A HORROR STORY
Lola was a very curious girl.
She asked last Christmas for an “Alexa” as a present from her parents.
Basically an “Alexa” is a device with Bluetooth and a little artificial intelligence, but people use it mostly as a speaker device.
Lola loved music, mostly because of her big brother, Al Paccino. He played the guitar gracefully. She heard through the thin wall that separated their rooms and the echoes of the hallway.
But that was a while ago, she refused to listen to music since that day.
She went several times to therapy, she meditated, studied the techniques of mindfulness; basically she focused on herself and her well being.
She had always been a loveable girl, very loving of music, family and friends, but off course she wasn’t perfect, since THAT day she was anxious all the time, she was more likely to be stressed or irritated.
Now the days were darker, cloudier, and sader.
-I Miss ..- said Lola
- I know sweetheart, me too.
- I could do anything just to see … just to hear … to talk to .. to him again.
- My love, he’s now in a better place. Oh dear … you remind me so much of him. Come here baby…
They cuddled and cried until they both fell asleep.
Lola dreamt of it. She cried while being asleep.
It was a rainy day, she used to love when it rained, she’d always dance with her brother to Tom Odell’s song “another love” .
But that day he didn’t arrive on time.
He didn’t arrive at all. He was on his way home while riding the skateboard. It was extremely slippery.
He rode down the road, he slipped, and then he got up but he didn’t see a bus coming. The bus crashed into him. Since that day she cried herself to sleep. However she knew she had to be strong and so, she continued and tried to smile and have the best attitude she could.
Now it was Christmas Eve.
Lola got what she wanted for Christmas, an Amazon Alexa. She loved playing music with it but it seemed to be a little defective. During some nights, Lola’s Amazon Alexa started making weird noises. “They are noises from a different dimension” said Lola’s mother jokingly. One night, Lola started hearing a distorted voice. She said to herself that maybe it was just some interference from a nearby radio station, but that’s not how Alexa works, it is not a radio.
The next day Lola was scrolling through social media and a brochure appeared saying “Alexa has the ability to talk with supernatural entities. Just say to her “Alexa can you speak with ghosts?” Lola was very interested so she runned to Alexa to ask her the question. “Yes”, Alexa replied but she thought it was only joking.
-Do you want me to search up for supernatural movement or strange ultra magnetic forces near you- said Alexa
-yes- said Lola
-searching…-
- searching…. I’ve found a supernatural magnetic force near you, about less than 2 meters away from here.
Lola gasped and she stopped. She just asked Alexa to play a relaxing song.
That same night the noises started again, but this time they were different. She could swear she was hearing her brother play the guitar, he was playing “wish you were here” from Pink Floyd. Lola never liked Pink Floyd but appreciated her brother’s playing. “Al?” She said, but there was no reply. “Al?” She called again. No reply. She thought nothing of it and just disconnected the Amazon Alexa and laid on her bed.”Lola” she heard.
She jumped out of her bed and stared at the unplugged Amazon Alexa. “Al?” She said, “Lola,” Alexa replied. It was Al, or at least that’s what it seemed.”run” said the voice “he is coming” “who is coming?” she asked. “I just gotta get out” said the voice in a singing melody. Freddie Mercury came out of the Amazon Alexa. “No please Freddy, don’t hurt me” said Lola “Run” said Al through the Amazon Alexa.
Lola ran to his parents' room but they were not there. Soon she realized she was not home. The place she was at was a warped and bent version of his house, the place had the same layout of her house the things in there were different. The family pictures were exchanged for pictures of Freddy Mercury, he was completely naked in some of them. The walls were all black with letters that spell “eoooo” all over them.
And there she was, running from Freddie inside that horrible place. “mamaaa uuuu” Lola heard behind her but she didn’t turn back, she just ran. She tried to open the front door in order to scape (escape) the horrible place but it was locked. Freddie was approaching rapidly and was able to catch her and Freddie bit her neck. Freddie’s bent teeth went through her skin and into the veins inside her neck.
Lola woke up. Turns out she was dreaming. Later she discovered a strange mark on her neck. Later that week, during a medical appointment, she discovered that she had AIDS, the same disease that killed Freddy Mercury. Lola had gotten an STD through the bite of Freddy in her dreams, so she died 6 months later.
The end.
By Sofia López and
Alessio Colonna, Step 10
