Hidden World

Chapter XII - The Last Riddle

For hours she searched every room and every corner in order to see if her visitor left more behind than just the blood on the walls or the letter. To her relief he didn't leave anything and, he did not take the diary. It was safely sitting in the balcony even if she did not remember leaving it there.

She cleaned the blood on the outside of the house and then got to the living room where she started to get the stains off the floor. She was getting more and more annoyed every minute that passed. She was annoyed at herself for leaving the house and she was even more annoyed at Isis for leaving and not coming back.

"What happened here?" a voice came from behind her.

Rose turned her head shooting daggers at the cat that casually strolled in. "I am on holyday, can't you fucking, see?" the girl said and groaned annoyed. "Where the fuck have you been?" she continued and went back to scrubbing the floor.

"Around. In the woods, the town. Did you know that there is a bakery that make..." Isis stops when she sees Rose throw her gloves off and sponge. She follows the girl as she walks into the kitchen and takes the trash bag out of the trash can.

"I do not CARE ABOUT A DAMN BAKERY YOU GODDAMN BITCH!" Rose yells and grabs Isis, throws the cat in the trash can and closes the lit putting her hands on it so her annoying friend couldn't explain. "FIRST YOU LEAVE ME ALONE IN THE GODDAMN GRAVEARD! Then I get BITTEN by that damn vampire that lurks around like he is some mysterious big dick mafia dude! Then I COME BACK AND THAT FUCKING ASS ENTERED MY HOUSE, stains my walls and floors with blood, steals the goddamn black book and leaves me a chess like the little minion from the SAW series!" she yells venting all her frustrations.

"There's no need to yell at me tho." Isis said and Rose lifted her head seeing the cat sitting on top of the kitchen countertop. Rose opens the lid and stares at the empty trashcan with a dumb expression.

"I thought you got used by now with all this." Isis adds and sighs but lets out a scream when Rose pours a mug filled with water on her head.

"I thought you got used..." Rose started with a mocking tone. "GET USED TO WHAT????? THIS???" she yelled again and pointed at her neck before nearing her face to the cat's. "You are so annoy...." She does not manage o finish as she feels a set of claws scratch the same cheek as before.

"Focus...!" Isis says and looks at the girl that was now pouting. "Was the book the only thing he took?" she asked and chuckled when she realized that her words rhymed.

"Yes..." Rose said and grabbed the nearest alcohol bottle. She opened the lid and took a sip before sitting on the floor and grabbing her cigarettes from her pocket. She lit one and looked at the paper that fell on the floor when she took the pack out. "Got the riddle." She adds and leaned against the fridge. "I already know the answer." She added and smiled a little bit.

"And?"

"I don't want to say it... not yet."

"Why not?"

"Because you said there are four, and this is the fourth one." Rose said and chuckled. "You said I'll have to die after." She added when she realized that Isis did catch the point

"Well, you don't have to die right away. It can be in a week, month, year."

"Did you know about the diary?"

"Hmmm? What diary?"

"The one I found in the crypt."

"I had no idea that it was there." Rose detected no lie in this line.

"Why did we go there then?"

"The necklace."

"You made me dig hours for a necklace." Rose said then she got annoyed again. "Also, there was another entrance. Why make me dig for hours!"