Black Widow

Skeletons in The Closet

Jade's POV

So what I thought would be a music concert turned out to be an organ recital.

You know, those creepy sounding pianos. The largest one in the world, to be exact. On top of all that sinister vibe, you add the fact that it's already dark outside and you got yourself an old Dracula movie.

Thrilling...

In a couple of weeks, the weather had changed noticeably. We had gone from wearing tank tops and shorts to not daring to go outside without a jacket, which to be honest wasn't really that big of a deal to me. I appreciated a good hoodie and some jeans.

Liz and I were standing on the steps outside Sayles Hall, along with at least twenty other people who were also waiting to go inside. Although I really didn't see the point, it couldn't be all that mind-blowing. Right?

According to the management staff at Brown - the three thousand pipes of the organ speaking differently into the hall offered a unique, sonic experience.

As if.

They also said something about high highs and low lows or what not, but I wasn't really paying attention.

I felt a hand on my shoulder and turned around slowly to find Jesse giving me a shy wave.

"Hey guys," Tyler greeted us.

"What's up?" Liz said.

I pressed my lips together and nodded as a "hello" to both of them.

"So did you guys bring the sleeping bags?" Jesse asked as he gave his own one a couple of acknowledging pats.

Liz and I both nodded and then I went back to zoning out.

I really don't get this Brown tradition. Going into a huge hall with an enormous, creepy piano and lying down on the floor while listening to that thing blow air through three thousand pipes? And with the lights off?

To me that wasn't the exact definition of ideal.

In fact, it sounded dangerously close to the scene from my sleep paralysis.

I noticed the people starting to move towards the entrance of the hall as the doors finally opened up. Snapping out of it, I followed everyone inside and found a spot to set the sleeping bag, as the others were doing.

Jesse started placing his beside me, looking up and around the huge building. "This isn't creepy at all."

"Thank god, I thought I was the only one," I muttered.

He smiled and sat down next to me. "Is this really what university traditions are like?"

"Okay everyone!" I heard a man say loudly from the top of the stage. "Settle down, the concert is about to start."

We all lied down on our respective sleeping bags and eventually all the shuffling around us came to a stop.

Liz, who was lying to the other side of me, furrowed her eyebrows, giving me a weirded out look.

I shrugged at her and I tilted my head to look at Jesse. "How the hell do you go about in things like this?"

"Apparently you're supposed to let-" he began before mimicking the man's tone, " - the majestic sound of the organ wash over you, and suck you in."

"Of course," I played along. "My perspective averted me from being truly enlightened."

He tried to hold in a snort, which gained him a few sushes from the rest of the highly invested student body.