Part I
It was a warm evening, when Anna finally got home from work. She was exhausted and hungry, so she decided to make a dinner. When she was slicing the tomatoes, she heard the telephone ringing. She found it surprising- usually nobody called her in the evenings. She was a single person, dedicated to her job and her best friend was a black cat Tiger. Anna went to answer the phone and hearing a voice she nearly fell down on the floor. It was her friend Mark. But how was it possible? She was at his funeral a week ago…
-"Is that you, Mark? But you died…" she asked in a quiet and terrified voice.
-"Not at all. I haven't ever been more alive. Ha, ha…"- replied the strange person and disconnected immediately.
Anna stood by the window and looked at the sunset for several following minutes. She was thinking about everything that had happened two weeks ago.
Part II
Anna was a hard-working woman. She worked in a company as a master of marketing. In her job she was mostly busy with finding new clients for the corporation. Recently she was asked by her boss to work out a new strategy of promoting the newest brand of crisps- "Buggers". She was sitting in front of her computer, thinking about the task, when she saw that she got new e-mail. Anna was certain it was a report about the project she completed the day before. But when she saw the subject of this e-mail, she knew that it was something different. It said: "Have you ever thought of the idea that your senses can mislead you?". Despite the slight frightening, she opened the message.
"People always think that they are masters of their lives. We know, that they are in the wrong and want to reveal the truth. The thing that we are used to call 'life' is not a life at all! Have you ever wondered, why you happen to have such realistic nightmares? I have. I was thinking about it for a long time and finally reached the conclusion. I already know what real life is about. I am not insane, believe me. You will not get to know the secret now, but be prepared for that. I need to have someone to reveal the truth to.
Now, calm down, drink some water and try not to think about it too much. Nobody can know about what I wrote here. Be careful, don't let others turn you off!
Yours for ever
Mark Mackenos"
"He is completely insane" thought Anna and immediately deleted the message.
Part III
Approaching her home in the evening, Anna saw a gray car standing near her house. There were two men sitting in it. There was something disturbing in their appearance. She was thinking about all strange things that happened to her recently. She found it hard to concentrate her work and even forgot to feed her cat. She thought that either she was getting sick, or there is something wrong happening around. On the desk just by the door of her house, she saw a letter. She recognized the handwriting immediately. Mark… She took the latter and while she was reading it, her breath was becoming deeper and quicker. "It is not possible!!!" she yelled and opened the door quickly.
Part IV
"Up to YOU- whoever you are…"
