I woke to see Emma tugging on my arm. I looked at my surroundings to see I
was in my room.
"How did you get in here?" I asked Emma confused.. I didn't even know how I got up here.
"I came in the door silly" she said giggling at me. I looked around to see the house was no longer dark and creepy. It looked as though nothing happened. I know it was not a dream.
"Come on" I said grabbing Emma's hand "we're getting out og here. I expected all the doors to be locked again but we got out with out any problems. We ran down the drive. It was warm and the sun was shining.
"Come on daddy, mommy's coming home!" I took her hand again to stop her from running down the road.
"Don't get your hopes up baby. Mommy won't be home for another 4 weeks."
Emma shook her head and stamped her feet. A sign that she was about to throw a temper tantrum. She had started it ever since Jill had left.
"She's coming home daddy. David told me."
David told her. Ha! Just great. David was a little boy that went missing around this area. The house in in the middle of nowhere and there are a lot of trees about. People say he was murdered and his spirit now roams these woods.
"Mommy!" Emma shouted excitedly running off down the street to a bend. I ran after her calling her to stop but she kept on running. I eventually caught up to her as she stopped on the bend. A second later there was a sound or a car. I looked up to see Jill's car come down the street.
She pulled over next to us and jumped out of the car grinning.
"Back sooner than I expected. I don't know how you knew I was coming home today but it's nice of you to come and meet me," She said to us. Her grin faded as she took a look at me.
"Chris, you ok? You look shattered and why have you know shoes on and out in your boxers?"
"We have to get out of here. Now." I said quickly.
"Hey, calm down. Lets just go home and you can tell me everything" I nodded reluctantly and got into the car with Emma.
We reached the house and made our way inside. The house was warm because of the sun shining in the window.
"Come on Emma, I will take you upstairs for a nap, you look tired" Jill said and told me she would be back down to talk. I sat at the kitchen table waiting for Jill. She came back down and poured us some orange juice and sat at the table.
"So, you gonna tell me what's wrong?"
"You will just think I'm crazy. As if anyone will believe"
"Chris, your not crazy. Please, tell me what's wrong. You looked as if you were scared to come back here. What happened?" She put her hand on mine. "Please? I'm here to help you Chris" Sighing I decided just to tell her. "See what happened was, I went to the shop and called for a babysitter to watch Emma while I went, when I came back the house was a mess, windows smashed and the babysitter was out cold. She is now in hospital. I tried to get Emma and leave but the house seemed to lock up, Emma needed help and I couldn't get to her, I was grabbed by something and then the next thing I know I was in bed with Emma tugging on my arm telling me you were coming home. She says David told her. You know the little boy that died here."
"Chris, if the next thing you remembered was Emma, then maybe it was a dream..."
"No Jill, its not a dream. Look me in the eye and tell me you have never seen anything strange about this house" She sat back on the chair and sighed. Looking me in the eyes she said
"I have never seen anything strange about this house Chris"
"Your lying Jill, I know you are. Please, we can't stay here. Trust me, something bad will happen."
"Chris im not lying. We paid thousands for this house. We are not going any where."
"Maybe your not but I am. If you want to stay here then fine. But Emma and me are going. Now!" I yelled and stormed off upstairs to get Emma. I could hear Jill follow up behind me. I burst into Emma's room and she looked at me still half asleep.
"Come on baby, we're leaving." I said lifting her. I turned to go out the door but didn't get very far because Jill was standing there.
"Chris, don't do this, please. There is no reason to leave."
"No Jill I'm going and that's final" I said pushing by her and out of the house. I got into the car and drove away just as Jill came out the door. I felt bad about snapping at her like that and leaving but I did not want to stay in that house. Maybe if she saw what was going on herself she would understand.
"How did you get in here?" I asked Emma confused.. I didn't even know how I got up here.
"I came in the door silly" she said giggling at me. I looked around to see the house was no longer dark and creepy. It looked as though nothing happened. I know it was not a dream.
"Come on" I said grabbing Emma's hand "we're getting out og here. I expected all the doors to be locked again but we got out with out any problems. We ran down the drive. It was warm and the sun was shining.
"Come on daddy, mommy's coming home!" I took her hand again to stop her from running down the road.
"Don't get your hopes up baby. Mommy won't be home for another 4 weeks."
Emma shook her head and stamped her feet. A sign that she was about to throw a temper tantrum. She had started it ever since Jill had left.
"She's coming home daddy. David told me."
David told her. Ha! Just great. David was a little boy that went missing around this area. The house in in the middle of nowhere and there are a lot of trees about. People say he was murdered and his spirit now roams these woods.
"Mommy!" Emma shouted excitedly running off down the street to a bend. I ran after her calling her to stop but she kept on running. I eventually caught up to her as she stopped on the bend. A second later there was a sound or a car. I looked up to see Jill's car come down the street.
She pulled over next to us and jumped out of the car grinning.
"Back sooner than I expected. I don't know how you knew I was coming home today but it's nice of you to come and meet me," She said to us. Her grin faded as she took a look at me.
"Chris, you ok? You look shattered and why have you know shoes on and out in your boxers?"
"We have to get out of here. Now." I said quickly.
"Hey, calm down. Lets just go home and you can tell me everything" I nodded reluctantly and got into the car with Emma.
We reached the house and made our way inside. The house was warm because of the sun shining in the window.
"Come on Emma, I will take you upstairs for a nap, you look tired" Jill said and told me she would be back down to talk. I sat at the kitchen table waiting for Jill. She came back down and poured us some orange juice and sat at the table.
"So, you gonna tell me what's wrong?"
"You will just think I'm crazy. As if anyone will believe"
"Chris, your not crazy. Please, tell me what's wrong. You looked as if you were scared to come back here. What happened?" She put her hand on mine. "Please? I'm here to help you Chris" Sighing I decided just to tell her. "See what happened was, I went to the shop and called for a babysitter to watch Emma while I went, when I came back the house was a mess, windows smashed and the babysitter was out cold. She is now in hospital. I tried to get Emma and leave but the house seemed to lock up, Emma needed help and I couldn't get to her, I was grabbed by something and then the next thing I know I was in bed with Emma tugging on my arm telling me you were coming home. She says David told her. You know the little boy that died here."
"Chris, if the next thing you remembered was Emma, then maybe it was a dream..."
"No Jill, its not a dream. Look me in the eye and tell me you have never seen anything strange about this house" She sat back on the chair and sighed. Looking me in the eyes she said
"I have never seen anything strange about this house Chris"
"Your lying Jill, I know you are. Please, we can't stay here. Trust me, something bad will happen."
"Chris im not lying. We paid thousands for this house. We are not going any where."
"Maybe your not but I am. If you want to stay here then fine. But Emma and me are going. Now!" I yelled and stormed off upstairs to get Emma. I could hear Jill follow up behind me. I burst into Emma's room and she looked at me still half asleep.
"Come on baby, we're leaving." I said lifting her. I turned to go out the door but didn't get very far because Jill was standing there.
"Chris, don't do this, please. There is no reason to leave."
"No Jill I'm going and that's final" I said pushing by her and out of the house. I got into the car and drove away just as Jill came out the door. I felt bad about snapping at her like that and leaving but I did not want to stay in that house. Maybe if she saw what was going on herself she would understand.