My New Life.

Chapter 8

My heart began to race as I saw what was in the room with me.

Two children hanging from the ceiling, dead. Not only that, but the floor was covered in other dead children's bodies as well. What was going on? I felt something pull on my leg and I looked down.

"Come play with us," I heard a voice say.

No one was there pulling on my leg. I gulped and turned around to bang on the door. "Help!" I screamed. "Please let me out!" My eyes began to tear up and I felt something cover my mouth.

"You don't want to go out there. She'll poision you then throw you in here like us. You're in danger, Bri. And so is your brother. You're better off in here with us," a vioice whispered.

I felt shivers go down my spine and I whimpered. I pulled away and looked around. The two children hanging weren't there anymore. I turned around in circles to find them but all I saw were dead children. I sat by the door and started to cry.

"Don't be sad, Bri. You have us."

I looked up and saw the two children. A  boy and a girl. They both looked alike and looked about seven or eight years old. They both had a rash from the rope around their necks. I was confused, so I reached my hand out to touch them but my hand went through their little bodies. They were ice cold so I pulled my hand back.

"We were Sherry's children. But now we're dead to her. We all are. This is Hell, Bri," the little girl spoke with such sadness in her voice and eyes.

I tried to speak but this was all just too much. I rubbed my eyes to make sure I wasn't hallucinating. I looked back up but they were still there.

"I-I-I don't understand," I managed to say.

"We will help you escape but so far no one has. Then they end up here," the little boy explained.

"We don't mean you any harm, we just want to help," the girl said.

"Why does she do this?" I asked, my voice shaky.

"She's a cruel woman. Actually, she isn't human at all. She's a demon," They both said in sync.

Just then, the door opened and the boy and girl disappeared.

"Get out," Sherry ordered.

I slowly got up and my whole body was shaky. She just looked at me with no expression but her eyes were dark. She slammed the door behind me and walked me to the living room. Carson was there but he was bleeding from his head. I ran to him and hugged him. He lightly hugged me back and I heard Sherry clear the back of her throat. I looked at her then sat next to Carson.

"What was down there with you?" She asked.

"D-dead bodies," I stuttered.

"And?"

"And two children h-haning from the c-ceiling."

"You'll end up there with them soon," she smirked.

"Why are you doing this?" I asked in a quiet voice.

She just nodded and walked upstairs.

     I   grabbed Carson a wet rag and placed it on his head where he was bleeding. He flinched but then put his hand on the rag.

"Are you okay?" I asked.

He nodded and spoke, "you?"

I shrugged. I was still shocked of what I just saw down in the basement. I'm also confused and scared. We need to escape fast. Just then, I heard footsteps coming from down the hall. I looked up and saw the little girl and boy.

"I forgot to introduce ourselves. I'm Alice and this is my brother, Dalton. Alice and Dalton Reynolds," the girl said, smiling.

I raised my eyebrows and widened my eyes. Carson and my last name is Reynolds.

"That's our last name too," I said almost as a question.

"I know," she smiled.

"Our parents gave us up for adoption because they didn't want twins. They already had two children of their own. You two," the boy said.

Carson and I looked at each other, confused. We had a younger sister and brother?

(A/N: Hey guys! 200 reads omg! Thank you all so much. Sorry it took me a few days to update, I was waiting for my keyboard for my tablet so I could type quicker. So I might update some more now. Maybe longer chapters but I don't know yet. So comment what you thought about this chapter and please vote! I love hearing what you guys have to say about my writing and this story. A lot of you are so sweet and it means a lot. And don't be afraid to comment if I should work on something or whatever. It just makes me better at writing and I want to improve if I have something to work on. Okay, well I think that's it for now. Bye ♡)