Hello all! I have redone this chapter, as I will be doing with all the others. I hope you like it!
Alyce woke with a start, jolting upright in her bed. Her dark brown hair clung to her sweat covered forehead, her ice blue eyes wide with terror and confusion. She couldn't remember what had woken her up, but a haunting tune echoed in the back of her mind. Must have been a nightmare, the young girl thought.
Attempting to shake the feeling of uneasiness off, Alyce climbed out of bed and headed downstairs for a glass of water. She entered the kitchen, her long, dark hair flowing behind her as she played with the lace of her white nightgown, when she saw something odd out of the corner of her eye. There, sitting on the kitchen table, was a black, stuffed rabbit, wearing a blood red vest with white trim, and a large white bow tied around its neck. In its lap, was a gold pocket watch. Alyce, being a curious 16 year old, lifted the rabbit and tucked it under her arm. She then grabbed the ornate watch, admiring the intricate design on the front. She opened the cover, and that terrible haunting tune from her nightmare filled the air around her.
Fear filled Alyce, and menacing laughter soon mixed with the song. Suddenly, a gloved hand covered Alyce's mouth, muffling her growing cries. She tried to move back from the hand, but an arm wrapped solidly around her waist. She was pressed against a hard chest, and Alyce turned her head in an attempt to see her captor. She expected a man in a black ski mask, but rather, she was met with a man in a ratty top hat. He had chin length, shaggy blood-red hair, and brown eyes filled with an insane malice. His mouth was stretched into an almost Cheshire cat grin, and that too, was filled with bad intentions. He looked like an evil mad hatter.
Alyce thrashed and let out muffled screams into the hand that was covering her mouth. The girl's resistance caused the crazed man to chuckle as he tightened his hold. A large hole formed beneath them. Long chains shot out and wrapped around the pair, only fueling Alyce's panic. Unable to take anymore, Alyce lost consciousness. The man's grin got impossibly wider, and the chains dragged the two of them down into the black abyss, his evil laugh echoing off the walls of the house. But no one woke, and the only proof that anything out of the ordinary ever happened was the stuffed rabbit, lying sprawled on the kitchen floor.
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