Chapter 1: The Arival

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"Well this is it!" My friend Matt screeched in my ear. God he was always yelling. Then I got off the plane and hugged him. "First day in Norway and you already are back to normal. Matt had been my friend as a kid. He moved to Norway when we started high school. His dad got a job or something. He quickly shoved my things in the back of his truck. Then he got in the car and turned the key. "So...how's college?" "Good." I replied. I had just started working on my paleontology degree, but Matt had always said he'd be a wood worker."Here we are!" He said, snapping me back to reality. I had zoned out again. "Thanks, I got it from here." I smiled and got out of the car while he popped open the trunk. I snatched my bag out. "What room ya get?"Matt chuckled. "999." I said bluntly. Matt's face fell."You should rebook your room." He said in an unusually cold tone."What? No way! This was the cheapest room!" I shouted, sticking my arms out. "A lady kidnapped 10 people and starved them in that room in the 30's.". "Matt, I appreciate the help, but kindly fuck off." I rarely swore, so Matt just shrugged and walked to his car. Then he came back and gave me a newspaper with a girl who looked 3 pushing 16. "That's the lady. She was 17 when she did it. Hanged herself in the same room." I rolled my eyes, and waved to Matt as he got in his car and sped off. Then I opened the door to the hotel...

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