HOTEL in CALIFORNIA


We left Kenta and Miyu on the room. We dashed out on the elevator and pushed the down button. We are almost standing there for almost a minute but the elevator door doesn't open. We pushed so many times the down button but still it wasn't opening. We tried to use the exit door but there's a lot of stuff and huge metal covering the passage way. There's no way out - only the elevator.

We return back to the lift and hit again so many times the down button. But still the door wasn't opening.

"DAMMIT!!!" Ren shouted and kicked the door.

I ran to the nearest window. I looked downward of the building to see if there is a ladder for us to go down but I was shocked on what I saw. There's no land nor water surrounds the inn but rather - it was floating in the air.

I called Ren to look also at the window. He was stunned on what he saw. We almost lost our strength on what's going on. We don't know what's happening. If I'm the only person who sees that maybe I gone crazy. But Ren also sees it, meaning it's not an illusion but rather it's true.

--+--

We decided to go back to our room. We are almost weak. We've almost lost our strength. We're hopeless, though we just ran back and forth to the elevator and looked at the window.

When we're about 100 meters from our room, I startled as I heard Miyu's scream. I run as fast I could to go into our assigned room. I grabbed the doorknob but couldn't able to twist it. It was locked. I shouted Kenta's name. Ren also did the same. We're trying to open the door. Ren pushed the door using his left shoulder. But he didn't able to crush it. I help him. We tried to do it for almost 5 times and on the sixth - finally the door open.

"What's up now?" Kenta greeted as he sat on the coach crossed legged.

I held his collar and asked him, "Why you're not opening the door!?"

"Why would I open it, you didn't even knock." He retorted.

"We did… it's almost a minute and we almost crashed this damn door. WHAT DID YOU DO TO MIYU, HA!?! WHAT DID YOU DO TO HER!!!?" I shouted at the top of my lungs.

"What the heck you are talking about? I didn't do anything to your cousin! She's just sleeping inside her room!" Kenta retorted.

I didn't believe him. So I ran on Miyu's room. I saw her lying on her bed, same position as I left her.

"What's up with you, pal!? What the heck you think I'm gonna do something bad on her? We're all in a bad situation right now, yet you think I'm gonna do something like that! GHAD! You're head was flooded by lots veggies! What-the-hell!" He shouted and kicked the chair in front of him.

"I'm sorry!" that's all I can say. I misinterpreted him. But I know I heard Miyu scream. I asked Ren but he shrugged his shoulder, he's not sure if he truly heard it.

"WHAT!? So why you're also panicking?" I asked him.

"Sorry pal! I'm scared on that time! I thought somebody is coming to us. That's why I help you crashed the door" he replied non-sense.

"FINE! What a great story!" Kenta raised his two arms irritably and sat on the sofa. He took a one stick of cigarette from his pocket and lit it with a lighter. "So, what now? How can we get out in here?" he asked us as he blew the smoke in front of our face.

"We didn't make it." answered Ren.

"What do you mean, you didn't make it?" Kenta asked still puzzled on what's going on.

I explained to him that what we've done everything just to get out from this floor but we failed. We also told him what we saw on the window. Kenta couldn't believe on what he had heard. He tried to see all the windows in the floor to make sure that if we said was all true. He was shocked on what he had seen. Kenta almost got crazy as he ate the cigarette that he was holding. He dropped his knees on the floor. He held his face and messed up his hair. He almost went insane as he growled hopelessly. "We gonna die in here! WE ALL GONNA DIE IN HERE!" he said with a bit tone of disgrace.

--+--

That night was the worst nightmare happened to my life. I thought that if Yuuna and Ryuu had gone first without somebody killing them. Maybe if that also happened to me, I don't think I could even make it and I don't know if I will survive.

I sat on the floor at Miyu's room. This is my first time to become scared almost in my entire life. I know I'm brave but I don't know if I'm still brave enough to overcome my fear. Then the same voice of the same person whom I heard awhile ago whispered again to my ear. But this time it was different, it sounded more friendly but crazy, "You'll never leave!"

Miyu woke up and she was shocked as she saw me in her room. "What are you doing in here? HAVEN'T you got any ROOM for yourself!? Get out!" she still mad.

I didn't tell any word to her, I just dashed out of her room and sat again on the sofa where I laid before. I don't want to go to my room. I should be alert – though I'm scared on things that might happen once I fell asleep but still I want to be prepared.

--+--

The next thing happened was a very nasty ordeal, whatever had made him do this, must be screwed up in the head.

After an hour, we heard Kenta screamed. I decided to go to room 1-C. Ren and Miyu followed. There we saw him lying on bed, lifeless. He didn't even move. We saw scratches on his face that looks like bite marks, maybe from a rat. When we walked over him, I nudged Miyu not to touch him. For about a foot away, Ren went closed in Kenta. Then suddenly lifeless Kenta, suddenly grabbed Ren arms and screamed,

"AHHHHHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!"

We screamed also due to nervousness.

"HAHAHAHA! You guys actually believed I was dead" Kenta yelled.

"GOD DAMMIT Kenta, our friends died few hours ago…WHAT THE HELL DO YOU THINK YOU'RE DOING!?!?!" Ren shouted.

"Oh my god, Ren!" Kenta said. Ren pissed himself. Miyu laughed on what she saw while I - cracked a smile.

Ren's face turned red, and then he walked out of the room. As soon Ren goes out of the room, lots of stuff fell from the cabinets. Dishes fell in the sink, books and other decorative hanging frames fell on the ground. We were astounded on what we saw. We didn't even move on our standing position. We are all startled. After that, we all ran to our respective rooms.

--+--

That night, I heard the strange voice again, this time it said, "You will die and burn in hell." it was scarier, it even made me jump.

Then I replied to the voice, "What do you want with us?"

And it answered back, "FUN!"

This was the scariest word I've ever heard. And I wanted to just kill myself right then and there. I knew that we would never get out of that place; even if we die it wouldn't work. I decided that if this voice came again I would jump unto the window. But not this time, coz' those thoughts makes me feel brave. I should not die. I should live. Everybody should live. We will be safe and we will able to get out in this tormented torture.

2:55am, I heard Ren yell. It was kind of faded yell. I walked fast to his room and opened the door. Then I saw him standing there with a bottle of gasoline. I asked him where he had got it and he said just far behind. His voice sounded like he could kill someone. He stood straight up poured the gasoline over his body and said, "We never gonna get out in here might as well give up."

Then another voice took over his body and said, "And you will all die, and burn in hell."

This one was the same voice I heard previously. Then Ren started to laugh and light a match, as soon as he lit the match his whole body exploded in flames. It got so hot in that room in which I think almost my eyebrows went slightly burnt.

His body didn't really move. He just stood there laughing while he was burning. His body started to flounder around like a snake that just got its tail taken off. And it smelled like meat in the room.

Kenta went inside with a fire extinguisher and sprayed him down. As soon as the fire gone off, we decided to walk up to his body and looked at him. We saw his eyes still open - looking on us, fiercely. I felt sorry for Ren, he didn't able to fight back. Truly, that bad spirit loves to reign over people's weak body and spirit.

Then suddenly Kenta grabbed Ren's arm and bite him down. I was shocked on what Kenta did. He said that he was starving, so he dig-in his old friend, Ren.

I almost puke on what I saw. I fell on my standing position and rolled back myself to get out on that room. Miyu was there standing right beside me and asked Kenta what does it tastes like.

Kenta answered, "It tastes like hamburgers! Wanna try?"

I puked on what I've heard while Miyu cracked a smile.

I felt bad after hearing Kenta's answer and Miyu's weird smirk. I didn't even look or talk to them. After that, we just decided to go our rooms and to continue our nap. But how will I able to take a good sleep after all this fretful incident happening every hour. Yes, maybe we will all gonna die in here. But NO! We need to survive!

--+--

As I lay in the sofa I heard again the voice it said "Kill Kenta! Tie a rope on his neck and push him off the window and you will be free or else I will get your girl and kill you all!"

Then I heard Miyu's screamed that makes me woke up. "Kanata, I don't like this room!" Miyu shouted. "I don't like this room. Something is living in here." Miyu said as she stood visibly trembling in front of me.

"I don't like this place Kanata! Let's get out in here as soon as possible!" she shouted as she grabbed my shirt.

I explained to her that we tried to go out in this place few hours ago but we didn't make it. Then suddenly Kenta went inside our room without knocking or asking permission.

"Can I stay in here for the rest of the night? I can no longer take the fear inside of me." He said shakily.

Before I replied, Miyu smirked and said crackly, "Its fine! Now we can now die happily!"

A strange feeling of genuine fear engulfed me and Kenta as we looked at Miyu that is remained looking on us fiercely. But her face remained rigid, almost trance-like.

I felt more than a little uneasy when she lowered her chin.

"What's wrong with her?" Kenta gasped and panicked.

"Oh no…poor YOU!" Miyu continued. Her words were almost inaudible.

"What is it, Miyu? What's wrong? You're scaring us." I said to her.

Kenta broke a laughed and said, "Wow! She's good." He quipped. "She's really getting into the spirit of things now … go for it girl." He said trying to make himself calm though he felt anxious.

"Shut it, you cretin! Can't you see she's out of her mind?" I yelled at him.

"Yeah! Course she is," Kenta made a mocking reply.

Then I turned to Miyu and shook her up. "Hey Miyu, wake up! You're dreaming! Wake up! What's wrong with you, huh!?" But Miyu didn't budge, so I move out, 3 feet away from her.

Kenta swallowed fretfully and said, "Hey pal, I've seen this before. She was a medium. She once went into a trance, just like what I've saw in the movie. Oh, here we go. Just like an episode in Exorcism of Emily Rose." Then he threw a laughed.

Then he moved towards Miyu, planning to tap her.

"Don't touch her," I exclaimed. "She must come round herself in her own time. We mustn't wake her. The shock could kill her."

"Why?! Oh please … give me a break!" said Kenta. But after a moment he regretted his harsh comment when Miyu strangled his neck and said, "DIE!!!"

I panicked. Kenta struggled but Miyu was so strong. I held Miyu's hand and help Kenta to get out from that strangling but not even me couldn't fight her.

"STOP IT, MIYU!!! WAKE UP! FIGHT THAT SPIRIT INSIDE YOU! BE BRAVE! BE BRAVE!" I shouted almost crying.

Kenta face became blue as the air wasn't circulating in his body. He can't able to breathe. He almost going to die when suddenly Miyu became weak that causes Kenta to be released and then she fainted.

I reached out to catch her while Kenta coughed almost crawling in the floor gasping for air. I never expected anything like this to happen. It supposed to be a big laugh for him. I never thought she would hurt him. I felt sorry for Kenta.

After a seconds electricity went off. Fear enveloped our whole body and soul.

--+--

Kenta though scared and weak took his lighter for us to see some light. I took my bag pack to get flashlight, good thing I bring two. Actually, I don't know if I need to use it. What else I can do for that lighting thing, knowing that we can't get out from being prison on that damn inn. But I don't want to die; we need to go out in that place. I know there's still hope.

I sighed heavily. This is not a better place to rest. From that time, I know there's still way to go out. There is a way out. There's no such thing as mystery without a solution. I better find it. I must find it.

I roamed my site to that floor. Only four rooms are available in that level. Fourth floor with room 1A, 1B, 1C and 1D, Chinese says that the number 4 is a bad luck. When you look at the sides of it, it seems to be like a coffin, and coffin has four sides. While 1A, 1B, 1C and 1D seems like four 'I' – I I I I. Like a standing candle that is used in burial.

The first sign of spirit attacked happened 11:11, what does it mean? Does it mean that we are in a bad luck?

--+--

Me and Kenta went to room 1-A where Yuuna and Ryuu's body lying just to look for other possible evidences. I can't manage to breathe as the air in the room was enveloped by a rotten corpse. It's hard to digest looking at the horrible sight of death in the couples faces. We took the covering of their bed and wrapped their corpse. After that we, close the room. As soon as we closed the door a large thud and thump was heard inside. Our eyes widened as we look at each other. I felt Goosebumps on my skin. We didn't budge to open the door again, coz' we are afraid on what we might see.

We return back to our room panting. As I bolted the door, Kenta screamed and fell down from his standing position, he pointed his flashlight on the wall. My eyes widened as I saw Miyu glued on the wall like spider man. She was smirking as she looked on us holding a knife on her hand. Then she said in a male voice, "RUN, if you don't want to die!"

I don't know what to do. We need to run or else she will kill us. Kenta didn't able to move from her shocking mode. His mouth was wide opened. He can't believe on what he saw. We've been boosted as Miyu shouted in her most trembling voice, "RUN or DIE! HAHAHA!" then she jumped on the ground and crawled fast on the floor, running towards us.

We quickly run to the door, grabbed the doorknob and sprinted outside the room. We ran to the elevator and pressed the down button. We forgot that there's no electricity therefore no elevator can be used. I suggested to run again on the fire exit and tried to take off all the heavy metals that blocked the passageway. There's no other place to run through - only the fire exit. As I open the door, I was surprised coz' the passageway is all clear. There's no equipment blocking the walkway down the stairs.

Kenta made the first move to go down, I was about to follow him when I remembered that Miyu should be on us. She's not our enemy. She was just been used as a medium by that bad spirit. I should help her no matter what the cost. I decided to go back to our room when Kenta pulled my shirt and said, "Let's get out in here, forget your cousin or else we will die."

"NO!" I shrugged Kenta's hand out of me. "We need to save her! Somebody is controlling her. We need to help her!"

"We can call help if we manage to get out in this place. Don't worry she will be fine." He explained.

I can't think better. I asked myself, what if the spirit killed Miyu; I won't able to forgive myself. But what should I do, I have no ability to fight against evil forces. Yah, Kenta is right. If we could able to go to the lobby right away, we can ask someone to help Miyu out. He's right! So I decided to take his advice. We run down the long and narrow stairs of the exit.

Then we saw a door in which we think that leads to another floor. We entered on it but as soon as we closed the door. Miyu shouted, "PLEASE DON'T LEAVE ME!"

We turned back our gaze on the upper floor and there we saw her standing at the peak of the staircase. She was crying uncontrollably.

I felt relieved cause' she's now back to normal.

"Please, don't leave me or else THIS GIRL DIE!" her voice turned again to a man. Then she showed to us the knife hidden at her back. She pointed it on her throat and started to laugh.

"NOOO!" I shouted, trying to prevent her from doing it. I grabbed the door knob to open it. Its locked I can't able to open it. I pushed the door so many times but it's firmly closed. I asked Kenta's help but he ignored me. Miyu laughed and said, "You know what! You all give me lots of pleasures and fun. So in return, I want you all DIE!" then she dropped the knife on floor and put her arms widespread. Then a strong force pushed herself down the stairs. It was so fast that I didn't able to stop it.

I stunned as I saw her falling down the stairs. I didn't manage to help her, I'm such a failure.

Kenta shrieked on what he saw. He ran away down to the next floor. While running, he accidentally stripped on the rope that made his foot slipped. He rolled down on the long narrowed stairs and when he is on the last staircase, his head banged heavily on the wall. He left unconscious.

I slammed the door because I didn't manage to help all of them. I tried to push again the door to help Miyu and to see if she's still alive when suddenly the door opened. I ran to her to scoop her up, luckily she still alive. I smile as I hugged her.

After a few minutes, I've heard people's voices running towards our direction. The inspectors from the building management came to the rescue. They help us and do some investigation on the incident. I was the one left not being hurt. Good thing they didn't suspected me as the one who murdered the three. They declared it as suicide.

Miyu and Kenta were rushed to the nearest hospital. Unfortunately Kenta found dead on arrival while Miyu was not in bad condition after all.

--+--

After that worst incident, Miyu's parents came by. Miyu on that time already gained consciousness. Her parents said that they heard the news and they were shocked on the bad turn-out. It shouldn't happen; it's not part of their list.

I was startled on what I've heard, not part of their list? What does it mean? They explained that it should be a surprise. They hired four Japanese people to make fun on us and to see what would be our reaction if we meet people whom we don't know. And what would be our response if we stay in one room. They told us that what they want is to see me and Miyu make a nice bonding moment while waiting for them. But they never expected that those bad things will happen. They felt sorry for what they did. Miyu on the other hand didn't able to utter a single word. She just shook her head as she listened to her parent's justification.

Then, I asked them if they can explain to me the scary voice that I heard every hour, the accidental death of four people and Miyu's exorcism. Miyu's parents didn't able to answer me back. They were shocked on what they've heard - it's not on their script.

Truly, what we've experienced on that hotel was really unexplainable. Even the building management didn't know about it. It was their first time to encounter a mind-boggling statement such as that. Good thing we survive and what if we didn't, surely Miyu's parents will felt sorry for the rest of their life.

I just guessed that we were accidentally preyed on a devil's domicile thinking that it's the better place to give a nice surprise, but what we get was not a surprise but rather a dangerous joke that leads to a certain death of four young people.

~END~

--+--

-The Rationalization -

Kanata and Miyu survived on the tormented attack of the bad spirit, though Miyu was conquered by the devil due to anger and hatred that develops inside her heart from the beginning of the story.

The devil has the ability to possess or control someone's mind and body if they saw negative behavior on individual's character such as anger, hatred, jealousy, selfishness, pride, envy, cowardice, immorality, filthy thoughts, angst and all other sinful act. Those kinds of behavior are very much loved by the enemy.

Better be brave and be strong, so that no one will harm you. For God has given us an authority to trample all snake and scorpions and to overcome all the powers of the enemy.

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Ahvs: Thanks to those who read my story. Hope it gives you simple lesson in life though it's paranormal occurrence. :-D God bless!!!