"You can't stop being afraid just by pretending everyhing that scares you isn't there."
- Michael Marshall
Chapter one
"So Chloe, do you like our new house?"
I stopped opening all the box then looked up to see my mom with a smile on her face so excited. You see, we just moved in. I don't know why we even moved. Well, it's mom's decision and she looks happy. I nodded and she smiled more.
She sat down beside me and started opening the boxes. I think she was looking for her porcelains and displays. I helped her look for it. Argh! What's with all these boxes? They're not even labeled.
I found it and handed it over to her. She smiled at me again and started taking those out and started putting them on a glass cabinet like. It was really pretty. It was like real people.
"Chloe, you should go up and choose your room. Make sure to clean it okay?" she said as she hands me a ring with a lot of keys.
"Yes, mom."
I went up and walked down this hallway. I opened all the door and observed each room. I actually liked the last room. It was pretty big and was perfect for me since I have a lot of stuff.
I saw two doors. I opened it and one was the bathroom and the other is like a room for clothes. There were hanger racks, closets, and drawers for underwear, necktie and stuff. Good thing I chose this room.
I ran down again and took boxes filled with my things. I was running up and down. So tiring.
"So, have you chosen a room?"
"Yes, mom. I chose the last one at the end." I said and went up again. This time, I bought the cleaning supplies.
I went inside my new room and started sweeping then dusting. Then I placed cutains and bed sheets. Shit. I forgot to clean under the bed. So I moved the bed and saw a little square thing there.
I touched it there was like a little handle. I think this is a door. There was something written but it was so dusty. I blew out the dust and read the writings. It says 'forbidden' . Okay, that actually creeped me out. I tried pulling the handle to open it. How stupid I was to not notice there was a lock.
I took the ring of keys and tried all keys but nothing fits. Well, one fits but it didn't open when I pulled the handle. I decided to not bring the bed back there again. I imagined ghosts and stuff going out there at night and will pull me. I placed the bed near the window just in case if a thing really did go out there I have enough time to jump out of the window and run.
Maybe after about an hour I finished cleaning. Yay. so I went down and my older sister and little brother was already there watching tv.
"Hi Chloe, I missed you so much. How are you?" said my older sister, Carrie as she stands up from the sofa and hugs me.
"Yeah. I'm fine.... How are you Michael?" I replied and went to Michael, my little brother. I haven't seen them in decades. Oh my God. I missed them so much.
Actually, they went to visit our eldest brother, James. James just got married and he had such a wonderful wife... I like her so much. But my brother's an asshole... But well, she chose him.
"You three, it's dinner time. Hurry to the table." mom instructed and we followed.
Dinner was really delicious. I was really full. I ate a lot. I was tired from cleaning my room.
"Chloe, after dinner could you help me with my room?" asked Carrie. I nodded
"Sister, after dinner could you also help me with my room?" asked Michael with his signature puppy dog eyes.
