Strange Story

It all started on August third, two weeks ago. I was walking home from a long day at school and I saw a small package on my doorstep. I hurried up the sidewalk and grabbed the package on my way in. I placed the package on the sofa, then noticed that the message light was flashing. I went over, pressed the button, and a strange robotic voice annouced that the package I had just recieved was of significance and if I could not figure out what significance I would fail. Puzzled, I played the message over and over again until it seemed like one of those annoying songs that gets stuck in your head. It still didn't make any sense, in fact it seemed a bit frightening. Questions buzzed through my head, who was that, what do they want, and should I be scared. I sat near the package, afraid to open it but afraid not to, I was scared stiff. I finally pulled apart the packaging and revealed a shell, like one of those sea shells you see on a beach. I stared, frustrated and annoyed. This must be a prank, I thought, angrily. As the days passed, I recieved more parcels each with another strange, seemingly unrelated objects, like a comic book, a discarded soap box, rubber soles, and postcard. What was the hidden meaning in this, was there one. I frowned as I stared at all the items spread across the table. Suddenly the phone rang, and I jumped a foot. I waited for it to go to voice mail, I was much more cautious these days, and a robotic voice inquired whether I had figured out the importance of the objects. I ignored the voice and continued thinking. Then, it struck, each of these items represented a person I knew. Seeing as the voice was still trying to convince me to pick up the phone and rushed over and grabbed it. "What are you going to do with them?", I demanded. "Ah, you figured it out.", it replied, "I haven't decided yet. Go to the following address..."