CHAPTER 8

Patrick sat on the chair with the iPad on his hands, so engrossed to the game, he began to talk to himself.

"Episode one was so amazing, I had to find the little girl find her bag, but the puzzle is not tough, at least for now and the rewards are amazing, i have like sixty coins altogether, I'm in episode two now where I have to help this boy look for his mother, I have tools like ladder, knife, hint and other things to help me. Seriously, this game is a hit, even the rewards alone will always make players play the game everyday, I'm so addicted to ---".

All of a sudden, he heard what seems like a soft feminine voice speaking out of thin air, like that of a little girls voice from the pokemon series.

"Hello". Said a female voice.

"Huh, you again". He said, looking confused.

"Hello my friend".

"This is just my mind messing with me, just like last week, I think I really need a day off".

"Its me, I'm right here".

"Where".

"I'm in the game". Said the voice.

"This isn't real, how can this game be talking?".

" I'm real".

"No, I've been overwhelmed lately, just like my colleague said, I should just take a day off".

"No I'm real but you can't see me".

"Why can't I see you".

"Because the time hasn't come, so you can't see me now".

"So how will I see you".

"Keep playing the game more, you will see me soon".

"You really seem friendly".

"Yes I'm friendly and we can be friends forever".

"I like the sound of that". Said Patrick, smiling.

"You will always play the game right".

"Yes, I'll always play this game, i love this game". Said Patrick.

"I love you my friend". Said the Voice

"I love you too".

Judith dressed in a blue gown walked straight towards Patrick.

"Patrick, you are needed at the technical room, the team is doing a rerun on the game, so come ASAP ". She said, putting her right hand on Patrick's shoulders.

"Okay, I'll be there".

"Patrick is everything okay, you look like someone who is overworked up". She said, looking at him carefully.

"No, I'm fine, I'll meet you there".

"Alright". She said, walking out.

____________________________________________________________________________

"I think I'm already starting to like this game". Said Laura, talking to herself.

"What did you say". Said Zach.

"Oh it's nothing, I was just talking to myself, its about this game I downloaded, endless play, it's fun".

"That's cool".

"I just finished episode one, I already have like sixty coins already".

"Sounds fun, I didn't know you were a game geek". He said, smiling.

"I am a geek in games infact, I love games".

"Wonderful".

"I love playing match up, fashion, makeup, Barbie and adults game".

"Then I never knew this part of you". He said, smiling.

"Oh, I can play games". She said, widening up her eyes.

"Very funny, Laura, anyways can you explain this game to me".

"Okay, this game is very fun, it's starts with episode one where you have to help a little girl find her mother, in the game you have tools like hints, rope, knife that will help you".

"Sounds fun".

"Then you'll have to play a puzzle to get you to the next episode but there is a counting timer".

"I think it's cool".

"So I'm currently in episode two where I'm helping this little boy look for his mother, I'm almost done but it looks like the timer ran out and I'm also to buy an item from the store".

"Sounds like a game I can play".

"And finally, you get all these rewards like 50 coins when you link the game to your social media accounts, then all these login rewards everyday you play and video ads rewards".

"Interesting, I think that's the kind of game that I like to play then I become a geek player like you, send the game to my phone". He said, smiling.

"Yeah I'll do it later, I'll send it through the SHAREIT app".

"Alright, so I want to go and buy some stuff, I won't take long so I'll leave my phone with you".

"What is your password?".

"Zach1234".

"Okay".

"So let me rush out, I'll be back in a jiffy".

"I hear ya". She said.

Zach stepped out of the house and Laura stood up from the couch, walked towards the table, grabbed a table water and drank it slowly. All of a sudden, a soft feminine voice like that of a little girl's voice spoke from thin air.

"Hello Laura". Said the female voice.

"Huh". Said Laura, spilling out the water from her mouth to the floor.

"Its me your friend".

"A friend from where or am i starting to loose my mind". She said looking perplexed.

"I'm right here".

"Where exactly".

"Here".

"This isn't funny, you came into my house uninvited".

"But I'm your friend Laura, you play with me everyday".

"You think this is some kind of sick joke, get out of my house before I call the cops".

"Laura, I heard your voice, is everything okay". Said Zach, looking perplexed.

"Everything is okay, I thought someone was here but it must be my mind, I've been stressed up with work lately". She said, putting her right hand on her head.

"Are you sure?, Let's call the cops if you think someone broke in or I can search the house if you want".

"No it's fine, let me just put my phone down for a bit and get some rest, it's just my mind and I've been getting a lot of headaches lately".

"Alright, have some rest, I forgot my wallet, so I came back to get it".

"Oh, sorry".

"Should I get any thing for you?".

"Yes, I need those pain reliefs"

"Alright i'll buy them".

"I'm in my room, Incase you need me".

"No problem, I got to run". He said, climbing up the stairs.

______________________________________________

It was 9:30 on the alarm clock, Jack sat on the couch watching TV, then suddenly he heard footsteps.

"My God, I wonder what it is this time, maybe its a gorrila jumping in, I can't count how many times I called animal services". Said Jack, standing up from the couch, looking upset.

All of a sudden, he heard what seemed like a strange eerie voice speaking to him like the demons from the harry potter series.

"Ohh Jack". Said the eerie voice.

"You again".

"Come and play with me".

"What the hell, is this some kind of sick clown joke".

"I'm right here".

"You sick bastard, you keep on messing with me".

The footsteps became louder.

"Just turn around". Said the voice.

"I'm calling the cops since you keep on playing this sick game".

He walked towards the table and grabbed his phone, suddenly, the lights started to flicker, then the footsteps got closer towards him.

"You summoned me from my resting place".

"What the hell, oh my God, the demon".

"Now you remember".

"I only asked you to make my game famous".

"And it has been fulfilled".

A dark shadow crept through the walls and it lingered around, objects fell to the ground.

"Just stop, okay".

"Turn around, Jack".

Jack turned around and saw a tall figure standing towards the end of the hallway.

"Hello, who's there". Said Jack walking further to the passage.

The figure stood to an halt.

"You need to get out of my house".

Suddenly it moved and started walking towards him. He walked closer and saw an unearthly strange figure with no eyes, on it's lips had sharp teeth, it's fingers were long like a fork and it's skin was black like the coals in the furnace.

"Ahhh". Screamed jack.

"You belong to me". Said the figure pushing him to the floor.

The figure disappeared into thin air.

"My God, what have I just done, what have I just unleashed". He said, standing up from the floor.

____________________________________________________________________________

Sally Sanders sat in the restaurant, waiting for her friend kelvin. She stared through the transparent glass window, then she ran her hands in her bag reaching for her phone.

"Dammit, it's 5:30, where the hell is he?, What's taking so much of his time?, he better hurry because by 6:30 I'm leaving". She said, touching her phone screen. "In the mean time, i want to continue playing this game, I'm already getting bored". She said, putting her bag at her left side. "At least I'm getting close to finishing episode two, I had to help this little boy find his mother and there's all this tools and hints to help you out but I still have sixty coins though and then there's this counting timer but the puzzle isn't that tough".

Sally shrugged and sighed from the other end as she played the game, then her phone made a sound as a notification popped up on the screen, she paused the game and clicked on the notification screen, it was a message from kelvin.

"Sorry but I can't make it anymore, something just came up but I'll make it up to you". She said, reading the message displayed on the screen. "How disappointing, I knew he wasn't coming though but at least this game is keeping me company".