The different one

Chapter 6- the voices in the vent

After many minutes of trying to open the chest I realized that it was locked.
"I'm so stupid" I said to myself while kind of chuckling out loud. I then decide that I need to go talk to Matil-my mother and ask her about the whole me being in the other world thing. I grab the lantern that is next to the bed. And walk down the hall to her office. I knock on the door.
"Come in" Matilda said sounding a little startled.
I open the door and walk in hanging up my lantern on a hook right next to the door.
"Oh Halyn, didn't I just talk to you?" She said with a little bit of a laugh.
"Yes, but I realized that I really wanted, or needed to talk to you about something" I sit down in the chair in front of her Desk.
"Yes?"she asked.
I hesitated "why exactly couldn't you get me earlier, why was I in the other world ,why-"
Matilda interrupted "we will talk about this when I am ready to talk about this." She said in a stern voice.
"But, why not now"I stuttered.
"Because I said now leave my office"she stood up and pointed towards the door "unless you have a different question you want to ask?"
"No. I don't. Not right now anyways."I replied.
"I think you should head to bed, you've had a long day and I'm sure tomorrow will be just as long. "
I nodded my head and grabbed the lantern off the hook and left her office.
I walked down the hall towards my room thinking to myself " I wonder what my 'family' thinks. They probably don't even notice that I am gone, and why wouldn't she talk to me about the whole situation yet"
When I got to my room I put my lantern away and sat on my bed. I looked at the side table next to my bed and opened the drawer. Inside was a night gown and some other night clothes. I looked down at what I was wearing and thought how uncomfortable that would be to sleep in it. So I slid off my pants and took off my shirt. I unclipped my bra and threw in on the floor, I slipped into the gown and then I crawled in the bed and got comfortable under the blanket. I just looked at the ceiling , thinking , until finally, I fell asleep.
"SHH, you're going to wake everyone up" I heard someone say as I was half awake half asleep.
" ok fine I am being quiet, but we need to talk about this." I heard a female voice whisper. I slowly sat up in my bed and realized that the whisper was coming from the vent on the floor. I tip toed out of bed and over to the vent. I gently laid down on the floor and put my ear against the vent.
"It doesn't matter if they aren't different. You still don't need to hurt them! They were her family! She cares about them! They took her in as a baby!"
"We need to do something! They don't need to remember that she existed! They will get suspicious. The word would start to get around , people in the other world don't just mysteriously go missing. And when they do , they are found within a day. " the people were having an argument, I didn't exactly know what but I had an idea.
"ENOUGH!!!" A voice yelled. " it doesn't matter if she cared about them. She probably won't see them again, why would she want to, she's the chosen one."
"But we need to cons-"
"No! My decision is finale. We are getting rid of Halyn's 'family' for good. We are going to delete them. And I know just the person for the job-"

I stopped listening and I ran into my bed. I couldn't believe what I had heard.
"They are going to kill them because of me" I whispered.
I thought about this for awhile and I began to cry. Eventually I fell back asleep.

I dreamt of the people with all black suits coming into my house , well my old house. And my dad walking out of his room holding a frying pan. And someone sneaking up behind him and silently killing him by snapping his neck, killing him instantly. Next would be my mom, they would stab her in the in the chest, she tries to gasp for air. My brother Nicholas next, First they'd cut off his air supply then snap his neck like they did to dad. Lastly my two sisters, they come down the stairs and both get shot in the head at the same exact time.
The nightmare of my family getting killed finally woke me up from my sleep.
I thought back to the conversation that I heard through the vent.
"What person is 'right for the job' " I thought to myself.
I decided I shouldn't think about it right now. I should think about it later.
I went to my closet, I decided to wear the black clothes today. So I slipped off my gown and got fully dressed. I put my long dark brown hair in a bun. I put my black mask on and I laced up my shoes. I heard foot steps in the hall. I cracked open the door. It was Joanne, she knocked on Zeke's door and he opened it , I couldn't see his face though. She looked both ways and then walked into his room.
"I wonder what they are doing" I thought out loud. All I heard was talking, but I couldn't make out what they were saying. They talked for a while before Joanne ran out crying.
"I thought she said she didn't know much about him, and that he didn't talk much."
I whispered. "Looks like I'm gonna have to do some investigating soon." I then saw Zeke walk Out of his room, I couldn't see his face though, he already had a mask on. I noticed he also had a pin on his shirt , I couldn't see what if said, I could just tell it looked different from mine.
"Yep, I'm going to have to do some major investigating" I nodded my head, agreeing with myself.