The Man In The "Abandoned" House

Ellroy

I was wandering down a corridor,and I didn't know where I was going. I thought to myself,"maybe I shouldn't be exploring this at night,I could come back tommorow...nah..I'll be fine "so,I kept walking and walking until I heard some footsteps,I stopped in my tracks. I looked left and right. I decided it's probably just a stray cat, but who knows....

*flashback about 30 mins ago*

I was sitting on my couch when I thought,"I want to go explore that old building down the street" I walked down to the building and started exploring, it was about 10 in the afternoon,so it was pretty dark.

*end of flashback*

I hear the footsteps again, and decide to ask if anyone is in here with me. "Hello,is anybody else in here?,should I leave?" I hear the footsteps come very close and then feel a gentle but firm hand on my shoulder. I turn around to see a frightened looking man. "W-who are you?, " the man asks. I reply,"Hello sir,my name is Faith...im sorry am I intruding on your house? I thought it was abandoned"
The man looks at me for a second and seems to calm down a little."well,this is my house,and it's not abandoned...and you are slightly intruding",he says with a little chuckle. "But,it's ok, this house does look quite run-down,I havn't really been able to take care of it",he continues with a sad smile. "It's nice to have a visitor,but you did give me quite a scare"

"I'm really sorry,I shouldn't have come in your house"

"Oh it's alright...I just thought you were...someone else..." the man gets a faraway look in his eye and shudders.

"If you don't mind me asking,who did you think I was?"

The man focuses back onto me and gives me a worried look,"I think it's best I don't tell you Faith"

I give him a confused look,"what do you mean?"

"If I tell you...THEY might come after you...and I can't have that happen...but enough about that please" he gives me a pleading look to not push the subject any further.

I give him an understanding look and decide to change the subject. "So,I've told you my name,what's yours?"

The man smiles a little,happy I didn't badger him for answers,and replies with, "Ellroy"

I nod,"what a nice name"

Ellroy smiles,"thank you" he coaxes towards a chair,"please sit while I get us some sodas,I trust you...I want to tell you something"he walks into his kitchen

While the man is in his kitchen,I sit down on a red-velvety chair,I run my hands down one of the arms. The chair feels very soft. As I sit in the comfy chair,I think about what the man wants to tell me,and why he trusts a complete stranger.

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Do you like it?,I'm litterally making it up as I go,I'm sorry for any Grammer mistakes