I freeze. I hold my breath in hope that whatever it was doesn't know I'm on the seventh floor but I have a feeling it knows I'm up here. Just walking into the building while everyone was evacuated, taking the stairs instead of the elevator, walking into the room where the murder occurred, I have an unsafe feeling.
A few more sounds occur and by now I'm shaking and tears are gathering in my wide frightened eyes. The faint sounds stop and then there's a light thump, sounding as if it's coming up the stairs. I silently gasp and try not to pant in my petrified state. The thumps sound a bit more clear, probably two floors down.
Thank God these doors don't creak. I quietly close it and tip-toe (quickly) to a door far from the door you enter. I end up at the bedroom. The thumps sound clear, like they're under the floor I'm on. One more floor to go, and if I don't hurry, there might be another murder in this hotel.
In the bedroom, there is a walk in closet. I quietly open the doors and step in, closing the doors fully behind me. I turn on my torch and shine it to the back of the closet. There are boxes at the back and I tip-toe over to them. I open the biggest box at the back and nothing is in it. No spiders or dust. Perfect.
I lay the box sideways, facing the back of the closet and not the doors. I stoop down and crawl in, closing the flaps like doors when I do. I curl in a ball, holding the journal and the torch close to me. I left the button in the drawer beside the bed where my mother was murdered. I'll be back for it tomorrow. But not right now.
The thumps are more clear. They're on this floor. Suddenly, I hear doors open and I hold my breath and hold back my sobs. Soon, I hear the door to this apartment open.
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