The Secrets To Be Told

Chapter 2 : The Mysterious Mansion

Oliver was missing, am I dreaming? I wanted to wake up desperately only to find this to be a dream. But everything was real, I wasn't imagining nor was I hallucinating, what am I supposed to do now  ?

The cracking sound behind faded with the winds, some part of me wanted to face facts about supernatural not existing and with all the guts I had I looked back at that creepy black figure believing it's just a illusion... Gone... it was gone. Lucky me I taught and then realized I wasn't so lucky. Now I was standing alone in the middle of nowhere, helpless and it was really cold. The chills started getting up my spine,

All that I saw was darkness of the woods and all that I heard was my own footsteps in the slushy mud. But soon there was someone to accompany me. There were another pair of footsteps but different from mine. The slushy sound became louder and louder making me realise it was coming towards me.

Suddenly there was a hand in my shoulder. I jerked out of fear but still turned around to see who it was. A man, a very weird man stood staring at me.

This man wore torn cloths patched here and there. He had a face like wrinkled parchment and his beard was messed up totally. his red robe which was fully covered in mud made him look like a mad.

I moved a few inches away from him and asked 'who are you?'. He said nothing like he never heard me. He looked at me for a moment and before I could realize anything he snatched the locket in my neck and began to run. I chased him as fast as possible but he ran away. It was difficult for me to run in that mud. I lost my sight over him.

Once again I was left alone in the creepy dark woods.

While trying to find my way back in the darkness of the woods I came across an abandoned mansion. The mansion had big rusted iron gates. It was flanked by rows of skeletal trees. Its huge windows were covered with a thick layer dust that looked like it has been untouched for years. Few parts of the windows were broken which made it look scarier. The walls of the mansion seemed like it would fall at any movement.

Yet I went inside because at this moment what I desperately needed was a shelter. The door of the mansion was made of woods which were Half eaten by termites. "This might be the place where the mad man stays" l told myself. of all the stories that I've heard on people who enter a old house going missing and being found dead after a day creeped me out. but it was too cold outside and if I stayed there for a little more time I would be dead anyways. And I also had to look for the locket as it is very Important to me. it's...my mom's locket. It was all the memory that I had about my mom.

For my safety I took a rusted metal pipe which was lying beside the gate and walked towards the door.
Before I could open the door, it slowly moved giving me enough space to walk inside. I walked inside. Dust and silence was all it had inside, holding the lantern in one hand and the Metal pipe in other made me look just like a thief. The mansion was much better inside then it looked outside. It had too much dust but still things were neatly arranged.

Suddenly there was a noise of someone's footsteps. I removed my shoes just so that I don't make any noise and followed the footsteps trying my best not to get exposed. The footsteps lead up the staircase and it stopped. I was scared and also confused wondering who must be upstairs and did they realize my presence. Whether it is that mad man or any wild animal or maybe a psycho living inside who is cannibal. "My imagination is going beyond limits". I cleared my mind and keeping myself calm and bold I went upstairs. But still I knew if I am gonna see something terrible then I am definitely gonna faint. Every step of mine on the staircase had a creepy sound. At the end of the staircase I was expecting something terrible and had my iron rod prepared to attack. But It was empty like no one has come.

there was a narrow passage which was lined with SIX DOORS.

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