Chapter 3- Phone Call "o crap o crap no lights not good" tress whispered as he backed into the closed door. "I told you this was not a good idea" Sarah whispered from the other side of Katina. "Well maybe there is someone in here somewhere...."Chris trailed off.

As if to answer him, a ringing noise suddenly filled the air. They all jumped a foot in the air shocked by the sound Tress grabbed and hugged the person next to him. The ringing persisted, as if taunting them to find the phone and pick it up. "um...Tress its ok it's only the phone you can let go now" Morgan pushed him off of her. "Where the hell is that coming from?" Andrew said. "Great just great probably the only way out of this place" Chris muttered. "Come on guys just keep looking for the phone we can call someone to pick us up" Katina yelled.

Just then, a weird noise, like something scraping against the floor was heard to their left. They all froze in fear, listening. The scraping continued and kept getting closer. Katina could feel the hair raise on the back of her neck as she grabbed whoever's hand was next to her. They starred into the darkness trying to pierce if with their eyes. Finally it stopped and then a small blaze of light was seen and a candle was lit on a table in front of them. "Well at least we have some light now" Chris whispered quietly. "Wha...What...was...that...n...noise" Tress stuttered. "Forget it, probably just the house settling" Andrew said. "The house settling my ass what about the candle?" Sarah said. "You guys lets just find the damn phone so we can leave" Katina said growing annoyed.

They walked towards a door where the ringing seemed to be coming from. The wood on the door was old and splintered and the handle seemed to be hanging on its last nail. An old plastic sign was nailed to the top of the door and it said, 'Dr. Martin Ph.D..' Katina and Tress managed to push the door open and peered inside. It looked like a regular office, only very dusty and old looking. Papers were stacked on the desk that stood in the middle of the room. A large, black leather chair, that was now cracking with age, sat behind it. Shelves were behind the chair where many books were placed inside. Pictures and diplomas were hanging on the wall and two more chairs were on the other side of the desk. And on a table, straight across from the door against a wall, was the telephone that was still ringing.

Andrew stepped forward slowly, unsure of if he should pick it up. Katina suddenly rushed forward towards the phone. "well if u won't pick it up then I sure as hell will!" she said. she picked up the phone and said, "Hello?" Silence was on the other side. "Hello?" Katina said speaking louder. Still silence filled the other side. "Will you answer me Damnit!" she finally yelled. There was silence for a second before a static noise was heard then the sound of a voice crackling through it. "Get......of there......no.....safe....haun....you....die...run before.......get you."

The crackling voice stopped, "Hello, hello? Please say something else!" Katina screamed into the phone. "There is no way out now," the voice spoke again. Then, the line went dead.....

Katina stared at the phone in her hand and threw it back on the table. She turned to the guys with a fright full look on her face. "Katina what's wrong, who was that?" Tress asked concerned. "It....I dunno who it was. They said to get out of here. It was so broken up I could barely hear the voice." She told them, shaking her head. "I think we need to take there advice and leave" Chris said as he started walking out. "just hold on! god! let me call the police first." Katina said picking the phone back up. After A couple of seconds she slammed the phone back down on the receiver. She sighed turning to the others. "The lines dead" "That would just be are luck," Morgan aid getting angry.

Just then a piercing scream echoed off the hallways and thru rooms, then a chilling laughter followed it, then, sclience except for their own hearts beating rapid with fear. "Now what was that?" tress said shakened.