The Spirit's Lament

Chapter eight ==> The night of terror

    I'm being woken up by a knock on the door „Molly, what are you doing here? it's three o'clock in the morning" i say rubbing my eyes:
  - I can't sleep, i heard a weird nose like a whistle from downstairs, Molly says.
  - Maybe it was Aidan or Isaac, go back to sleep...
  - Cassie, can i sleep with you tonight? Molly asks entering the room.

I look over Molly's shoulder just to see a shadow at the window:
- What the heck is that? i say reaching to open the window.
Molly turns around, with a dead stare on her face as she whispers pointing at the door:
  - Someone in a bride dress just passed by the door...

I freez for a second then grab Molly's hand. As we exit the room, a very bad smell almost made me puke „What is this smell? it's like a putrid stench" Molly says covering her nose.
  The air is thick with tension as Molly and I creep through the dimly lit corridors of the house with the floorboards creaking beneath our feet.

„ Did you hear that" Molly whispers pausing to listen, a low whistling sound drifts through the walls, sending chills down my spine. „It's coming from down there" i say pointing towards the darkened part of the corridor that leads to the kitchen.

I can feel my heart racing as we inch closer, the air growing colder with each step. „I go in first, you stay here" i say and let go of Molly's hand.

As i reach the door, a loud bang echo from behind the door broke the silence, we both jump back, our breaths quickening „Someone is in there" Molly says from behind me.

The smell is horrible now, almost suffocating. I grab the doorknob looking back at Molly and open the door slowly as my breath was the only thing that can be heard.

The kitchen is a cavern of darkness, the only light coming from the moon that shadow the windows. As i step inside the smell hits me like a wall, rancid and overwhelming „What the heck.." i say to myself covering my nose with my sleeve.

„What do you see?" Molly asks from outside of the kitchen - „Nothing, just a very bad smell" i say.
„Cassie, i feel like we should go back" Molly whispers with a trembling voice.

I ignore her and turn on the light, the kitchen was covered in blood like someone was dragged in there, and the windows had handprints on them:
  - Someone jumped off the window, Molly says running to me.
  - This can't be real...i say looking out the window, i don't see anyone, i continue, am i dreaming?!
- Someone was here, I've seen it...Molly says taking a step back.
- What is going on...i ask.

As we're looking around a hand grabs Molly's shoulder making her scream:
- Molly it's okay! Aidan says, what is going on here?
- We've saw someone, a bride, or someone dressed like one, Molly says and sits down on the chair, we need to call the police...

Aidan looks at us, takes the phone and says:
  - Isaac told us not to, we need to find Anna by ourselves, Molly, he says and turns his head to her, Anna could be locked up in a mental institution if the police find her first, don't you want answers first?

Molly looks at me, i didn't know what to say so i just make my way out of the kitchen:
  - This is pure insanity, i'm calling the police.
  - Cassie wait, Molly says grabbing me by the hand, Aidan is right, we need to do it ourselves, please be with me on this one...

  "Am i really doing this?" I ask to myself as i'm looking at Molly, but she's my best friend after all, i have to help her get all the answers from Anna's mouth and and i, also what to find out the secret and i won't be able to if she gets locked up. So i turn my face around looking back at Molly and Aidan and with a calm expression on my face i say:
  - Let's do this...