Reborn

Reborn

“The report says that the killer is still on the run. There is no other evidence of the killer.”

I turned off the TV and went to my mother, who was sitting in her room alone.

“What are you doing, Mom?”

“Nothing, tell me, what they said about the killer?”

“That the killer is still on loose. No officer can find him. They put a bounty on his head. Still, no one can find the killer.”

“He is smart!”

“Or maybe she. No one had seen her face yet.”

“Well, that’s too much for normal people in a small town. Suddenly, our town is famous all over the country. “

“Hahaha yeah, but not in a good way.”

I went out to the kitchen to take a glass of water. And then I went to take my pills. The doctors have advised me to take rest and to take the medicines for the next 4 months so that I can overcome depression. And my mother, she is the taking care of me for the last few days.

And in our city, a killer was roaming freely. He was killing the ones who are walking on the road alone at night. The government started putting curfew after 9 pm. Still, 1–2 dead bodies were found. The police officers were alert, but somehow the killer walked by them and do the things. It was like he/she walks in shadow and does the killing.

Soon, the entire city was calm. Everyone locked themself in the house and a few left the city in terror. We had no place to go, so we stayed at our house and locked the doors. And, we open the doors only when had to go groceries or maybe for medicines.

One night, we heard a knock on our door. I checked the time; it was 3 AM. No one had informed us about their arrival so, it scared me that what if that killer is at the door? I went to my mother’s room; she was not in place. I freaked out. But then I saw her coming out of her bathroom.

“I was scared.”

“Why, son?”

“I thought where you went in this dark night.”

“Haha, it’s ok, but why are you awake?”

“Oh yeah, someone was on the door.”

“On the door… Have you checked who it was?”

“Not yet.”

“Let’s check then, maybe someone needy is here.”

“Needy? The killer is on a run in this town.”

“Oh yeah, sorry, I forgot. Just stay inside, no need to check.”

We were in the room, holding each other’s hands. Suddenly, someone knocked again.

I called the police.

“Hello? Officer, there is someone at our door. He is knocking at this night. Please come and check.”

“Don’t worry, just tell us your address and we will be there.”

“House no. 889, C road….”

“Hello? Why did you stop? Is everything alright?”

I heard the officer shouting on the call, asking if things are fine or not. But here I was, stuck with my mouth wide open. Someone was outside of our house. ‘Someone’ was staring at me through the window. His eyes were red and that guy’s face was black. I could see nothing besides his eyes and that scary smile.

I shouted for mom, but she didn’t respond. I thought she went unconscious, so I went to check her in her bedroom. It was empty. That guy was nowhere to be seen.

“What if he took mother with him?”

I ran out of the house in search of her. The whole place was dark, neither the street lights were on nor the outside bulbs of the houses. I was searching for her.

Suddenly, I saw him. He was just in front of me. He was not a human. He was something more than that, maybe the devil itself. First, I thought I was dreaming, but on the second thought, I got to know that I wasn’t because if I was dreaming, then I shouldn’t be able to feel my heartbeat getting faster. But, I was feeling it.

I tried to punch that guy. But, I was sleepy. How much harm can just a slow, lazy punch can make. That guy dodged it and kicked on my face.

I fell to the ground, and when I looked back, he was not there.

Suddenly, I could hear some echoes. They were coming from all directions.

“(Male voice)Should we kill him? (Female)then what we will say to the administration? (Male) He is just a killer. No one is going to ask anything. (Female) No, this is not a good idea.”

With a tremendous headache, I opened my eyes. I was in the hospital. The nurse and one doctor were discussing. I was on the bed, tied with the steel chains.

“You can’t go anywhere, killer, just stay here.” The nurse turned to me and said.

“You have killed many of the people from our city, now no more,” the doctor said and then both of them left the room.

Slowly, I remembered everything. “I was in the dark place where I was kicked by that killer guy. Then I came here. Maybe I was found on the road. That’s why they think I am the killer.” I turned my head. I was the only one in the room. “I have to get rid of these chains and have to be free so that I can go to my mother.”

I somehow freed myself from the chains, and then slowly went out of the room.

I saw the nurse, and the doctor was going to my room, and when they didn’t find me there, they shouted for help.

The whole hospital was in a rush. The officers were searching every place. But no one could find me. I went to a room and saw my mother was there.

She was on the bed with many bandages on her body.

“Who did these?” I asked her, but she was unconscious. I waited there for her to come back in consciousness.

I saw her eyes were opening slowly. Then she saw me. She was scared. She wanted to shout, but she wasn’t able to. I saw her mouth open; she tried to shout very hard.

It confused me why she was doing this. Then I understood. She was scared because I was sticking to the ceiling in the dark corner.

To make her comfortable, I went down and went near her and said, “it scared me for you. I thought the guy who was in the window took you away.”

“You were on the window. You are the killer who is killing everyone. And because of you, I am here. You attacked me. You came to me at midnight and knocked on the door. I didn’t open it, then I saw you staring at me through the window. You broke the glass and came in. You attacked me.”

“Oh, so you remembered everything. I was confused because of the dream. Let’s end this then.”

“Here he is, officer!!!! Come here.”

A doctor walked into the room, followed by some armed officers. They pointed the gun towards me.

“What? I was talking to my mom. Why are you targeting me?”

“You were talking to whom? Her?” He pointed towards my mom. She was smiling at me. “She is already dead. You killed her a long ago.”

I saw her face, she was smiling at me and said, “Show them VALAK.”

I sliced my throat in front of them. They used my body as an organ donor.

A kid of age 15 needed a brain. They used my brain and planted it in his body. Now, I have a new youthful body, and lots of dead bodies of that kid’s family to eat now.

The end.