The Haunting of Forest Lane

Chapter Fifty Seven

TRIGGER WARNING SUICIDE ATTEMPT.

After Lauren heard Camden scream she ran upstairs and found a horrified Camden cowarded in the corner of Ally's room and Nick arrived shortly after. 

"Camden what the hell happened?"

Nick rushed over and sat by the horrified girl who hadn't spoken a word since she screamed. 

"I have no idea Nick. I was sitting with Ally on the bed she left and went to the bathroom and this shadow came into the room, and I thought maybe Lauren was coming upstairs but when I called out her name the spirit turned on the hallway light so I could see who it was and it was a dark face with big white eyes, and blood covering the dark yellowish teeth once we made eye contact the spirit laughed a raspy deep laugh and said "I'm not Lauren, but I'm back for you."He then pushed my body off the bed and cornered me here and then vanished."

Lauren got upset after Camden spoke, "Nick I thought you got rid of all the demonic shit. Are you fucking kidding me?"

"That spirit could have been hiding from Cassidy when I preformed the exorcism. Or maybe Cassidy somehow attracted him here after the exorcism took place."

Cassidy appeared on Ally's bed shaking her head. "I did no such thing. I bought all my friends- well my bad friends that day. I had never seen the one that scared Camden today, but it would have had to of been here, Elizabeth doesn't let me attract spirits anymore."

"Cassidy I swear if you're lying to us you will be gone for good" Lauren shouted with her jaw clenched. Lauren left the bedroom and slammed the door. She went to the bathroom and cleaned her face off, then went downstairs to retrieve a new bottle of shampoo.

Once she arrived she found a note from Amani on the bathroom vanity. 

Danielle bought you new shampoo before I went to the hospital, I wanted to try it but I know you love your pineapples. It's in the bottom drawer. -xoxo Mani.

Lauren knew how unfair this was. She looked up at the mirror and it was shattered from all the hell that had unfolded here, but she found a corner that wasn't completed shattered and punched it. The pieces were now scattered amongst the floor. Her hand was bleeding and she felt pain. Before she punched it she felt like her body was numb and she was confused as to why she was even in the bathroom in the first place. She looked down and saw the note again and remembered then grabbed the shampoo bottle and went back upstairs. 

Camden was once again terrified of the house. She didn't want to sleep alone again. She needed Lauren with her, except Lauren was in the bathroom listening to Lana Del Ray on full blast, which concerned her because that was the singer she listened to the most when she was going through her alcohol addiction in high school. She knew Lana made Lauren feel like she wasn't alone in this big world, and Lauren just genuinely loved her voice, but Camden was getting worried about her though. She snapped at Cassidy earlier and she had been crying since they got home from the hospital and she wanted to be alone. Camden understood why she was crying but she didn't understand why Lauren wouldn't talk to her. She was always there for her and this was no exception.

Camden heard the music turn off in the bathroom and she heard the squeaky door open and close. When Lauren arrived to their bedroom she found Camden playing a game on her phone. 

"Camden I'm tired put the phone down."

Camden nodded softly as she put the phone down on the nightstand and pulled the blankets up to her chin, and realized how annoyed Lauren sounded so she decided to apologize. 

"I'm sorry I got scared earlier, I don't really know what happened I was just sitting there and-"

"Camden I don't really care honestly. We can't change the past, I guess Nick will figure it out. I'm tired. Goodnight."