Braylan and Jacob exchanged looks. What the hell was that? Thought Braylan.
"That was not normal. I doubt he was in the park!" Jacob said. "I have to go home. I will text you." With this, Jacob left and Braylon was all alone in the living room. He was not sure what to do. What was Jayden hiding? Why was he acting like this? Should he contact their parents or should he start talking about this with one of the exorcists? Their parents were not poor and they could afford an exorcist. Even if they couldn't, they had no choice. It was either money or Jayden's life. He walked up to grab his phone and see if he can contact the exorcist. He passed through Jayden's room and heard something. The door was locked so he pressed his ear on the door.
"Where could it be?" Jayden was saying. "It was right here! And what the heck is this?" He sounded angry and frustrated. Braylan seriously didn't want to butt in his businesses. He could sense Jayden's vibes. They were a bit violent. He walked back to the room and his phone rang the notification bell. It was Jacob.
'Ofcourse' he thought.
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Jayden saw a glob of red. It looked like dry bread and he was not sure if he wanted to touch it or not. It looked creepy. He tried to wipe that thing but it stared it back in stubbornness. It was mocking him which made him furious. It was not like Jayden to be angry on such small stuff. He punched the cupboard and said
"Where could it be? It was right here! And what the heck is this?" He saw that the glob he tried to wipe was moving. He stared in awe. It was really moving. He moved back so that he is not near it. He observed the glob carefully. It was disappearing very slowly.
With the final drop disappearing, Jayden felt weak. Something was in his body and it was trying to come out. He could feel the pain. Soon he started to twist. It got worse. He could see his skin ripple. Sometimes it was his legs, sometimes his arms and sometimes his stomach and chest. The spot where there was rippling, was left sore and soon bruises started to appear in those spots. He felt sick. He somehow managed to walk to the toilet sink and emptied his stomach. He started vomiting blood. He still couldn't stop. He was now weak but the blood was still coming.
He lost the track of time and then came another phase. Something was coming out of his mouth. He couldn't describe it. It was like smoke but it hurted so bad. The smoke was coming out. Two minutes, still coming, three, no change, four, it hurted more. Finally, five minutes later, the thing was out of his mouth and he was on his fours.
Jayden was. sobbing like a small baby. He couldn't control it. He was weak and raw. No one would believe this story for sure. He sobbed uncontrollably on the cold floor of the restroom. His nose was running, his face was covered with the mixture of hot tears and cold sweat. He stuffed his mouth with his hand and shouted. His shout was muffled by his hand and locked door. He shouted and shouted till his throat was raw. The end of shouting was followed by fresh wave of tears and hiccups. He could distinctly hear his mom calling him for some food and Braylan knocking his door and asking him to open up. He ignored the calls and sat on the cold floor, still crying. His knuckles were brusied as he bit them really hard while shouting.
After a long time, his emotions were under control and he stood up with a grunt. He was about to wash his face when he caught a glimpse of himself in the mirror. There was blood running from his nose and the streak had spoiled the front of his shirt. He quickly washed his face and tried to stop the bleeding. After a lot of effort, he was successful in stopping the blood. He quickly changed his shirt and did his best to clean the blood from it. Luckily, the floor was clean. He came out of the restroom just to see another horror awaiting him.
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"I think we should start our research from another point of view!" Jacob had texted on their group.
"What do you mean that?" Braylan had replied. Samuel was not online.
"We should research on satanic and demonic cults and that type of curses you know."
"I don't know if that sort of books are in library."
"I am a member too! I can check!"
"Yeah better you than me. That hag will probably follow me to home and inform Mom and dad😒"
"😂😂😂 Fine I will! And you better stop calling her a hag! It makes me laugh in serious situations 😝😝"
With this, their conversation was done. Braylan went down for an after snack. His mom called Jayden too. But he didn't reply. So Jane asked him to go and call him. So obeying his mom's order, Braylan walked upstairs and knocked Jayden's room a couple of times. But he didn't reply. Braylan thought he heard him sniff so he decided to give him some space.
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A woman with wrinkled and rotten face was standing infront of him. She was wearing a black robe. She was smiling, showing all her dirty teeth. Her hair were tangled and she smelled of rusting iron. The smell was so strong that it made him gag.
"Who are you?" He asked bravely, even though he didn't feel brave. The woman didn't reply. She smiled widely.
Something caught Jayden's eyes. It was the symbol on her left hand. It was visible below her knuckles. It was shining. It was a triangle with 'S' in it. He felt fear. There was this sensation in his neck that indicated fear and gave him goosebumps. Both of them stood there, staring each other. The woman decided to break this statue act. She took a step towards him and he took a step back. She giggled in a shrill voice and took another step.
Jayden was moving back and the woman was moving towards him. Suddenly Jayden bumped into something. It was not wall. It was not hard but soft. Something like a human. He didn't want to know what was that. He didn't turn back. He won't turn back. Someone grabbed his arm and covered his mouth. He could smell the rot of tht hand. He was suffocating because of that smell. The lady was now just a few steps away. He tries we to wiggle and loosen the grip but instead the thing behind him hugged him tightly. The woman came and took his left arm. He could see the same mark shining on his arm too.
The woman smiled creepily. She started tracing the mark with her forefinger. The more she traced, the more he felt it heating up.
After couple of minutes, he felt like that part of his body was submerged in acid. He was in pain but no sound could escape from his mouth. The grip was too tight. He would probably have the imprints on his face. But the woman was not satisfied yet. She kept tracing her finger and the pain was so much that muffled screams were escaping his mouth and the hand couldn't stop them. The hand gripped his mouth tighter and yet his muffled screams were audible. His already raw throat was hurting even more.
This torture continued for five minutes and by the end of it, Jayden doubted that he will ever hear his original voice.
"I will be back for you!" The woman spoke for the first time. Her voice was hoarse and it sent chills in his spine. With that said, the woman started disappearing, first her feet, then legs, then stomach, then chest and then her head. She was smiling till the very last second. But it was creepier than the first one.
Jayden's cupboard was still unlocked. There it was! The necklace! At the very same spot he had left it. He ran towards it.
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Braylan could hear the muffled screams. He didn't know what to do so he simply recorded them and shared them on the group.
It was soon dinner time. Braylan hadn't seen Jayden's face since the evening. He went down for the dinner and soon Jayden joined them. It was a bit cold so they were wearing sweatshirts. Jayden had rolled up his sleeves. Braylan cought sight of his left arm. The triangle with 'S' was prominent among other bruises. He could distinguish the Bruise that was like someone had gripped him tightly. Maybe Jayden had sensed his look. He quickly unrolled his sleeve and when Braylan looked at his face, he gave him a stern stare. He was unable to meet his eyes and looked away quickly. He was scared of Jayden.
After dinner, he quickly updated his friends and waited for them to reply.
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Jayden went to his cupboard and took that necklace in his hand. He sat on the bed and touched the amulet for the first time. To his surprise, the amulet popped open. He gaped at the amulet, his eyes wide.
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"I heard the audio and I wanted to ask if there is some change in his voice too." Samuel asked after few moments.
"Yeah! His voice was hoarse." Braylan replied.
"Did he really scare you?" Jacob asked.
"Yup! For a fraction of second, I couldn't even recognise him.😫😫"
"Did you draw a conclusion?" Samuel asked.
"Yeah!" Jacob replied.
"Then?"
"What?" Braylan and Samuel asked the same time.
"It means he is possessed." replied Jacob and Braylon red the text again and again to make sure what he read was correct and his eyes didn't decieve him.