The Promise by Melissa Service

Author:Melissa Service
Language: eng
Format: azw3, epub
Tags: Young Adult, Legends, Survival, Fiction, Fantasy, Mythology
ISBN: 9798590278398
Publisher: Independently Published
Published: 2021-01-03T00:00:00+00:00

13

A lthough the trio denied it, both women, standing inside a corridor that looked identical to the ones in Mr. Patterson’s tunnels, were convinced that Al and the others were somehow working with Patterson and Company Holdings.

“Mr. Patterson wants me to help him find the map, so we’ll find the map,” Ellyce said, standing in the middle of the hallway. Following Al’s instruction, she and Jessica were waiting for a sign or for someone else to show up and lead them to where they needed to go. “I know why I’m here. But why are you? Benson and I broke up. Why involve you?”

“I don’t know. But something of this magnitude took a lot of planning.” Jessica wandered down the hallway, looking for anything that stood out. “Did he tell you why he needed the map?”

“No. Just that there would be lots of complications if he didn’t get it before anyone else.” She followed Jessica down the hallway, jiggling doorknobs as they walked. “How could Mr. Patterson have known about the flare and all that? I mean isn’t that a little complex? He doesn’t seem psychic or like he has any special superpowers.”

“Look,” Jessica said, pointing to the doors. “These doors aren’t as intricately painted as the ones in Patterson’s hallway. They’re just simple, plain wooden doors.”

Ellyce froze. “Did you hear that?” She wasn’t really sure if she had heard a voice calling out to her, or if it was her mind playing tricks on her.

“Hear what?” Jessica asked, craning her neck to the side to listen.

“Never mind,” Ellyce said, and continued strolling down the silent hall. The hallway was silent—too silent. There were absolutely no sounds, not even the hum of an air conditioner.

At the end of the hallway, on the left, they were greeted by an uninviting black, padlocked door. They veered right and ended up in a space that appeared to be used by shopping mall parking attendants to practice their holiday light decorating skills. With each step they took down the hallway, the walls and floors lit up—changing and shifting colors seemingly based on their moods. They jiggled a couple more doorknobs, but those, too, were locked. Halfway down the hall, they reached another crossroads. This time, the hallway on the right was completely blacked out, while the hallway on the left was lit up with lighting fixtures that resembled giant octopus tentacles or locks of Medusa’s hair, flowing outward and downward from the middle of the ceiling.

“Ellyce,” a gentle voice called out again. This time, Jessica heard it.

Holding her index finger to her mouth, she pushed Ellyce behind her as she glanced up and down the quiet hall. The voice rang out again, this time, lyrical , like the sound of wind blowing across an open field. Ellyce’s heart raced with each step they took as Jessica led them back to the darkened hallway—the one that didn’t look festive or inviting.

“What are we doing?”

Jessica clutched Ellyce’s hand tightly, pulling her behind. “The voice is coming from there,” she whispered.

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