CHAPTER 10
"Very funny Zach, how can you even put ducks in an alligator pond". Said Laura, giggling.
" I'm telling you this guy did it in the park".
"What can I say, the world is crazy".
"Have you put the game on my phone?".
"Yes I done that".
"Okay thanks".
"What are you cooking?". He said, looking towards the kitchen.
"lasagna and turkey".
"Sweet, my favourite food, I'm heading to my room, in case you need me".
"Alright Zach".
Zach climbed up the stairs and headed to his room, he laid on his bed and reached out to his phone.
"What did she say that game was again?, oh I remember, endless play, here it is".He said, touching the screen of his phone."Endless play, episodes from one to twenty, let me play episode twelve, ohh, its telling me you haven't played the game yet, start with episode one". He said, as his phone made a miscellaneous noise. "LINK THE GAME TO YOUR SOCIAL MEDIA ACCOUNT" displayed the inscription on the screen.
"I guess I better try this". He said, clicking his screen. Zach went on in the game, clicking to each of his Instagram, Facebook and other of his social media account, connecting them each to the game.
"Cool, I've been given fifty coins, this is awesome".
Suddenly a video add popped on his screen.
"Watch a video and get five coins". He said, smiling. He clicked on the reward and an ad played for two minues.
"This is sweet, i just got five coins, I'd better start playing".
He clicked on episode one and the graphic of a little girl showed up, it displayed HELP ME FIND MY BAG. On the screen, the stats showed Coins:sixty
Timer: 10 minutes
Tools
Store.
Hints
Zach played the game, helping the little girl find her bag, he clicked on tools and he saw a variety of ladders, rope, hammer and other tools, he clicked on store and he saw tools and hints with their prices.
"Ladder for two coins, five hints for twenty coins".
He went back to the game, helping the girl to find her bag, after he was done with episode one, he was rewarded five coins from the video rewards, then a puzzle came up in form of candy crush, he played it and the screen displayed EPISODE TWO, the image of a little boy came up, the description read HELP HIM LOOK FOR HIS MOTHER.
"Poor thing". He said.
He moved the little boy to different directions, using tools like rope to move the boy down to an alley, then using the ladder to pull him up.
"I'm finding it hard to look for his mother, I should make use of the hint".
He pressed the hint button and a red colour showered on the building with the inscription ENTER HERE.
"That must be where the mother is".
He moved the boy's direction to the building, he entered it with the arrow pointing SECOND FLOOR, he went to second floor and moved the door, it displayed THE DOOR IS LOCKED, YOU NEED TO FIND THE KEY.
"I don't have time any longer, my timer is reading four minutes, I better click on hints".
He clicked on hints and a red color displayed on a stone, he opened the stone and saw the key, the boy took the key and opened the door, he saw his mother. The screen displayed EPISODE TWO COMPLETED, FINISH THE PUZZLE. The puzzle was the same as a candy crush, it was filled in rows and columns of cookies, candies, sugar, as Zach matched them with the right tiles and match in three columns each. PUZZLE COMPLETED, YOU MAY MOVE TO EPISODE THREE as displayed on the screen.
Suddenly, his phone beeped.
"Aww, its low battery at least I was enjoying the game, I need to charge my phone". He said, standing up from his bed.
There was a knock on the door.
"Come in".
"lunch is ready". Said laura, opening the door halfway, popping her head slightly.
" I'm coming, just give me ten seconds".
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Mark sat on the couch watching TV, in a moment, a soft feminine voice like in the pokemon series spoke out from thin air.
"Hello Mark".
"Who's there". He said, looking around.
" It's me".
"Who, I don't understand". He said, holding the remote high to the screen and lowering the volume.
"Your friend".
"Friend from where". He said, looking perplexed.
"Right here, you play me everyday".
"Wait a second, so a game can talk". He said, picking up his phone.
"Yes I can talk".
"Now this is really creeping me out".
"I like you Mark, you are my best friend".
"Oh, interesting".
"Just keep on playing the game, it's fun trust me".
"Okay, but how can you even talk".
"It's the way I am".
"Wow a talking game that knows your name".
"Strange and kind of weird".
"I love you my friend, never stop playing the game".
"Okay, I will never stop playing the game".
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Sally Sanders walked through to the students in the school hallway.
"So you can talk, amazing". Said Sally, holding her phone.
"Yes I can talk".
"But how is that even possible".
"its possible".
"O my God, you are blowing my mind".
"You are my best friend".
"Wow, a game that can talk, this is so cool".
"You see, don't you love the game".
"Yes I love this game". She said, smiling.
"How did you see episode two".
"it was amazing, I had to help this boy look for his mother". She said, opening her locker.
"I love you and we will be best friend forever".
"Okay, we will be friends forever". She said, smiling.
The bell rang and Sally ran her hands around the books in her locker, bringing each one out and putting some back.
"And its time for literature, Oh I almost forgot, Miss Nicole's assignment is due at last period".
"Can I help you with the assignment".
"No thank you, I'll do it myself".
"Hey Bella". said aria, a tall slim girl dressed in blue top and white pants, carrying a black school bag. At her left and right side were two other girls, one with black hair dressed in a green gown and the other with a brunette as her hair, dressed in green top and black pants.
"I really don't have time for you".
"What did you just say?". She said, slamming the locker closed.
"Yeah, what did she say?".Said, the two girls, talking and whispering to each other.
"Nothing, I didn't say anything". said Sally, looking down.
"Better".She said, pushing her violently to the locker.
"Loser, Bitch". said the other two girls in unison, laughing at her.
" I'm sorry Sally".
"Don't be my friend, that's how those girls are, they are the mean bitches of Jefferson high".
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Ryan Paige, an average looking guy in his early 20s, sat close to his computer, typing hastily on every keypads in his room.
"What a day". he said to himself. He looked at his wrist watch, it was 4:30pm.
Earlier today, Ryan had ran over a dog from the street with his bike, he was rushing to his per time work at a store downtown, he thought to himself.
When he got to work, he smoked and forgot to put out the cigarette and it fell off to the carpet floor, it didn't take up to an hour and a part of the store was up in flames, then a group of firefighters came running around, putting all efforts to quench the fire, as a section of the store was partially burnt, then the manager called him aside and spoke to him in disbelief.
"Didn't you see the posters, they read no smoking". Said Mr pierce, an average old looking man with white beards on his face.
"I know Mr pierce and I'm sorry".
"You are sorry but you know the rules".
" I know but I did---".
"Unfortunately for you, you are fired".
"Mr pierce, I know i made a mistake but it won't happen again".
"I'm so sorry but there's nothing I can do, I'll send your salary through a bank transfer".
"One last time, Mr pierce, I promise it won't happen".
"Have a nice day son".
Ryan stared at the computer screen as he thought about the events that had happened to him today, different thoughts flowed and ran through his mind.
"My God, it's just as if I woke up on the wrong side of the bed". He said. "Am I in a déjà vu, it feels like I'm in stranger things, or am I just dreaming?".
In a flash, he heard what sounded like a soft feminine voice from nowhere.
"No you're not".
"What?, who said that?".
"Your friend"
"Now I know I'm in a deja vu of stranger things".
"No, this is real".
"Who the hell is talking?".
"Your friend".
"I don't understand, a friend from where".
"You play me everyday".
"Now I'm getting confused".
"I'm right here".
"Right where".
"In the game".
"O my God, a talking game, what the hell". he said, reaching out to his phone.
"Yes Ryan".
"You even know my name".
"Yes, you are my best friend".
"This is a nightmare of stranger things, somebody please wake me up, I'm still sleeping".
"No I'm real".
"You're not, I woke up from the wrong side of the bed".
"I'm real and you are best friend ".
"This isn't real, a game can never talk, you know what, I'm still sleeping, I need to hit myself". He said, slapping him self."Oww, that hurts".
"See, this is real".
"Okay, accepted, I just know that this day never got any better".
"Why do you think so, Ryan?".
" I woke up late, ran over a dog with my bike, got to work and partially burnt my workplace, then my boss fired me and now I'm stuck with a weird talking game".
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"Zach, Zach, where are you?". Said Laura, looking around the house.
"I'm right here, in the dinning room". He said, holding his phone on his hands.
"So I'll be spending some days with Mr and Mrs Bullock, they want me around in the house".
"What for?, is there any problem?". He said, looking perplexed.
"No, nothing much, they'll be out for two days and they couldn't find a babysitter for Joshua, so they want me to babysit and take care of the house".
"Who's Joshua?, oh that Joshua".
"Have you forgotten so soon, Mrs Bullock was having trouble giving birth, but luckily for her, she got pregnant and gave birth to Joshua".
"Oh, you're right".
"How old is he now?".
"He should be like nine or ten years old".
"Wow, see how time flies".
"So I'm leaving now, I just packed a few of my things, so don't miss me too much, I should be back by Sunday". She said, dressed in a blue pants, white vest and a plain jacket.
"Who says I'm even going to miss you". said Zach, blushing.
"Like you won't miss me". She said, laughing."Alright,this is 5:30pm, I need to be on my way". She said, looking at the time on her phone.
"Okay, till Sunday".
laura left the house with a small bag pack, holding it in her right hand.
"Oh God, I feel tired, I need to rest". He said, leaning his back to the chair.
Suddenly, what sounded like a soft feminine voice spoke out of thin air.
"Hello Zach, how are you?".
"What, who's there".
"its me".
"Laura are you still here?, you forgot something".
"No I'm not Laura".
"What is this, I don't understand". he said, standing up.
"Its me your friend".
"A friend, like am I losing my mind?".
"No you are not".
"This is crazy, how can I even talk to someone I can't see".
"I'm real, I'm your best friend from the game".
"The game, what game?". He said, feeling scared. Suddenly it had hit him in his mind. " O my God, endless play, so you can talk". He said, opening his phone screen.
"Yes".
"But how's this even possible".
"Don't you like the game".
"I love the game, but how can a game be talking to a person, now I'm getting creeped out".
"Don't be Zach, you are my best friend".
"Maybe".
"How did you see episode two".
"Episode two was amazing, helping this little boy find his mother". He said, talking in a bit of relief.
"Play me everyday Zach and we will be best friends forever and ever".
"I find this very strange".
"Best friends forever and ever".