On the hill

Chapter 2

    "BAM!" Jumping into Martin's arms I look back to the entrance to find the gate shut and the brick nowhere to be found. Fixing myself clearing my throat I break the silence "didn't we..?" Curtis and Martin exchange looks. "Maybe Selina went home guess she wasn't feeling this one" Curtis says turning to the stairs and heading up.

"Do we knock" says martin "yeah go ahead see if someone is home maybe the doll will let you in" I say rolling my eyes then watching him lean close to the door, "move aside I got it your acting like you've never done this before" I walk up to the door and grab the handle. The door opens "hey I found another way in" we all look up surprised to find Selina on the other side smiling at us "I...we thought maybe you went home did you?" I ask. she shrugs " I changed my mind" "if you say so" I reply walking past the threshold into the desolate frozen house. Curtis and Martin join me looking up from what seemed to be a living room with an over looking rail above and two stairways leading to the next floor. "WOOWW imagine living here it looks like it's in great condition think we can turn it into the spot" Curtis says plopping onto the perfectly made couch.

A door slams making all of us jerk. Placing my backpack down and I walk slowly reaching my arms out for a light switch instead bumping into someone. "Hey" Someone in the dark whispers. I smile "hey"I reply realising who it is reaching up and wrapping my arms over his neck he kisses me putting his hands at my waist. We kiss and hold each other until the house comes alive. The lights in the house turn on, I let go him and fix myself  "I found the light switch by the way" Curtis claims  walking to and up one of the stairs cases. Martin then sits back on the couch and wipes his lips looking up at me and winking.

     "Amazing living space, there are two sets of stairs running up both sides of the room nice big fan over the living room with high ceilings in the middle. I can see it happening Martin" Curtis replies looking up the side of the bridge like platform at the top of the stairs. "Yooo
Martin they even have a chandelier up here"

The house falls silent then a sudden scream. A figure falls on the couch then hits the floor across from Martin in the living room. "Oh my god are you okay curt" Selina asks looking into his owl open eyes seeming to feel sorry; " you expect that...that century old railing to hold you" I say laughing harder and harder as Curtis's turns tomato red in embarrassment "and you said you weren't going to be the first to break something, you might be the first one at this rate". Martin says getting up off the couch lifting a piece of the railing off curtis's lap then pulling him up to his feet. "You okay" I ask looking at him then following his empty eyes to the mirror. "what is it?" I ease close to it peering into the dusty reflection, a black figure stands at the top of the stairs, then fades out of view.

"That was strange felt like I was pushed" Curtis says in a low whisper. I turn to find Selina helping Curtis in the corner of the room now. After a while they start laughing then staring at the painting. Ignoring it I turn to Martin and sit down next to him. Turning on my phone I open notes and start a new one labelling it "hill house" I write a few notes before getting my back pack.
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Hill house
~ Weird sighting at the top of the stairs only seen by Martin and myself
~ many naked paintings
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"This painting has two naked chicks posing together over here" Curtis says pointing at the painting across the room. Rolling my eyes I go back and pick up my bag by the front door, "hey guys come here really quick" reaching in my bag grabbing two walkie talkies I hand one to Martin and the other to Curtis. "Since there are four of us we could split up this time, into groups" tossing another walkie to Selina watching her face scrunch up. Putting my bag on, "not trying to intrude but why do we need these? We all have phones right" Selina says raising an eyebrow. "But if the phone dies or no service we have wallows but Anyway martin your with me, Curtis you and Selina check the downstairs hall on the left at" I look at my phone time. "7pm we meet back here it is 5:30 right now" turning to Selina I say "make sure curt doesn't take anything" she nods seeming to be annoyed and walks off to the  left towards the hall close behind the couch.

   Martin looks at me and smiles. "So where should we head first" "to the right" grabbing my hand he kisses it my heart drops.  We walk off towards our end of the house. "When are we going to tell them" I shrug stopping in front of Martin "they might even have their own thing you saw how she checked on him after that fall" looking up at his lips then his brown curly hair finally his green eyes that seemed to swallow me whole. " they don't really have to know we can keep it a secret" He says leaning slowly into me watching him bite his lip  as He goes in for a kiss. his soft lips touch mine. Giving in I kiss him " okay now stop being a distraction and let's check this room out" I push the door open to what seemed to be a office.
  "This stuff seems so modern" Martin says "well people do flip houses everyday maybe it was flipped the floors in the living room were marble instead of carpet plus I didn't see any cracks in the wood of the doors" I reply sitting on the desk which seemed durable for my weight. Pulling out my phone I notice there isn't any connection before I look up from my phone just as Martin takes it from my hand leaning between my legs and starts kissing me passionately.

      Kissing him back I gently bite his lip pulling it slowly rubbing my hands through his hair as I pull away. He leans back in "not yet" grabbing my face and lifting my chin he kisses me long and passionately. he puts his hand in my shirt. "Nobody's in here let me have you for 5 minutes" he whispers in my ear before kissing my neck. I bite my lip giving in to his request.