THE VOICE NOTE - THE CALLER - by 𝓢𝓪𝓶𝓾𝓮𝓵 𝕻𝖗𝖆𝖎𝖘𝖊

Earlier that day, Elena was at work waiting for Jason when her phone rang. It was an unknown number. “Hello?” Silence. Then she heard a voice she never thought she would hear again. Elena froze. That person was supposed to be gone. Dead. The call ended, and moments later, a voice note appeared. “Go home.” Something about the message unsettled her. She grabbed her things and left. Jason never got the chance to pick her up. When Elena reached home, she stepped inside and placed her phone on the table. Then someone grabbed her from behind. She struggled, but the person was stronger. A sharp pain struck her head. Everything went black. Elena disappeared.When she woke, her hands were tied and her eyes covered. A woman’s voice came from nearby. “Isn’t it my favorite best friend?” Elena froze. The tape was removed from her mouth. “Maya…” Maya smiled. “Hello, Elena.” “Maya… you’re alive.” “Why wouldn’t I be?” Maya stepped closer. “You kept Jason’s father’s secret.” “I had no choice.” “You always had a choice.” “You knew what he did to me and said nothing.” “I was trying to protect you.” Maya laughed bitterly. “Protect me?” Her father had traded her to a wealthy married tycoon in exchange for influence and forty percent of his shares. Maya had suffered, and Elena had known. “You knew,” Maya whispered. “And you let it happen.” “I was scared.” “So was I.” “But I was the one who paid the price.” Elena looked at her. “Why did you come back?” Maya’s smile disappeared. “I came back for what your silence took from me.” “And Jason?” Maya’s eyes darkened. “Jason is the part of this story you never told him.” Elena froze. “Soon, he’ll learn the truth.” Elena wanted to explain, but she couldn’t. Jason’s father had threatened her sick mother the last family she had left. If Elena exposed his secret, he promised she would lose her mother forever. So Elena stayed silent. Maya never knew. To her, Elena’s silence was betrayal. Meanwhile, Elena had been reported missing. Jason sat in his car, staring at the unknown number. He replayed the voice note. Something about the voice felt familiar. Then a message appeared. You saw her once. You just didn’t know who she was. Jason typed: Who are you? The reply came immediately. Ask Elena. Jason froze. He remembered Elena once mentioning a little girl. Another message appeared. Ask Elena what happened that night. Then: The truth was never yours alone. His phone suddenly rang. Unknown Number. “Who are you?” A slow breath came through the phone. “You’re looking for Elena in the wrong place.” “What did you do to her?” “Go back to the night you saw the little girl.” Jason’s face went pale. “How do you know about that?” A pause. Then the voice whispered, “Because I was there.” The call ended. Jason’s phone vibrated again. A photograph appeared. He opened it and his blood ran cold. It was Elena. Alive and Terrified. And sitting beside her was someone Jason never expected to see again. Then he noticed the date. The photograph had been taken that morning. Jason stared at the screen. Whoever had Elena had been watching him for years. And now they wanted him to remember.

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