Hide and Seek h.s

Chapter 2

I woke up at around 11. I slowly got out of bed and went downstairs. My parents had left for work so the house was eerily quiet.

I made myself a coffee and went upstairs to get ready. I decided it was probably best to do what my dad suggested and get out of the house for a while.

I put on skinny jeans and my London Youth Club hoodie. I slipped on my converse, grabbed my iPhone and made my way outside.

It was extremely foggy and dark outside of the house. Creepy. I had no idea where I was going until I saw a public footpath sign across the small country road opposite my house.

I started walking along. I walked for about 10 minutes until the path came to a stop. There was a small, hardly defined dirt path in-between the trees. I decided to carry on walking.

The landscape in Cheshire was so beautiful. I was used to the lovely yet urban streets of London, noise 24/7.

I walked on for a while longer and decided to head back. It was then when I realised I had no idea where I was. Shit. Round of applause for Bethan. I tried my phone but there was no signal. I was about to go into freak-out mode until something caught my eye. Was that a house? It was.

I walk in the direction of the hidden house cautiously. Who lives right in the middle of the woods? Maybe I could get some directions off them.

I walked up to the extremely large house. It was surrounded by a small iron gate. I walked towards the house and it looked very scary. It wasn't beautiful and gothic like my new house it was dark and scary. Typical 'haunted house'.

I reached the door and knocked it lightly. I waited about a minute. No answer. I knocked again, louder. Still no answer. Then all of a sudden the door opened and I was greeted by a middle aged woman.

"Who are you?" she asked.

"I'm Bethan, I recently move here and I, uh was taking a walk through the forest and got a bit lost when I saw this house and wondered if I could have some directions?" I said, awkwardly.

"Oh, no sorry I have to take care of my son you see" she said rudely, trying to shut the door.

"No, please! Can you just give me a map or something?" I plead.

She sighs.

"Fine wait here" and then quickly walks away, leaving me standing by the door.

That was weird. I stood by the open door, the hallway was dark an gloomy.

I suddenly heard a muffled conversation and footsteps. I assumed it was the woman so I stepped back and acted like I wasn't trying to eavesdrop.

Then I saw a teenage boy of around 17 or 18 walk towards the door.

"What are you doing here?" he asked.

"Um, the woman here is going to get me a map" I mumble.

"Who are you?" he asks rudely, what is it with these people?

"I'm Bethan, I just moved here from London" I explain. I then properly look at the boy. His face was pale and defined, with prominent cheekbones. He had plump lips. His eyes were a dark colour of green, beautiful and perfectly shaped. They held worry, anger and sadness. He had beautiful curly hair framing his godlike face and it was styled into a quiff. He was beautiful. Like something out of a fantasy novel.

I then realised I was staring.

"Oh sorry, what's your name" I blurt out.

"My name? My name is........."

"HARRY!!!!!, Harry what are you doing down here? Go back to Anna right away! You can't talk to other people and you know it!" Said the woman.

"Yes mother" he mumbled. What was happening? What did she mean by 'you can't talk to other people?'. The boy, Harry I guess his name was, shot my a very angry glare. What was that about.

"I'm sorry but I will have to ask you to leave. Don't come back. Don't tell anyone we are here in fact. We prefers to keep to ourselves" she said. What was she talking about? Are they living some secret life?

"Uh okay, I will leave now. Sorry to bother you. Oh and do you have that map, my phone has no signal?" I ask her in my confused yet nosy state.

"Here you go, now don't come back. I mean in" she warned, putting the map in my small hand.

"Don't....." I was cut off by the door being slammed in my face.

What was that? What are they hiding?

I started thinking the possibilities as I made my way home.

A/N~

Hi, I know it's weird but everything will make sense.....promise!

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