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~Chapter 5~

Mitch, Rob and I started to wander aimlessly around the house looking for some sort of light source we could use. Why did we all go separately? Ask Mitch. Why are we doing this instead of just using our phones or  the candles already in the living room that no one except me has yet to notice? Ask Mitch. I finally find a closet full of flashlights-- that have no batteries. Not a single one. I groan and scream, "Miiitch!" and have a reply of a murmur and an annoyed, "What?!" "I need batteries!" I reply, deeply hoping that he has some. I had been searching for what felt like forever....Which translates to about  20 minutes if you wanna be specific."Jerome! Do we have any batteries?!" I hear Mitch yell, and a few faint footsteps downstairs. I hear a drawer open, a curse word, and the drawer closing. "We used them all." Jerome said loud enough for everyone, obviously showing that he was annoyed about it. 

Great. I guess we have to find candles. Thanks Mitch and Jerome. "Why can't we just use our phones?!" I hear someone scream, probably Rob. "We can use one phone at a time, and when that battery dies, we can use someone else's phone!" I hear Preston yell. "Fine." Mitch says, as he walks past me making me shriek. "Scared?" He asks, raising an eyebrow. "Maybe." I mutter, folding my arms. He playfully punched my arm. "Chill, I'd be scared too. Jerome's scared of the dark, so this should be good." He smirks, and I grin.

We all head back downstairs, and set our phones down again so they all illuminate the room. We all stay silent for a minute before Jerome speaks up. "We could play truth or dare?" We all look at each other. "Too generic." Preston mutters, his face in a pillow. "But genericos..." I hear Jerome whisper, before silently laughing at himself. "We could play hide and seek?" Mitch suggests, shrugging. I grin, knowing no one can see me. I know exactly where he's going with this. I agree quickly, and the others just give a simple, "Why not" or "sure." "Well, who's gonna be seeker first?" Vikk asks. I quickly put my hand on my nose and yell, "Nose goes!" I hear a few others yell it, and I know that one person didn't say it. "I hate you all." Jerome groans, and he puts his face in a pillow.

 He starts to count into the pillow and we all run off. We all leave our phones, and go and hide. I just hide behind the shower curtain, and wait for Jerome to start looking. I hear a muffled yell of some sort, and stomping. Yep, Jerome is definitely coming. I hear a tiny bang and a quiet "ow" come from the cabinet below the sink, signaling someone is there. I'm assuming it's Vikk because he's so small. Well- He's not that small, but he's the tiniest of us. I think. I hear Jerome burst open a door, do a high pitched- scream? Maybe it was a laugh. I have no fudging clue. I hear another scream, and then laughing. He probably found someone. Lets hope he found them and didn't kill them, cause he sounded like he was gonna murder someone. But what he didn't know, was that he was gonna be the hunted in a few minutes.

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