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Chloe must go back in time and try to unravel whoever behind the scenes is destroying their family lives Experience with Chloe the total disruption of her life during the few past weeks She meets interesting people, overcomes desperate situations and tries to explain the inexplicable She doesn’t trust her senses anymore and are looking for lost answers before she came into the hands of the phantoms that sit behind everything She is now captured and will soon discover whether her special private detective, Hunter, will save them and explain everything It reads like a mixture of a thrilling detective story with supernatural turns and a psychological thriller all in one The Script of Evil – When Evil brings Love Kadin and Billy, two young pupils, got hold of a note book with a mysterious scribbling in it after a professor was assaulted and maybe murdered for it Looking for answers and starting to fall in love Billy falls in the hands of the devils Their lives hang on a thread as Kadin navigates the dangers They are oblivious of the fact that the future of the world as we know it hangs on a thread and that the danger is far bigger than they can imagine in their wildest dreams Join Billy and Kadin on their fascinating path and try to unravel the mystery before the peril is divulged when even more sinister characters appear ENTRAPPED by Anton Pan Surviving the Mysteries 01 - Powerless Chloe is slowly emerging from the deep, black abyss of unconsciousness With effort she forces herself to open her eyes She is uncomfortable and is feeling awkward What is gripping her arms and ankles? There is a light in the room but she struggles to comprehend and focus All seems blurry and indistinct as if her empty head just simply refuse to register Helplessly she moans and winks her eyes while she ineffectively tries to fight her entrapment It firmly binds her arms and ankles She eventually starts to notice her surroundings She looks and observes that her arms are tied with duct tape to a dining room chair Her ankles are tied to the legs of the chair She is pinned down in the chair It must have been this uncomfortable, upright position that causes the severe pain throughout her body Bewildered she looks around and tries to remember what the last thing was that happened to her before she dizzyingly came to her senses in this room She suddenly jerks and avoids yelling out loud when she sees Isaac nearby also strapped to a dining room chair They are in his kitchen Unconscious, with his head hanging down, he sits motionless She must contain herself not to try and shout trying to wake him She is afraid to even make any noise The person that overwhelmed them and entrapped them is probably still around Anxiously she sits and listens attentively to any noise that may give away someone’s presence It is eerily quiet in Isaac’s home Maybe they are alone Maybe burglars tied them up and ransacked the house and left Maybe they have already left this lonely island in the middle of the blue gum forest with their loot How did it happen? She looks up and studies the clock on the kitchen wall It is three o’ clock in the morning She now listens to the ticks as the clock counts down the seconds in this ominous quietness Without moving she listens anxiously, fearing that someone might find her awake She is terrified of what might follow The strange history of this place in the middle of the forest spooks her Everyone warned her to avoid this place for different reasons The inexplicable incidents that chased all the previous inhabitants away; the horrendous family murder; the desolateness of the place; Mrs McKenzie that tried her utmost but could not find a tenant to hire the place She closes her eyes and silently listens and tries to recall what she did before she awoke in this situation If no one turns up and she is sure that they are alone, she will try to call Isaac to awaken him Now she is going to concentrate on wherever they were before this incident Maybe some persons might come along and talk to one another and this will give her an opportunity to spy and listen She might then be able to ascertain the motive for this weird circumstance How were they entrapped? Where were they when this happened? Slowly she starts to remember They were on their way back from the hospital Memories are now flooding her brain as she recollects that she had been in her room but couldn’t get to sleep Her mind was in turmoil, full of difficult questions She had been pondering as to how the life of her family had changed so drastically and fatally during the past few weeks She tried to figure out who it is that deceived her family Still thinking about this her ears started ringing like cicadas Everything around her started to turn like a merry-go-round She instantly realizes that something is terribly wrong She desperately wants to get up to get Isaac’s help, but she can’t move or scream Surely, someone had sedated them, but how did he accomplish it? And then certainty dawns upon her It is because of her routine Usually, she makes supper beforehand She stows it in the microwave and heats it when they return late in the evening from the hospital This routine gave the intruders the opportunity to tamper with their food Someone must have broken in, doctored their food and when they were unconscious and helpless, they were tied up Are these the same devils that operate like phantoms behind the scenes that terrorize her family covertly or are they simple thugs and robbers? She dearly hopes that it is only burglars and that they vanished along with the loot But she knows instinctively that this is a slim possibility They surely have credit cards with PIN’s Maybe there is a secret safe and what about her small place opposite Isaac’s dwelling? No, burglars would have made sure whether there were valuables in her place too They would have made sure that they profited fully on this occasion Nothing was chasing them The place is totally desolate Fear grips her heart like a vice when she ponders what might happen Are they going to be tortured for PIN’s or assaulted to reveal the place of the secret safe? Are they in the brutal hands of rapists and murderers? And then she mulls over the professional way in which they entered the house and entrapped them, and that these people are the same as those devils that terrorize her family Will she be able to finally find out who these phantoms are in her life and what they are hideously planning? She again listens attentively Everything is quiet No sound whatsoever Only the tick of the clock against the wall She feels as if the clock is mocking her It sounds as if it is ticking away the last seconds of their lives She wants to scream out of frustration She starts to believe they are alone Then, somewhere from within, a flicker like of a candle of hope Maybe she should gather the courage to scream Isaac to life so that they could help each other to free themselves of the bondage to the chairs Maybe the chairs would break if they succeed to topple them “I see you are awake, Chloe ” She is shocked out of her wits by the sudden voice in her right ear Panic rips through her like an electric current; she shudders and gets goose bumps all over her body It’s a creepy, hoarse voice in her right ear He knows her name! This is probably one of the devils that terrorize them He must have been behind her all the time The sadistic manner in which he has observed her quietly must have been hugely satisfying? Cautiously with a trembling voice from her dry throat, she asks: “Who are you? What you want …?” She has never experienced this horrid voice before It’s deep and masculine, rough but also a little hoarse It’s a strange and stomach-churning voice that again whispers in her ear “Nothing Chloe I want nothing from you except obedience.” While her brain frantically tries to make sense of the devil’s words, she asks: “Obedience …?” “You are going to precisely what I order you to do, then there will be no troubles, darling, and I will vanish into thin air.” Again there is a flicker of hope inside her The man is behind her and she cannot see his face and this could mean that he does not intend to harm them Yes, that can be the reason why he is hiding “What is it that you want from me? Do you want my credit card and PIN? If you don’t show your face to us we will give you all the information.” He suddenly bursts out in a sarcastic laugh When his voice comes it is uncompromising, hard and self-assured “No, I don’t want anything from you!” Again she is confused What does the devil want from her? “I don’t understand What on earth you want?” to continue Edition 02 The Script of Evil by Anton Pan When Evil brings Love 01 - The Strange Writing It’s a lovely, clear summer’s day in 2018 and Billy is walking through the lower entrance of Settler’s Park He is on his way to home after a tough session with his Kung Fu friend Danny He likes to take a shortcut through the tranquil park He lives at the higher end of Central Hill in Park Avenue that circles the historic St Georges Park with its sports clubs and cultural institutions amongst beautiful vegetation, gardens and monuments He is a fit, seventeen-year-old scholar and could not have wished for a better place to stay Nearly every evening he runs five kilometers, twice around the park, before he showers and goes to sleep He also regularly swims a few kilometers in the public swimming pool and also plays squash for the Crusaders that have courts at the back of the cricket stadium’s main stand He has almost reached the steep footpath between the lush growths of plants that extends all the way up to the upper end of the park where the main entrance is near his own home He notices people in the picnic cove between the bushes near to the rock face There are a giant tree and a picnic table that people can use This is a remote part of the park and seldom will you find people here He glances quickly in their direction It looks like a father and his young daughter at the table under the tree Between them sits a man in black clothes and next to them there are two sturdy men standing They look like wrestlers and they are looking away from the party at the table They are scrutinizing him as he passes them It’s a strange picture and Billy wonders whether they are bodyguards They look menacing Well, it could be stinking rich people that need to be protected These bodyguards look professional and highly ready for any eventuality As Billy enters the bend before the path becomes steep against the hill, he realizes that nature is calling It must have been all the water he drank during the practice session with Danny Quickly he dashes into an opening in the bushes and relieves himself leisurely Then, a sudden scream from the direction of the people he has passed just yet Then he hears a flood of words from different men’s voices and harsh words that are directed to someone It sounds like a heated argument Billy is startled when he hears the girls anxious yelling What the heck is going on! He finishes and slowly and cautiously walks back and peeks to see whatever on earth is going on The man that was at the table is now holding the kicking girl tightly, whilst the other two are busy with the old man It looks as if he is desperately trying to fight them off with his left arm while keeping something away from them in his right hand Suddenly he tosses it away from him It looks like a desperate attempt and it lands in front of Billy’s feet Instinctively he picks it up He is still studying the small notebook he picked up when he hears the sickening noise of someone’s wind been hitting out He looks up and sees how the old man is heavily assaulted by the two men as he falls down on the grass They are kicking him deliberately with unnecessary brutal force while the girl screams hysterically and wrestles the grip the man has on her Billy stands paralyzed and it is if he is living a dream Then suddenly there is a knife in one man’s hand near the old man As if in a dream Billy hears himself yelling: “No, don’t stab him, please !” The men’s heads jerk in his direction and they hostilely glance at him, still with the notebook in his hand The one with the knife yells: “Give it here, lad Drop it now and go!” He has an outlandish accent and his voice definitely indicates that he is not a South African Billy turns around and starts running away like a madman at high speed with the book in his hand At this stage, he only wants to put as much distance between him and them as possible There is no time to contemplate or process what is happening He hears how they shout after him He recognizes the original speaker’s voice: “Just drop the damn thing and we’ll leave you alone! Damn, we gonna hunt your little ass fellow We gonna find you and ” But then Billy can’t hear the voice anymore He has left them too far behind Billy is at full speed running up the path *** A family is leisurely sitting on a duvet on a lawn under a giant tree at the top end of Settler’s Park Rene usually keeps this duvet ready for the first opportunity when Jack takes off from his long hours of work and then the family comes over here to picnic It is so peaceful here with the birds singing away in the trees Sometimes they stroll through the park and again appreciate the beauty and tranquility The park has three main entrances and stretches over 54 hectares on both sides of the Baaken’s River You can enter the park through the How Lane entrance from Park Drive, or the Chelmsford Lane entrance from Target Kloof where the Guinea Fowl trail starts from the third avenue in the Walmer area It is a huge park and they feel privileged when they are able to enjoy it on a Sunday There are many little footpaths between the botanic flora with many nice patches of lawn and picnic spots The park has a rich variety of indigenous plants and shrubs with pools of water and rocks over streamlets Along the footpaths, you will encounter all sorts of small animals including small antelopes Jack feels satisfied with himself while he smiles at his beautiful wife and daughter opposite him on the duvet “What a wonderful Sunday in this tranquil park! I’ve been looking forward so much to be with my two lovies today It was a strenuous week at work.” Kadin, his beautiful sixteen-year-old daughter is flat on her stomach and is writing in her notebook She stops, puts the pencil in his special place in the booklet and pushes the booklet at her back in the waist of her short denim trousers She turns on her back and stares into the azure heaven lost in dreams of her own Jack wonders what is ticking in her brain right now She has the talent to frequently sniff out interesting historical facts from all over and writes it down in sharp, unique ways Her head is always full of ideas She is quizzical and busy Her booklet is always with her and she notices people and her environment much better than does the ordinary man Rene stops scratching through the picnic basket and looks up: “Yes, my dear husband, it’s simply wonderful to be with you Usually, you sleep and work.” “What can I when we need every cent of my overtime and I am so thankful for the opportunities?” Kadin is shaking her head She turns to her dad and gives him a nice frown: “It’s true, dad Mother is right You are working yourself to the ground and we seldom see you.” Jack smiles with love in his eyes “Times are tight, Kadin, and even if you are always first in your class at school and your marks optimum, it doesn’t mean that you will get a bursary The political situation in South Africa is bad as far as this is concerned We don’t even know whether you will be admitted to one of the universities in South Africa Maybe you’ll have to be enrolled at an overseas university due to the discrimination in our land We simply have to put money away for your future, my dear daughter, even your mother works hard when she has the opportunity It’s not me only.” Kadin stands up and with determination scolds them: “Please! You are sacrificing too much of your lives for me You really don’t need to save for my university fees I am going to get a job and can study part-time and graduate just a little later What must I that my darlings just will understand?” Jack waves his forefinger from side to side while he argues against her point: “Never, my dear child You have so many talents and you brilliantly in everything you tackle We are doing the world an enormous favour to invest in you When we are somewhere in the future down and out, you can repay us Okay, lovey Just leave it.” Rene takes her hand and smiles towards her: “Kadin, you are the light of our lives and you will understand when you one day have children of your own We must make the most of your talents You are simply the best with everything in your school.” Kadin gets nature’s calling: “Excuse me, please I have to go to the public toilet You can have alone-time while I am gone.” She gives them a naughty wink John returns her wink and explains: “Just make sure the real you comes back from the toilet.” “That’s a meek one this, dad ” She sticks her tongue out before she turns and disappears in the path that leads to the toilets Jack’s eyes follow her when she leaves with her brown hair hanging over her shoulder and once again he realizes how beautiful she is His eyes are still following her while he says: “Rene She is becoming an adult and can easily be passed off as a model and I shudder when I think of the day that she sheds her tomboy bravado and starts to be interested in boys.” Kadin enjoys walking under the vegetation that grows like a green roof over her head She listens to the unique singing of a little bird somewhere nearby that fascinates her She decides to look for him Cautiously she enters an opening between plants and trees Then she sees the beautiful, colourful species and in wonder admires the way in which he turns his little head erect when he sings his song with the puff of his neck How exquisite is this little fellow! Suddenly the little bird is startled and quickly flies away The sound of heavy footsteps comes from downwards as someone is running up from the lower part of the park She opens the plants to peek through inquisitively and looks down on a part of the path that with a stiff gradient leads to the lower part of Settler Park She is just in time to see a young man suddenly halts his frantic flight and quickly hides something between the shrubs He looks familiar and she wonders where she had seen him before He then jumps to his feet quickly and runs along the footpath to the top and disappears from her sight She now hears heavier footsteps like soldiers that run with boots Two hefty men in black, built like locks in a rugby team, run past her and also vanish along the footpath The expressions on their faces are something between brutal anger and urgency Did the boy hide something valuable that belongs to them between the bushes? She steps out of the bushes and walks towards the connection between two footpaths and further on to where the boy hid something She looks back along the footpath and listens They are all gone and it is dead quiet She bends over and scratches between the bushes She finds the notebook that looks very much like her own She doesn’t know why, but suddenly her heart starts to beat faster She puts the booklet in her front pocket and hastens to the toilets The place is quiet There is no one She goes into the nearest toilet and locks the door Inquisitively she takes the booklet out of her pocket She pulls her pants down and sits down on the toilet She smiles happily There is toilet paper She forgot to bring her own She opens the booklet and frowns amazed What is this? Someone had written, probably with a pencil; in the book but it makes no sense at all It’s strange writing that she hasn’t encountered during her life It’s not an alphabet She turns the pages and sees there are writings on different pages What on earth is this? She is flabbergasted Suddenly guilt overwhelms her when she thinks about the boy Her inquisitiveness caused her to transgress because it is not her property She will have to find a way to return it to the owner She doesn’t know what is going on or why the men chased the boy, but they are looking dangerous What will happen if they catch him and they all return and they don’t find the booklet? She realizes she made a mistake What if the boy returns and looks for the book? She only knows that she is yearning to know what is going on She thinks of a way out, gets her own book out, writes a message, and tears the page from the book “My name is Kadin and I have your booklet Meet me downstairs in the reference section of the city library on Monday at four-o’-clock p.m I dearly want to give it back to you if I may.” She will put the note where she found the booklet and hopefully he will return and find her message When she returns to her parents, she shows the booklet to her dad “Watch dad, someone lost this booklet in the park What is this funny scribbling? Have you ever seen something like this before?” She doesn’t relate to them the full story She doesn’t want to upset them Jack takes it from her and studies it His eyes mirror his surprise “What dad, you know what it is?” Jack tries to explain what is bothering him “I could have sworn that it is Sanskrit but it is weird that someone should have scribbled with a pencil in such a booklet This is really strange Must be a student in philosophy from the University of Port Elizabeth that tried to memorize or decipher it That’s all that makes sense to me Although it doesn’t make complete sense, because Sanskrit is difficult and they don’t teach it here It is usually taught on a man to man basis from a theological master One word frequently contains a rich history that must be fully explained before you can fully comprehend the meaning of it.” “Sanskrit? What is it really and how on earth you recognize it? It’s so strange.” Her father smiles She is always so inquisitive “Well, there was a time in my life when I was very interested in philosophy, Kadin I studied many different religions and tried to understand their philosophies to find the one that make the most sense to me I was looking to find Truth.” Kadin can’t hide the surprise “Dad, you never told me about this You don’t even believe in any god so far as I know and we don’t adhere to any religion You don’t even discuss these things; what happened, dad? I am flabbergasted!” “Kadin, there comes a time when you stop looking for answers because answers bring more questions Just know that you know that you don’t know ” “It doesn’t make sense to me at all, but tell me more about Sanskrit Where did it come from and who is speaking it?” “Maybe it’s the oldest language on earth Although religious people in India transferred their traditions orally for many centuries through Sanskrit before it was written down, some of them believed it was not from this earth They believe all human knowledge is based on deductions but much of the Sanskrit knowledge from the old texts came from another dimension and is transferred to us as true knowledge that we must accept as coming from our creators that know how everything fit together.” Surprised Kadin slaps her father on his shoulder “What dad, and you only tell us now, you scoundrel ” Jack bursts out in laughter and must contain himself before he can speak “That’s only what they believe, Kadin People believe different kind of funny things and most of the wars and misery all over the world started with the rubbish they believe If you believe everything and take it seriously then you will easily become as mad as they are Take everything with a pinch of salt, my child.” Rene leans forward and lands an unsuspected kiss on his cheek “Mother, why don’t we adhere to a religion? Most of my classmates are Christians and attend church, but we don’t, why?” “It is not important what we believe in, Kadin It’s important what you believe and we don’t want to influence you You are welcome and you can ask us anything any time, but the questions must come from you We will support you in any direction you may choose and try to lead you as far as we are able to.” Kadin sighs, places her hands on her hips and stands in front of them like the headmaster of a school that reprimands two naughty children “Really you two lovies, I don’t know You are always full of surprises that don’t make any sense and you are also damn stubborn! What are you now telling me, damn!” Jack simply adores her feigned threatening posture “You want to know what I believe in and I am going to tell you I believe all that matters in life are moments like this together with you two The here and now is important and this is all that matters.” Kadin bends forward en whispers softly in his ear while she cuddles him warmly “I love you, dad, so much I can scream!” to continue Edition 02 We shall sometimes attach a short story, article or other content at the end of the printable magazine if there is space ... should gather the courage to scream Isaac to life so that they could help each other to free themselves of the bondage to the chairs Maybe the chairs would break if they succeed to topple them “I... in the hands of the devils Their lives hang on a thread as Kadin navigates the dangers They are oblivious of the fact that the future of the world as we know it hangs on a thread and that the. .. like a father and his young daughter at the table under the tree Between them sits a man in black clothes and next to them there are two sturdy men standing They look like wrestlers and they are