Chapter 6: Suicide

'There is death that will shatter your being to pieces'

Those words haunted me as I tried to get asleep.

As I'd noticed her disappearance I'd checked the corridor but she had been nowhere in sight.

Coming here had been a mistake, I knew that now.

The house was cold and unwelcoming and I had the feeling of eternally being watched, even chanting Bou-san's mantra hadn't made it go away. To make matters worse there was no signal in this crummy old house. If my phone hadn't flashed to alert me to this then maybe the old woman wouldn't have disappeared so suddenly and I could have talked to her for longer.

After that things just got weirder. A heavy thunder storm with lashing rain started soon after and I went in search of the rest of the team.

A few wrong turns were taken but I finally managed to make it back to the main building.

Lightening lit up the stairway through the large window followed by a large boom of thunder. I held onto the banister tightly as the lights flickered off. I sucked in my breath as my hand scrabbled for my phone in my back pocket. The feeling of being watched increased tenfold and the puny light given off by my phone made no difference, barely illuminating anything for me to see.

"Hello?" I whispered automatically lowering my voice as I heard someone laughing close by. I cursed as I noticed the quiver in my voice.

Without warning the lights turned back on again and I nearly fell down the stairs from fright just as much as surprise.

The girl from earlier stood in front of me at the top of the stairs staring down at the three floor drop.

Her dress, gold was every bit as elegant as the first but as I looked closer I noticed it was quite worn. Her hair was no longer up but was let loose. It looked greasy and unkempt and as I stared harder I noticed the tears running silently down her face.

She held onto a brown material and tied it around her neck.

I froze as I realised her intentions before almost tripping in my haste. I reached the top just as she threw herself over the railing, my hand reached for hers but instead of grabbing her, it passed through her.

I watched in horror as the rope snapped straight and the woman's descent came to a halt. A gasp escaped me and my hand clamped over my mouth to muffle it as I backed off shivering.

No matter how many times I saw the replaying a death, the pain and horror never left. But then the day I couldn't react this way would probably be the day I lost myself and my humanity. Naru would probably stick me in a loony bin, I thought sourly before shaking my head to get the narcissist out of my head.

I shut my eyes trying to get rid of the image but I knew it wouldn't leave easily.

I numbly set off towards base, maybe Ayako could make me a charm and Naru a cup of tea. I smiled weakly at the thought as I opened the base door… to darkness.

I frowned as I switched on the lights, why was no one here? I took a glance around, none of the monitors were operating which meant the camera's hadn't been set up. This was… unusual/

I closed the door as I left and wondered what to do next. The house was too big to search for the others by myself and I wasn't comfortable with the thought of exploring either. Too many rooms meant more chance of running into something that ought not to be discovered.

My stomach rumbled and I clutched at it, it had been six hours since I had had something to eat and I so desperately wanted something. But looking down the dark creepily lit hallways put me off the idea of searching for the kitchen and I headed back to my room glancing over my shoulder with every step.

I had water and the snack I had meant to eat on the journey, but instead like usual I had fallen asleep. At least I could eat that now.

But where were the others? They wouldn't have left without saying something, they weren't that annoyed with me, or at least I hoped so.

When morning came, if there was no sign of the others then I would be ringing Yasuhara. He would know what to do.


Hey guys, lol so much for updating regularly. I haven't updated my others for at least a month oops. I'll have to get onto it soon promise. As for now, there goes everything I've written for this, I'll have to find some more time soon. But for now adios