The Game ( Parts 1 - 3 )

Hi everyone! Also I am really sorry about the extreme delay of this story part, ( part 3) it was like 7 months! Yeah, a very long time... So, I decided to, in order to make you remember, I have posted the first 2 parts and the new one just below. And if you haven't, please read my other 4 CPI Stories by clicking here. Please enjoy!

Story for people of 12+ ages

[ PART 1 ]

London, U.K. October of 1993. 

Mr. Hudson was always a very nice person. He was really creative, and everyone liked him. He worked in the Computer Technology Apartment at London, in the United Kingdom. His vocation was the Computer Archives Management, in which he created, fixed and modified Special computer archives. He was always proud of his work, and he loved to work on it... but one day, something happened. Mr. Hudson wasn't the same person everyone knew.

- Mr. Hudson, - said Mr. Phil - I think it's time for you to go to your house, don't you think? You've been working all day! -
- I can't... I can't stop working... - said Mr. Hudson

Days passed by, each one with the same weirdness of Mr. Hudson. He never wanted to stop working: his teammates had to put some sleeping pills in his tea to make him rest. Each time someone suggested him to take a breath, he always answered the same thing to everyone:

"I can't stop working"

Everyone started to worry about Mr. Hudson, but they couldn't make anything to help him to come back to normal. Also, no one knew in what he was working so much. Just one day, one of his friends, Mara, sneaked into his office to discover what Mr. Hudson was making, while he wasn't there. She didn't found anything out of the normal, just one New Archive named "The Game" in Mr. Hudson's computer. Days after, she finally decided to ask him about the archive. Mr. Hudson, surprised, said to her, shaking:

- It's something no one has used before... something that will cross virtual reality with real one. I have to hide it... if it ends in wrong hands, everyone will pay that mistake! - he said, really nervous
- Mr. Hudson, trust me. You can tell me everything that worries you - said Mara, scared
In that moment, Mr. Hudson start looking everywhere, really scared and nervous.
- They heard me.. they know that I told you! I have to escape... I have to escape!!! - he screamed of horror, as the same time he ran into his car.

That was the last day ever someone saw him.

[ PART 2 ]

19 Years later, London, U.K.

Jerry Rogers was another student at Fiderside Jr. High School, at London. He was very smart, creative, and he was also very good at jokes. He really liked to mess up their friend's things, throw paper balls at class, and he always liked the way their friends played with him. His best friend was Peter Palks, another guy of his classroom, which knew Jerry since kindergarden. Though Peter wasn't as smart as the rest of his class, he always tried to get the best scores at his exams. He was playful, funny, and everyone liked him. But what both had was their love to videogames.

- Good morning, class -
- Good morning, Ms. Erika -

Ms. Erika was the typical strict teacher at school. She was quite fat, had brown hair, and her voice was a little rough. She was Jerry and Peter's History teacher, everyone's worst subject.

- Today, - Ms. Erika said -  We are going to talk about a very interesting topic... -
- Hey Peter - said Jerry, in a low voice
- What? - answered Peter
- Have you heard about the School Trip we are going to have next week? -
- No! ( said Peter, surprised ) Where are we going to?... -

But to everyone's surprise, Ms. Erika said, with an angry face:

- Peter Palks, shut up and please tell me what I just said -

Everyone turned their heads to Peter.

- Uuuuum... - he said, nervous
- Uuuum what? - said Ms. Erika
- I don't know -
- Really? I thought you did because you where talking so much! -

After that, Jerry decided to remain in silence until the class was over, as same as Peter. But Peter was still distracted in other things. When the class was over, Mr. Steven ( or Mr. Eleeven, as everyone called him ) came to the classroom. Mr. Steven was the school's principal.

- Good morning, students -
- Good morning, Mr. Steven -
- Well, I just came here to make an announcement. Someones may have heard about the School Trip we are going to have next week... but just to inform everyone, the place we are going to is the "Computer Technology Museum". There we will find out more about... -
- Hey Peter - said Jerry
- What? - answered Peter, again
- I have heard about that museum before. Did you knew that real people worked in their own computer systems there in the 90´s? -
- No... and, for me that Museum sounds boring... All of them do, indeed. I thought we where going to a Theme Park - said Peter, disappointed
- ... so remember to bring everything you will need for the Trip. Any questions? -  finished saying Mr. Steven
- Yes - said Mario, the class´ worst student - where can I go to buy some chocolate cookies? - he said, joking.
Everyone started to laugh.
- You shall have more respect, Mario, or you will not go to the trip! -
Hours passed by, school finished, the cleaners made their job and everyone went home.
Everyone except 1 person.

[ PART 3 ]

It was Mr. Steven, walking through the Hallways of the building. He was passing by the classrooms, checking each one of the corners, looking through all the windows, opening all the doors... but he didn't even turned on the lights. By some reason, Mr. Steven always liked to take some night trips in the school, always with the lights off, using a Lantern as guide. So there he was, walking in the darkness.
Schools are really interesting places. There are so many ways to describe them... Although they're one of the most common things in the world, they can be a place full of mysteries. But Fiderside Jr. High School was no exception.

And Mr. Steven knew that.

So there he was, walking.
All alone.

Meanwhile, in Jerry's House:

- Peter, have you finished your homework yet? It's too late! - he said to Peter, via a video call.
- Oh come on, you know I never do homework - Peter answered, lazy.
- Haha, so that's why you fail so many exams! You should start studying. We have the School Trip next week, remember? They won't let you go if you don't improve your scores -
- Aaghhh... ok, I will study. But nowadays, I don't want to go to the museum. It sounds too boring, don't you think? -
- If you didn't knew, there is going to be an exam for it. And it will count 40% of our score! -
- What?!? Mr. Steven didn't said anything about that! How do you know? - Peter asked, surprised.
- Long story... well, I'm going to sleep. See you tomorrow! -  Jerry said, tired.
- Goodbye -

They both knew that that School Trip was going to be different from the other ones.
And they where very right.

Story made and created by Je45rry ( alias ) All rights reserved.