Der Sommer des Terrors!
Eric waved his hand back and forth. How he wished he could turn the AC on. But Ms. Auxo, owner of his current living space, had told Eric that it would be fixed— as soon as the maintenance crew were done with the other areas and spots that needed fixing. He sighed, and decided to head for a swim in the lake.
The moment he stepped outside, he felt like he was being baked or grilled in an oven. This must have been the hottest and most humid summer season ever.
He stretched his hands before taking a dive into the water. Eric paused for a second to look at the sign before he jumped into the lake.
It read: No Jumping, swimming, even diving, into the lake, during the summer. Unless you enjoy the feeling of hot water burning your skin. You have been warned!- Ms. Auxo
Hmm, he thought to himself. To swim, or not to swim~
He bent down to take a closer look at the lake. There seemed to be vapor rising from the top. Eric moved his hand to feel the water..
‘Ah!’ He exclaimed and blew on his hand. Ms. Auxo was not kidding around when she in the warming. The water was burning hot!
Eric jumped when he heard his name being called. He turned around and saw a young lady smiling at him. He rose to his feet and smiled back.
Huh. Maybe this summer was not going to be bad after all. How did she know his name though? Oh, he had his sports shirt from his soccer team on: Eric 7. It was only an online team, not the real big deal like Messi, Neymar, or Ronaldo.
‘Hey,’ was all Eric could say. He was about to ask her for her name, when she said, ‘Hey. I’m Chione.’
‘I’ve never come across that name before. It’s beautiful..’
Chione asked Eric if he wanted some ice cream.
‘Yes!’ He grinned. The two walked side by side toward the ice cream truck.
Eric peeped around and wondered where the owner was. Chione moved ahead & opened the door to the ice cream truck.
She asked him what flavor of ice cream he wanted. Eric asked her if she didn’t mind him coming to take a closer look at the various flavors. Chione was delighted.
He stepped foot into the truck and rubbed his hands. ‘It’s a bit chilly in here.’
Chione took a deep breath and turned around to face Eric. Her caramel skin started to change to an icy form. The whole truck became colder, and colder the more ice like Chione became.
Eric screamed with all the air that he had left in his lungs. He tried to turn back and run. His legs were freezing up. Chione touched Eric’s face and he felt the ice slowly form around his cheeks, to his eyes, nose, mouth & neck.
Chione then said, ‘I asked my sister to hand me at least one human for this season, & I can help her get the place in a much better shape for the remainder of the summer. I guess you were lucky that I bumped into you by the lake. Otherwise, you would have missed this one chance to feel the cold that is nothing like any AC.’
Eric felt the ice now moving in his chest. Here he was now about to die & only wishing he could feel the summer heat.
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#TheSummerofTerror!Challenge
08/07\2020 ©