A spell on your name
An unknown number asked whether she was Anna Coleman. She answered yes. That was enough.
- ThemHas an unknown number messaged you
- YouToday. They asked whether I was Anna Coleman
- ThemDid you answer
- YouI said yes, why
- pause 1.5 s
- ThemYou should not have
- YouWhy not
- ThemNow they have the full name and your confirmation
- YouWho is they
- ThemEveryone in my village knows about this
- pause 1.2 s
- A spell is put on the name. The person has to say yes themselves
- YouVicky, these are village tales
- ThemFine. What did they write next
- YouThey asked for my date of birth
- ThemDid you give it
- YouNo
- pause 1.8 s
- ThemBetter
- YouThey sent it themselves. The right one
- ThemDelete the chat
- YouI did. It came back
- pause 1.5 s
- ThemTurn the phone off
- YouI did. The message arrived on my watch
- ThemSaying what
- pause 1.2 s
- You"Anna Coleman, confirm once more"
- ThemDo not confirm anything
- YouI was not going to
- pause 1.8 s
- ThemGood. Well done
- YouVicky, how do you know how this works
- pause 1.5 s
- ThemBecause they asked me last year
- YouAnd you confirmed
- pause 1.2 s
- ThemNo
- I gave them your name
How it works
Everything hangs on one word: yes. The ending moves the danger from the girl to the friend who warned her, and sends you back to reread the opening.
Every story here is fiction. Any resemblance to real people or events is coincidental.