After nearly a minute of waiting Dan heard some banging noises from behind the doors which made his stomach churn with more curiosity than actual fear. Soon enough the door slowly creaked open then a grumble came, it was low pitched like a man's voice it sounded like they had struggle with their breathing as a accompanied the grumble. Dan's body froze slightly and at this point he had no idea what to expect anymore, out came an old looking woman, probably around her sixties or and age close to that. "Wha' do yo' want?" The woman growled towards Dan, not noticing the younger girl next to him, her face was harsh never mind the house being in a horror film. "I, have come here, to discuss something with you concerning Ella." Dan tried to speak confidently but it was hard to when you had eyes glaring at you, hate filled, she made him feel so small.

The elder woman looked down to the small girl, her glare staying exactly the same, making Ella feel extremely uncomfortable and hide behind Dan slightly. "Well are you going to let us in then or what?" The brunet spoke again, more sternly this time, hating the way that the woman looked at Ella, no wonder she wanted to run away. After a moment of glaring into each other's eyes, both of them trying to win the silent battle they were both as stubborn as each other. Dan was never that stubborn but when it came down to people like her, his stubbornness reached a new level . They were finally let in with a groan.

As they walked in Dan let his eyes wander around the building, it was nearly as bad as the outside, dusty, grey, very old, it looked like this place hadn't been properly cleaned in ten years. There were cracks up the walls, on the ceiling and everything was lit by candles. Creaking was heard above them, along with little scuttling noises that must be the other children. They were lead to a small room, it had a desk then a couple of chairs and that was it. If this was her office then it was extremely empty.

"Kid!" The woman called with her croaky voice, she reminded Dan of a toad which made him chuckle but then he quickly covered it by a cough. A child came in, they looked around their teens, probably about fourteen at the least. He had scruffy dirty-blond hair, his clothes were ragged and not in the best of conditions. Not one single word lift his mouth, it was like he already read the woman's mind and grabbed a chair for Dan and Ella hen moved off into the corner of the room where he stayed for the rest of the time.

When Dan sat down on his chair a cloud dust flew into the air, surrounding him. He gasped in shock but inhaled most of the dust which just made him choke. When he finally gained his breath back by himself, not one of them lifting a finger to pat on his back or just ask if he was okay. "You wan' a complain 'bout her?" The woman asked with some sort of, joy in her voice at the idea of Dan complaining. "No. Quite the opposite. I'd like to gain the permission from her carer to look after her for a couple of weeks. One of my friends who loves Ella is in hospital and would love if she could stay by his side though this hard time." Dan ended with a formal nod, his sat up straight and awaited the reply of the woman who's face which had changed to a more horrific look than before.

"Please Ms. Hillary, just this once?" Ella spoke so timidly, her personality disappeared, she seemed nervous. "Please?"