Horror And Mystery Stories
Life Fastening Bracelet

Black clouds adorned the sky this morning as a sign of rain, I rushed to get my bag and motorbike lock hoping that it would not rain right now but in just a matter of minutes the sky was crying profusely regardless of me being in a hurry, and finally I can only wait until the rain stops soaking the earth.

I need you, I need you, I need you right now

Yeah, I need you right now so don’t let me, don’t let me down. I Think I’m losing my mind now It’s in my head, darling I hope that you’ be here, when I need you the most so don’ let me, don’t let me, do, don’t let me down. Don’t let me down

The Chainsmoker's chant surprised me and it was my phone ringtone I immediately opened the bag and pulled out my phone, on the screen with the name karin and I lifted it

“Hallo! Ra, are you still home?” start a conversation

“Iya ni Rin, I think I will be late to work”.

“Iya already, ntar I said same boss ya”.

“OK Rin”.

Tut tut tut tut.

I stared at the faithful sky with tears, suddenly my eyes were focused on one object, a black shadow seemed to be watching me then with lightning fast he disappeared in the swift rain. I was surprised by what I saw “Ah, maybe it's nothing, it could be just my hallucinations” I'm inward.

It's been a week since that incident and since then I've always felt like someone was watching, not at work or at home. Today I will go to where my cousin stayed just for some time, at least I will enjoy the holidays without feeling watched. When it got dark, I was welcomed by my aunt and uncle.

The next day Aisha took me around her town. My cousin's house is located not far from the anai valley, west Sumatra, the cool air and beautiful natural scenery really spoil my eyes, the feeling of happiness is only a moment I enjoy, I enjoy, suddenly a bone-piercing chill blew my hair up, the shadow followed me, looking at me from a distance, a shadow that looked like a woman. My curiosity peaked as I challenged him to appear before me and ask him what he wanted, only it was futile in a matter of seconds he disappeared again.

I think back to maybe when traveling yesterday I made a mistake in a new place so that the shadow followed me but it was impossible, I obeyed every rule in the village.

In the middle of the car trip I was riding broke down and was forced to wait a few more hours to get to my city, suddenly a grandmother came up to me and said “You let go and she won't forgive you for the life you took away from her, be careful! hurry up and come home and put the bracelet back on”.

“Wheellet? is it possible that the bracelet that grandma meant...”, I did not have time to continue my words grandmother was no “Where did grandma go earlier, there is no way she went that fast?” What does that shadow have to do with the bracelet I'm wearing?

Along the way I thought about what Grandma said earlier, “Life that I took? whose life, I don't know it all, only one person can answer the question”.

I finally got home, not wanting to waste any time, I went straight to my mother and asked her all the questions that had plagued my mind since this morning.

“Zahra! mama's call echoed in my ear, baby instead of you coming home in a week huh?” questioningly

“Ma, there is something that I want Zahra to ask mama” I started a conversation regardless of my mother's question earlier

“Task what the heck baby, it looks seriously amat” with a little joking tone. “Ma, is there really a life that Zahra took away a few years ago?” My mother was shocked by the statement I made to her.

“I-tuuu..., really it was a mistake but also a dear solution but...”, did not have time to explain in detail the look of my face has changed, my whole body is icy cold, my face is pale, my eyes were blank as lifeless, with my mother worried about checking my left hand and sure enough what she was afraid of happened, there was a scar on my arm, she said, the bracelet I wore for 18 years was no longer wrapped around my hand, the bracelet that tied my life to this body.

Elsewhere

I turned to the left and to the right, no one could see just a white wall surrounding me since then suddenly there was someone similar to me slowly approaching, “Who are you, why is your face so similar to mine?” I looked at him wonder

“You don't recognize me, Zahra? I'm Zahwa your twin brother, don't you remember me? your time in the world is enough now it's my turn”.he grinned with vengeful eyes, he choked my neck. I looked into his eyes, I could see what happened a few years ago, the ritual, the ritual my parents did, moving my life to my twin by force and tying it with a bracelet without thinking they sacrificed Zahwa who at that time knew nothing, and that ritual also took my papa. It was so cruel, suddenly my breath came to a halt, all I saw now was a dark room without light. This is where I end up, this is where I should be.