My name is Jack Stuart. I a 26 year old I.T. Enginneer. I live in Manhattan, New York with my mom only. My dad is an U.S. Army Agent, serving our country for 20 years. This is the year 2028. Every morning I wake up, brush, bathe, have breakfast and leave for my office. There I meet with my friends and co-workers and we do our job. We create and invent new things, research for new things, and think new things. Overall, my life is good now. However, things were not the same 10 years back. In 2018, when I was a 16 year old student. I used to go to school. Meet my friends, study, respond and have fun.I had many friends. This was the time when we shifted to Manhattan and my Mom sent me to the school's hostel. I lived there with my friends. My close friends. I was happy for only 4 years in this Manhattan International School. Only 4 years. After that, I was sent away from my friends and family. To a long way to Italy. Where I fought for my life. And ended up, meeting with my family and friends again.
PART 1
I was in the class. Mr. Vlad Lem, a Russian Physics teacher, who had recently come to M.I.S., was teaching us about the lenses. He was a very bad tempered man. He didnt like teenagers or children. All he wanted was money and pride. Though he didnt teach us good. Once, Sam, one of my friends, asked a question about lenses. He went mad and threw a chalk over her. Sam was scared. She sat down, her eyes were big, and a sign of scare was clearly reflected on her face. I felt bad about it. Though I did not have the guts to speak against him or literally say something. On the break time, I asked Sam about the feeling she had. She was trembling and said this," He is a dangerous man. When he looked at me, I started to feel like, he is going to kill me, murder me somehow." Sam's word's put me in a great worry. Not only Sam, but others were also hurt by his attitude. He even secretely choked a boy for dropping a pen by mistake. He also tried to punch a girl on the face for having fun time with her friends. Every teacher hated him, every student hated him. But only the Principal, who was not a good man either, wanted him on every cost.
Mr. Lem was a strange character to me. He did not have family, or any relative or any friend. He never went out except for schools. He literally stays at home all day. Door never opens, the windows ,filled with rust, all shut. He didnt teach us for long. only for the first 2 years. And then, he got a handsome amount of money. After that, he was no where to be seen. But he left something for us. Strange things began to happen all over the school. It started to shake, and the electricity went off. I began suspecting Mr. Vlad for this.
I suspected Mr. Vlad was an extraordinary man. I began looking out for him in the websites, yellow pages and newspapers. Lastly, I found him in 2 sites. Number 1, a professional Physics teacher ...which he was definitely not. And the second, a retired U.S. Secret Agent. The pictures given were the same as Mr Vlad's face. So Me, Sam and one of my closest friend, a technician and a gadget freak, John, went to the U.S. Army Base to gain more information. A Strict checking was done. No mobiles, no electronics, just like in the airports. Many officers, soldiers and scientists were walking. So, we went to one of them and asked about Vlad Lem. The soldier seemed a bit shocked to hear our question. He instantly, with a shivering voice, replied,"No, you kids should go ...ho..home right now." We went out, then started looking deeper in his U.S. SA Profile. It said he lived in Russia. Only that much. But we looked further down, and it said "Originally from Baker Street" And we knew that there was no such place as Baker street in the entire world
The next day at school, everything seemed normal at first. But again, the School started shaking, lights turning off, and mysterious voices could be heard. This time, it was more drastic, the School's cafeteria collapsed, the Chemistry Lab burst in flames. Immediately, we were asked to vacate our beloved school. Me and my buddies stood away from the huge building and saw it collapse into flames. "Vlad, you crossed your line" I said. I asked my dad about Vlad Lem at home.
"Vlad Lem was not at all for the U.S. He had his own deeds. He was lazy, arrogant, and every negative things. People call him a retired USSA. But he was fired from the job when he purposely shot one of our men, my brother, your uncle. VLAD was the one who shot him."
I was pretty puzzled to hear it that Mr. Lem actually worked in the organization of my dad. "Dad, what did he do in the days when he WAS an Agent?" I asked
"NOTHING. Absolutely nothing. Ok tell me, what happens when a snail sleeps? It remains still, right? He was exactly like that. He was given duties, that too with fellow agents, still he refused," He said,"But when he left, strange things started happening in the HQ. Computers Malfunctioned, Weapons became useless and more horrific things." I was pretty amazed to hear that the same thing happened to my school. Twice. "Jack, I don't Understand" He said
"Understand what?...Ohh don't you worry Dad, I WILL find a school, and be a man like you." I was proud to say that but, he asked me "No, its not about the school, its about Vlad Lem, why are you asking me about him? How do you know him?"
"Did I tell anything about my Physics teacher? The guy who was teaching in our school for the last 2 years? HE is Vlad Lem. He was in our school and since he left, the same thing what happened to your HQ began happening to the school. And today itself...."
"I know, I know Jack. Don't say anything. But Vlad was in your school, he stepped foot in it and then something happened. We both know who he is then"
"But I have no idea where he lives."
"We don't need that. We have the U.S. Army. They can track him down."
The next day at school, everything seemed normal at first. But again, the School started shaking, lights turning off, and mysterious voices could be heard. This time, it was more drastic, the School's cafeteria collapsed, the Chemistry Lab burst in flames. Immediately, we were asked to vacate our beloved school. Me and my buddies stood away from the huge building and saw it collapse into flames. "Vlad, you crossed your line" I said. I asked my dad about Vlad Lem at home.
"Vlad Lem was not at all for the U.S. He had his own deeds. He was lazy, arrogant, and every negative things. People call him a retired USSA. But he was fired from the job when he purposely shot one of our men, my brother, your uncle. VLAD was the one who shot him."
I was pretty puzzled to hear it that Mr. Lem actually worked in the organization of my dad. "Dad, what did he do in the days when he WAS an Agent?" I asked
"NOTHING. Absolutely nothing. Ok tell me, what happens when a snail sleeps? It remains still, right? He was exactly like that. He was given duties, that too with fellow agents, still he refused," He said,"But when he left, strange things started happening in the HQ. Computers Malfunctioned, Weapons became useless and more horrific things." I was pretty amazed to hear that the same thing happened to my school. Twice. "Jack, I don't Understand" He said
"Understand what?...Ohh don't you worry Dad, I WILL find a school, and be a man like you." I was proud to say that but, he asked me "No, its not about the school, its about Vlad Lem, why are you asking me about him? How do you know him?"
"Did I tell anything about my Physics teacher? The guy who was teaching in our school for the last 2 years? HE is Vlad Lem. He was in our school and since he left, the same thing what happened to your HQ began happening to the school. And today itself...."
"I know, I know Jack. Don't say anything. But Vlad was in your school, he stepped foot in it and then something happened. We both know who he is then"
"But I have no idea where he lives."
"We don't need that. We have the U.S. Army. They can track him down."
