Haunted

CHAPTER 4-The First Encounter

Brittany's POV

Hearing that witch cackle made me jump. Knowing Hailey, I turned around to make sure she wasn't going to run for the exit. Too late. She and Alex were already sprinting towards the open door. Before I could say anything, the door slammed shut.

"Ahhhhhhhhhh! I hate it when it's dark like this!" Hailey screamed.

"Well at least I know Hailey is still here." I thought to myself.

"Is everybody still here?" Austin asked.

"Yah." We said in unison.

"Okay, everybody follow my voice that way we can all hold onto each other's shoulders as we go through the darkness." Austin said.

"Good idea." I said.

I grabbed someone's shoulders and someone grabbed mine.

"Few, I'm not the last one." I thought to myself.

"Is everybody holding on?" Austin asked.

"Yup." We said together.

"Alright let's go."

We walked down a slight slope for about five minutes and stopped when we entered a dimly lit room. We were in a child's bedroom. Everything was torn or broken and there was blood splatters everywhere. Hailey and Alex looked like they were going to pass out. There was two doors.

"So now what?" I asked.

"I don't know." Austin replied.

Austin and I went to look at the doors closer while Hailey and Alex stood in the middle of the room watching us from a safe distance.

Alex's POV

I was relieved when we found light, but this room gives me the creeps. Especially those dolls in the corner. I really hope one of those doors is the exit because I don't think I can take much more of this. I was about to start talking to Hailey when I saw a shadow from the corner of my eye run behind me.

"Did you see that?" I asked Hailey.

"See what?" She asked frightened.

"Nothing, I thought I saw something." I said trying to laugh it off.

She smiled and went back to watching Brittany and Austin.

This time I felt something tugging on my pants. I looked over at Hailey to see if it was her, but it wasn't. My heart was racing. I looked down to see an old doll with a missing eye tugging on my pants.

"Ahhhhhhhhhh!" I screamed.

Austin, Hailey and Brittany turned and looked at me.

"Play with me." The doll said in a soft voice.

I looked over at Austin with fear in my eyes. He continued trying to unlock one of the doors. Brittany did the same. Hailey and I backed up slowly.

"Play with me." The doll repeated although this time in a stern voice.

"Uh, I'd rather not." I said.

"Play with me!" The doll screamed.

I looked at Hailey and back at the doll. The doll turned around and disappeared into the shadows.

"I have a feeling that she will be back." Hailey said, her voice a little shaky.

"Me too. Have you opened a door yet?" I asked.

"No. Just keep a look out." Austin ordered.

"Okay, but hurry up."

I turned around to see Hailey frozen in fear. I walked over to her and saw that she was looking at hundreds of dolls walking towards us.

"Uh, Austin you might want to hurry." I said trying not to scream.

"We're trying."

Hailey squeezed my arm and buried her face into my shoulder. We backed up slowly as they got closer.

"I warned you." The doll said.

We were back to back with Austin and Brittany. There is no where left to run.