First chapter of my horror novella. Voices.

Chapter 1: The Girl

I entered my room crying. Darkness accompanied the silence that

was inside. Loneliness burned me.

“My life is horrible,” I said out loud.

"*I know,*" a soft voice answered.

"Ah, you were there."

"*Yes, as always.*"

"I thought you were gone."

"*No.*"

There was total silence. I only heard my tears hitting my pillow as they fell.

"*Tell me, why are you crying today?*" asked the voice.

"Because I am a failure. Let's just say it's the same thing as always."

"*Oh Yes. Knowing you have nothing to live for makes you want to cry.*"

"I wish I'd never been born."

"*How about we do it?*"

"If we do it? If we do what?"

"*We jumped from the roof of the building.*"

"We jump?"

"*Yes, it will be easier.*"

Silence again.

"I really wished to be everything I dreamed of."

Silence.

"Okay, let's jump."

"*Are you ready?*"

Again, silence.

"*Okay, let's go to the roof.*"

I walked barefoot through the hallways of the building. Each step I gave was soft and delicate as if I wanted to leave only an ephemeral trace of my presence in that place. With determination and confidence in my movements, I climb the steps, one by one, without hesitation, braving

the coldness of the ground under my bare feet. The ceramics woke me up while I thought about what would be the last sound I would hear, whether the wind in my ears as I fell or the explosion of my body against the concrete of the street.

I finally reached the door; it was open. It was always open because the neighbors hung their clothes there, after washing them.

"I would have liked someone to care."

"*Are you going to miss you?*" asked the voice behind me.

"You finally answered. Are you going to miss me?"

Silence.

I was alone, there was no one to stop me. I stood on the edge of the

ledge and without thinking about the consequences for others, I jumped. I must have fainted because my question was never answered. The last

thing I heard was a “*Goodbye*” from the voice that's always with me. That voice that's inside my head every day and is my only companion.

 

Voices, release date: Oct 30. Amazon. In English and Spanish.

Kindle 1 dollar. printing 5 dollars.