Locks of the Past

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 Squeaks

 Sounds of metal, the camera is in first person, walking in the woods, the thing is walking with a limp, it's night, the sky is starry, walking and walking there seems to be no end to the undergrowth.

 Until he comes across an abandoned house, falling apart, made of bricks, and at the entrance there was a light bulb hanging from wires, leaving it on, and there was also a lot of undergrowth around the house.

 But a pair of luminous eyes appeared inside that dark house.

 Video crashes.

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 After walking around the club, passing the soccer field, the open-air swimming pool which was closed, the volleyball, basketball and tennis courts, and finally the snooker and table tennis area with a snack bar, they arrive at the sand volleyball courts.

 They immediately chose the one in front of them.

 - Let's go to this one. - Ana says.

 The court they had chosen had just been tidied up by the staff, so there was no dirt on it. The court is surrounded by a very sturdy mesh, and the club itself is very wooded, so it is constantly being cleaned.

 This way they decide on the teams straight away.

 - Let's do it like this, me with Ana, against the two of you.

 Yuri smiles and says.

 - That's fine with me.

 But they had to go back to the pool area where they'd been swimming before, because they realized they'd forgotten the backpack with the volleyball and other balls, and there Lucas takes the ball out of the backpack and says.

 - Here it is.

 They were picking up their things when Lucas found the ball in his backpack.

 "It's kind of fun, even more so since the shadows aren't around me, at least here I can relax a bit."

 Then he walks away, holding the ball between his right arm and clutching his backpack with his left hand.

 - Let's play.

 Now back on the court.

 They start to play and Julia is the one who starts to serve, and she does it with force. In this way, the game was fierce, Lucas and Yuri were extremely synchronized in their moves.

 The ball goes to their side.

 - It's a mile! - Shouts Lucas.

 In which he makes a maneuver, causing the ball to go up and to the right side, and then Yuri picks it up.

 - Now!

 It was too high, so Lucas jumped up where the ball was, and hit it hard, practically hitting the ball.

 On the other hand, the two girls weren't as synchronized as they were, but individually they were very good, especially Julia, who managed to get the ball in time, almost touching the ground.

 - Let's go! - Julia shouts.

 Ana, for her part, immediately went to where the ball was going to land and jumped high to lift it back.

 In the meantime, Julia got up quickly and went to where the ball was going to land, jumped up and hit the ball with great force.

 So the game was very tight.

 However, because it took so long for either side to score a point, due to the balance of attack and defense on both sides, fatigue became the decisive factor.

 Until, due to Lucas' carelessness in defending Julia's serve, they ended up losing the match, even though he tried to throw himself to the ground but wasn't quick enough to reach it in time.

 "Damn!"

 Yuri comments as he helps him up and sees Lucas looking a bit sulky.

 - Don't worry.

 Then the two of them see them celebrating their victory, and Lucas asks as he leaves to get the volleyball.

 - Well, it's getting late, do you know what time it is?

 Yuri, for his part, also goes to get his backpack.

 - I don't know, I'll check my cell phone.

 As they stopped celebrating and commenting on the match, Yuri turned on his cell phone and realized that it was already past three in the afternoon.

 - Hey, kid! Maybe your mother is already waiting at the entrance.

 Lucas quickly picked up his cell phone and checked the message his mother had sent him, saying that she was waiting for them out front, but the message had been sent ten minutes ago.

 - Let's get going now!

 So the two of them tell them.

 - Let's go! - Julia says with a certain desperation when she hears this.

 So they hurried to the entrance of the club with the things they had brought in their respective backpacks.

 And there, in a parking lot guarded by club staff and surrounded by a large brick wall painted blue and white, was Emily in her normal car, because for security reasons the police car couldn't be used for such things.

 However, she didn't seem angry, but rather thoughtful. She wasn't even looking at the window to see if they were coming, as she was immersed in her thoughts at the moment.

 "The documents don't mention a place where this happened, and the only document that talks about it is incomplete, in fact, part of it was burned down, destroying the part that talked about it, the only thing that remains is the word building, that is, the place was an old building, but which one?"

 She is interrupted by Lucas, who comes in talking.

 - Good afternoon mom, sorry for the delay.

 Surprised by this, she comments.

 - No problem, but did you have a good time at the club?

 She waits for the answer, as they were putting their backpacks in the trunk and then got into the car.

 Julia was in the front seat, next to Emily, and the other three were in the back seat.

 Emily asks again as she starts to drive.

 - Did you have fun at the club?

 Julia replies excitedly.

 - Yes, we had fun, we swam, we played volleyball, we ran, we played pool, we ate a lot, didn't you?

 She replies a little seriously.

 - Well, I had a meeting, that's all. It seems we're reopening an old investigation.

 Ana then asks.

 - Is it because of the two policemen killed today?

 She remains quiet.

 "Maybe I said something I shouldn't have." - Ana thinks about it.

 But she replies as she adjusts the mirror so that she can see her, and notices that she's a little scared.

 - You don't have to worry about it, that's just it, they were the veterans of the police station.

 She looks a little embarrassed.

 - I'm sorry for asking, Miss Emily.

 She comments, as she adjusts the mirror again so that she can see behind the car.

 - Don't worry about it.

 So Ana thinks.

 "I forgot that Lucas's mother could be so scary."

 So they leave the club.

 - Yuri, I'll drop you off at your parents' house, okay? - Emily asked as she drove off.

 - All right, I've got a key to the house, my parents are working today, so I'll have to look after my little brother while they're gone, my dad's probably waiting for me to go to work - He smiles a little - I think he's mad at me now, hehe.

 Arriving there, it was a two-storey house, walled, with only two gates, one for the residents' circulation and the other for the garage, roofed with red tiles, and the house was white.

 He got out of the car and said goodbye.

 - See you later!

 Opening and passing through the normal gate, he thinks with a T-shirt over his shoulder as he crosses the courtyard.

 "Now I'm going to see if he's angry."

 Emily soon takes Ana to her house, and then she hears her interact with her son.

 - Hey, Lucas.

 - What's up? - Lucas asks, a little tired and pensive.

 - How about we play video games at my house or play ball in the village during the winter break?

 When Lucas hears this, he replies without showing much interest.

 - That's fine with me.

 Faced with this almost cheerless response from him, Ana asks Julia the same question.

 - And you Julia?

 She smiles a little and replies, looking at her mother.

 - It depends, will you let me?

 - It won't work for me, but I'll ask your father, because I might not have time to eat lunch properly, since the number of cases increases during this period.

 - So it all depends on our father, let's see Ana. - Julia says when she hears her mother's reply.

 When she hears this, she replies amiably.

 - No problem, I just wanted to ask, because my mother keeps pushing me to exercise more, it's just that I haven't done much lately, He.

 Julia then comments enthusiastically.

 - So you could go with me to the gym near our house, how about that?

 Ana replies politely.

 - Maybe, I'll see if I can afford it.

 She comments when she hears this.

 - All right, let me know, I'll look forward to it.

 Then Ana thinks.

 "I forgot that she's a bit of a workout junkie, but I really need to do some exercises, so maybe she'll help me with that."

 Lucas, however, is thinking along the way.

 "It was a good moment, the shadows didn't appear, it's strange, but why didn't they? I should have looked into it, but now it's gone."

 The night had already come and Lucas went to bed after tidying up the house, and wearing old clothes to go to sleep, he went to his room thinking.

 "Today was a good day, I had a lot of fun, I also did some exercises that I hadn't done for a long time, but the best part is that I didn't feel like I was being watched by those annoying shadows."

 Arriving in the bedroom, he lay down on the bed

 "But now I'm going to roll over and make sure I don't have a nightmare tonight."

 However, as he was falling asleep, he heard noises coming from outside his room. He tried to ignore them, but as time went by, the noises sounded more and more like footsteps and closer to his room.

 A brief fear rises up inside him, which is enough to make him get out of bed and ask himself.

 "What the hell is going on out there?"

 Leaving the room, he realizes that he was actually dreaming, because the same darkness as when he made mental contact with Tel in his mind was now surrounding him, and the door to his room suddenly slams shut.

 "Well, I guess I'm asleep. Where are you, Tel?"

 Then from behind him comes the aforementioned, who frightens him by saying behind him.

 - I've discovered something interesting.

 He soon calms down as he turns back and asks him face to face.

 "What did you find out?"

 Tel gets serious listening to the question and answers it.

 - There's an area in this place where you might be able to break your connection with them, it's a mansion, it was all dark, but I ended up bumping into a light switch and turning on the lights in the whole place, apparently, it seems to be where your most important memories are...

 Then Lucas interrupted.

 "That's good, then."

 He continues.

 - However, the corridor that leads to the memories of that day is locked.

 "That complicates things, where do you think that key might be?"

 - It's amazing that you don't remember anything at all, you created this place! Then I should be asking you that question. - Tel replies, a little angry.

 Lucas tries to remember, but can't, so he speaks in frustration. 

 "I don't think that's going to work, maybe wandering around this place will help me find the key." 

 Tel, expressing disappointment on his face, pulls out a piece of paper with fire marks on the edges.

 "What's this?" 

 - I expected that, so I'll give it to you, maybe it will help jog your memory.

 Tel hands him the paper, which he then begins to read and try to decipher in his old handwriting.

 "If you want to find it, you'll have to decipher it, orange in the sky, but it's not the sun."

 As he says this, he ends up remembering something, so the dream begins and he leaves the mental plane.

 He stops in a dark corridor.

 "Where am I?"

 Then he hears something being said quietly in his ear as he walks forward.

 - Yes, you remember.

 As he continues walking, he keeps hearing it.

 - What is what.

 - Orange like a sun, but isn't it the sun?

 Then he turns back after being so suspicious.

 "What the hell is that voice coming from behind me?"

 And he saw that there was only a communicator on a wooden table. 

 Then the communicator emits the following message.

 - Please, brother! ....

 That voice was from that day.

 "That voice."

 In this form, the communicator continues to emit sounds, only now it emits a macabre voice.

 - Orange, Orange, Orangeaaaaaaaa... Squeaks.

 It speaks like this, asking itself.

 "Orange?"

 Then he hears the sound of fire.

 He looks forward and suddenly, The Being attacks him, but it was only a dream, and as he suffers this attack, he wakes up crying, but he only realizes this after touching his face and feeling the tears.

 "What was that? I ... I heard his voice."

 Lucas thinks as he puts on his slippers.

 "Orange? But what's it got to do with him?"

 And so he left the room.

 "Was it a fire? I don't remember anything, what a thing! I forget things when I need to."

 After a while of reflection, Lucas passes into the living room and sees a dark-haired adult man watching TV quietly.

 - Bless you, Dad, how are you?

 His father, who was dressed as a stay-at-home dad and was a bit bearded, replied in a thick voice.

 - God bless you, son, I'm fine, I'm just taking the day off to enjoy the day, and I'm also going to do the ranch, don't you want to come with me?

 Lucas thought.

 "I'll see if there are any options."

 He replies by asking.

 - Isn't Mom coming along?

 His father replies cheerfully.

 - She will, since she said that the deputy ordered her to stop working on Sundays behind his back, so she basically has no choice.

 Lucas then heads back to his room.

 - So you don't need me, you already have a mother.

 But his father asks him the following question.

 - Have you had breakfast? Well, I'm going to eat mine at the hypermarket bar, don't you want to go? And just for the record, we're out of bread.

 Lucas stops as he's about to enter the room and thinks quickly.

 "We've run out of bread, so this offer to go with him has become irrefutable."

 He turns around and replies.

 - Okay, when do we go?

 - It's about eight and a bit now, so we'll go at nine.

 He closes the door.

 - At least I'll be able to get ready calmly.

 As he closes the door, his father looks at other TV channels to watch while he thinks.

 "At this point he may never get back to his old self, he always gets worse on the anniversary of his death, but as a father I have to try to reverse this, or find some way for him to ease it, let's hope this year is different."