THE RED CHRISTMAS CHAPTER THREE: NO WAY OUT

THE RED CHRISTMAS: AWAKENING TO NIGHTMARE

recap/continuation

Ada rose on legs like twigs, every nerve urging flight as trained. But where could she Run to escape this plague of murder that followed so insistently upon her heels? Little did she know her escape had only begin and far yet darker destinies lay in store …

CHAPTER THREE: NO WAY OUT

Her breath was shaky as she ran with all her might. Her eyes darting sideways for any sign of him. She had never ran this way in her life and now she has to do it to escape what she doesn’t know.
She ran into a grave yard and decided to lay low for a while. It was dark and chilly. Ada bent on her shaky legs and hid behind a grave
“Hey young girl, wetin u dey do for here?”
Ada screamed and her eyes widen in terror when she felt a hand on her shoulder
“Please don’t kill me, please!” She sobbed without opening her eyes. She opened her mouth to pleas with him to save her but her voice was frozen
“Person dey chase you?” The man asked again. She opened her eyes and saw a man who seemed to be the graveyards gateman
“You have to get out of here! Go! Go away!!” She yelled in her mind as she pushed the man away
“You’re going to die too. You have to go! Just go!!” She was about to push the man again when she went immobile with her eyes bulging. She was shivering like a drenched puppy.
A dark smoke was rising from a tomb behind the man. It was ominous.
The smoke went in through the man’s ears. He let out an ear piercing scream before exploding right in front of Ada. His blood drenching her.
A dark and crazy laughter echoed through the graveyard.
Ada stood there wetting her pants with hot urine as she awaited death.
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‘am I dead?’ is this heaven? Ada wondered as she stared around the brightly lit room
“Oh you’re awake!” An elderly woman sat beside Ada on the bed and held her hand
“Who are you?” Ada wanted to ask but her voice wouldn’t come out so she just stared at the woman blankly.
“Oh I’m Lucy , my husband found you unconscious in front of the graveyard on his way to church yesterday
What were you doing there my dear?”
That question had Ada’s eyes widen in terror as her mind went back to what she witnessed the previous night. She curled back into the bed and covered her head with the duvet
“Don’t be afraid my dear, you’re safe here. Nothing can get to you now. You’re safe” the woman soothed
” You can go to sleep back. I’ll be watching over you” she patted Ada’s hand and smiled warmly
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outside the house stood the cute monster. Frustration was evident on his cute face while his monstrous body emitted dark,angry smokes . He has been trying to get into the house for the past one hour but he couldn’t.
Who dares keep his prey away from him? They are all going to die! But the problem is how to get past the door. He has tried materializing into the house but he couldn’t. He tried the windows but still couldn’t!!
He eyed the cross that was hung on the door with disgust.
“Bloody christians!” He roared
You can hide all you want my little prey. I love the game of hide and seek. But once I find you, you go nowhere!” He muttered menacingly and let out a wicked laughter.
He thought of causing an earthquake but then his little prey might die and he won’t be able to have fun with her.
Then he turned to the only way he knows can force her out
He haunted her dream…..
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“What is that child? What happened? I heard your scream are you ok?” Lucy ran into Ada’s room and saw her shivering on the bed
Ada stared round the room in fright. It felt so real
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it has been two days now since Ada started staying with the couples and the nightmares were getting more frequent and frightening. As long as she lay down to sleep, the nightmares would start.
Ada was now looking so Haggard with dark circles around her eyes. She looked worn out and older than her actual age.

Finally it was Christmas day! The house was bustling with activities as the couples moved hurriedly to prepare for their son’s arrival
“Daughter! Get dressed and let’s go to church!” Lucy yelled to Ada from the kitchen
Ada was reluctant to go out but she did not want to seem ungrateful. Moreover it looks like the creature has grown tired of tormenting her
If only she knew…
The morning mass ended peacefully. Lucy and her husband introduced Ada to their priest and he in turn prayed for her
As he laid his hand on her head to pray, the lights in the church started flickering off and on
“My wife!!!” A man cried as he stared at his wife’s cold and lifeless body on the floor
The church members started dropping dead one after the other. The prayer warriors joined heads together but before they could utter a word, the priest’s head was down from his shoulders. His eyes were bulging and his body went down with a loud thud. Blood splattered all over the alter. It was indeed a gruesome thing to witness .
“Enough! Stop killing all these innocent people and take me! I’m the one you want right? So just take me!” Ada wanted to yell out but she couldn’t . Her voice was gone. She curled up like a ball beside the alter and was shaking with sobs

He reached for a young pastor and in one swift move, pulled out the man’s oesophagus. Blood splattered on his face and he licked it as he grinned evilly.

Tbc