The Haunting

Chapter 3: Investigation

As soon as I got in the house, I ran upstairs to my bedroom.

I got on my laptop and searched up "Haunted Houses In Neighborhoods". There was a lot of houses that looked haunted in people neighborhoods. I read that Five mysterious deaths happened on Albert Street, and some witnesses say it happened because of a strange man inside this house, killed anyone who knew about his secrets. Some say they saw the man. They said he had pale skin, and he looked really weak and skinny. But others say he might be a lingering sprit of the dead. So, the government had that particular house tore down, but they found no man inside of it. The deaths that happened on Albert Street still remains a mystery.

Now a days, no one lives on Albert Street anymore because the whole town know about what happened and now they are frighten that if they go back on Albert Street, the man who lived in the house soul would killed even more people he killed last time.

I stop reading this information and close my laptop. Then I just sat in my chair......thinking. I didn't want to believe that a house in my neighborhood could kill people, and then this neighborhood would end up like the neighborhood on Albert Street.

If I told my mom this, she wouldn't believe me. She would probably think I'm making something up just so we could move back to our normal home in Iowa. But I had to at least warn her that a soul taking house is jeopardizing our lives.

So headed down stairs and said........

"Mom, can I talk to you?"

"Sure sweetie" mom said, takin off her reading glasses.

"Mom, we're in danger."

She just stared at me with this perplexed look on her face, she didn't know how to respond to what I just told her. So I continued.

"Mom, there is something in the neighborhood that's going to attack everyone on Madison street, and we have to move."

Suddenly her facial expression changed to this angry face.

"Merida.....I find it really pathetic that you would make up a scrawny lie just because u hate it here. And you know what ? Iam so sick and tired of your attitude young lady. It's become really hard for me to try to communicate with you, and iam-"

I interrupted. "MOM !! What are u talkin about ? Your not even trying to find out what's going on around here. Something is really dangerous in this neighborhood, why would I make this up ?!! You know what, forget about it. And maybe it's not the school I hate.......MAYBE IT'S YOU I HATE !!!!!"

I ran up the stairs with tears running down my face. I ran in my bedroom and slammed the door and locked it.

"MERIDA !!!" Mom said knocking on the door.

"MERIDA ! Honey.....please........."

I didn't open the door. I just lay in my bed with my head down and continued to cry.

I knew she wouldn't believe me. She never does. But this time I'm going to prove her that I'm right and she's wrong. And I don't care how dangerous it would be, because I now know this is real, and I will do everything in my power to prove it.

THE NEXT DAY:

Soon as my alarm clock went off, I woke up. All of the stuff that happened yesterday came pouring into my mind all over again. I mean, it's like I'm having a nightmare. Only it's not a nightmare, this is happening furreal.

I pulled myself outta bed and got got into some new clothes. I opened the door slowly and went downstairs. My mom and my brother john was waiting by the front door. Mom happened to notice me, and she had this worried sad look on her face.

"Merida,............" Mom said.

I ignored her and walked outside to the van with john.

Mom drove john to his school in complete silence.

"BYE MOM !" John shouted and waved.

"BYE HONEY !" Mom shouted and waved back.

Mom start driving and neither one of us said anything to each other. Finally, mom broke the silence.

"Merida, you know I love you right ?"

"Yeah mom........" I said looking out the window.

"I just, want what's best for you, that's all" she said with her hand on my knee.

"Mom, it's not about that, it's just that you don't believe anything I say"

"Honey, of course I do, it's just that, you be making up some crazy things just to get out of stuff"

"Mom, has it ever occurred to you that maybe some of the crazy stuff I say, might be true ?" I said

Mom looked at me. "Merida, I'm sorry okay ? I love you, but hearing those words that came out of your mouth was-"

I interrupted. A huge truck was swerving left and right like crazy on the road and it was coming right at us !

"MOM !!!! LOOK OUT !!" I screamed

Mom gasped and swerved the car off the road. She prevented us from getting hit and killed. Mom was so scared.

"Oh my god, honey are u okay ? Look at me.........."

I hit my head on the hard part of the van. Blood was streaming down my face, but I opened my eyes.

"Mom..........." I whispered.

"It's okay honey, in here. Everything will be okay.....let's get u to a hospital."

I was driven to the hospital. The doctor said I had to have stitches. I was laying in a hospital bed and I happen to squint my eyes open. I could see my mom standing over me and she was crying a little.

"Mom, what's wrong ?" I said

"Nothing, I was just........I'm just glad your are okay." She said, with a crying voice.

"Mom, I'm glad your okay. Listen, I wanted to apologize for what happened yesterday. I'm so sorry. I didn't mean the words I said to you. It's just too much stuff going on in my life that I just....snapped"

"Shhhh.....shhhh....." She whispered, rubbing my forehead.

"I understand dear. Things will get better soon I promise."

I got out the hospital early after getting stitched up and I still had enough time to get to school. But I was going to be late.

Mom dropped me off at school and walk me inside the building to the main office. She explained to the principal that a drunk driver caused a accident to happen on the road and etc etc. After that, my mom hugged me and she went straight to work. After I watched her leave and drive off in the van, I walked straight to my 4th period classroom in silence.