"Naomi! Wait!" I yelled, running after her.
"Oh, Laney! I forgot we we're supposed to help clean up for the festival" she said, turning around.
"Yeah, everybody there was waiting for you." I said, pulling her by the arm to the classroom.
"Guys, since Mayu's leaving, I have a charm that will keep us together!" I announced, pulling a paper doll out of my pocket. "Its called the 'Sachiko Ever After' charm. We each hold the doll, and say 'Sachiko we beg of you' one time for every person here. Then, we pull until the doll rips. You HAVE to keep your paper with you at all times. So, since there's nine people here, we say it nine times! Wanna do it?" I asked, getting 'yes's in response.
"Okay, everyone grab the doll!" "Sachiko we beg of you, Sachiko we beg of you, Sachiko we beg of you..." "Everyone said it nine times?" I asked. "I did!" I heard Satoshi yell. "So did I!" Yuka yelled right after. "Okay, go-" before I could finish my sentence, there was a massive earthquake. Next thing I knew, I was in a strange room, alone, with Cry.
"Ugh, what are we doing here," I groaned, standing up to look around. The floorboards were a purple color, with large, black holes everywhere.
"Better yet, where's everyone at?" Cry asked, going to open the door. "Fuck," he muttered under his breath, signaling to me that the door was locked. I walked over to the door across the room, trying to open it. But when I went to turn the knob, nothing happened.
"So, we try the windows?" I ask, walking to them. I placed my shaky hands on the handle and pulled, but it wouldn't move even half an inch.
"What the hell is up with this place?" I said, sitting on the ground.
"How the hell are we gonna get out?" That was a good question that none of us knew. Cry frantically searched the room, either looking for a way out or that key. Most likely both.
"Face it, were not getting out. Were not going to be able to see everyone again." I said, tears forming in my eyes.
"Hey, don't talk like that. We will make it out. We will see everybody again." he said, kneeling down in front of me, a sudden change in attitude.
"Thanks for trying to make me feel better, but it's not really working." I said, standing up and walking away. I walked towards the door, leaving him there. I walked towards the door, but when it slammed open, the force was so much it threw me backward. Cry came over fast enough to catch me before I hit the ground.
"You okay?" he asked, putting me down.
"Yeah," I reply, brushing off my skirt, my face redder than ever.
"S-So, should we just go ahead?" I ask, looking out the door.
"Uh, I guess," he replied. I slowly stepped out into the hallway, carefully looking down both ends of the hall.
"Its okay, come on." I whispered back, scared that if I talked any louder something very bad will happen. He followed me into the the hall, also looking down the halls.
"How did we even end up here," he asked. All I could reply with was a small shrug. We started to walk down the dark hallway, the floorboards creaking under us. I wasn't paying attention, but next thing I knew, Cry was yelling "Laney, watch out!" and grabbing me by the waist and pulling me back. I looked down and there was a huge hole in the ground, covering the width of the hallway.. Once we both realized what situation we were in, he let go of me, coughing awkwardly.
"So, um, you might want to watch where you're going," he said after a few minutes of awkward silence.
"Y-Yeah," I replied, my face burning.
"So, lets go, I guess," he said after another minute. I nodded in response, turning around. After walking down a seemingly endless hallway, we came to a a stop, with the only ways of moving is going either left or right. I looked back at Cry, a look of worry on my face.
"W-Which way?" I ask, relying on him in this situation.
"Uh, uhm, left, I guess?" he replied. I walked down the left hallway, stopping sharply and gasped. Cry ran into me, making me stumble forward a bit.
"What's wrong?" he asked, getting really worried.
"S-Something's down here, and its not very good either," I reply with, getting really scared.
"L-Like what?" he asked.
"L-Like some, evil, spirit, or demon, or, something..." I said. Not too long after, I heard groaning from behind.