What was that noise? I must just be hearing things again. Everything seems a little weird lately. My part in the mystery was writing the note, not the actual commission of any crime. It was an innocent enough note, hardly a threat, more like a warning. “Beware of someone offering a trade“.
I was asked by an acquaintance, actually more like a friend, to write a note to their girlfriend. Hardly suspicious, but he could have just texted it. The note seemed more truthful, possibly ominous, but of course I think he wanted to scare her a bit. At first I went along thinking it a joke on the girl, who I really didn’t care for in the first place. So I wrote the note in vague handwriting and slipped it in her locker.
The noises started shortly after I planted the note. Strange eerie sounds, probably just the wind. I didn’t think much about it at the time, but now a few days had passed I was curious if my friend got the reaction he was looking for. I gave him a call.
“Hey, Jer, what’s up? Haven’t heard a word about the note yet.” I waited for an answer, but Jerry just hung up. I texted him the same message. No answer.
Little did I realize Jerry had unintentionally involved me in a frightening scheme. His girlfriend was eyeing another guy who had a mysterious background. He started giving small gifts to Jerry’s girlfriend. Naturally, Jerry wasn’t in the position to do the same, so was afraid he might lose her to the richer boy. The ultimate challenge came when the boy offered Jerry’s girl a ring. The ring was unusual and sported an emerald in an odd shape. Of course Jerry was jealous and a little perturbed that “his” girl would accept it.
I was wondering why this girl would treat Jerry like this. She seemed almost mesmerized by the new boy who showed her so much affection. I decided to do some googling on the stranger.
I was shocked to discover that he was nonexistent on the web. As I researched more I found an ancient legend and myth about a genie who appears every fifteen years to one vulnerable young woman. The chosen woman had to be unsure of herself, wanting a boost in her confidence and appearance. This genie appeared as a somewhat ordinary boy, offering everything the girl desired. But it came with a price.
The day she accepted the ring and put it on, her life changed. She suddenly grew more beautiful and carried herself in a more confident manner. She never gave Jerry a second look. His plan unknowingly completed, but not with the outcome he had predicted. Instead of being put off by the warning in the note, she was driven by it. Any change, any price would be worth the trade. As magically as the new boy appeared he was nowhere to be found. The eerie noises also stopped.
Jerry was in a funk because his plan didn’t work. I was mystified by the whole happening. And Jerry’s girlfriend was happy for a year. When she turned sixteen, her life ended, at least to the outside world. I can only imagine she paid the ultimate price for a year of happiness. It couldn’t be, no, but I wonder if she’s the genie now?
Wow. This is really well written!
Do check out my blog when you get the chance to. 🙂
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A very good story. You did it!
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Thank you!
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You’re welcome! 🙂 🙂
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That’s really good 🙂
And I don’t mean that to sound like I’m surprised that you wrote something good 🙂
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Really? I’m flattered.
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Yes really, I’m not just saying it so you don’t run me over with your wheelchair.
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I could try, but rolling all the way to Australia might be a bit of a long ride.
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We have these things called planes in Australia, they fly through the air at great speed and carry passengers to and fro. Don’t you have them in America? 😛
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Do they? Well my old granpappy used to say……if we were meant to fly we’d be born with wings……JK
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The biggest problem with these plane thingies is that they keep bringing you people back here 😛
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May be that’s right. I have friends who love to visit your country, as I would. Just the trip is too long, don’t think I could take it.
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I have been known to say the same thing about visiting the US 🙂
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Well come on up, contestant number one!
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It didn’t happen when I was young and single and free to go anywhere, I can’t see it happening now I have kids.
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Lots to see and do here. For them too!
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Yeah but I’m not travelling with them, they annoy me in the car I’m not spending 18 hours in a plane with them
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Spoken like a true dad. Haven’t you heard of tablets, inflight movies, and should I mention BOOKS?
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We travelled 4000ks across the country with video screens and books etc and stopped every two hours or so, I’m in no hurry to do 18 hours in a sardine can they can’t get out for that long
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Yes, we travelled from Houston to Vermont in two week vacation. We had a 66 Mustang, three kids and a dog!
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As much as I like planes I’m not too keen on travelling that far either. I might be a hermit at home but I don’t want to be a sardine for 18 hours.
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There were no tablets, no headphones, just books, coloring books and snacks. We took our own cooler. You either had ham, roast beef or turkey sandwiches or pub. At dinner time you could switch. Those were the days. I need to write about it.
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We used to do it as kids and the cars where a lot less comfortable back then than they are today
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Right. Airplanes are very cramped and I’m claustrophobic. 😂
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I’m not claustrophobic, I love caves and mine shafts etc I just hate the idea of sitting in a seat for so long even if I can walk about the cabin. 4-5 hours to Perth annoys me because of the lack of leg room, 18 hours I’d be a mental case.
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Agree
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No way in a mine or cave yikes
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I’m no spelunker or anything but I’ve done plenty of mine tours
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Ok had to write it out.😳😄
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I saw that, I havent read it yet.
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Larry Curly and Moe are what I call the littles, 13, 10 and 10
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I referred to them in last nights post too 🙂
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Seven degrees and it said, break in snow in 32 min. How weird is that? 32 , not within the hour, etc. Ok trying to sleep now goodnight! I
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Have a good sleep, hope you don’t freeze.
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Not looking forward to heating bill
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Use a blanket 🙂
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Duh, I have many. But the wind comes in through the lock part of the door and right to the temperature gauge!😱
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You need a new house 😛
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A new door or more weatherstripping
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Well that’s probably cheaper.
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😉👍🏻
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I just read about the Nullarbor. Quite an interesting history.
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It’s a big place, most people don’t get to see more than the 200ks of road at the southern end of it, (although many people think the area from Ceduna to Noreseman (1400ks) is the Nullarbor the only bit the main highway crosses is less that 200ks long. The longest straight stretch of road is longer than the section of the Nullarbor you cross on that road.
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One pic of a sign said 90 miles of straight road.
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Yeah it’s 154km or something and there is nothing there. You can see a truck coming for about 20 minutes before you meet up with it.
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Sounds like some of the roads in Montana!
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No idea never been there but the Nullarbor is pretty well trafficked now days, you can barely go an hour without seeing someone, even Stormtroopers walking the the damn road. There are plenty of other roads out like the Gibb River Road where you can go days without seeing someone.
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I’ll try commenting here, notifications bell, no luck. Only from my phone do I get the msg.
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I often don’t get the message that a person has liked or commented but I don’t have any problem leaving comments from the alert system usually.
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Notification alert bell doesn’t let me reply to you.
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I’m working on that error but the other errors appear to be random on everyones site.
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Eureka, commenting from the comment section works, says reply sent. But your comments don’t always show up there. You’re a hard man to track down, lost. Is that intentional?😂😱😳🙄
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Often if the comments don’t show up they turn up in spam. But I have had the same thing happen on other peoples websites. It seems to be a different error for every person.
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They just don’t like us, simple as that. I couldn’t publish the About on the writer. The one with all the doodads on the left side? Jumps around, crazy.
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They appear not to like a lot of people
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