.

I smiled a little. "Are you looking for someone?" I asked. She kept looking while I ate my food, "Have you seen Arus?" she replied. "I need to talk to him" she continued.

"uhh… No. I was looking for him earlier after I went down the stage but he was already gone", I answered.

She didn't answered back and took some of my food she gave. We waited till midnight.

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DING..! DING…! DING….! the church bell rings. It's midnight everyone celebrated, danced and shouted with joy.

But suddenly, "AHHHHHH!!!!" a girl screamed. Everyone immediately went where the scream was coming from.

Alexa and I also went to see what was going on. Behind the plaza stage, dead bodies stunned everyone. Their eyes were pulled out like how Robert's eyes were pulled.

The other laid flat on his chest looks like a big man, the kid is hugging another kid older than him looks like she was protecting her little brother and a lady sitting and leaning her back at the wall behind her beside the kids.

We saw Arus and his comrades backing everyone away from the crime scene. A woman asked "Wh-who are they?".

Arus immediately answered, "The Malori's". Everyone panicked and started murmuring.

"Vivian", Alexa uttered with a low voice and eyes wide open.

"Give way! Everyone give way!" Adonis yelling from the back of crowds. When he saw the bodies he suddenly yelled "Who did this?! Does anyone of you saw who did this?!"

The people kept murmuring and someone spoke with anguish, "It's the curse! We all knew this would happen! It's all her fault." the man pointed at me.

Everyone stared at me. I wanted to defend myself but my words won't get out from my tongue. I'm in total shock as well.

"She didn't do it! I was with her the whole time!" Alexa defended.

"Then you must've been with her while doing this! You both did this!" an old woman bawled.

Adonis interrupted and said, "Everyone! Let's not point fingers when we are not sure! Avica can't possibly do this she's just new here".

"But she's the only grandchild who returned here to fulfil the cursed prophesy!" the old man insisted.

Adonis explained, "She doesn't even know about the curse, she doesn't know about was her history, so let us not accuse her to this."

"I'm requesting everyone to please go home and let the authorities handle this." Arus pleaded.

Adonis agreed with Arus, "Yes, please do. As Arus said, they will handle this. Let us all stay calm. Please everyone depart your way."

When everyone was heading their way home, I approached Arus and grabbed him by the wrist, "You did this!" I accused silently while he was looking at his hand, "You were nowhere to be seen after the reminiscence. You did this!" I continued.

He easily took back his wrist and looked at me directly in the eye, "I was with the troops when this happened. I was above that building guarding everyone from below." He pointed the building just beside the plaza. "I also saw you. So if it can't be you, it's also impossible to me." he calmly said with a low cold voice. He turned his back from me and went back to his troops.

Stunned I backed up and he went his way to see the crime seen.

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I headed home with Alexa, still thinking about what happened and about the curse they're saying.

Alexa held my hands, took a deep breath and said, "I know you're still confused of what's happening but I'll explain it to you tomorrow. Take some rest. My house is just right in front of your house. I'm living with my grand-father. Call me if you need something okay?"

I nodded and said "Thank you."

She replied "You're welcome" and smiled. She let my hands go and went home.

I was about to face my front dorr  and she called me, "Avica!"

"Huh?" I replied and she yelled "Happy Birthday!"

I was surprised that she knew about it. How did she know it's my birthday? I haven't told about it to anyone in this place yet.

She immediately went inside her house as I look at her. I shook my head and also went inside to take a shower. I was still thinking about what happened earlier. Everything is so confusing. The cursed prophesy, the deaths, Alexa knowing my birthday and Vivian checking my wrist. I don't understand all of it.

I was about to get bed when...

"Avicaaaa!" a small voice was calling me. I looked outside to see if it's just Alexa. But no ones there.

I sat to my bed with one knee up, pulled it closer to my chest and hugged it.

"Aviicaaaa" there it is again. This time I went down outside and listened to the voice.

"I'm here...." the voice called.

"H-hello?" I stuttered. 

"Avicaaa... I'm here." The voice keeps calling.

I looked around a bit scared and taking my steps lightly and slowly. My eyes met the huge tree. I saw a smoke or is it a fog? I'm not sure all I know that it was coming from that tree.  

I walked my way closer to the huge tree. Slowly but surely while my legs are bit shaking. As I was at the front of the tree I saw a lady standing by the tree. She wears long white dress, brunette hair like mine and pale white skin. I can't see her face because I was behind her.

"H-hello? Are..." I gulped. "Are you the one calling me?"  Rubbing my left arm to ease the goosebumps.

The fog is getting thicker by the minute. She still hasn't answered me. "Okay. I... I guess I'll just head back home." I was about to turn my back and she stepped her left foot back a little and slowly turning her body and tilting her head towards me.

As her face is slowly showing up my eyes widen by what I saw. IT WAS ME! I froze and and I can feel my soul just leaped and left my body because of fear. I can't move my legs. It's shaking badly.

"AVIIIICAAAAA!!!" She yelled my name and about to choke me.

"NOOOOOO!!!" I shouted while jumping my back out of bed and sat immediately.

It was a dream. Great people died and I'm dreaming about ghosts.