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The Bell Tower |
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| . When she was to the door Marsha slightly hesitated in opening it. Did she really want to see what was on the other side? She pushed her doubts aside, opened the door, and stepped out into the sprinkling evening. The only thing out of the ordinary she could see was that the door to the bell tower slightly ajar. She walked to it with the hair on the back of her neck standing on end. Through the slight opening she could hear voices from within the bell tower. Marsha pushed the door open and inside was a girl she didn't know standing in front of a little tiger. "Oh, wow," Marsha said walking up to it. "It's been here a long time I think," said the teenager. Picking up the tiger Marsha saw out of the corner of her eye the girl looking toward the door, which was now closed. Had she closed it? Marsha couldn't remember. She walked up and opened it to the ever-darkening night. "What should we do with it," she called to the mystery girl behind her. After receiving no answer she glanced over her shoulder and saw the girl was gone. Because she was blocking the only way out she knew she couldn't have gone through the door. Suddenly her arms felt really light and in in horror she realized the tiger was slowly fading. As the tiger became more transparent it began to run through her fingers like fog on a cool summer night. She shook her arms wildly and backed up against the doorframe. As she began screaming a bell tolled all around her. Then the darkness enveloped her. As her eyes flickered open Marsha could see nothing but bright white all around her. "Wow, I'm dead," Marsha said emotionlessly to herself. "No, you've just had a scare that's all," said a woman in a white suit that walked up beside her. Coming to her senses Marsha realized she was in a hospital room. "Where are they? What were they?" Marsha asked the woman she presumed was a nurse. "Who are you talking about dear," the nurse said looking at her questioningly. "The girl and the tiger," Marsha said. "You must not have slept off your medication yet," the nurse said with a chuckle. "How did I get here," she asked. "One of your friends found you by your locker. She said you hadn't even opened it yet. You were just lying on the floor and she couldn't wake you up," the nurse said. "My locker? I didn't ever get to my locker," Marsha said confused. "Well sometimes it is hard to remember things that happen right before someone blacks out. It will come to you soon," said the nurse matter-of-factly. Marsha rubbed her eyes then got a curious expression on her face. "Why did they ring the bells before I blacked out," Marsha inquired. "Bells in the tower at your school? That's not possible, dear. The bells were taken out years ago," the nurse said. . |
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