Morning 3 (3:20 am)
I woke up to hearing scratching and sat up in bed. It didn't look like it was time to get up. Rena, Lillie and May were still asleep. What the heck? I never wake up this early. I usually sleep until my alarm goes off. This isn't normal. I got up a little irritated that something woke me from my precious sleep. I swear to Arceus if it's the guys are
up pulling a prank, they're going to get it.
I walk over to the door and jiggle the knob quietly to make it known that whoever out there woke me up and I am pissed.
"I know you're out there and knock it off. It's 3 in the morning and I'm trying to sleep" I whisper so I don't wake the other girls up.
I wait for a response. All I got was creaks on the wood floor. Good. They left. Just wait til the guys get chewed out for this. I'm not in the mood for ding dong ditch. I'm about to walk back to my bed when I hear the door slam open with a bang. It was like BAM! I jumped and the others woke up freaking out.
"Selene! What are you doing up? Did you open the door?" Lillie said as she looked on the verge of hyperventilating. "No! I heard something or someone scratching at the door. I told them to stop. As I was heading back to bed, the door slammed open" I told her as I was freaked out too.
"Could it have been the guys?" Rena looks at me. "That's what I thought too but no" I shake my head and try to make sense of everything.
This wasn't going well. We were too afraid to go back to sleep. I mean. Who wouldn't? We didn't know what else was staying in this place. That's when we decided to push our beds together and huddle up. I felt safe with the others. It's just what May said when we came here. It wasn't safe to go exploring on our own. It didn't help that I ran into that weird girl either.
8:00 am
Well that was just great. No sleep and I'm beyond irritated. I sulk to a seat and rest my head on the table. I need some sleep and I had this pounder headache.
"Are you okay, Selene?" I felt a hand on my back.
I lift up my head to see Gladion. "No. I heard noises and the door to our dorm room slammed open. I thought it must have been you guys but I don't think we saw anyone" I tell him as I rest my head back down.
He must have heard me groaning because I felt his hands massaging my back. Ooh. That feels nice. I let my muscles relax and loosen up. He is good at this! I wonder what else he's good at. I giggle a little at the thought.
"Just relax and rest for a while. Try taking a nap. Just don't sleep too long though or you'll never sleep tonight" Gladion said as he kept massaging my back.
Maybe that will be a good thing. Or maybe not. I did need some sleep. I'm not changing my sleep patterns for something to keep me up at night.
Midday (11:30 am)
I felt refreshed and restored after my nap. We decided to check the faculty room for any clues. There had to be something. I checked the hallways to make sure the coast was clear and gave a thumbs up to Rena, who knew how to pick lock. Don't ask me how or why. She said it came in handy.
"Just a little more..." Rena jiggled her hair pin and wiped off beads of sweat.
We all waited until we heard a click and saw Rena push the door open. She looked proud and gave us a big grin. The room in front of us looked in bad shape. The portraits were huge and had faces of former principals. It looked like they were watching us. Creepy. The desk was flipped over and the windows were cracked or broken. Did a fight happen here?
"Check it out. I found a diary" Xav grabbed a worn out book hidden in the desk drawer. He flipped the book open and began to read. "XX month XX day and XX year. I had some issues with a female student. I have never seen her behave so strangely. I know she would keep to herself but today she lashed out at the teachers and her classmates. 'Guilty! Guilty! GUILTY!' She screamed at the top of her lungs. We have lost many and I'm afraid we will have to close the school down'" Xav closed the book.
Wow. I'm at a loss here. The silence was just eating at us. I wanted to get out of here. This place isn't right and what happened here proves that. I wanted to believe we were in a haunted theme house but this takes the cake.
"I don't want to be here anymore! I can't take it!! Let ME out!!" Lillie gripped onto her head and sobbed.
We were all surprised to see her go from calm to sobbing and wrapping her arms around her knees. Are we all going to go insane? I shiver at the thought.
Night 3 (9:00 pm)
I couldn't sleep. Neither could the rest of us. It was decided that the guys should stay with us just in case something happens. I doubt they could fight off a ghost or whatever it was but it felt assuring to have them here. Everyone was asleep except for me and Gladion.
"Something doesn't feel right. I can't push this feeling down. It's like whatever here brought us here for a reason" I hug my pillow tightly. "You do have a point, Selene. Maybe this ghost is trapped and looking for help. That could be it" Gladion assures me.
I'm glad Gladion is on board with this as much as I am. What would we do without him? Probably go insane and be like the ghosts here. Trapped. Ugh. What a horrible thought. I shudder. Gladion sees this and holds me. Oh my Arceus! I'm trying not to fan girl here but this makes me want to melt. It's like he has an edgy and warm side. I finally relax and snuggle into him. I quickly fall asleep in his arms.
Morning 4 (9:00 am)
Ah. I can't believe I fell asleep in Gladion's arms. Ok. Snap out of it, girl! You're drooling on him. I slap my cheeks for emphasis and get up. Everyone else is out like a light. I look at Gladion's sleeping face. He's so adorable when he's asleep. I'd better not tell him or he'll get pissed. I felt the urge to lean close...
"Ah! What am I doing?!" I exclaim and jump away. I could feel the flush in my cheeks. I was going to kiss him! Oh Arceus!
Midday 4 (12:00 pm)
My thoughts swirled around. I was with Lillie, Hau and Rena. While Gladion was with May and Xav. That was probably best because I don't think I'll act right around or near him. It'll just make things awkward. I'm being awkward.
"Let's go investigate the roof top" Hau suggested as he leads up to the stairs.
Good idea. We probably could see the sky out there. I needed some sunshine. I started getting the pale look. Not good. I'll make sure to ask Mom to buy me some makeup after this ordeal. At least this place had working showers and toilets.
"Um.. I don't know if this is a bad time but I forgot to go to the bathroom" Lillie said nervously.
Hau and Rena left to go check the rooftop while I waited outside the bathroom for Lillie. It wasn't that much of a big deal and I didn't want to leave her alone. I decided to hum to keep myself occupied.
I almost didn't hear the scream while in lala land.
"Oh my gosh!!" Lillie runs out of the bathroom and grips onto me. "W-what's wrong, Lillie?? What happened?" I try to sooth her.
"B...Buh.." She stammers while shivering. "Buh what?" I ask.
I could tell she was close to losing it. I told her to wait here as I rush in the bathroom to find what freaked here out. In my I'm gonna hunt down mode, I opened a stall and saw the toilet overflowing with red stuff. What the? Don't tell me... I leave the bathroom cursing and grab Lillie's arm.
"Let's go regroup. I'm not going back in there" I said without giving the bathroom door a glance. It didn't take Lillie long to follow my stride as we walked back to the group.
Night 4 (10:00 pm)
Lillie and I relay what happened. Hau told me that the other door to the rooftop was locked but they couldn't get it open. No matter how much they tried. They did find some clues though. Which is good in its own way I guess. Gladion and his group reported going to the basement and hearing hysterical laughter and crying.
We piece it together little by little. This is starting to make sense. We just need more clues. Gladion decides it's best to go to the club rooms such as the newspaper club and A/V club room. He thinks we could find some stronger clues there. I just hope this doesn't lead us on a goose chase.
