Linda used all the strength she had and tried pushing on the attic door to open it but it wasn't working. She let out a frustrated sigh and looked out the small window. She saw that Sean was still parked and waiting for her.

I have to get out of here and fast.

She began looking around in hopes that she could find something to open the door. She searched and searched but found nothing of use to her. However, something did catch her eye. It was a photo of a young girl and a young boy. The girl had a smile on her face but there was something about the boy's face. It was rather dark. The sound of an engine revving had caused her to look back out the window. Sean was driving away.

"No, no, no!" Linda said, banging her fists against the window. Her chance at a new relationship was gone. A moment later, the attic door opened. It caused her to jump a bit, but quickly, she was climbing down the stairs. Since she now had nothing to do for the night, she made her way to her room to put on some pyjamas.


If the attic door opening on it's own made her jump, the sight of the doll in her room almost gave her a heart attack. He was sitting up right on the bed, staring directly at her. There was also another note in front of it. She picked it up and read it.

You're not allowed to leave me Linda

~ B

She looked at the doll with slight panic in her eyes.

Was it the doll that closed me in the attic?

She shook her head at the thought. The doll couldn't possibly have done that. It probably just accidentally closed on it's own. That didn't explain the note however. She doesn't know who wrote it but it must be this B person. A thought about the list of rules she saw earlier popped up in her head. The name Brahms had stuck in her memory. Could Brahms have wrote this? Who is Brahms anyways? She looked at the doll again.

"Would you happen to be Brahms by any chance?"

No answer. It's not like Linda expected an answer but she thought she might as well give it a try. She picked up the doll, or Brahms as she was now going to call him, and put him back in the room where she originally found him. Then she hurried back to her room, changed into pjs and made her way to the kitchen where a leftover sandwich would be waiting for her.


When she arrived in the kitchen, she opened the freezer hoping to find a leftover sandwich but it was gone. That's funny because she didn't remember eating it earlier. She closed the lid and looked at the freezer in confusion.

Maybe one of the rats got to it?

But she didn't see how that could be possible. Surely rats couldn't get into the freezer. In any case, Linda decided to clean the traps tomorrow just to be cautious. Her appetite faded away so she decided to head back to her room.


Linda had popped Jurassic Park into her laptop. It was one of her favorite movies. It was about ten minutes it when she got a call from Lilly.

"Hello?" Linda spoke when she answered the phone.

"You didn't show up with Sean tonight? Why?" Lilly asked

"I got trapped in the attic. It was open so I got curious and when I went up there, it just shut on me"

"Oh my! Are you okay?

"I'm fine. It just gave me a fright"

"I'm glad you're okay. I'm going to call Sean and tell him what happened so he doesn't think you stood him up"

"Oh thanks Lilly. I don't know what I'd do without you. I've gotta go, watching Jurassic Park" Linda and Lilly said goodbye to each other before they ended their call. Linda watched her movie until it ended and then she fell asleep. What she didn't know is that she fell asleep with a pair of eyes watching her.