#3 Uncharted lake

Uncharted lake

Tom Worthington and Harry Wilson were unpopular best friends in their first year in greenfield high school. They were in the same age group, living in a small town of Jacksonville.

It was school holidays so they felt like exploring the forests nearby the town.. however Tom was reluctant to go to the forests. Harry always had his way of persuading Tom into doing anything with him. It was a sunny day and the sky was crystal clear, Harry already convinced Tom to go to the forests with him to observe nature. They went into the depth of the forests and Tom was getting worried as he asked Harry..

"Don't you think that we're going too far now? I mean i can't even see the town anymore. "

"What? Don't tell me you're scared now. " said Harry absently with his attention absorbed by the forests.

"I'm not scared because there is no reason to be.. isn't that right?" Said Tom.

"Yeah.. that's the spirit. Now let's go. "

Said Harry.

After few minutes of walking in silence.. a voice of a girl broke the silence. It sounded like the girl was pleading for help.. saying.. "HELP ME".

The echoes reached both Tom and Harry's ears as they decided to follow the direction where the voice was coming from, without saying a word to each other.

They got there in time and saw a girl who seemed to be two years younger than them, drowning in a lake.

Wasting no time Harry dived into the lake in attempt to save the girl. While Tom stood there frozen as he witnessed the scene, he couldn't swim so there was nothing he could do but to watch.

However to their astonishment.. the girl suddenly beamed with a devilish smirk and vanished out of sight.

Harry began to struggle in the lake water as if something beneath was holding onto him to drown him.

He gasped for air then succumbed to the force that was pulling him deeper and drowned.

Tom was horrified and feeling helpless.. he was shaken beyond the core. Watching his best friend drowning. Somehow he knew that he had to do something.

Tom left the scene in a haste to look for help.. he ran as fast as he could crying and yelling.

He ran for a few minutes and crossed paths with a wandering old man, he told the old man the whole story and went back to the scene with him. By the time they got there it was too late. The old man called for rescuers but they never found Harry's body.

Tom was in a total devastation of sorrow and feeling remorseful..

He blamed himself for what happened to his best friend Harry, he couldn't stop crying. His life was shattered.

Few days later.. everyone were worried about Tom, he became a different person after the incident.

He always locked himself in his room refusing to talk to anyone.

Tom's parents were out of town to celebrate their anniversary and they asked Katherine, their neighbor to look after Tom.

Katherine always cared so much about Tom and she couldn't bear the thought of seeing him like this.

So she decided to talk to him..

Tom went to the kitchen to grab something to eat.. there he saw Katherine who seemed to be waiting for him.

"Tom.. can i talk to you?" Said Katherine worryingly.

"About what?.. " Said Tom lazily.

"I know you lost your best friend and things hasn't been easy for you but you shouldn't blame your self. Harry wouldn't want you to spend the rest of your life living like this." Said Katherine.

"Well.. i know you mean well and I'm thankful. But don't worry i think i will be fine now." Said Tom with a smile.

"Okay.. there's somewhere i should go now. I'll see you when i get back." Said Katherine.

"Alright.. I'll be here the whole day. " Said Tom.

Instead of saying anything Katherine smiled at Tom and left.

Tom could hear the door banging as Katherine closed it and left the house.

"Well.. i have the house to my self. What to do.. what to do.. " Said Tom to himself.

He thought for a moment however his thoughts were interrupted by a sound of a breaking glass in the dining room. He went to investigate.

Tom got there to find a broken glass on the floor.. before he could try to clean the mess another glass fell on the floor. He had a feeling of being watched, objects started to move on their own.

Tom was overcome with fear and froze on the spot.

He could see wet footsteps on the floor walking towards him as the air in the room got colder and colder the more the footsteps approached him.

An unknown voice broke the silence..

"TOM.. WHY DID YOU LEAVE ME. I THOUGHT WE WERE FRIENDS. " said an unknown voice.

Tom immediately recognized the voice.. it was his best friend's voice Harry.

He was shocked and frightened that he was at a loss for words.

Peculiarly Tom's fear suddenly vanished.. as he spoke in tears..

"I didn't leave you.. i tried everything i could do to help. But i was too late.. and it's my fault. I could've tried harder.. my life has been a living hell.. do you think that i had it easy?"

"IF YOU REALLY CARE ABOUT ME AT ALL THEN COME WITH ME... " said the voice.

Tom was slightly surprised he knew that his best friend died and he was talking to a ghost that happened to be his best friend. But he never wished to die. Because he had so much to live for.

"Come with you? To where?" Said Tom warily.

"TO A BETTER PLACE WHERE WE CAN BE BEST FRIENDS FOR ETERNITY.." said the voice.

Tom took a few steps backward and attempted to run away but the door closed shut on it's own. He tried to scream but his reality came crumbling down as his surroundings started to change.

"YOU WANTED TO LEAVE ME AGAIN.. I CAN'T LET THAT HAPPEN.. " said the voice angrily.

It was lights out for Tom as he found himself at the lake where his best friend Harry drowned. He had no time to think of how he got there and he drowned.

Tom's body was never found and no one knew what happened to him.

THE END..

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