Reality

Chapter 1

"Some people don't believe in anything until they see it by their own eyes. While some of them believe in everything they hear about without having any clue."

Suzanne Evelensh, a young girl who works as a housemaid. She lives in a small, humble house but far away from the house she works in. She lives with her mother and her little brother Mike. Her father died two years ago. She wanted to move out to another house to be near to the house she works in, but her mother keeps refusing all the time as they could not afford it.

On a stormy night, it was 1:00 AM, they were all sleeping in their house. Someone knocked on the door. Suzanne woke up first to look from the window to find an old man with white hair, a white long beard and a black rugged suit. Her mother woke up too, but she was frightened.

Suzanne moved forward to open the door for him, the man entered, he started talking about himself.

"I am Mr. Collins." the old man said in a British accent."I apologize for coming in such a late time, but it is an important matter that cannot be delayed."

Suzanne and her mother were so confused and began to think about that matter.

"I have an offer." Mr. Collins continued "I live in a house near the house you work in Suzanne, I will allow you and your family to stay in it for the rest of your lives. Because I want to do something good before I die".

"We are sorry Mr.Collins, we appreciate your concern, but we somehow can't afford to buy a new house." Mrs. Evelensh explained

"I didn't ask for money, Mrs. Evelensh." He said

"Then what are you asking for?"

"I need nothing in return, it's my last days in this life and I'm giving it to you coz as I know your daughter wanted a house near her work and I am going to stay at my parents' old house in the country"

Suzanne was very pleased and she looked at her mother a begging look to accept his offer

"Mum, it's our only chance, don't waste it," Suzanne whispered

It took 2 seconds for her mother to think about it. "Let us think about it Mr. Collins and we'll contact you soon."

"Alright, my phone number is 201-477-1247."

Suzanne had served him a cup of tea before he left and they began to discuss it with each other

"How did he know my name?" Suzanne wondered

"I have no idea. Now, go to sleep we'll not talk about it tonight."

It was 5:00 Am and Suzanne didn't sleep yet; she was thinking about what happened. She decided that she would go check for it after work.

The sun rose, she went to her work. The family she's working with was a man, called Micheal, a woman called Merry and two children called Emily and Lily. Emily was a 17-year-old girl, and Lily was 8 years old just like Suzanne's brother.

She finished working at 3:00 PM and took her daily salary, she decided to change her mind and go back home. Her mother started to discuss with her about Mr. Collins' offer.

"I agree to go and live there." Mrs. Evelensh said smiling

"The only reason for my agreement that maybe it'll be a better place than here."

Suzanne was indescribably happy and kissed her mother, but from inside she felt that there is something fishy about this.

Mrs. Evelensh has prepared lunch and asked Suzanne to call for Mike.

Suzanne went to Mike's room. She entered finding him laying on the floor bleeding from his mouth and nose. Suzanne freaked out and didn't know what to do but to call her mother

"Mum!, help!, Mike is bleeding on the floor"..... And there was no answer " Mum, can you hear me?" ...... but again there was no answer.

She went to her room but it was empty but sooner she discovered that her mum wasn't in the house. She ran towards Mike's room finding neither her mother nor Mike in the whole house.

She sat in the living room staring at the floor trying to think.

" What the hell just happened, where did they go? I must do any---". Someone knocked on the door interrupted her thoughts, she opened the door and no one was there so she closed the door.

When she turned around she found Mr. Collins' body on the floor, she jumped out of fear and ran towards her mother's room and locked the door. She sat on a chair waiting for anything to happen.

After a while, she heard a sound coming from under the bed, a sound like claws scratching into the wood. She didn't move until the sound stopped, she started to move forward towards the bed and sat on her knees to see what was that sound coming from.

When she looked, she found a doll, she thought it was her brother's doll. It was a girl doll with brown hair, grey glowing eyes, and a red bow-tie. She held it and stared at it for a while until the freaking grey eyes blinked.

Suzanne threw the doll on the bed and ran out of the room and she didn't find Mr. Collins' body, she stood for a second and turned around to find a mirror behind her. It was a very old mirror but it was never in this house before, she looked at herself and behind her she found the same doll coming from her room holding a knife dripping blood. She turned around but found nothing, she looked to the mirror again and found nothing.

She heard a sound coming from Mike's room, she ran towards it and found nothing, but she's still hearing the sound of groans coming from Mike's wardrobe.

She opened it and found Mike curbed and crying.

"Who did this to you?"

He didn't answer her.

"Answer me Mike, what happened? who did this to you?"

"Th-the d-doll." He barely could speak "Wh-where is mum?"

"I can't find her Mike. Look, stay on the bed and I'll lock the door from outside. I'll try to find mum, ok?"

He nodded his head and curled up on the bed

She locked the door and ran towards her mother's room finding her sleeping but she couldn't breathe, she ran to the bathroom to bring her inhaler but she didn't know what she was supposed to do.

She shook her to wake her up and fortunately, she woke up and took the inhaler and she was fine.

"Where's Mike?" Asked her mother frightened

"Don't worry mum, he's in his room," said Suzanne in a comforting tone

Suzanne ran to Mike's room and unlocked the door and found him curled up on his bed smiling

"Are you ok Mike?"

"Yes, I'm totally fine." Answered Mike in a frightening calm tone as if nothing has just happened

Her mum entered. "C'mon guys start taking what you need, we're moving out tomorrow," she said in a happy, excited tone.

"Yeah, We are moving out!! We are moving out!! " Mike repeated jumping on his bed

But Suzanne was so perplexed.