REVENGE ON HIM

Chapter 2

Anna was still shaking from what just happened. She turned pale as she reached her brother's room.

“What happened?! Why are you screaming?! And... why the hell? Are you shaking?” Jake asked her worriedly, as her body was trembling.

Anna thought that it was his brother who tried to scare her off in the basement.

“Jake... you're a bastard.”She snarled at him. 

“What? What did I do now?” Jake frowned as he had no idea what his sister was talking about.

“Y-You're the one who's in the basement trying to scare me, aren't you?”

“Did you even see me there for you to accuse me of those words?” Jake growled back after the accusation she put on him.

Anna started to cry as Jake became alarmed. She then bit her lower lip hard as she wiped away her tears.

“ You scared me there and you know that I don't really like any of your tricks and pranks. I don't even think I could still have the courage to walk up to the attic again after this. What happened tonight was enough to traumatise me forever.” Anna said frustratedly, as her anger ventured out. She didn't expect her brother to do this to her. 

“You're scaring me, what did I ever do to you?” Jake frowned.

“I-It was dark up there... I-I couldn't manage to say anything. I was shaking uncontrollably. Before I could even leave the place, the flashlight suddenly lost its light. I was surrounded by darkness! All by myself! You don't know how hard it was for me to move while being so scared as I took the typewriter and ran my way out!” 

  Jake was speechless as he listened to his sister's rants. It was true that he didn't come in the basement, so hearing her sister tell a story like this was enough to make him chicken out also.

“I couldn't believe what I was hearing,” Jake murmured to himself. 

“Anna, wait, I really have no idea what you are talking about—” he was cut off in between by Anna. 

“Yes, of course, you don't have any idea. Yeah, right, just continue the act even though you are already caught. You even whispered my name in such a scary tone, thinking it'd set me running, and you succeeded.” she growled. 

  Jake followed Anna to her room as she turned her back to him. Anna gently put down the typewriter on her table as she examined it. 

Anna sighed, frustrated as she examined her old typewriter. "I couldn't repair my old typewriter. I'm sure it would cost a fortune. I couldn't afford it. None of my friends had one. If only they had typewriters of their own, I would've reached out to them for help."

Jake, trying to be helpful, suggested, "Just use Dad's—"

Anna interrupted him with a dismissive wave. "Oh shush."

"Who knows if it would work or not? You said earlier that Dad's typewriter is somewhat brand new. But I don't see it! It just also looks old and rusty to me!"

Jake shrugged. "Well, I didn't know! It has been a while since it has been stocked there, without anyone to look after or take care of it!"

  Anna rolled her eyes. 

Anna said, " I miss Dad so much. How I wish that he was still here. 

Jake said, " Anna...

 " I look up to him since I was a child. I admired everything he do. His writing style... how writing became his hobby and how he was so in love with literature. I want to ask him too many things. I want to ask for support... I want to know how he managed to love writing that much.”

Jake said, " Anna, just let him rest in peace. I'm sure he was now in a better place. We shouldn't call and bother him anymore. It'd be bad. 

  Anna became teary eyes as seriousness got painted all over her face. 

Anna said, " I couldn't accept that we are now left on our own. Father left such a legacy. He created his name, and I want to create mine too, just like him. I want to keep his legacy running by doing my best. “

Anna sat on her chair and looked at the clock. It was already 9 said, "00 in the evening. She let out a deep sigh as she touched the dirty and old typewriter of her father. 

 " And... it was actually funny to remember how we are so rich before, but when Dad left, we have no choice but to crawl and create our own money to sustain our needs. All that time and money I didn't actually have the interest to save up and spend into buying meaningful things for came back to haunt the back of my mind. It's such a shame. “

  

Anna said, " It is actually wonderful to think about everything this typewriter has gone through. What it was used for. It was a huge part of the success of my father's career. Do you agree?

Jake said, " Uhm... 

Anna said, " All of the horror and thriller stories that Dad created never failed to make me scared at staying up at night. It was so illegally bad, to the point that I couldn't close my eyes to sleep. The way he thinks and writes is just too good to ignore.’ 

Jake said, " Wait... didn't you say that you are chasing a deadline?’

Anna said, " Do you think that I could write with these two dusty old typewriters? How funny. ‘

Jake said, " But isn't your work important? Why aren't you panicking?”

Anna said, " There's no reason for me to panic. It's a waste of time.” 

  Anna let out a deep sigh.

Anna said, " Maybe I could talk to my editor about this. I think... she'd understand. I hope.