SHADOW IS YOUR GIFT – CHAPTER 2 – GRANDFATHER’S DIARY

SHADOW IS YOUR GIFT – HORROR STORY – CHAPTER 2 – GRANDFATHER’S DIARY

Grandfather’s diary! This sudden thought came up in Frank’s mind. “Yeah, it’ll solve the problem” He started finding the diary.

“Where could it be? In the locker? Cupboard? ” He decided to search inside the cupboard.

Frank went toward the wooden cupboard, with a round lock. It didn’t have the key. “Damn it. Where’s the key?” Then he started finding the key. He looked back to get an idea to search it.

Maybe in the locker. He went near Grandfather’s table and opened the first locker. There was nothing in it. He closed it and opened the next one under the first locker. It was also the same. Nothing inside.

At this time , he got a sudden feeling that things are not in the correct order as the time he came in. He started thinking why he felt so.

“That chair !” Frank thought in a surprise. “It was on the other corner before ! How did it came here !”

He wanted to know how it happened. That’s strange! He started to observe the place where the chair was placed.

THE SHADOW WAS THERE…

“I knew it.” Frank thought. “Why would that shadow move a chair to the other corner?” He went near the chair and gazed at it. Nothing was unusual.

Suddenly he sat on it. He felt something empty inside the chair !

“A locker !” Frank stood up quickly and tried to open the locker. “How can I open this ?” He pulled each and every side but the locker didn’t open. Now the sun was slowly fading away.

Frank’s shadow fell on to the chair. Without further trouble, the locker opened. Frank didn’t panic. He expected such a thing.

The thing he has been trying to find , grandfather’s diary was there, for his relief. He grabbed it with much happiness thinking that the problem will be solved after reading it.

Frank now left Grandfather’s room , keeping everything exactly as it was before. He held the diary in his arms and looked around while he was stepping through the corridor. He locked himself in his room. “Finally, I’ll read this.” He thought.

Frank went to his table, put the diary on it, sat on a comfortable chair and started reading.

Frank choose the first page to read. Below is what he read on Grandfather’s diary.

DAY 5

I was wrong. It was trying to help me. I thought it was trying to scare me but truely it has saved me. Now I won’t be able to see it again. I should have understood before. 

DAY 6 

I did it. I found it. I understand it now. It only appears when I need. It’s just like me. Truely it is me. Or may be a part of me.

DAY 6

Now it’s a normal thing for me. It’s a great help for me. I think everyone must understand their own shadow. It’s always there . Not always but it’s there. It’s a part of us. It’s just like us. We are the shadow and shadows are us. Both are same. Just the appearance only differ.

“What nonsense? Someone might have thought like this. ” Frank thought.

“But not me. I think he already knew this shadow. Maybe some kind of old things…But I think this isn’t the same shadow.”

Now a sudden thought of shock appeared in him.

“IT’S MY SHADOW!” Frank suddenly understood all the things. All these happened few days back were not because of just Grandfather’s death but because I started being keen about the shadows. And it is really me. I am the shadow!”

These set of notions passed in Frank’s mind for a few hours and he was asked to come for dinner.

Frank’s mom, Linda, understood Frank’s strange behavior. “What happened?” She asked.

Frank didn’t hear her. His mom was surprised. “Frank? Are you fine?”

Frank was awaked from his feelings now and so did hear what his mom said . He replied, “not really” His mom looked surprised.

Frank was thinking how to control his own shadow. He could do that today evening . Then why not anytime? He thought.

He remembered the diary. Wait! The diary didn’t have any date or time. Just it started from day 5! He was surprised.

He didn’t have to do a research on what has happened to the dates of the diary as he quickly got what has happened. “He might have met the shadow on day 1”

That was a clear explanation after all. Frank thought. “What’s their to do with this shadow?” He thought. “What about dad? Didn’t he know about this?”

His thoughts were suddenly interfered by a shadow! Frank was afraid a little this time, to his surprise.

The shadow slowly approached near his mom. Frank tried to control the shadow from mind but was unable. “What’s it going to do?” Frank was now frightened.

He was sweating. He tried to do something to save his mom. He tried to think of a plan. His mind went through so many ideas. But Frank could not figure out what exactly he should do to help his mom.

After all he didn’t even know from what he was trying to protect his mom. “It is a shadow. What can I do against a shadow?” Frank was now at the peak of his frightening thoughts. Suddenly his dad opened the door of the kitchen. Frank quickly looked at him.