Sun

There she was.

Blinding me. 

In every aspect. 

Flawless in every angle. 

Like a newborn who has not known the evils of mankind. 

A white sheet washed, white and smelling fresh. 

Untainted.

Without sin, you are the sun. 

With sin, you are the sun still. 

Mannequin

This is not based on a true story. It just happened that I had a nightmare yesterday and I decided to make a short story out of it.

I was in a dream world, engulfed by darkness. Out of nowhere, I saw a familiar face. He called me out because he had something to show me. So I head on over. He was watching this old CPU like the windows 98 kind.

We waited while the silence grew louder it was honestly deafening. As the screen switched on, a scream followed along. I asked him, what it was but he kept silent.

He just said watch this and so I did. "Mannequin prank gone wrong" that was the title. As the video played there were two people. A guy and a girl. Behind them was a mannequin. Nothing strange about that right?

At first they were just posing with it. It became poses with the mannequin next. In which the video fast forwarded and I saw clips of how the mannequin was holding the guy by the head, twisting it and pulling it out.

Next was the girl and she was man handled, like a rape victim. Her insides were sprawling on the floor. Next they both were tangled by strings from the mannequin.

I can't remember exactly how the mannequin looked like but it was plain from my memory. No details, no patches, nothing.

As the guy and girl were being tangled by the strings slowly the strings got bloody. It was eating into their skin. Slicing them, slowly. Now at this point of time I was telling myself that this was some sick shit but my eyes were glued and I couldn't divert myself from the screen.

The bodies were mutilated and red roots rose from the floor, spreading, coming towards me. Before I knew it, my feet were tangled by those roots. I could feel it, wriggling inside of me, slowly creeping up towards my heart.

At this point of time, I just wanted somebody to wake me up. I know its a dream. I just wanted to wake up. All of a sudden, I see myself, at the airport. Eyes white, looking up, kneeling in the middle.

Somebody tapped me and I instantly woke up but I was mouthing, "Help me" and the roots grew at the slit of my eye. I woke up and I just sat there on the bed, looking at the time. Time check, 4am. Sleep was important. The dream never continued from there but im still feeling creeped out.

Hello darkness my old friend

It's dark in here. Oh, I can't seem to move. No matter how much I struggle, I can't even lift an arm. I can move my hands just slightly, but that's about it.

Oh look, I can wriggle my toes and just slightly move my feet, but I can't move my whole leg. Sometimes I hear people talking but I just can't make out what they're saying. On some days I see lights above my head, but everything else is a blur.

What time is it? I don't even know. I can't even move these mouth. I've questions to ask but no matter how hard I tried, I can't even make a sound. Somebody please send help.

What feels like years later, I finally felt my body moved. But all I see are bright lights and vague images of people. Where am I?

After a while it starts to feel warm. It's getting warmer. Oh god, please stop. Somebody, please help me.

Anybody? Please do something. It's getting too hot inside here.

The last vague image I see was the door closing in on me. Is this fire? Am I being burnt? Oh my god. I'm being burnt. Help me! Please! I'm going to die!

The moment of being in the fire made me recall things. I was murdered. My throat was sliced, my hands and feet were tied. My shoulders and all my joints were broken. Acid were poured on both of my eyes. I was already dead.

I was in a morgue. Now, i'm being incinerated.

Gospel Of Fear

Welcome to the gospel of fear. Before you overcome your fears, you have to know what fear is. You have to embrace it even if it means that the fear will swallow you whole. So first thing first, what is fear? Fear is but a figment of your imagination that defies your own logic. It is an emotion, a thought that is either planted in you or created by your mind when you experience something you don't wish to.

Here we 3 candidates that wishes to overcome their current fears. First we have exhibit A. He fears the dark. In order to overcome the dark, one must be accustomed to it. So here he is sitting beside me all tied up. Question! How do you overcome that? You take away his sight. I shall now proceed to gorge his eyes out. And there you have it. He will forever be in darkness.

Exhibit B. She fears height is what we're told. But are you really afraid of being held up 80 floors high or are you just afraid of falling? So how do we tackle this problem? That's easy. Here we have her blindfolded and being lead outside of the building. Mind you we're at the 60th floor and the highest floor this building has to offer is the 100th. So here's a drone to show what's happening outside. As you can see she is made to hold on to a railing that is fixed to the building. She is standing atop a trapdoor that will only open once the blindfold is free from her. In 3,2,1! Pull her blindfold!

There you have it folks she is screaming and holding on to her dear life. It has been made near impossible to lift yourself up from that position. So now we ask again, do people just fear the height or falling from that height. She is probably gonna let go and come to terms that she won't make it out alive so let's move on to the third candidate.

Exhibit C have a fear of holes. Now i'm not sure how common that is and I personally will feel afraid if there's a gaping hole in my body. But that's not my issue. Here we have exhibit c pinned to the wall. Now we're going to put holes in his body with a nail gun, pry it out and pour this acid that eats away the tissue surrounding it so it will never recover. But before that let's numb his entire body. Standby! That's the 7th hole so far. Now let's get a doctor to see his condition. The doctor says his good to go for a few more rounds. Let's continue. 20th hole and looks like his coming to. Oh just look at how his screaming. Unsure if it's from the pain or from the holes in his body. We shall keep him detained for feedbacks.

Now before we end this session, how do you overcome your so called fear? By getting used to it that's how. So tune in next time for gospel of fear and the results of exhibit c.

Seeded

Rick was your average old man. He got fired after being wrongly accused for trying to steal the formula that hastens the growth of plants in the company he worked for. After being retrenched he lived in a hut some distance away from the city with his son, Joshua.

Winter came and Joshua fell severely sick. Rick didn't have the money to buy any medicines at that point of time. During Christmas, Joshua died as a result. Steven buried Joshua at the back of his house serving it as a memory. 

Few months after Joshua died, Rick realized that a tree has grown over the grave. Rick didn't cut the tree down but instead nurtured it. Another few months flew by and the tree bear fruits. Rick couldn't make out what kind of fruit it was so he decided to let them fall to the ground by itself. 

It came as a shocking surprise to Rick as the fruits began to look more and more human rather. Close to Christmas the fruits fell. Rick was dumbfounded when he found out that it looked and felt like normal children. However they couldn't move nor speak but they do have a pulse rate. As Rick was carrying them into his house, he stumbled and dropped one of the fruits. The body broke into two and instantly disappears leaving only the testicles behind. 

Rick slowly began to experiment with them. Were they edible? Do they turn bad? What do they taste like? He began to eat the fruit. Different parts of it including the seeds. 

Few months after, Rick had a visit from his old company. They said that they were looking for land to expand their business and that Rick was in the way. Eventually while looking around they found out about what Rick was growing behind his yard. They came to a deal to buy what was left and forget about expansion. 

Rick explained how to grow them and the necessity. Rick only kept one or two to continue his harvest. The company which took what Rick had, monopolized the fruits and sold to people. Some disagree with the idea while others supported it as it was something new.

Christmas eve came  and Ricks friends decided to gave him a visit. They ate and drink. Soon everybody fell asleep. Christmas itself, when Rick woke up to some shuffling sound, he saw a horrid scene. His friends were eaten right infront of his eyes. One of them was munching away at a leg, stopped and stood up. They attention focused on Rick. They walked towards him and nobody heard of Rick ever since.

A year into the fruit project and it was successful. Some supported the project while others look at it in disdain as if it were some immoral act to be eating a fruit that looked like children. Nevertheless many still buy it.

Shuffling sounds could be heard. Soon, all hell break loose. Cars crashed, shots fired, screams broke the night and crying and prayers could be heard. The fruits came to live and they ate anybody in the vicinity. The fruits can't be killed nor eaten as it was lethal to the human body.

The feast continued throughout the night. In the shadows, a man could be seen carrying a jar of seeds. Unharmed, as if he has some immunity against the man eating fruits. Infront of him was his ex-boss, "You're still ali... Argh!! Alive!"

He walked through town looking at the chaos. He just smiled. "Damn kids did well. You should be proud Joshua." Rick muttered with tears in his eyes. 

Coma

Scott, 32, has absolutely nothing to his name. He has no job, no house, no dreams, no family. Nothing. One rainy evening, he met with a car accident while he was crossing the road. He was rushed to the hospital.

When Scott woke up, he felt very groggy. Beside him stood a small girl. She was smiling when Scott woke up. She started screaming but not those of fear nor terror. More of a delighted kind. In came a woman from the door.

She went over to scott, sat by his bed and gave him a kiss. The woman asked him to dress up as he does not want to make Becky wait any longer. She also reminded him that he would bring Becky to the theme park as he has some days off from work.

She went out and had Becky prepare for the trip. Scott stood up and looked around. He looked at the photos which were hung on the wall. Apparently, that beautiful woman, which kissed him was his wife and Becky was her daughter.

Somehow it felt somewhat unnatural but Scott was unsure why or what is the cause of it. Scott went down and waited by the car. Everybody got in and Scott just drove to the theme park. The day went well and it ended with fireworks.

They headed back home with everybody feeling satisfied. The next day, Scotts wife woke him up for work. Scott got ready in minutes and went to work. When he got home, he sat by the bed. His wife came up and started massaging him from the back. They ended up having sex, wash up and went to sleep.

Time flew by and before he knows it, Becky was already in college. Scott has already retired and living off from his savings that he managed to save up. One day, Scott met with a car accident. He was rushed to the hospital. The doctor tried all they could to save his life but it was very critical and he only had at most a day to live. His wife and kids came down to grief.

As Scott laid on his deathbed, his vision blurred and he can't hear anything. He saw his wife speaking to him but he can't hear it. As soon as Scott closed his eyes, he woke up. Beside him was a nurse and a doctor. The doctor explained how Scott was in a coma for a week.

The nurse attending to Scott was very patient. Day by day Scott got better and finally, he could walk again. The nurse and Scott just have that chemistry and eventually they got married. Scott didn't had a job, so he started working part time while studying to find a better job. His wife gave birth to a daughter just after Scott found a job with some good prospects.

Years later the wife quit as a nurse and looked after their daughter. Scott now owns a car, a house and a family of his own. His daughter grew up to be a fine lady whose in college. As Scott was crossing the road in the city, he met with a car accident. He was rushed to the hospital.

The doctor did all they could but to no luck. Scotts time was coming. As he laid on his deathbed waiting for his wife and daughter to come, Scott was struck with memories of the exact thing happening while he was in a coma. His wife came just hours before he passed on.

Scotts vision became blurred but he could somewhat see his wife mouthing something. This time round he could hear her clearly. His eyes widened in terror and he died as he heard her say, "Surprised? I know, I was there."

Timeless but soon gone

What if you could see the future and prevent a death only to lose a year worth of memory? For some it'll be worth it. But here's another catch, half an hour after saving that person he/she will still die. Here are the laws of a time samaritan:

1) It is mandatory to "save" the one you see in your vision be it friend or foe. 

2) After saving that person he or she has only 30 minutes to live before dying. 

3) You will lose a year worth of memory for every deed you do.

4) The number of years you lose your memories must never exceed your age or you will cease to exist. 

5) Ignoring a vision will result in losing 2 years worth of memory

It was February 14. It was Stans' 16th birthday. That's when things started to happen. Stan was looking into blank space when suddenly he saw the bbq pit exploded due to a gas leak. He turned to his dad which was at the pit. He was about to stand when it happened.

The pit exploded. His dad died in the process. That was the time Stan came into a conclusion that he can see the future. True enough he could. Whenever Stan see a vision of somebody dying he will immediately do his best to prevent it from happening. What he didn't know is that 30 minutes from the time he saved a certain person, that person will still die. 

Years passed and slowly Stan couldn't recall things from the past. Like what happend when he was 16. Anything above that he could recall. Stan was 19 by then. He can't remember how his dad died and will constantly ask his mom about his dad. His mom out of anger scolded him for being so ignorant and disrespectful to the dead. 

Stan couldn't take it and argued with his mom. What he saw next made him cower into fear and anguish. He saw a vision of his mom getting hit by a truck which was speeding across the road. Stan was in rage but quickly sought to find his mom to prevent it from happening. However he was too late. 

His mom has already left home and was about to drive off to town. He tried calling her upteen of times and finally she picked up. Seconds later, he heard his mom scream and a loud collision over the phone. The line went dead. He rushed out of the house and true enough. His vision came true. 

He quickly dialled 911. They came but it was too late. His little sister upon hearing this news went into depression and confined herself in her room. She refused to come out or eat. Days passed by and the door opened. Stan was glad and was about to coax his little sister. Only to find her dead. She hanged herself. 

Stan was losing his sanity. He started to rely on sleeping pills. He just can't handle it and would rather sleep off everything. As he went to the clinic he saw another vision. An old man was about to die from a construction nearby. Stan decided to ignore the vision. The old man died without Stan interfering.

Minutes after that incident Stan saw another vision. This time round it was him. He was about to die. However it just showed him, in a dark void. Nothing else. Stan was very reluctant and rushed home. He closed all the windows and the door shut tight. He sat on the sofa and soon drifted into a deep slumber. He was waiting for his food to boil. Apparently it boiled and cut the flames leaving only the gas.

It filled the entire house. Stan woke up in a fit and accidentally trip over a plug in which he caused some sparks. Within seconds the whole house was ablazed. The firefighters came but could not find anything. Only a pile of ashes.