SECOND YEAR OF
DENTAL SCHOOL
AS HE
GETS SOME LAST
'R.E.M.'
SLEEP,
WHILE DREAMING ABOUT
DONUTS!
...YES!
...EVER SINCE HE WAS A KID,
AND SEEING DONUTS BEING MADE
HE HAS BEEN
A BIG FAN
AND
A
BIG DEVOURER
OF THEM!
SO,
THIS MORNING,
HSR JUMPS OUT OF BED AND
GETS READY
AND RUNS TO THE
SHOP FOR SOME OF THEM...
...AND ON HIS WAY,
HE SEES A PRETTY LADY...WHAT?
AND
HE'S IN SUCH A HURRY
THAT HE
OF COURSE,
BURNS SOME
DOUGHNUTS!...
AND ON HIS WAY
INTO THE SHOP
HE SEES
SOME PATRONS JUST
HAVING A GOOD TIME
SATISFYING
THEIR SUGAR CRAVINGS!
SO, HE BUYS SOME...
...BUT...
THEY DISAPPEAR...
RIGHT BEFORE
HIS VERY EYES...AND
HIS VERY MOUTH!
OH, WELL,
...
NOW,
HSR HAS TO GO TO WORK!...
...BUT AN OLDER LADY
STOPS HSR
ON HIS WAY TO HIS TRUCK
AND SAYS,
"YOUNG MAN, I DON'T KNOW YOU,
BUT,
I HAVE A FEELING THAT
YOU ARE GOING TO
NEED THIS!...
AND SHE GIVES HIM A
STRANGE RING!
AND SHE CONTINUES,
"PLEASE USE IT IF YOU HAVE AN EMERGENCY!...
IT WILL PROTECT YOU!"
AND THEN SHE WALKS AWAY...
SO, HSR LOOKS AT THE RING
AND THEN HE LOOKS UP...TO
THANK THE LADY...BUT...
SHE'S GONE!...
DISAPPEARED!...WHOA!
"WELL, I'LL SEE IF I NEED IT TODAY!"
HE SAYS TO HIMSELF,
AND,
"MAYBE SHE KNOWS SOMETHING
ABOUT ME THAT
I DON'T EVEN KNOW
ABOUT MYSELF!...
I'M ALSO GLAD
THAT I HAVE
THIS!"
SO,
HE CONTINUES ON TO WORK
AND THIS TIME
HE HAS A JOB
AS A
MIRROR REPLACEMENT
TECHNICIAN...
...HE HELPS PEOPLE WHO
BROKE
A MIRROR
OR,
IF THEY JUST WANT A
REPLACEMENT GLASS.
SO,
HIS FIRST JOB
IS TO REPORT TO
A CASTLE!...
...ON THE FAR SIDE OF TOWN... WHERE...
HE'S
NEVER BEEN BEFORE!
AND HSR MAKES
IT ON OVER,
AND WHEN
HE FINALLY GETS THERE...
...WHOA!
BUT THEN,
ALMOST IMMEDIATELY,
WITHIN SECONDS!...
...AS IF ON CUE!...
...IT GOES FROM HAPPY
AND
SUNNY, TO...
AN
EERY DARKNESS!
SO, HSR
GETS OUT OF
THE TRUCK WITH SOME NEW MIRRORS
AND WALKS
A GUSTY AND UNWELCOMING
PATH UP TO THE
FRONT AREA
AND HERE'S THE FRONT DOOR...GOOD...
...BUT...SHUCKS!... IT OPENS...
ITSELF, WITH A LOUD CREEKY SOUND!...
NOW, HSR,
WITH WIDE EYES,
WALKS IN
...SLOWLY AND GINGERLY...
"HELLO, SIR!...
SAYS THIS LADY...
WHO CAME OUT
'FROM NOWHERE'...
MAKING HSR
ALMOST JUMP OUT OF HIS SKIN!
"UH...HELLO THERE, MAM!...
AND YOU ARE?" HE ASKS...
"MY NAME IS NOCOLI, NOCOLI GREYCASTLE
AND THIS IS MY SISTER,
DARKNIA!....AND, SIR, WHAT IS YOUR NAME?"
"MY NAME IS JUST PLAIN OLD HSR!" HE SAYS...
"AND WHAT DOES THE "H" STAND FOR?" NOCOLI ASKS,
"IT DOESN'T STAND FOR "HAUNTED"," SAY HSR,
MAKING THE TWO SISTERS LAUGH
LIKE...
THEY'RE HALLOWEEN CRAZY!...
"I LIKE YOU, HSR...YOU HAVE A STRONG CHIN...AND A NICE...
NECK!...
MAYBE YOU CAN STAY AFTER A WHILE!"
NOCOLI SAYS AS SHE
WINKS AT HIM...
BUT THE SLIGHTLY SHAKING HSR SAYS BACK,
"THANKS FOR THE INVITE, BUT,
I HAVE OTHER CALLS...
...HOW MANY MIRRORS NEED FIXIN'?"
"I'M NOT SURE...BUT LET'S GO TO OUR FIRST ONE...
RIGHT THROUGH THIS
DOOR," NOCOLI SAYS...
AND SHE WAVES HER HAND,
AND A COUPLE OF DOORS
MYSTERIOUSLY OPEN!...
THEN, THEY GO INTO THE FIRST ROOM
AND TURN LEFT AND
GO INTO ANOTHER ROOM
AND ON THE LEFT WALL,
THEY SEE THIS
"THAT ONE LOOKS FINE TO ME!"
SAYS HSR...
THEN
DARKNIA SAYS,
"STEP A LITTLE CLOSER TO IT, PLEASE!"
SO, HSR STEPS A LITTLE CLOSER,
AND SOMETHING SEEMS TO BE
ON THE
OTHER SIDE!...
"WOW!" EXCLAIMS HSR,
"EITHER THAT'S A LOT OF DUST MOVING OR..."
"SOMETHING'S ON THE OTHER SIDE!" CONTINUES NOCOLI!
THEN,
WITHOUT WARNING...THE MIRROR
JUST BREAKS BY ITSELF!"
AND HSR JUMPS BACK,
BUT, TRYING TO STAY COOL, HE SAYS,
"I HAVE A MIRROR RIGHT HERE FOR IT!
SO HE TURNS AROUND AND BENDS DOWN
TO GET ANOTHER MIRROR,
AND, WHILE HE DOES THAT,
HE DOESN'T SEE IT,
BUT, THIS APPEARS
AND IT SAYS,
"DARKNIA...HE'S BETTER
THAN THE LAST ONE!"
THEN IT DISAPPEARS!...
AND HSR TURNS BACK AROUND
WITH THE NEW MIRROR,
BUT ASKS,
"DID YOU SAY IT'S BETTER THAN THE LAST ONE,
BECAUSE I HOPE THIS ONE IS!"
AND DARKNIA SAYS, "I DIDN'T
SAY ANYTHING!"
SO HSR LOOKS A LITTLE
DISBELIEVING
AT BOTH OF THEM...
BUT...HE DECIDES TO MOVE ON...
"DO YOU HAVE ANOTHER MIRROR TO FIX?" HE ASKS...
"BUT, OF COURSE!" SAYS
NOCOLI...
SO THEY WALK DOWN
THIS HALLWAY
AND THEY PASS BY A DOOR
AND HSR SAYS,
"WHAT'S BEHIND THAT DOOR?"...
AND
DARKNIA SAYS, "I DON'T THINK YOU WANT TO KNOW!"
AND HSR SAYS, "MAYBE YOU'RE RIGHT!"
SO, THEY WALK SOME MORE, AND HSR SEES A WINDOW,
AND...
WHAT'S THAT!
"OMG!" THINKS HSR!...
BUT THEY KEEP WALKING...
"WHO'S THAT?
SAYS HSR,
AS HE RUBS HIS CROSS
IN HIS POCKET!
"OH, I DON'T KNOW...SHE JUST COMES AND GOES,"
SAYS NOCOLI...
AND THEN, THEY PASS A LOT OF THESE
AND THIS STRANGE
'LIVING ART!'
NOW,
THEY GO UP SOME
STAIRS
AND GET TO ANOTHER ROOM...
BUT THE LADIES DON'T GO IN!...
...
AND DARKNIA SAYS,
"HSR...WE ARE
FORBIDDEN TO GO
INTO THIS ROOM...
SO,
YOU MUST GO IN THERE
BY YOURSELF AND
DEAL WITH THE TWO MIRRORS!...
WE'LL PAY YOU...A...A...A THOUSAND DOLLARS...GO, NOW...
GO!"...
SO HSR,
THINKING ABOUT
THAT MONEY FOR
USC DENTAL SCHOOL,
LOOKS AND WALKS IN
THE ROOM
SLOWLY
AND SEES
THIS... AND HE FIXES THAT ONE
UP THERE IN
NO TIME FLAT!...
THEN,
HE TURNS AROUND IN THE ROOM AND SEES,
"OH NO!...
SOME REAL GHOSTS!...
BUT THEY DON'T LOOK HIS WAY
OR BOTHER HIM!...
AND HSR REMEMBERS A FRIEND
THAT MET A GHOST, BUT
STILL CAN'T BELIEVE IT!
SO,
HSR LOOKS AT ANOTHER WALL
AND SEES
A LOT OF RESTLESSNESS!
"OH, THERE'S THE OTHER MIRROR!" HE SQUIMISHES...
SO,
HE GOES UP CLOSE TO IT...
"HEY, THERE'S NO REFLECTION...
IT LOOKS LIKE AN...
EERY SPACE!"
BUT, HSR MAKES THE MISTAKE OF
TOUCHING THE APPARENT GLASS!
BIG MISTAKE!
NOW
HSR SEES PEOPLE INSIDE THE MIRROR
LOOKING AT HIM
AND THEY SAY,
"WELCOME!"
AND
HSR IS NOW,
SUCKED IN!
OH NO!...
"WHERE AM I GOING?!...
I'VE GOT DENTAL SCHOOL COMING UP!"
OMG!...PLEASE
STOP!...
WHAT THE...!
BUT, NOW...
...IT'S TOTALLY BLACK
AS HSR CLUTCHES
HIS CROSS AND RING!
BUT NOW, HE STARTS TO HEAR
SOME VOICES!...
AND PEOPLE...
YIKES!...HE LANDS RIGHT
IN FRONT OF THEM!
"WHO ARE
THESE GUYS," HE CRIES...
AND, NOT WANTING TO FIND OUT...
...HSR RUBS HIS CROSS AND,
WHOA!
HE TRANSPORTS AGAIN!...
NOW, HSR GOES INTO
AN UNKNOWN WORM HOLE!...
"AT LEAST I'M GONE FROM THERE...
BUT WHERE WILL I GO
NEXT?"
...
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