FRIGHT ROAD | WRITTEN BY TIAA LYNN
I got a story to tell . Stephen King aināt got shit on this here! If you have the time then hell Iāll tell you, you just have to give me a minute to collect myself . Iāve never heard of this word called ā P.T.S.D ā but got damnit its on me bad . I mean itās on me like a nipple on an areola if you know what I mean . You like coffee ? I got some sweet tea in here too, shit baby I got all you need . You just let me know if you need anything . Iām who you call when you got a sweet tooth .
Alright so Iām ready if you are . I keep this story close to my heart and itās rare if I let it go . I still wake up in cold sweats and terror . I have one child who begs me till this day to open up and share this story . I tell him and his real momma gone have to cleanse and baptize the boy . I know this is very clichĆ© but just bear with me . The day started out very beautifulā¦I mean just splendid! The sky was filled with warm colors and grateful birds . The grass was freshly cut while the bushes were waiting on their fresh trim .
The menu that morning was freshly baked biscuits with white gravy , golden bacon , savory eggs and sausage , with sweet grits . I was just in heaven and I gave momma the biggest hug and kiss . It breaks my heart because that hug and kiss was my last one for her . Now Itās time to crank up the old Cadillac Eldorado, my daddy fixed it up for us and it was a sweet treat . The color of choice was cherry red . It was me , my older sister , her best friend and my best friend . 'Terry' was the name of my childhood best friend and 'Gia' was the name of Joanās best friend .
Joan and I have a little brother, his name is āJessieā and he was the one who warned us to not go that day . I brushed him off but on the inside I told myself ā maybe heās right ā . It sends chills down my spine till the day to think about how we shouldāve listened to him . I know that we broke his heart that day so I donāt need anymore lip about it . I donāt believe heās forgiven me and I donāt blame him . Basil ended up passing in a fatal car wreck on the way to save us . Jessie and momma stayed behind . Jessie begged momma to come with him as he packed up to get away from that town . I feel that in her heart she really believed that we would come back . Jessie was upset so he locked himself in his room as we went on our way .
Weāre driving and itās been about two hours now and Iām the only one up with Joan . Iāve always believed in the supernatural and Iāve never doubted it . Two out of three believed it was complete bullshit and one never questioned or judged anything she knew nothing about . Iāve never told you my name, my name is 'Vicky' . As weāre driving I couldāve sworn I seen a female figure in my side view mirror .
I tried to brush it off and act oblivious to what Iāve clearly just seen . Her dress was short and cute with stripes on it, the color was yellow with white stripes on it . I noticed blood dripping down her legs and I was concerned and honestly just in shock . I ask Joan and I say āDid you see that ?!? ā . Her response was typical Joan and she replied back saying ā No, no I did not and where is this question leading to? ā . So I brushed her off and rolled my eyes , I told her ā Never mind, I shouldnāt have asked! ā Itās grub time now and every one is up from their naps and Joan needs a rest, We stop at āGriffāsā to pick up some juicy burgers and crispy french fries . Everyone is set and ready to hit the road again and as we are walking out I see the same girl in the same yellow dress with the white stripes .
I look over to Gia and sheās shook . I say āGia?ā and she saids ā Do you see her? ā I told her yes and that this was my second time seeing her . This woman is walking towards us and as sheās walking we see the blood trail . This isnāt a normal walk . She runs to us then stops, she runs again then stops, she runs again then stops . Gia gave up and ran back inside while Iām there looking stupid . I close my eyes real tight and then open them and sheās gone . Terry and Joan finally come out of the restaurant . While we are chilling in the car waiting for her to come out, suddenly the sky goes gloomy . Gia comes out of the restaurant and sheās wiping her eyes . Joan is confused and is now terrorizing us for answers as we are leaving . I finally open up and say ā I asked you did you see that back there and you replied with you didnāt see it, I seen her again at the restaurant . ā Joan said ā WHO THE FUCK IS SHE? WHAT DID YOU TWO SEE!? ā
I replied fed up and I say ā DAMNIT JOAN, IT WAS SPIRIT, WE SEEN A GHOST! ā Joan didnāt believe me of course and Terry isnāt saying a peep so I know she doesnāt believe me also . Iām starting to get pissed off and as I looked back at Gia, sheās so out of it that sheās starting to piss me off as well . The radio turned on by itself and at this point at least the radio is on now and we can stop talking about it . ā This damn old car, now the radio is turning on by itself! ā Joan said . Terry replied and said ā Joan itās never done that before . ā and Joan replied by saying ā Terry letās not do this, I know this car better than you . ā Gia replied to Joan and said ā Joan your attitude is disgusting right now and I love you but you have to work on that . ā she then followed up and said ā Terry is right, the car has never done that before! ā and now my heart is to my ass! ā Joan ignores her and speeds up a little bit . Terry loves her naps so sheās on her way out and nodding her head back and forth .
She jumps up and screams as she kicks me in the back of the seat . I say ā Terry are you serious right now? Whatās going on ? ā she replied and said ā I had a nightmare I apologize Iām so sorry . ā
Terry has never had a nightmare since Iāve known her, I felt compelled to ask her about the dream . She replied and said ā I seen this girl and she was running after me saying āLEAVE NOW! ā and she had blood running down her legs with white stripes on a yellow dress . ā Gia jumped up and said ā OH NO! ā Terry said ā JESUS CHRIST WHAT IS GOING ON WITH YOU TWO? āā TERRY THATS WHO WE SAW! ā I replied . Joan isnāt saying a peep and Terry said ā Alright yeahā¦no this is a bit much for me and you two are known for playing games and pranks . ā Sadly I wish this time we were playing a prank but we were serious as a heart attack and honestly I started to feel like I was having one . The radio started to get louder and I started to shrink more into the seat . Terry is snoring again and Gia has shrunk more than me . Joan just keeps driving .
Two more hours have passed and we finally make it to the cabin . Iām so relieved that I could cry and all I wanted was a nice warm bath thatās lavender and vanilla scented . Gia runs inside and finds her room then proceeds to stay locked in there all night . Terry is outside smoking with Joan and Iām in the tub soaking like the queen I am . I begin to hear the tv turn on but I didnāt turn the tv on! I swear I didnāt . The only device thatās on is my phone thatās playing pandora . Iām scared to look around the corner in my room and I muster up the courage to do so . Iām leaningā¦Iām leaningā¦Iām leaningā¦and I see a man . He has a gunshot womb over his left eye and one in his chest right where his heart is located . He has on a navy suit, heās angry at something and heās walking towards me . He constantly taps his thigh and as heās walking towards me I hear ā tap..tap..tap tap..tap..tap tap . ā Iām so in shock that Iām frozen and I hear someone knocking on the door but shit I canāt talk .
The more heās inching close to meā¦the more his frown drops and he comes to sit down at the tub next to me . Smiling wider and wider and the more he smiles the more I hear this brassy creak . Heās moving his head side to side as heās smiling and his eyes begin to turn black . Heās beginning to move closerā¦and closerā¦and closerā¦and closer and before heās able to enter my body, Joan comes in . Heās gone now and sheās irritated because the tv is so loud that she barely has any ear drums left . She turned off the tv for me , talked her mess then left the room . Iām stuck there and on the inside I really wished I wouldāve listened to Jessie . Jessie was right all along and we brushed him off and now his feelings are hurt because obviously he loves us . I really wished we wouldāve listen to Jessie . Itās time to come out of the tub and time for me to get under the covers now . I step out of the tub and then I slip . Iām on the floor and I hear ā Ha..Ha..Ha ā in my right ear . I jump up and I see Terry and she looks concerned .
She helps me into the bed and tucks me in real tight . I fall straight asleep like a baby and Iām doing fine for a little while . I begin to realize Iām having a nightmare now and Gia is in this dream . The dream takes place inside the room Iām currently sleeping in .
In the dream I see Gia standing outside through the window and sheās looking into my soul . Her eyes are the ones that black now, her legs are the ones thatās dripping blood now . She runs up a little then stops, she runs up a little again and then stops . She reaches the glass and all I hear is ā tap..tap..tap tap..tap..tap tap! ā as sheās tapping on the glass and smiling at me . I scream but nothing is coming out and at this point Iām exhausted . Finally she gives up and then runs into the woods . I help myself to wake up out of this dream and itās pitch black in the room . I look around and I get this eerie feeling , something told me to look at the clock and itās 4 in the morning . I run to Terryās room and I bang on the door like Iām a police officer looking for an excuse to kill .
Terry finally opens up the door and sees my face . She didnāt have to say anything she just hugged me and helped me inside her room . I sit down on the floor and begin to open up . I tell her that Iāve seen a man that seemed like he was going to enter my body . I tell her about my nightmare and I tell her that I believe Gia is in trouble . Sheās confused and asked me to elaborate . Terry said ā Wellā¦what do we do now ? ā I told her ā I donāt know but we have to go up to Joanās and we have to check on Gia . ā So weāre walking up the stairs and each step we take feels like a lifetime . Weāre holding on to each other so tight that we might as well kiss and be girlfriends . The creaking of the stairs does not help at all . Finally we reach Joanās room and surprisingly her door isnāt locked . We open up the door and sheās sitting up on the side of her bed hunched over . Itās dark and the only light shining through is the outdoor light . Just imagine how creepy she looked hunched over like āNosferatuā .
We say ā Joan? Is everything alright? ā she slowly turns to us and saids ā Yes, I just woke up from a little nightmare and Iām collecting myself . ā Me and Terry look at each other with complete fright in our eyes . Joan saids ā We should check on my Gia . ā Weāre walking to Giaās room and I see blood on the door . I wanted to just perish right then and there and wake up in my bedroom at my home . We open up the door and Giaās not in her bed but we see a trail of blood leading towards the bathroom . Now weāre all froze and we are all out of it . Joan leads the way and we follow . We begin to peak around the wall to look in the bathroom and weāre leaningā¦weāre leaningā¦weāre leaning and weāre leaning . WE SEE GIA FLOATING INSIDE OF THE FUCKING TUB FILLED WITH BLOODY WATER ! Joan is about to pass out and Iāve never seen this type of expression on her face .
Suddenly we hear this strange noise behind us and it goes like ā tap..tap..tap tap..tap! ā and Joan and Terry has never heard this noise before but of course itās not foreign to me and Iām shook . I donāt want to turn around and neither do they! Well we ended up turning around and we see the navy man . ā TERRY THATS HIM! ā I quickly blurt out . Joan is too weak and now weāre responsible for her! She begins to become even more weak after seeing this man . Heās smiling and waving his head side to side while heās still tapping his leg . Obviously heās taken Giaās soul and itās nothing we can do . We sprint to Joanās room now and we all plop down on the floor . Joan is desperately trying to make sense of all of this and sheās crying hysterically !Suddenly we hear ā tap..tap..tap tap..tap! ā and at this pointā¦Iām willing to jump off the fucking second floor and end all of this shit! The only thing I can do is crawl under the covers because Iām still exhausted and honestly I give up . Terry and Joan follow behind me and gather under the covers as well .
The next day rolls around and we all wake up with these mysterious aches in our bodies . Iām hoping everything we witnessed was a dream and we can just get the fuck out of here! We look at each other like we all had an epiphany and we all say ā GIA! ā We begin to run to her door and itās locked . The blood is still on the door and I begin to piss myself . We shouldāve listened to Jessie . You hear me? We shouldāve listened to Jessie . I tell them ā We shouldāve listened to Jessie! ā Terry and Joan is out of it and I feel like Iām loosing my fucking mind . Joan is trying to break the door in and Terry runs to car to crank it up . Iām in and out of consciousness as Iām waving my head side to side . I can hear Joan crying and cussing as sheās trying to bust the door down and I hear the car outside struggling to wake up . Joan finally opens the door and you can hear a feather drop . The blood is still there and sheās not in her bed . We believe sheās still in the tub but weāre too scared to go look . Joan is a soldierā¦even while sheās scared shitless .
She mustered up the courage to run to the bathroom and she screams ! This time my ear drums are the ones busted out . Terry runs inside defeated because the car will not start up . Joan runs out of the room and she saids ā SHEāS GONE! SHEāS HIS NOW! VICKY YOU WERE RIGHT! THIS WASNāT A DREAM! EVEN THE DREAMS WE DREAM ARE REAL LIFE! ā I hear the phone ring downstairs and we refuse to pick it up . I run to the bathroom to clean up and change . I walk out of the room after finishing and I only see Terry . I say ā Whereās Joan? ā she saids that Joan went to the room to collect herself . I told her that we have to go and I donāt t know why that car will not start but we have to go . I walk to Joanās door and I knock, I yell her name and sheās not answering so I knock again . Youāll have to forgive me and bear with me because this is just too much reliving this story . I back up and I begin to kick the door and I keep kicking and I keep kicking and I keep kicking till finally the door opens .
Joanās not in her bed but we see the bathroom light is on and the water faucet is running . I look to Terry with fear and sadness in my eyes and her hand is over her mouth in disbelief . I run to the bathroom and now Iām the one screaming to the top of my lungs and Terryās ears are the ones busted out . I see Joanās lifeless body on the floorā¦her eyes are still open and her wrist is damn near off of her body . I pass out and I honestly canāt remember anything that has happened while Iām out . I wake up but itās night time now and I canāt believe Iāve been out for that long . I look up and I see tall trees and the stars looking down on me . I hear the car trying its best to wake up and I look to my right to see Terry scared shitless and fighting with this car to wake up . Sheās fighting hard and I begin to feel sorry for her but I do not have the energy to get up and help her . I look to my left and I see her, I see the yellow dress and white stripes . She runs a little then she stops then she runs a little and she stops and she keeps running till she meets me nose to nose . I see sadness in her eyes as sheās smiling and the wider her smile gets the more I hear ā err..err..err..err! ā I want to scream but I cannot .
I want my mother but sheās not with me . I want my sister but her lifeless body is upstairs . Twenty minutes have passed of me and her staring into each otherās eyes . I close my eyes real tight and open them and sheās gone and suddenly Iām able to get up . I see her behind Terry admiring her and tapping her legs at the same time . Sheās slowly moving towards Terry and I say ā Terry move! ā and sheās not listening, itās like she out of it and sheās trying so hard to start this car up . I say ā Terry Mo-ā and before I can even finish she enters Terryās body . Iām so scared , weak and mentally exhausted that any sharp object to my wrist doesnāt sound too bad . I get up to run towards her but I trip and this trip is different because it knocked the wind out of me . I look up to see Terry running into the woods and as she runs she stops then runs a little and then she stops again . Iām the only one standing and I have a hard time making sense of this ! In my left ear he says ā THEYāRE ALL MINE NOW! ā I dropped to my knees devastated and defeated . After thirty minutes on the ground I get up to look for my phone . I walk inside and I hear the house phone ringing still , I totally forgot that damn phone started ringing .
I get upstairs and realize my bedroom is downstairs so I run down the stairs and my phone gets thrown out my room . I froze then I almost fall down the stairs . I get my phone and run outside and into the car . I lock the doors and I sit there . I try to call my mother but thereās no answer . I try to call my father but thereās no answer . I try to call little Jessie but thereās no answer . I drop the phone and pick up the keys to try and start the car and the car is beginning to fight with me . It keeps fighting me and I soon give up . I make sure the doors are locked and I just sit there . I sit there and Iām just sitting . I begin to look up and I see five dead souls surrounding the car . I see the yellow dress and white stripes woman , I see the navy man , I see Gia , I see Joan , and I see Terry .
I begin to hear ā tap..tap..tap tap..tap..tap..tap tap..tap..tap..tap tap tap..tap..tap tap..tap..tap..tap..tap tap..tap..tap..tap tap..tap..tap..tap..tap tap..tap..tap tap..tap..tap..tap tap..tap tap..tap tap..tap! ā Iām crying so hard that my head begins to throb and I find myself trying to soothe myself by also going ā tap..tap..tap tap ā and I canāt stop it . It was like I was in a trance because I begin to drown out their taps . I finally force myself to stop it and raise my head up . I no longer see them and I only see the backs of them running into the woods . Sunrise is beginning to come in and I hope today will be my day to get the fuck out this town and head down fright road to get to my home . I see my phone ringing and I pick up quickly . Itās my momma, can you believe that? she finally picked up! I say ā Momma?..momma? You there ? ā and she saids ā Yes baby, Iām here and Iām worried about you all . This trip wasnāt suppose to be this long and Iām worried! ā i tell her that Iām trying to get home but things are wicked right now .
She replies and saids that she has to tell me something . Iām shook and at this point I just need her to drop it on me . ā Your father has gone to glory with his father darling , your brother has left the home and Iām alone . ā I tell her to please elaborate because Iām not understanding . Iām numb at this point but the inside of my chest is charcoal burnt . She replies and said ā Well your brother came crying to me about this vision he had . He insisted that you girls stay behind and I brushed him off because I wasnāt buying it ā Iām pretty sure my brother got tired of us brushing him off and my father was the only one that heard him out . Iām so heartbroken but Iām sure Jessieās heart is shattered more than mine . ā That same night your father kicked me off of the bed by accident because of this nightmare he had . This strange nightmare that began to spread like hay fever . ā Iām on the other end speechless as liquid begins to flow on my clothing after sliding down my cheek and neck . ā You still there baby? ā she asked .
" Iām here momma, please keep talking . ā I replied . ā An hour later your brother runs in the room and
heās so freighted thatās heās shacking like a stripper! ā ā I ask him whatās wrong and he said that he also had a
nightmare and now Iām beginning to get pissed off you see but I didnāt know any better! ā
Sheās been on her feet all day and Iām sure she just wanted some rest .
I say ā Momma? Did you ask them what the dream entailed? ā and she said ā Of course baby but itās blurry, their dreams were different but similar. ā and I say ā Go on..please! ā and she said ā Your fathers dream was about a yellow dress womanā¦with black or white stripes I believe and he said that she told him to ā leave now ā or something like that. ā and now my heart is beating so fast if I donāt fall out and die from heart palpitations Iāll be shocked . I reply back and I say ā W..what about J..Jessieās dream? ā and she said ā Well his dream was about this mean looking man with a navy suit on and he said the man looks hungry and itās like he wants his soul. ā I drop my phone and then drop my head . I drop my arms then my heart dropped a second time .
ā You there babyā¦h..hello? ā I pick up the phone and I say ā Yes..Iām here . ā I ask her and I say ā Well do you have an idea on why they left ? ā
She replied and she said ā Your father was on the way to rescue you girls and he forced us to stay behind, on the way to come save you all he got into a fatal car wreck and died on the scene! ā
ā You know I donāt believe in these types of things and I guess thatās something I have to work on darling . ā ā They tried calling your phones but no answer and they kept trying but no answer again and again . ā I reply back and I ask what happened to little Jessie, she said that he went on to build his own life . He begged her to come with him but she refused . All I could say was ā Oh mommaā¦ā she starts to cry and then she suddenly stops and I say ā Momma? Are you there? ā
I keep the phone close to me and then on the other line I suddenly hear ā Err..err..e..errā fear isnāt even the word . I say ā Hello! ā and then quickly I hear a manās voice say ā SHES MINE NOW! ā then the phone hangs up . ā Do you need some tissues Ms.Vicky? ā Iām okay baby, I have some right here . Well now you have it, I have no sister , I have no best friend , I have no mother , I have no father and my brother is somewhere in this world .
I muster up the courage to finally try this old car again and would you look at there . The damn car decided to be nice to me and it cranks up . I hit the road as tears is rolling down my face and I do not stop . I see the navy man with my motherās pearls on and almost hit the brakes but I couldnāt . I took that in and I kept going because I was helpless . I see the yellow dress and white stripe woman and I take that in and keep going .
I see a woman with wet and bloody clothes on and itās Gia , I take that in and keep going . I then see my Joan with the saddest face and bloodiest wrist and I take that in deeply and I keep going . I make a left and I see mommaā¦sheās looking around confused and her left arm is ripped off of her body . I scream to the top of my lungs and I take that in and keep going .
I finally make it home hours later and our front door is cracked open . I sit there and I hesitate but I have to wash up and get my things to leave . I look for momma but I know sheās not there . I cry and I cry and I cry . Mother has a special drawer and she told us if anything ever happens to her then look in that drawer . I ease to the drawer and I open it . I see her bible , her playing cards , her holy oil and an envelope . I open up the envelope and I see five thousand dollars saved up .
That envelope was always for her children and I know she gave little Jessie his cut . I have everything I need and I hit the road and I donāt know how I ended up here but I kept driving and I was determined to make a way . I stop for gas and this area seemed so peaceful and so I decided to stay a night . I see a woman that resembles momma and she was selling this home. It wasnāt much and all she asked for was two thousand and it was sold . I fell to my knees and I just stayed there and continued to cry . Iām shocked that till this day the police has not come knocking on my door . Thatās makes the story even more creepier . Telling this story makes me ache for Jessie even more . Iām sure youāve worked up a thirst now havenāt you ? gone and enjoy this nice sweet tea here .
ā Will you be okay Ms.Vicky? ā Iāve made it this far baby I donāt have a choice but to be okay . Whatās your profession? May I ask . ā Iām a publisher and a story teller, I also document so thatās why I asked you about bringing in this equipment . ā
I guess my story is meant to be told after all . ā I have a pretty large following and any profit I will give you fifty percent, you deserve it . ā Hun I wish I could pay you back for how grateful I am to have come across your presence and your patience . You have a home here anytime and if you have some children you be sure to bring em by . Iām sure youāll have fun editing this footage and I canāt wait to watch the reruns . Itās been nice . Iāve worked up some exhaustion so I outta go lay it down and reflect .
Ms.Vicky woke up the next morning to have her last talk with her brother Jessie . They shared tears and laughter . Jessie planned to come visit to bring by his children but Vicky had a heart attack later that night .
Jessie pulled up to her home and left speechless . Diana , the filmmaker and publisher contacted Jessie and let him know about the footage that was ready . The profit went straight to Jessie and he laid Vicky to rest so beautifully . Jessie was now the only one standing . He watched the film one time and never watched it again . Heās scared to relive that moment with Vicky but he refuses to let it go . Jessie continues to live a beautiful life with his husband and two twin daughters .
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