The Boy In The Photograph

// two //

As I stepped out of the shower I wiped my face off again and looked in the foggy mirror. Man, was I tired. We moved stuff in all day and started to unpack a little bit but we were all incredibly tired so we decided to stop.

I went to grab my toothbrush but it wasn't in its usual spot on the corner of the counter.

"Hey babe? Where did you put the toothbrushes?" I asked Oli as I walked out of the bathroom.

"What do you mean? They're on the counter." He says and I shake my head.

"That's what I thought too." I replied and he scrunched his eyebrows and got up to look in the bathroom.

"Peyton, they're literally in the spot where they always are." He chuckles and ruffles my wet hair and goes to lay back down on the bed.

"But they were - nevermind. I'm probably just so tired that my mind is playing tricks on me." I concluded and brushed my teeth.

I went to my suitcase on the floor and grabbed out some pj's. I felt Oli staring at me as I got dressed. I plopped down next to him on the bed and laid my arm across his abdomen. He stroked my face and began to sing to me.

I soon fell asleep and was sleeping pretty heavily too when I felt a gust of wind come through the room. We must've forgotten to close the windows. I groggily got up and went over to check the windows, but they were all closed and locked. I slowly looked around the room and felt goosebumps all over my body.

If the windows are closed then why is it so cold and why did I feel wind?

I get back in bed with Oliver and he automatically wraps his arm over me and kisses my head. "Something wrong, love?"

"No, I'm just really cold." I say and he gets right up next to me and entangles our legs together to spread his body heat.

"Well, I can help with that. Now go to sleep, we have a big day of unpacking to do tomorrow. Rest up, I love you."

"I love you too, Oli." I mumble quietly as I fall back into a deep sleep.

***

"When are the sandwiches going to be ready? I'm starving over here!" Kellin asks and I roll my eyes.

"You can come make these yourself if you want to!" I yell back from the kitchen.

I'm making BLT's for us and lemonade since we've been unpacking all day, and we're all pretty hungry and cranky.

"Can't you just be grateful that she's even making the sandwiches?" I hear Oliver say, but Kellin doesn't even say anything back.

"Hey Vic, how's the TV set up going?" I ask as I bring out the plate of sandwiches and the drinks.

"Ok, I'll actually be done in like 3 seconds." He says an plugs the last thing in then grabs the remote and turns the TV on.

The TV screen jumps to life, "Tonight on the news we have a tragic story about a train accident in Arkansas. The train derailed killing 4 and injuring 10 others. No word yet of how the train-" a news reporter was saying until Vic put The Conjuring in the DVD player.

"Oh yes! This movie is the best!" Kellin says and Vic grabs a sandwich and sits down on the couch next to him. I curl up next to Oli and munch on my delicious lunch. I normally love watching scary movies, but after last night my imagination has been running kind of wild and I've kind of been freaking myself out. I haven't told Oli about it either because he doesn't believe in 'ghosts' or anything.

"I'm going to the bathroom." I hop up off the couch and give Oli a quick kiss on the nose as he pouts at my leaving.

I begin walking to the end of the hallway where the guest bathroom is when I hear a noise coming from the basement, but I decide it would just be best to keep walking and ignore it. That's what priests say you're supposed to do, right? If you ignore it then it will stop?

I continue to make my way to the bathroom when I feel the cold breeze like I felt last night and what feels like a hand on the back of my neck. Oh my god, what is that!? I let out a small scream and I run into the bathroom and lock the door.

I can hear the boys running down the hallway towards the bathroom and I unlock the door for them.

It's official, there's something in this house.