{"id":1912,"date":"2019-06-04T20:39:34","date_gmt":"2019-06-04T20:39:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jonathanharker.co.uk\/theghostlyworld\/?page_id=1912"},"modified":"2022-10-27T09:27:15","modified_gmt":"2022-10-27T09:27:15","slug":"fictional-scary-tales-horror-stories","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/jonathanharker.co.uk\/theghostlyworld\/fictional-scary-tales-horror-stories\/","title":{"rendered":"Legacy – 7"},"content":{"rendered":"

by Joe Stanley<\/span><\/p>\n

7<\/span><\/p>\n

With flashlight and his personal weapon in hand, he moved up toward the sound. He didn\u2019t think, he didn\u2019t care, his instincts took over and he moved like a cop, whether he was one or not. Clearing every foot, he looked around confused. There was no other way out, and no place to hide.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cOver here.\u201d called a small voice.<\/span><\/p>\n

Wheeling, he had the beam and the barrel of the gun instantly on target. A young boy, dirty, bruised, and scratched, stared back from just beyond some kind of dusty metal frame. He lowered his weapon, though his tired instinct told him something was very wrong.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cHi there, guy. I\u2019m a policeman. I\u2019m here to help. Are you okay?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cNo. But you don\u2019t have to worry about that.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s my job\u2026\u201d he began.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cNo, it\u2019s not.\u201d came the frighteningly truthful reply. It stunned him and for a moment he was speechless. But there was more about the kid, something familiar about him.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cDon\u2019t you know who I am?\u201d the boy asked.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cNo,\u201d the detective lied, \u201cWhat\u2019s your name?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cBobby. And yes, you do know who I am.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cAll I know is that I have to get you out of here.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s too late for that. And the only person you need to help right now is you. You need to acknowledge the truth.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWhat truth? Tell me.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cNot everyone who came here died. You know that. Some were released after he did his thing.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWhy didn\u2019t anyone try to get help, Bobby? Where did they go?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThat\u2019s for you to find out. All of this has happened for a reason, the blackout, the investigation, your resignation. Things like this are happening to all of them, right about now. They\u2019re his seeds, his legacy. They will pick up where he left off.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m not one of them, Bobby\u2026\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cNot you, me. I stayed behind when he let you go. I stayed here so that you could go on. You had to so you could track them down. You have to stop them.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI will, Bobby, but…\u201d Alder started, determined to reason with this poor crazy kid. But the boy faded slowly into nothingness and back into the darkness.<\/span><\/p>\n

From empty air the voice called out, \u201cYou have to stop them or you will become just like them, you\u2019ve already started\u2026 with the old man\u2026\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Then he was gone and the detective saw the dusty glass of the mirror with his adult self staring back.<\/span><\/p>\n

-end-<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

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