I walked towards the derelict mansion, that had been passed down for generations. It had been left to my mother in the will, but my father had persuaded her to instead give it to me, since they had never like it and nor had my older siblings. They had always said it was creepy and probably haunted, but who in their right mind would pass up a mansion this big? Even though it was old it was still beautiful in my eyes, all it needed was some TLC and hard work. Lucky for me, I wouldn't have to deal with many people as it was one of the only homes in the secluded area.
"I should probably try and meet my neighbor tomorrow," I mumbled to myself as I walked up the front stairs with some of the lighter boxes, towards the door I had propped open. "I forgot how much effort these stairs are."
I should probably go get some fresh air, I haven't been outside for hot minute, I thought to myself as I walked down the long dark hallway that lead from the kitchen to the front of the house.
As I reached for the door handle I heard a loud 'BANG' coming from the second floor.
"Is someone there? I'm not afraid of you. Show yourself coward," I shouted, only to be replied to with the eerie giggles of a little girl, and what sounded like children running around above me. "Fuck this, I'm outtie."
I slipped on some shoes and ran down the front steps. When I reached the bottom I heard footsteps behind me, this made me flinch and throw my hands up defensively.
"Square up bitch. I'm ready to throw hands!" I yelled, shaking with fear.
"I'm sorry dear, I didn't mean to startle you, I'm your neighbor, my name is Violet, I assume you're Edith's granddaughter."
An elderly sweet looking woman emerged from the darkness, "I heard a loud bang and came to see if you were okay. And for the record, if I was to 'square up' I could probably kick your ass."
"Ah, Yes. My name is Levathan. But I think there is someone in my house, like a child, I heard laughing people running." I replied, still shaking.
"Ah, they are probably just playing. The house has been abandoned for a few years, so local children would dare each other to go in there." She explained as she pointed to a small looking figure that was running past the large viewing window that lead to the second floor balcony." But if you're worried you can stay in there by yourself you can stay in my guest room for the night. It also might be a good idea to post an ad for a roommate."
"You know Violet, you're too kind. If it's not too much hassle, I'll happily stay in your guest room. And I'll post an ad to find roommates while I'm at it." I was overjoyed that I wasn't going to have to spend my first night alone in that eerie house.
//
Roommate(s) Wanted:
I recently moved into a large house on my own, I'm hoping to fill it with occupants. Please email me or text me at (Your email) or (Your number.)
//
Can't believe how easy that was, I thought to myself as I put my phone on the bedside table and prepared myself to go to sleep. I owe Violet big time.
I awoke the next morning to see a number of texts responding to my ad:
Hello, my name is Felix. I'm here to enquire about being a roommate. If possible my boyfriend would also like to live with you. His name is ChangBin
Hi, I'm SeungMin. Replying to the roommate ad.
I'm replying to the roommate ad, the names HyunJin.
Reply all:
Hello, thank you for replying to my ad. If you would like, you can come visit the house, to see if you'd like to stay here. The address is (insert an old, fancy sounding house name).
Felix:We can stop by this afternoon, at about 3, if that's okay.
SeungMin: I can also do that time.
HyunJin: Me three.
Me: Sounds good, see you all then.
I heard a knock at my door, followed by Violet's timid voice, "Leviathan sweetie, are you awake? I've made breakfast."
"Violet, you're too kind to me. I'm practically a stranger to you. I'll be down in a moment." I called back as I grabbed a pair of black jeans and an oversized jumper. After doing that I started making my way to the kitchen. About halfway down the stairs I was hit by the smell of (insert your favourite breakfast.)
"Violet, this is my absolute favourite thing to have for breakfast." I called from the stairs, with a huge smile plastered on my face.
"Your grandmother left a list of things you like and dislike, in case we ended up in our current situation. She's thought of everything, don't worry." She replied, putting a plate on the table in front of me and the other where she was going to sit.
"I do miss her a lot. I only really saw her when she came to visit for my birthdays." I stabbed at the food on my plate and weakly chuckled.
"Speaking of your birthday, you were born on February 8th 2000 correct?"
"Yeah," I replied with a smile, "I almost forgot to tell you, I had some replies to my ad, about renting rooms, they're coming at about 3."
"Then you might want to head home, to freshen up and pull straight. It's 10:30 and cleaning a house of that size won't be an easy task."
"Thank you for your hospitality, and the breakfast, I'll be sure to introduce you to the roommate(s) once they have been chosen." I rambled and bid my farewell as I left her house and ran up the stairs to my own.
Once inside, I ran straight upstairs to investigate what had happened yesterday. To no ones surprise, it was an old looking picture that seemed to have been launched across the upstairs hallway. "This place is gonna take forever to clean." I bitched as I pulled out my phone, so the sound of music could drown out the overwhelming silence.
It took me at least 3 hours to clean the top two floors of the three-story building. Ensuring I had stocked all the bathrooms with towels and toilet paper, as well as putting fresh sheets on all of the beds. One thing that did spark curiosity within me, was that the ninth door, on all three floors was locked.
"Just got to clean this level, then shower. I should have plenty of down time, they're going to be here in an hour and fifteen minutes?!" I shouted the last part because I was shocked by how long organizing the bathrooms and bedrooms had taken me. "Best get my shit together and crack on." I chanted, trying to psych myself up so it would take me less time.
After about 25 minutes I had cleaned the ground floor. "Wow, there's a basement? Fuck off am I going down their on my own." I chuckled, before running to the closest bathroom so I could shower. Once I was out I wrapped a towel around my body and walked to my bedroom that was opposite it.
//time skips to 3:06 pm//
I heard a loud rasping at the front door, so I skipped from the lounge to the door, to see 9 beautiful males in front of me.
"Hello Leviathan? We're here to look around the house." A short raven haired boy announced.
"Ah yes, hello, please come in." I replied, trying to sound as polite as I could as I stepped out of the way.
AuThOrS nOtE:
So as some of you may know I've decided to rewrite this story I've decided to firstly remove WOOJAIL and also have the house being haunted a mystery ✨
This chapter isn't too different but the other might be.
