Flickering Lights

Chapter 5

  I didn't listen to the rest of the things my mom said. I was to busy in my own thoughts. The old couple who had come to our door had inhabited this house a long time ago. Had I actually come in contact with real spirits and not realized it! But I was getting ahead of myself. The couple could very well be alive and gone inside this house by mistake. However the dreams were still unexplainable. The answer was inside this house. So I would have to go inside this house if I wanted answers.

With this thought running through my mind I entered my house. As I was going to my room for some well deserved sleep my dad called me for lunch. Well looks like sleep was going to have to wait. When I went to the dining table I saw three Maggi bowls placed on it and my mom looking at me with a sheepish expression. " I was too tired to cook and anyways you like Maggi.  I promise I'll make you a proper home cooked meal for dinner." I just shook my head and decided not to answer. After eating the maggi I went to my room to sleep. I settled on my bed and closed my eyes.

Suddenly I felt my bed shaking. Thinking I was dreaming I ignored it. It started shaking harder. I woke up and sat up. Nothing. The bed had stopped shaking.  The lamp next to me started flickering. The cupboard doors suddenly flung open.  I jumped. I quickly got out of my bed when I felt the floor slipping from my feet and I landed on the ground in a heap. A picture I had put up the other day came crashing on the floor close to my head. With shaking hands I picked it up.  It had been a family picture but now it's had a jagged red line running through the middle of it. With a sob  muffled by my hands  I quickly got up and ran out of my room. As I shut the door behind me the bathroom door opposite me swung open. There was something written on the mirror. My heart beating fast I slowly walked towards it. It said " if you snoop into things that don't concern you and love one might just join us too"  The fingerprint of a hand was just below these words. I could feel a bead of sweat on my forehead as I looked around the bathroom wildly. "Cole " I  whispered to myself and ran out of the bathroom and down the stairs. I banged on my parents door franticly not stopping until my dad opened the door looking at me in annoyance which turned into concern when he saw my state. "Call Cole. Just please call Cole. Godamnit now dad!" I screamed at him. Still looking at me bewildered he called Rogers mom and asked her to give the phone to Cole. Not being able to wait those few seconds I grabbed the phone from him and in your calmed down when I heard Coles voice saying " What happened. Why this sudden call". Giving the phone back to my dad whispered to myself "thank god" and went back into my room not wanting to face my parents questioning eyes.

When I opened the door of my room I was not surprised to find the cupboard doors closed and photo frame back in its place with no mark on it. I slowly walked towards the bathroom and saw the mirror sparkling clean no sign of any message. " What happened Maddy? Why that sudden wish to talk to Cole" My mom asked me wonder seemed to have followed me to my room.
"Nothing just a bad dream" I told her knowing she wouldn't believe the other alternative. After all my love for horror wasnt exactly hidden. Before she could ask me anything else I went to my room and closed the door behind me. I was wrong. So wrong. Horror movies weren't all that. Actually experiencing one was the worst thing in my life.

Luckily nothing else happened the rest of the day. In the evening when we were finishing the upstairs room I told my mom of my room already being furnished. "Oh so that's where the furniture they were talking about went"she said. Before I could ask her what she meant the doorbell rang and she ran to get it saying " Cole is finally here" As we were finally having the home cooked meal promised Cole told us about how  amazing the arcade was. I didn't even get annoyed like I normally would. The afternoon had made me much more tolerant towards my brother then I normally was. Surprisingly nothing strange happened in the night nor the next day a Sunday. Made me feel that things were going back to normal. Monday morning dawned cloudy and cold. I woke up and went for my shower. I opened the shower and reveled in the hot water.  I had closed my eyes and my mind was on the school day which was going to follow when I felt something powdery  fall on my nose. I opened my eyes and looked up in time to see ash settle on my skin. I slowly turned my head and looked around me and saw the whole bathtub filled with ash. The lights flickered overhead.Feeling panic overcome me I quickly left the bathtub and opened the tap in the sink. My eyes were closed as I felt the warm water trickle down my fingers. The water felt so thick and warm. I opened my eyes and had to stiffle a scream. My hands were bloodstained and there was more blood coming out of the tap. I quickly wrapped myself in a towel and ran out of the bathroom and found Cole standing there.
"Finally you're out. How much time do you take?" He made a move to get in the bathroom but I didn't let him in. " Don't go in!" "Why? I have to get ready." When I couldn't give him a reasonable answer he pushed his way in and entered the bathroom. I waited with bated breath for his scream. " What's wrong with the bathroom?" He said. Surprised I went in after him and found the bathroom spotless. I ran to the sink and opened the tap. Cold water gushed out. I quickly left the bathroom and entered my room not wanting to look at Cole.

Why was happening in this house? I had to get to the bottom of this and hopefully end this  nightmare soon and not let it harm my family.

So guy how was this chapter? I know you'll think I'm crazy updating so fast. But it's not my fault. School doesn't start till tomorrow and I have nothing else to do. Ya I don't have a life. What can I do about it. So comment and vote if you'll like the chapter.  Love you guys.