chapter 28 - the crain house

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We all get out of our cars and stare up at the deadly axe-murderers house.

"This is it." Pope exhales.

"Not the Crain house." John B mumbles.

"Are you kidding me?" Kie adds.

"You've got to be joking." I comment.

"Worst-case scenario." JJ states.

"Why did it have to be here... of all places?" Pope questions.

"I heard that Mrs. Crain buried her husband's head on the property." JJ tells, looking over to Pope.

I swallow a lump in my throat then take a big sigh.

"Come on, guys. Let's go." John B orders, while starting to climb over the wall.

We all look to each other, not sure whether to follow or not. Pope gives a small nod then climbs over the wall, and then Kie. JJ looks over to me, shaking his head. I grab his hand and give him a small smile.

"Together." I smile.

JJ takes a deep sigh then gives me a small nod and smile. I place a small kiss on his hand before starting to climb over the wall. JJ helps me climb over then he jumps over. We quickly rush forward to the others.

"Look, you guys know whose house this is, right?" Kiara questions.

"Oh, yeah. No, I do." JJ replies.

"Look, honestly, I don't really believe the stories of this place." John B comments.

"Which stories did you hear, Y/n?" JJ asks.

"The one where she killed her husband with an axe and that she's been holed up ever since." I respond.

"On certain nights, when the moon is full... you can see her in the window! Waah!" Kie jokes, moving her arms around spookily.

"No, Kie, it's not funny, cause it's all true. I swear to god, guys, this is all real. I knew Hollis." JJ tells. We walk past a old grey statue and JJ jumps frightened, sticking his arms out to fight. "Jeez!"

"Wait, you knew Hollis Crain?"

"Yeah, Dude."

"Dude, how do you know Hollis Crain?" Pope questions.

"She was my babysitter, Man. She told me all about it." JJ answers.

"How come you've never told me this?" I ask.

"Honestly, I completely forgot about it until just now. But, she told me all about it. Told me the truth... about her mother and what happened in this house." JJ continues on. "So as a kid, she heard all the stories that her mother killed her father, and... she was a murderer and all. Hollis didn't believe it... until that night."

"What night?"

"It all came back to her." JJ responds. "When Hollis was six years old, she heard her parents arguing downstairs. So she goes downstairs to see her mom washing her hands in a sink... full of blood. Her mother just says that she cut her finger. The next morning, she says her father and her split up. But then, Hollis noticed something. Her mother going into the parlour constantly in and out and in and out with plastic bags. Weeks pass, and Hollis decides to use the outhouse. And as she's using it, she looks down, and there, in the outhouse... is her father's head, looking straight back at her."

My hands start to shake and my breathing becomes quicker. I'm starting to get really scared. I look around me, to make sure there is no one there.

"God, you are so full of shit." John B sighs.

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