CHASING LIGHT IN DARKNESS - Shkumbin Gashi (books for students to read txt) 📗

an advice?

Bruce: What advice?

Bob: Why don’t you try to go on Bhelp Center? It was good for me for real.

Bruce:  What it’s that?

Bob: For me was salvation from my pain. It’s a help group to face the loss of family members. I know that you still suffer for Joan and Nick.

Bruce: Err.. I don’t know.

Bob: Just try it, go one meeting. The address is on Bobstay Street, 40.Its a small house there, you will see when you go at place.

Bruce: I ll see tomorrow what I do thanks man.

The conversation continued for 30 minutes…. It was getting dark and the sky started to take that color that Bruce hated the most. Black

Tomorrow Bruce decided to go to the place Bob told him. In the end what he had to lose? The house it looked small from outside but inside had a big hall with at least 8 rooms.

He started walking in that hall and saw all the rooms. Some of them were familiar to him. He went on anger management and alcohol anonymous after the death of Nick and Joan.

One room was to help father how to handle their new children. That was something that he hadn’t the right to experience it. Life has denied him the opportunity of having those three sons he always wanted.

 He dreamed that him and Joan together with their kids to buy a small farm and live there. That it’s just a painful dream now.

In the end of hall it was the room he was searching. Help group for people who have lost family members.

 

Bruce entered on the room when he saw that other people already were there. A group of 6 individuals were steering him. The table was circle. Bruce took a seat and started listen a woman who had already started talking. It was Theresa a brunette woman age 35 who has lost her twin sister from cancer.

Theresa: When Susie died I thought my whole world is destroyed. As you know we were connected too much with each other. I left my job. Only thing wanted was to sleep. I still miss her only god knows how much.

But now I accepted that she has gone but she still loves me. I talk with her before I go to sleep every night. I know it may look crazy but I know that she is up in the sky listening me. Thank you all. I would never reach so far without you guys. I love you all. I know that Susie is in better place now.

Gloria (the therapist woman age 45) Thank you Theresa, we are happy for your progress. You may sit now. Before we continue guys we have a new member here Bruce. He will be part of us for future sessions with the hope that we will help him and he will help us. Is that right Mr. Bruce.?

Bruce: Hello all thank you for your hospitality. Can I just watch today please and Theresa I’m glad that you have passed the pain; I wish I could do it like you.

Theresa: You will to Bruce we will help you don’t worry.

Gloria: I’m glad that you are feeling comfortable with each other. Let me introduce with other members of group. And yes you can watch this session but we would be very pleased if the next one you will be the first one to talk.

 This is Wayne (age 36, lost son) than we have Geronimo (age 56, lost wife) Selma (age 25 lost mother) and Rudolf (age 26, lost friend in war)

Gloria: Now that you all know each other lets continue. Wayne will you come in front and talk from where were you last night. Can you make a fast update for Bruce to?

Wayne: Bruce I have lost my son Ruben 6 months ago in a car accident. He was driving his bike when a car hit him. I was there but I couldn’t do anything for him.

Bruce: I’m sorry to hear that Wayne, I have lost my son so I understand your pain.

Gloria: Are you still seeing the same dream yet.

Wayne: Yes yes I do every night. Ruben coming in home covered in blood. He is pointing his finger to me and saying: Why you didn’t love me daddy. This is crazy but he is right I didn’t save him.

Geronimo: You have to let this feeling of guilt out or its going to kill you man, you didn’t caused the accident

Selma: We all know how much you love your son, I think he knew this to. Your wife just needs some time; you will see she will get back to you.

Gloria: Wayne I know those nightmares are horrible for you but you are fighting with them, this is a good sign don’t you think?

Wayne: Yes I know! I’m trying ee I don’t know.

Gloria: We are proud with you, what do you think of your first meeting here Bruce

Bruce: Frankly to say I feel bad that I didn’t come before. Now I see that I’m not alone.

Gloria: Okay we will call it off for today until the next week meeting. Bruce will you wait me at the door please.

Bruce: All right.

The group meeting has impressed Bruce and given him a sense of being in the same shoes with other people.

Bruce was waiting at the door when Gloria came holding some books in her hands.

 

Gloria: I’m glad that you enjoyed your first meeting, this is very important for healing process.

Bruce: For the first time in long time I felt like I belong here. I saw people with the same pain like mine and I have to say I was impressed with Theresa s healing process.

Gloria: This is nice, I hope in the next meeting you start telling your story.

Bruce: I will for sure.

Gloria: Here is my car, I guess here is where we separate, and you know I’m not allowed to have to much private time with my clients according to ethics.

Bruce: I understand but sometimes rules should be broken right hahaha

Gloria: Haha I guess yes. See you next week.

Bruce: For sure have a nice night Gloria.

 

This was a quite impressive turn of events. Bruce spent all night thinking about the group, meeting and Gloria that woman has impressed him.

I’m betraying Joan’s memory I shouldn’t think for another woman. My heart and mind belongs to her.

 

He tried to deny those new feelings but it looks it was out of his hands, something has moved in his heart after a long long time.

The night has passed with that kind of thoughts. In the morning something new had happened. He woke up normally, not angry and crying after a nightmare but he did the best sleep since well since he didn’t remember.

 

Next morning it was raining…

His car was waiting for him to do the same road like always to the office. While driving his phone starts to ring.

 It’s so strange because it was an unknown number but he decided to answer anyway. Hello who is it?

Anonymous: Hello….

 

Chapter VIII

The Nightmare is back

 

This call he received while he was driving to job will make things more intense.

Anonymous: You thought I forgot you right!

Bruce: Who are you, please let’s talk we will figure this out.

Anonymous: Leave those good human crappy lectures when you talk with me. I’m in charge here.

 Bruce: But why! Why you are doing all this?

Anonymous: I can see what you other people can’t, those demons only I can see. By the way I liked your profile about me and I clearly like the name media left to me The Angel Killerrrrrrr

Bruce: How did you noticed about the profiling, were you there?

Anonymous: If you just knew. But I ll guess you will figure it out fast. Behind mirror you have a small poetry that I left for you.

Bruce: What poetry? Wait hallo hallo.

The killer had stopped the call. Immediately Bruce looks in his car near inside mirror and search for the letter. There it was a big white letter standing there.

Those messages were getting like a nightmare, because he knew every time he reads one something bad is about to happen.

This one is easy If you don’t go in this place we will accept you in God s army, this is your second chance don’t waste it; don’t come, let us do the noble fight.

 When beasts were released

   They were held in a cage

 

     The cage is near his master

      Who controls those beasts

     But now, everything is illusion

   It’s gone only the ghosts stay there

                                                   

Ah almost I forgot, if I’m calculating right by the time you are reading this I will be hunting the demons, so you have less time this time.fiffty minutes I think if I’m correct, oh wait I am.

P.s: I’m playing so bad with you and I know I’m getting in your head.

Kind Regards,

Your worst nightmare.

 

Bruce was feeling so anxious. The rain continued to fall even more. He said it’s easy but it looks hard this puzzle.

Bruce: I have to think fast, think Bruce, and use your head 

Beasts, cage master, illusion ghosts all those words are together but what,

Bruce was trying a lot of equations on his head but nothing until after 10 minutes. He finally finds out.

Ghost and illusion this is for a place that doesn’t exists anymore,

 Master cage and beasts, oh god beasts are prisoners and cage is the prison

 the master is the police department.

It’s the old prison that it’s closed last year because of the new one. Why this person always choices the places near me? Maybe it’s someone who has easy access on this geographic area.

I think I can go there on time. He started the engine of the car and started going so fast in that rainy morning thinking on how to stop this monster. He passes the police department and continues on high speed until he reaches the puzzle spot.

The rain continued to fall like hell. Bruce got out of the car pulled out his gun and started look for the killer in order to stop it. The spot was enormous but he doesn’t sees nothing just a big abandoned building.

Aahhhhhhhhh….Help. Somebodyyyyyyyyyyy

What is this scream (it was a woman screaming and looking for help)

It’s him doing his evil again. I have to follow the voice.

He started running in the direction that the voice came it was the second floor. In a prison cell here he sees the horror.

 That man with black coat and a mask torturing a young woman. She was suffering because he was doing that angel sign with knife on her chest.

Bruce: Hey you stop or I shoot you.(those eyes where I have seen them)

The killer started running and jumped from the window that it was with no bars. The woman was in bad condition. Its okay it’s over. I m sending you in hospital now.Dont cry

He carried the woman in his arms to the back seat of his car and started going in hospital. In order to keep her conscious Bruce talked to her during driving.

Hey talk to me don’t you die me please..I’m Bruce who are you

I am Bar.. Barbara.

Bruce: Okay Barbara tell me about your family just talk something.

Barbara: My son… he is Robin he must be worried for me. I have to talk to him.

Bruce: We will don’t you