The girl in the photo | Yoonmin | BTS

KABANATA XIV

➰The Mansion➰

When the sun rose up, the group of friends decided to pay the mansion a visit after eating breakfast. The devastating five-minute-death-walk passed and without even realizing, they finally arrived on their destination. All of their mouths agape open, eyes almost bulging out of their sockets and bodies trembling indubitably with fear.

"Uhm so yeah, I think I'm still not mentally prepared for my death yet, give me a minute."

"Hoseok, relax. Everything is gonna be fine— Hopefully. Just remember what I told all of us to do."

The latter only heaved a deep breath and nodded, "When something creepy happens, run the other side and don't look back."

"Good, now let's go."

The area screamed that the house was haunted itself. The gates were rusty and old, the grass was rotting and the house had this dark eerie aura. To the left was a very old oak tree with a loosely hanging swing on the branch. To the right was a wide space that looked somewhat like a garden, on the center of that was a pile of rocks in a circular form with a wooden plank on top. They didn't know what's coming.

They slowly walked inside the path towards the doorstep, fright and anxiety mixed with every step. Namjoon was in front with the youngest beside him, ready to twist the rusty door knob of the front door when it suddenly opened by itself as if wanting them to enter. He gulped and looked at his friends, "I guess the ghost invited us in."

The brave youngest male took a step in with the other following behind. Being the scaredy cat that Hoseok was, clung to Taehyung as they walk forward. I mean, this wasn't some haunted house game, it was the real deal. And no one can blame him for that, because they all are scared. It was a matter of life and death situation. However, in an unnecessary note, they all stopped and admired the great interior of the mansion. It was technically the home of rich people.

"Okay, let's split into groups. Me, Jin and Taehyung will look upstairs, while Jimin, Yoongi, Hoseok and Jungkook down here. Remember, don't leave by yourself alone."

"Okay, we'll contact you when we find something." Yoongi nodded his head.

"If something happens, scream as loud as you can and we'll come right down." Jin waved his hand.

"Sure, that goes the same for you."

Yoongi and the others decided to walk around the wide lobby downstairs, taking a look at the creepy queued paintings hung on the wall. The youngest of the group pointed his finger on the first painting where a young couple was holding a baby on their hands, "This must be Janice when she was a baby."

"Can I just say that these painting are creeping the shit out of me." Hoseok's lips quivered as they moved on to the next picture. It was another photo of the a little girl, holding a teddy bear on her arm. The next was a painting of her much older, smiling sweetly as if showing her cute little dress and making her parents proud.

"She seemed so harmless here..." Jimin stroked the fine painting with his fingers, feeling it's broad texture. Staring at the little girl somewhat made his heart feel at ease.

"This next will make you think otherwise." Yoongi blurted and sure enough, the next painting was horrifying. Janice was showing off a sinister smile as she gripped unto her teddy tightly, it's eyes almost bulging out of the surface. The aura was completely different as if the Janice on the painting wasn't really her.

They all stared on the fifth painting, she was starting to look like the one Jimin sees in his dreams. Messy long black hair, eyes bloodshed, tan skin scattered with wounds and her smile displays pure evil. The white rugged dress flowed beneath her knees showing off her bruised legs. Just by looking at her portrait made them all had goosebumps.