I woke up today ,but not in my bed instead I woke up to a small room it was dark so I stumbled around to find the light switch but the lights didn't work and the windows were nailed shut with large wooden planks .

The room was dank and smelled of mold and mildew and as I was staggering around I bumped into a table and a flashlight rolled to my feet .

I felt uneasy when I could see , the room was old, paint peeling off the walls and shadows that look like blood I slowly walked to the door but something caught my eye. On the bed layed a yellowed envelop I picked it up and opened it .It was an old letter some of the words were faded beyond recognition

It read

Dear M- -

Welcome to -

I hope you find your stay at - pleasant

And don't forget come back!

But still there was something else in the envelope , I turned it upside down and shook it , and a rusty key fell out , it had a tag on it Room 208 ,

the number cause my throat to tighten up and filled my heart with feelings of hate and fear

.I hated that number I hated the room but I couldn't recall why, I threw the key on the ground and left it .

I walked out of the small room into a tight hallway it was in the same condition as the room I woke up in old and sad . I headed down stairs as I got to the second flight I heard a noise of something moving at the end of the stairs . I hope its someone who could tell me what is going on

" Hello! Is someone their? " there was no reply but I heard heavy breathing and crinkling of paper .

I decided to be brave….. after all this is just an old abandon apartment ,worse thing it could be is a hobo

As I got down off the last step I heard a door slam and steps fading into silence , I walked over to the door beside the stairs but it was locked. "Okay? Fine don't talk to me you basturd " I mutter ,its not like I really wanted to talk to a dirty homeless person anyway

I walked over to the exit door and to my surprise it was locked from the outside . Some how I get the feeling as if someone doesn't want me to leave just yet but why? What's so special about this apartment why am I here?

I looked around and as I was walking I hard a crunch from my feet , I looked down and there was a map

Wood side apartments? But wasn't that in…..how can I be here?

On the back of the map someone wrote in red ink " I cant escape " and there was red splotches but it did not look like ink. On the front of the map someone crossed out some of the rooms and put arrows on others

I put the map in my pocket and I went back up stairs to the second floor . I walked around and checked the rooms most of them were locked or broken .

I decided to check the other hallway but there were bars at the end so I could go no further . I stopped and looked at the map, the door beside the barred hallway had an arrow threw it .

I opened the door slowly it wasn't locked but I could hear something ,someone sobbing and white noise from a television " hello?" I said softly I had the edge of the door tightly in my hands ready to slam it if I was unwanted . A man let out a scream " GET AWAY FROM ME! " he pointed a shotgun at me. My body reacted before I could even think I slammed the door and got out of the way BANG! The door splintered from the blast.

I couldn't move I was shaking I feel like I pissed myself my thoughts I cant think, what ….who Oh god I don't want to die! Not now please I cant has got a gun .

" I cant do this anymore! Not any more not anymore I cant, I didn't I DID. NO MORE ! "

BANG! Then everything went silent even my thoughts .

I woke a few moments later curled up against the bars like an abused dog cowering at the shadow of a cruel master …I got up and brushed myself off was that a dream? I looked at the door it was fine not a scratch.

I grab the door knob and slowly opened the door again ….nothing only white noise I sighed "what a relief " and walked in and closed the door that's when I seen the body a man wearing a green jacket his face unrecognizable as it was splattered all over the place.

I couldn't help it I started to gagged and ran to a different room there I threw up . I've never seen something like that! Blood and brain matter splattered a crossed the place I think I've never seen that….

There was a clock in this room and it looked like it was moved a few times, I walked over to its side and examined it there wasn't anything there just and old clock , I walked over to the other side of it and scratched in the wood was two words HELP ME

I glanced in the direction of the room where the man shot himself " I think your beyond that now "

strangely my repulsion and fear subsided , and I was able to stand going into the room with the corpse ,I had this urge to take the shotgun ,something told me I needed it .

I heard stomps outside the door and the door knob started to move , I turned off my flash light and grabbed the gun All of the sudden the corpse grabbed me, I let out a screech in my panic then pulled away from his hand and ran into a near by closet locking the door .

Something walked in I don't know what it was it had a large triangular helmet and lugged around a large sword it stopped at and looked at the corpse then it groaned like it was confused or something .

I stood quietly watching it as it slowly walked over to a shelf beside the dead man and took something then it retreated out the door it came in from .

I restlessly waited a few more minutes even though my throat was tight and my heart was beating hard and fast to the point of bursting ,but I had to make sure that thing wasn't coming back , once I felt safe I exited shot gun in hand .

I looked back at the rooms door and there was that damned number again 208, again I felt sick , perverse sick feeling accompanied by rage and hate , walking away from that number made me feel normal again .

Again I walked the halls checking the doors and the windows , locked and broken .

Im shut in, and im alone and the only thing was that man with a weird helmet lugging around a heavy sword covered in blood and rust . Aimlessly I wondered the second floor and the first floor for what felt like an eternity all the while my thoughts were thinking of unpleasant things and fear

….was I dead? Am I?…in hell?

I went back to the third floor where I awoke into this nightmare thinking maybe I missed something when a woman let out bone chilling scream even worse it came from the room I woke up in…. my thoughts turned to that monster I seen , I couldn't hide this time my only chance was this shot gun locked and loaded ready to go ,I busted through the door like some trigger happy cop on TV wanting to get him some death and fame .

" bring it on, you triangle man! " I shouted trying to sound intimidating ….nothing .silence and a cold draft was all that greeted me , somewhere I could hear the sound of a radio out of tune, so I cautiously walked in, finger on trigger .

I could see a shadowed form on the bed ,some how I know im going to regret this but I shined the flashlight on the shadow " oh my god ! " I choked then put my hands over my eyes .

Slowly I peeked through my hands trying to get used to the horrific site

The site of the thing was sickening , a woman on the bed twisted and mangled with her face's skin ripped off ,blood and intestines slathered everywhere, her hands were like twisted claws holding on with the grip of death to a key… the same damned key!

Beside her was a note dyed red

Hello -

It sEems you foRgotteN SoMething

And dOn't forgeT come back!

I cupped my hand to my mouth and shut my eyes tightly and I tried to pry the corpses hands open but they stuck fast not wanting to let go as if the key was salvation. A few more tugs and they let go limply falling on the bed, letting me have the key she tried so hard to keep .

Quickly I stuffed the key in my pocket and headed for the restroom , my hands were…..covered in dark crimson blood sticky and still warm…but how could it be warm? They body was in rigor and the room was chilled .

Nothing is making sense am I ?losing my ….but why? Why do we?

DIE? written in blue marker on the mirror in the restroom. The radio in the other room started to go crazy

Blaring out crackling and screaming noises, in the pit of my stomach I knew I was not alone and something was waiting for me ,something not human .

Quietly I turned around and walked out of the bathroom , scared , heart pumping fast

I heard something like a cats dying call ,on the floor was something like a cat only bigger with no fur and its body was twisted upside down ,its tail around its neck like a noose.

It turned its head to the source of the light ,then I seen it's grotesque face ,

The eyes were gone , only shadows showed where the eye sockets were

And its large toothy mouth pulled into a screaming expression across its face.

Letting out a screech it staggered toward me mouth agape and its front paws swinging wildly without reason

I didn't hesitate I shot that disgusting thing in the head , "What the hell is going on here?" I mumbled and reloaded the gun just in case it had friends all the while my hands trembled uncontrollably .

The radio was now quite and I got this feeling that perhaps I should take it along just in case …

I almost walked out the door but My head started to hurt and I could only see flashing images it was like watching an old recording

I seen a black and white kitten in the arms of a small child whom was grinning in contentment even though the kitten she held wasn't as happy .

Another image flashed by and it was dark perhaps a basement? I heard a cat screech and howl as it was being killed " if you tell anyone I will kill you the same way" A cold voice echoed ,it was a familiar voice that frightened me even more then the monsters I seen …

I woke up , there was so much light as if this was heaven instead of hell

My heart skipped a beat and I felt joy and peace " Am I home! Was this just a nightmare! I'm home I know…"

" momma! Your awake ! " I heard a woman say loudly in delight … "what the hell?" I thought

I shook my head and fully opened my eyes vision still blurry from the sudden lightness ,I could see a woman with a white long sleeve shirt her face was smiling, making me feel unnerved " Who..ar.."

" Momma I've been looking all over for you !" she hugged me .

I could see there was a knife in her hand then she violently jerk away from me " YOUR NOT MY MOMMA! " she shouted at me " WHO ARE YOU!"

I could see her grip tightening on the knifes handle I figured I better reply nicely and quickly seeing how I didn't have my gun anymore " I'm …I ….I don't know " I stuttered,

My mind went blank ..who am I? what's my name? Do I have a name? M…Mary? …Melissa? Maria?

Something special? A moon .I don't know…

I came back to my reality and decided to guess " You are my momma!" the woman shouted before I could say anything " IM NOT YOUR DAMN MOTHER!" I yelled " I'm …I think I'm …"

I paused trying think of a name, All the while the woman stood over me giving me a sour look " I'm Mary" I said quietly then looked away " god I hope she don't kill me…. crazy bitch "

" MARY? Hey there was a guy looking for you! I think…I think his name was James yeah James "she said as if she wasn't sure then she started pacing

I got up and brushed myself off" James huh.. " the name didn't ring any bells nor provoke a thought ,

seeing how this woman was strange and armed I'd rather not stay so I headed out the door

Suddenly the woman let out a scream " Wait isn't …aren't YOUR DEAD!" she backed herself against the large mirror holding the knife in front of her .

I ran out of the room as fast as I could, only looking back to catch the number, Room 109 then I seen that monster again the one with the triangle like helmet walking at a slow pace to the room the crazy lady was in I wasn't sure if he was planning on getting me but I wasn't planning on looking back again to check

I found an unlocked door at the end of the hallway went flying in and slammed it , I was in a dark room so quickly I searched my pockets and found the flashlight , thank lord I didn't lose that .

I looked around it was a small room with stairs at the side leading downward , I turned to the door trying to calm my beating heart which was beating so hard I couldn't hear my own thoughts nor what was happening at the other side

.I found a map on the door