When Cicadas Stop Crying

Chapter 02 - The First Night

The room was rather simple, yet it had this welcoming warmth about it. It didn't feel like a room you rent for your holidays but it was more like it was your own room. The warm atmosphere of the room would make anyone feel at home, almost bring a tear to your eye. You would want to spend your whole summer in that room and get woken up by your mother at noon because you're oversleeping. You would want to read a book late at night in it. That's at least how Lysinaro was feeling when he was given his room by Anime_irl.

Anime_irl: "So how do you like it?"
Lysinaro: "It's perfect. Couldn't ask better."
Anime_irl: "Glad to hear it, I'll inform my grandmother that you're taking this room then."
Lysinaro: "Sure, oh and thanks again."
Anime_irl: "No need to mention it, I should also thank you for accepting being our first customers."
Lysinaro: "Guess I'll rest a bit now..."

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I opened my eyes...it was already pitch black outside...

Lysinaro: "Damn...Did I sleep that long? Why didn't the others wake me up to eat?"

I should probably head downstairs to eat or grab something to eat and wait for tomorrow's breakfast. After opening the door to the corridor, I noticed that it was around one in the morning, so I decided to make sure to not make too many noises as the others might be sleeping by now. I grabbed my phone to use it as a flashlight to walk around the Guest House. Everything was really silent, but I could still hear the cicadas outside. It really was a summer night. Warm, Quiet, Only the sound of Nature surrounding you. I got to the kitchen and opened the fridge. Milk, Meat, Eggs, Vegetables, etc. I grabbed the milk tetra pack and served myself a glass, and checked around. I found some cookies to go with the milk. The cookies were homemade. Anime_irl's grandmother made them, they were delicious. I was enjoying my late night snack alone until I heard a sudden noise.

Lysinaro: "Hello? Is anyone there?"

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Nothing... Must have been my imagination...Then another noise.

Lysinaro: "Okay, who's there? Aqrec? Udin? Boo? Seriously guys, stop it. It's not funny."

No one answered...I was really getting scared, even if I know it might be one of these idiots pulling a prank on me...I tried looking all around me, with my phone serving as a flashlight. There was really no one... But then I caught a glimpse of a shadow near the living room. I decided to go check it out... but there was still no one, and yet... I felt like someone was observing me this time...
I could still hear the Cicadas outside, but still no other noise from inside the house. I decided to not try my luck and immediately went back to my room as fast as I could this time. Oops! This image does not follow our content guidelines. To continue publishing, please remove it or upload a different image.