ℂ𝕙𝕒𝕡𝕥𝕖𝕣 𝟙: 𝐂𝐨𝐥𝐝 𝐎𝐩𝐞𝐧

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TW
: murder, strong language, graphic violence, gore 

General notes: long chapter, spoilers for the movie and lots of dialogue

word count: 2267

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The phone rings, echoing through the living room. I pick up.

"Hello?" I answer.

"Hello." A gravelly voice replies. "Who is this?"

"Hm, well, who are you trying to reach?" I ask.

"What number is this?" The voice questioned.

"What number are you trying to reach?" 

"I don't know." The voice said.

"Well, I think you have the wrong number" I respond.

"Do I?"

"It happens." I shrug. "Take it easy." I hang up the phone and walk towards the kitchen but it starts to ring again. I pick up.

"Hello?" 

"I'm sorry," The voice apologises. "I guess I dialled the wrong number."

"So, why'd you dial it again?" I ask.

"To apologise." The voice states almost matter-o-factly.

"You're forgiven, bye now" I say dismissively.

"Wait, wait, don't hang up." The voice insists.

"What?" I ask. 

"I want to talk to you for a second." The voice coaxes.

"They've got 900 numbers for that, see ya." I brush it off and hang up the phone. I take some jiffy pop from the pantry and heat it up on the stove. Lo and behold, the phone rings once more.

"Hello?" I answer, giving it the benefit of the doubt that it's my boyfriend or someone from school.

"Why don't you want to talk to me?" The voice replies, feeling like a brick just got pegged at my skull.

"Who is this?" I ask, fidgeting with the stove dials to turn it on.

"You tell me your name,  I'll tell you mine." 

"I don't think so." I dismiss.

"What's that noise?" The voice questions.

"Popcorn." I state simply.

"You're making popcorn?" The voice confims, ever turning answers to questions.

"Uh-huh"

"I only eat popcorn at the movies." The voice says. 

"Well, I'm getting ready to watch a video." I state.

"Really? What?" The voice asks.

"Oh, just some scary movie." I shrug, walking over to the counter.

"𝗗𝗼 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗹𝗶𝗸𝗲 𝘀𝗰𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝗺𝗼𝘃𝗶𝗲𝘀?" The voice questions.

"Uh-huh" I reply.

❤ 𝐘𝐨𝐮 𝐏𝐨𝐨𝐫 𝐓𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 ❤ (ɢʜᴏꜱᴛꜰᴀᴄᴇ x ʀᴇᴀᴅᴇʀ)Where stories live. Discover now