My close friend

Fear The Unseen

I could not say much about Chanyeol, but I was certainly frozen to the core! I kept staring at the door with the fear of seeing something otherworldly come right across it. As the door knob was turning, I held on more tightly to Chanyeol's shirt with my sweaty palms while the tension and fright of seeing an inhuman face forced my eyes to shut close, as I was having fast and shallow breaths.

"Chanyeol- Oh you are here too...? I was wondering if you could tell me where you guys keep the candles please. My phone is going to die out soon so I figured I better hurry and get some candles."

That voice thankfully sounded human enough and actually comforted me, instead of doing the exact opposite. Chanyeol lightly pressed my shoulder and reassured me that it was only Eric, before going to the kitchen to fetch some candles for him. Hence, I was left alone with him in the room- oh, did that mean that Chanyeol was no longer bothered by the fact of leaving us both alone, in the same room...?

"Oh... Oh, good evening. I uh... How are you ?" I stuttered, obviously sounding as a complete absent-minded fool, with the brain wondering on so many things at the same time. Nevertheless, something seemed off here...

"I am fine and you, young lady ? How is that Halloween night going on for you guys ? I guess it is pretty boring now huh ?"
What was he implying by that ?

"What do you mean ? We have been telling each other scary stories for quite some time but I would not say that it is boring; on the contrary! Why are you saying that ?" I inquired.

"Oh, I was in the impression that you guys were watching a movie. Well, since there has a power cut, I figured that you must be bored with electricity and Wi-Fi. I know that, nowadays, youngsters find it a lot harder to live without a stable Internet connection than food, hehe..."

So, there had been a power cut ? Ah, that would explain the flash of lights we have been seeing through the gap under the door. At least one thing had been cleared up.

"Oh...! I did not know that there had been a power cut, hehe... Yeah, thank God we were not watching a movie or something, or else I would have been really pissed, hehe..." He simply chuckled back.
Anyway, should we get back to the main topic, that is: how in the world had he managed to alter his walking pattern like that!? It was literally as if there had been two persons in the corridor...! Unless he was dancing, it was impossible for him to accomplish such a feat! What if I tried to ask him ? 

"Uh... Uncle, can I ask you something ?" I started.

"Oh please, it would really be great if you could give up on that 'uncle' thing with me. As I told you, I am way too young to be called by that, hehe. Eric will be just fine. And please, go ahead; I'm all ears", he smilingly said. His smile was really sweet and genuine, yet he would prefer to have the fade and sad one on all the time. Just as I was about to talk, Chanyeol came back with a lit candle, which he handed to Eric.

"There you go. If you need more of them, they are in the left drawer in the kitchen", plainly said Chanyeol. I would imagine that things were still a bit tensed between him and Eric. In any event, it was no longer an issue for me to talk to him, which was not that bad of a start.

"Thank you a lot. Yes, what is it that you wanted to ask me ?" he asked while looking at me, after having taken the candle from Chanyeol.
This time, I did not look at Chanyeol and decided to do what I thought was right. I was absolutely not ignoring him and the advice he gave about keeping my distances with this man, but I just had to clear this little detail up or else, it would haunt me all night.

"Oh yes. Uh... Was there someone else with you in the corridor just now ?"
It would seem like a senseless question to him, but Chanyeol and I had our reasons to believe otherwise.