The invisible hand

The Invisible Hand

This is a story about Travis and his sister Tracy, who was 16 years old, Travis himself was 19 years old. Tracy had long brown hair and blue eyes, Travis had blond curly hair and blue eyes. This ordinary weekend in June, Tracy and Travis were going to drive to their grandmother Becky’s house and pay her a visit. Their mother was very anxious because on the weather rapport , it had been told that it was a small risk that it would rain.

- You have to hurry, she said, if you don’t want to drive when it’s dark, or when it’s raining.
- Yes mum. Travis said and he told his sister to hurry up.

Later…

- Did you bring your cell phone with you? Tracy said when they were on their way. It was of course Travis who drove. The car was a cabriolet and it was black. It was so hot this day that you almost burned when you touched it.

- No, I didn’t, It was still recharging batteries, so I couldn’t take it with me, but I don’t think we’ll need it, I mean, it’s only 10 miles. Travis said.

- I guess you’re right. Look, over there, The sky is turning darker. Tracy said and pointed at the sky.

- Yes, But I think it’s going away from us. So we will be alright. Travis said and tried to see where the wind were blowing.

Suddenly, Tracy saw a little road and a sign who said: Shortcut to Watervillage.
- Watervillage, she said, That’s were Grandmother Becky lives, lets go there, It’s a shortcut.
- Great Idea, I have never seen that road before, It must be a new one.

They drove in on the road and it took them further in to the woods.
- It is very dark here, The big trees covers the sun. Travis said.
The road became narrower and narrower, and soon only one car could drive there. The car was bumping, and then it started to rain.
- Oh no! Tracy said and used a comic book as shelter for the rain.
- The roof wont work, Typical. Travis said, And now, it was raining cats and dogs. Travis did his best to see the road and where he was going but it was very hard. He didn’t even see the car who was coming fast, right against them from the other way. It was all over in a second.

Tracy woke up twenty minutes after the car collision and it was still raining, but not so much. She was bleeding from a wound in her head and she were still in the car. She didn’t remember anything at first but after a while, it all came back, The car, the rain and the collision. She looked for Travis and she realized that their car was standing on top of the other one. She found Travis in the backseat, He had probably been thrown over there. She tried to wake him up, and after a while, he did. He complained over the pain in his neck and when he realized where he was, he sat up. He said to Tracy.
- Are you alright? He looked at her wound in her head.
- I’m fine, how is your neck?
- It’s hurting, but not much. Where are we?
- Out in the woods, I am so sorry for making you take this road. Tracy said and started crying.
- It wasn’t you’re fault, I wanted to go here to.

Tracy stopped crying, and she looked on Travis with big eyes, She said:
- h-h- how do you think the other driver f-feels.
Travis looked at the trashed car under them.
- I don’t now, Lets look it up. Are you coming?
- No, no, You can look by yourself.

Travis climbed down and looked through the other cars window, there was nobody there! He searched the area but found nothing.
Strange… Travis thought for him self, What are we going to do now.
He climbed back up and he told Tracy.
Tracy started to cry and Travis saw that she was freezing in her totally wet clothes.
- We must get warm, and that’s fast. If we don’t want to catch a cold.
- Yes, but we got nowhere to go, and the roof isn’t working. Travis, why don’t you climb down to the other car again and see if there is a phone there.
- Sure.
Travis climbed down and opened the door, He went in and looked for a phone, But he couldn’t find one. He climbed up again and Tracy saw on his face that he hadn’t found one.
- Nothing? She asked.
- No, nothing… Travis said and started to look in the glove box on their own car. He found two sandwiches their mother had made for them. He gave one to Tracy. When they were sitting there eating, Travis came up with an idea.
- We could go back the way we came, back to the highway, I’m sure someone will see us from there.
- Yes, but we can’t go back now, It’s so dark. I say, we sleep in the car, and then we could go back tomorrow when it’s lighter.
- Guess you’re right.

Travis and Tracy slept in the car, But they didn’t sleep well. They were having nightmares about the crash.

Next morning, Travis woke up and he heard a big crow scream. He saw that Tracy weren’t lying beside him. He jumped out of the car and saw that it was someone in the other car! It was Tracy! She was asleep, well, that’s what it looked like.
Travis tried to open the door, but it was locked! He tried to open the one he opened the night before when he was looking for a phone, but it was locked too! They all were. Travis started to knock on the cars window were Tracy was lying. After a while she woke up. “Open the doors!” Travis shouted. Tracy who was really scared at the time tried to open the doors, but she couldn’t. They were locked, and there were no “unlocking mechanism”. Tracy screamed and she had no idea how she had get there.
“Stand back”! Travis shouted and crashed the window. When Tracy had crawled out she said :
- How did I get there? This is creepy. I want to go home now.
- Well I don’t know how you did get there either. It’s very strange, I mean, did you walk in your sleep? Travis asked.
- I guess so, But I have never done that before. Tracy thought fore a while, And then she said:
- Well, at least it’s light now, so we can go back.
It was not raining any more but the sky was dark. They started to go back but very soon, they stood face to face with trees. The road was gone. Now, they really started to panic. Their legs were shaking, and they looked at each other.
- Ghosts, Tracy said.
- What? Travis said and looked frightened.
- Ghosts, Tracy said, I’ve read about some ghosts that trapped their victims in the forest, And then, They killed them.
- You read too much! Travis said, There are no ghosts.
They went back to the car and started to go the other way instead. After a while, the saw something big behind some trees. It was an old, big house.
- Maybe there is someone there. Travis said but he knew that it was almost impossible.
- I don’t know, It looks very old, Tracy said and looked on the big damaged house. I don’t want to go in there.
- Oh, come on! You’re not scared, are you? Travis laughed.
- Of course not. Tracy went to the door. Travis came after. Tracy opened the door and it squeaked very loud. The dust swirled out and Tracy coughed.
- It’s very dusty in here. I don’t want to go in.
Inside the big door there was a big hall. It was dark and dusty. The walls were dark and there were no furniture. Travis took one step in and the floor broke under him. It was rotten and Travis screamed. Travis fell three meters down. At the bottom there was a basement, and there were a lot of rats. He got really scared. He tried to climb back up, and Tracy helped him. Both Tracy and Travis wanted to go away but at the same time, they were very curious, so they watched their step and went further in to the house.
- This is really, really scary. Tracy said and held on to Travis arm.
- I think it’s warm in here, Lets stay and sleep a little before we go on.
- You can’t be serious, I want to go now, Tracy said.
But actually, Tracy were nearly fainting, because she was so tired. Travis noticed that, so he didn’t listen to her. He saw the stairs and he looked at Tracy.
- Let’s look upstairs. Travis said
- No, I want to go now. Tracy whined.
But Travis was already on his way up.
- Watch your step, The stairs could be rotten. Tracy screamed.
Tracy didn’t wanted to be alone downstairs so she followed him. Upstairs was even scarier then downstairs. It was one big corridor and there was many doors on the right side. They opened the first one, It was empty. The second one too, In the third, they found a bathtub witch was standing in the middle of the room. It looked like it was taken out of a horror film. They looked at it for a long time, before they closed the door and went to the next. Tracy were now shaking in her whole body, Because she was so scared. In one room, they found a piano, and two beds. They went in and sat on the beds. Tracy were still thinking on the bathtub and she was still shaking, Travis were scared to, But he didn’t say anything. Travis laid down on the bed and suddenly, he heard Tracy snore,
“good,” he thought, She’s sleeping. He went to the piano and looked at it. It was very old, and it was broken. But you could play at it, but Travis didn’t want to, He didn’t want to wake up Tracy, So he went to bed, And soon he fell asleep.
Tracy woke up one and a half hour later, But she didn’t now why. Travis was sleeping and she tried to fall asleep again. She thought she heard water dripping, and she thought about the bathtub. She was really scared, and she couldn’t move one part of her body. She started to hear doors slamming and the noise came closer. Her heart banked fast and she started to scream. Travis flew up from the bed and looked at Tracy.
- What is it? He sad.
- Schhhhhhh, Tracy said and they were both quiet. Travis heard the slamming to and he took Tracy’s hand and they went out to the corridor. They both saw doors opening and closing and it was coming closer. They screamed and started to run against the stairs.
- What did I tell you? GHOSTS!!! Tracy said.
- Yes, You were right. But come on, Run faster.
Now, they were at the stairs and they stopped. They saw a man, Standing at the bottom, looking at them. He looked angry and Tracy understood that it was a ghost. So did Travis and he started to walk down the stairs.
- No, Don’t go. He can be dangerous. Tracy whispered to Travis. Travis looked at Tracy and started to go up again. But, suddenly someone pushed Travis in the chest so he fell down the stairs. Tracy screamed and she started to run down the stairs. Travis had fainted and Tracy tried to wake him up. She looked at the ghost.
- Go away, He said. Go away.
- Yes, Tracy said. We will.
The ghost disappeared and Travis woke up.
- What happened? Tracy said?
- It was like an invisible hand, pushing me down. Travis whispered and coughed.

They ran out of the house and followed the road for a while. Tracy stopped and said:
- I can hear it, I can hear the highway. She started to run again. Travis could hear the cars to and when they reached the highway, They lifted with some Swedish tourists to Watervillage.

They knocked on the door to their grandmother’s house and their mother opened. She had tears in her eyes and when she saw Tracy and Travis, she smiled. She was very happy, and when Travis and Tracy had told Grandmother Becky and their mother the whole story, Becky said.
- The police thinks your missing, They are still looking for you. So she called the police and said that Travis and Tracy was home again. The police came to Grandmother Becky’s house and Tracy and Travis had to tell the whole story again. The police thought they were lying but Tracy and Travis knew that they didn’t. Tracy, Travis and their mother went home again, and they lived happily ever after.

One thing is for sure, They’ll never take a shortcut again.

Skriven av: Ragata