The sisters Kate and Megan Burrows were enjoying their stay in Malaysia. The Malaysian people seemed mostly friendly, and their work with a Christian mission had been rewarding. The young women had grown-up in Wisconsin, in the United States of America, and thought they were blessed because God had called them to serve in this manner. They felt even more blessed that their parents had agreed to let them go, because Kate is nineteen, and Megan is eighteen.
It took much reassurance from the Mission and their Pastor back home that the girls would be safe, and considerable begging from the girls too. Once the parents relented, the girls arrived in Malaysia less than two weeks later, and have now been there four months. They worked at a mission/church in Rawang called 'The Holy Trinity Mission', spreading the Gospel, and serving the community. Although the dominant religion in Malaysia is Islam, they tolerate many other religions being present.
Today they had taken some parishioner's to Kuala Lumpur that needed medical treatment in the Missions station wagon. Kate had a license, and the Pastor at the Mission thought it would be a pleasant trip for them after all the work they had done. Megan especially had impressed him, as she seemed to develop a sincere rapport with people. As if she understood their suffering and needs, a child of God in innocence and beauty, the Pastor often thought of her. Megan had an elf-like face, almost translucent pale skin, long black hair, and a small frame standing one-hundred-and-sixty-five-centimetres tall. The locals often called her, "Muka malaikat," which means 'Angel face'.
Her older sister Kate, had an inner-strength that belied her age. The locals caller her, "Jiwa lama," which means 'old soul'. She also had black hair but she kept it shorter, shoulder length. Kate had developed a tan since being in Malaysia, where Megan hadn't. She stood at one-hundred-and-seventy-five-centimetres tall, had a larger frame, and seemed more adept at physical labour. Both had a glow about them that made them pleasing to be near.
"It's starting to get late," Megan said, looking at her watch.
Kate had turned the headlights on already as the forest near Gombak had made the road dark once the sun began to get low in the sky. "Well, you wanted to stop and have McDonald's," Kate said, rolling her eyes.
Megan giggled. "Oh, what a treat, you enjoyed it." Kate screwed her face for a moment, trying to decide whether she enjoyed it. Megan giggled again. "You had two Big Mac's, for heaven's sake."
Kate smiled at her sister. "It's not cool to admit you like MacDonald's, you have to pretend you don't like it. Didn't anyone ever tell you that?"
"Pretend you don't like it while shovelling it down your throat? That's stupid, why lie about something you like?"
Kate shrugged. "Don't know, that's how people are back home."
"We're not home, though."
Kate sighed. "No, but going to McDonald's has made me feel homesick. Do you miss home?"
Megan thought for a moment. In truth, she didn't miss home as much as she thought she would. People at the Mission had good to her, and it made the transition much easier. She decided that her sisters confession gave her more ammunition to tease her. "All you miss is kissy-kissy time with Ralph Pederson," she said in petulant way.
"Oh, you little bitch," Kate said with a frown. "One day when you meet a boy you like, you'll remember this day."
"Why would I want a smelly boy slobbering all over me?" Megan said with a pout.
Kate sighed, she sometimes forgets that her sister is still immature. "You want it, even if you won't admit it."
They travelled along in silence for a while. Megan had been thinking about what Kate said about her wanting to be with a man. It troubled her that those feelings indeed lurked under the surface, making it harder to stay true to her Lord. Sometimes in the darkness, alone in her bed, she'd enjoy rubbing her moist little pussy while thinking of men. Several guys that came to the Mission around her age had sparked her interest too. However much she prayed, the feelings wouldn't go away.
Megan turned to Kate, and asked, "Kate, is it bad to want it?"
Now Kate laughed. "I knew it, you naughty girl," she teased.
"Kate, I'm serious," Megan said, crossing her arms across her chest.
"Relax, will ya," Kate said, shaking her head. "It's natural, it's how God made us. So we'll fall in love, marry, and have kids."
"So I'm not bad for having these... feelings?"
"No, you save yourself for marriage, and don't become a slut, you'll be fine."
"KATE! Don't use that word, it's bad," Megan admonished her, making Kate smile broadly.
"Stop acting like a twelve-year-old."
The car went silent again for several minutes. "So are you going to marry Ralph?"
That's something Kate had been asking herself. Ralph wrote to her often since she arrived in Malaysia, begging her to come home. Ralph's letters made her feel bad, because the last thing she wanted is to hurt his feelings.
Things have gotten too intense in our romance, too real, and this trip has been a blessing in disguise
, she told herself. Turning to her sister, she said, "I don't..."
"LOOK OUT!" Megan suddenly screamed while grabbing the dashboard firmly.
Kate looked and spotted what looked like a large black puddle on the road.
Is that water
, she wondered?
As the front tyres entered the black substance they slid in the slippery, greasy substance. The front of the car swerved out of control, throwing the back of the car around. The car began to spin in the oil slick, it felt like slow motion inside the car. The tyres suddenly found traction and the car burst forward over the side of the road, and down a steep bank. The girls screamed in terror as the car careened into the forest. Suddenly, the car came to stop, hitting a tree. The last thing Megan heard is the sound of crunching metal, smashing glass, and her sister screaming in pain. Everything went black.
*****
While Megan lay unconscious, she had some strange dreams. The first involved feeling as if she were being dragged over the ground. Opening her eyes, she could make out the canopy above and some stars. The next involved her sister Kate. Megan felt herself being lifted, and opened her eyes to see Kate's face scrunched like she's exerting effort. Her face looked dirty, and a black substance dripped off it. Even her hair seemed covered in the same black substance. Kate released her and she fell backward, hitting her head again and falling unconscious. When Megan eventually woke, the silence and darkness scared her. She tried to move, to find herself locked inside a box of some sort. Pulling her phone from her pocket and activating the screen, the inside of the box lit in a ghostly blue light.
She remembered the wagon had a large trunk the mission used to lock certain supplies in, so they wouldn't get stolen. Sometimes it also had tools in it, which she felt beneath her. Pushing on the lid it wouldn't open, and despite how hard she tried the trunk wouldn't open.
Why would Kate lock me inside this smelly trunk