Ellie Parkinson

Although the archaic house seemed appealing and homely, I sensed a sort of mystifying presence in it, as though I, in specific, was being constantly watched or monitored, and I foolishly looked out for CCTV cameras around the place but laughed it off in my mind later, how could a distinctly historic place like this consist of technical objects. Nonetheless, I conveyed this intuitive feeling of mine to Judy, who shoved it aside saying that it was only a figment of my imagination.

The divine experience of the mansion was followed by an absolutely spiffing day. The four of us roamed around the place, went rappelling over the nearest mountain at the edge of the forest. I dived deep into the blue watered lake. It felt like heaven, my considerably boring life had transformed into an unforgettable experience and ultimately extinguished the apprehensive feeling I had at the first sight of the forest area. Moreover, love was in the air, as Judy and Alex just couldn’t get their eyes off each other (or their hands for that matter) as they snogged amorously and innumerably on the lakeside as Matt and I watched them while sunbathing on the mountainside. Matt was ogling me lustily as I lay there in a blue bikini.

“You know Ellie,” he began flirtatiously, “I kind of love the cross mark on your neck,” he said, referring to my distinctly appealing birthmark which looked more like a tattoo. I thanked him casually, even though I was flattered and blushed deeply, but the flush was camouflaged as my skin was already red due to the sizzling sun.

“So Ellie,” he continued nervously, believing his cheesy line had little effect on me. “What do you wish to do after this,” he said, subtly placing his palm on mine, which I retreated for some incomprehensible reason and he sat there, immensely disappointed.

“Well….how about I dive from this boulder,” I asserted, pointing at the humongous rock lying nearby, feeling a surge of nerves flowing through my bloodstream so I elected to abide by my instincts.

“What! Are you effing serious?” he nearly screeched, flabbergasted at my seemingly eccentric idea.

“Yes buddy I am, do you think the title of ‘star swimmer’ in school be of any value if I freak out at this little adventurous stunt,” I reasoned haughtily, as I stood up and took a deep gush of breath, decisively preparing to jump.

“Ellie, you sure you can do it?” shouted Matt standing fretfully beside me, as I gawked in awe below, over the dazzling blue water.

“Definitely dude, you just fix your eyes on me,” I instructed, and as decisively as I could, I ran with an athlete’s pace, and with a breathless whoop of ‘Geronimo’, I leaped over. This story is hosted at novelceo(.)com.

The entire world went bizarre, adrenaline rushed through my veins as I skydived into the crystal liquid, experiencing the freedom of a bird, and with a tremendous splash landed deep into it. Feeling utterly exhilarated and refreshed, I waved at Matt who waved back from the top in awe.

The water was soothingly warm and aided in refreshing me wholly. All my feelings of anxiety due to exams plus the trepidation at the thought of the ludicrous dreams seemed to evaporate like water. I swam deep inside the lake, celebrating my life to the fullest. My body felt so light, all my anxieties and fears seemed to have been absorbed by the water.

Abruptly, at the very depth of the water, I noticed a gleaming object floating, like an extremely inquisitive cat I dived in to get a closer look. It drove me anxious to witness something like this. I couldn’t make out whether it was a person or creature, however, I determined to bring it out of the water.

The instant my skin touched the creature, a face emerged, that of an extremely pale and loathsome old woman whose pupil-less eyes exposed and vampire’s teeth showed off her mouth, she possessed slits for nostrils and a hole for a mouth, and her bony brittle palms grabbed my hand and clutched it with the strength of a dozen men. The water went gelid at that point and began freezing my insides extensively. I quivered like a fish out of water and struggled desperately to free myself, but my efforts were futile against the inexplicably brawny clasp of the creature. Eventually, with a lifetime’s scream which tore my lungs apart... I knew no more.

The Ancient Castle