PART 2 THE CALL - by 𝓢𝓪𝓶𝓾𝓮𝓵 𝕻𝖗𝖆𝖎𝖘𝖊

PART TWO THE CALL Jason left the garage and headed toward Elena’s workplace to pick her up. But Elena wasn’t there. Earlier that day, she had received a call from someone she never thought she would hear from again someone she believed had disappeared from her life forever. The call had changed everything. It was the reason she had left work.She had been at work when the call came. Whatever the caller told her had been enough to make her walk out without explaining where she was going. Jason knew nothing about the call. All he knew was that Elena had stopped answering his messages. He was halfway to her workplace when his phone rang. Unknown Caller. He ignored it. A few seconds later, another notification appeared. A text message. There were pictures attached. Jason glanced at them. His stomach dropped. He nearly missed the turn before swerving onto the shoulder and slamming on the brakes. The car stopped hard. His hands trembled as he stared at the pictures. He wished they weren’t real. He prayed they weren’t real. But he had seen that place before. Years ago. Memories he had buried came crashing back. The same walls. The same darkness. The same face. Jason’s knuckles turned white as he gripped the steering wheel. Then his phone vibrated again. A message from Elena’s best friend. Jason, where are you? Before he could respond, another message appeared. Elena is missing. Jason froze. His eyes remained fixed on the screen. Then came another message. The police found her phone at home. His blood ran cold. Because that didn’t make sense. Elena had been at work. She had left work because of that call. A call from someone she thought had disappeared from her life forever. And now she was gone. Jason stared at the pictures again. He knew something he hadn’t told Elena. Something from years ago. Something connected to those pictures. Something that someone clearly wanted him to remember. His phone rang again. Unknown Caller. This time, Jason answered. There was silence on the other end. Then a voice whispered, “Did you really think the past would stay buried?” Jason’s breathing stopped. “Who is this?” A quiet laugh answered him. Then the voice said, “You should have warned her.” The call ended. Jason stared at the screen. And for the first time, he realized something terrifying. Elena’s disappearance wasn’t random. Someone had been waiting for her. And they knew exactly where to find her. The problem was who called the police no one from the office did.

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