Part 1 — The Voice That Shouldn’t Have Been There
There are stories told in nearly every part of the world about things that imitate human voices.
Some people call them spirits.
Others call them mimics.
Whatever name they go by, the stories are always eerily similar.
Someone hears their mother calling from another room.
A friend calling from outside.
A sibling asking for help in the middle of the night.
The voice sounds perfect.
Not close.
Not similar.
Perfect.
And according to the stories, that’s what makes them dangerous.
Because they don’t chase you.
They don’t attack you.
They simply try to convince you to come to them.
According to a story shared online, a young man named Aiden learned this lesson the hard way.
Aiden had heard mimic stories his entire life.
His grandfather used to tell them whenever the family gathered together.
The stories always followed the same pattern.
Someone hears a familiar voice.
Something feels wrong.
Then they make the mistake of following it.
As a child, Aiden found the stories entertaining.
As a teenager, he dismissed them completely.
By the time he became an adult, he considered them nothing more than folklore.
Old stories designed to keep children from wandering off into the woods.
One evening, Aiden found himself alone at home.
His parents had gone out shopping and weren’t expected back for quite a while.
The house was quiet.
He spent most of the evening in his bedroom scrolling through his phone and watching videos.
Everything felt normal.
Until he heard his mother’s voice.
At first, he didn’t think anything of it.
The voice came from downstairs.
Calm.
Ordinary.
Exactly the way his mother always sounded.
“Aiden.”
He paused and listened.
“Aiden, come help me with the groceries.”
For a brief moment he assumed his parents had returned home early.
Then something occurred to him.
His parents weren’t supposed to be back yet.
Not for at least another half hour.
The realization made him stop what he was doing.
The voice called again.
This time sounding slightly more impatient.
“Aiden.”
Every story his grandfather had ever told suddenly came rushing back into his mind.
And for the first time in years, Aiden felt genuinely uneasy.
(Part 2) ➡️ https://storiesworld.us/archives/9746