The faceless entity
Chapter 4:
The motel
When I arrived at the motel I went and rented a room. The motel didn't seem too bad. And there weren't a lot of people here so, that could be a problem… When I enter my room I start unpacking. When I arrived it was already late so I decided to head to bed. But before that, I checked to see that both, the door and the window were closed. Once I was sure that they were I went to sleep.
I woke up in the middle of the night to the sound of someone knocking on my door. I got up and went to check who it was. I looked through the security door viewer and saw a person in a mask waiting outside. I began panicking as I quickly hid under the bed. How the hell did they find me?! I realize that I forgot to get the knife I had on the counter. I hear a few more knocks on my door but ignore them.
After a while the knocking stopped. I thought that they left. I come out from under the bed and as soon as I am about to go check if they are still there, I hear pounding in the door. This time I grab a knife I had brought with me. I hide under the bed again, this time ready to stab anyone who might try something.
The door is busted open and I see a pair of feet walking across my room. Then they stop in front of my bed. I get ready to stab the person when he starts walking away and closes the door. Did he fall for it? I get out from under the bed, still holding the knife in my hand. The door was once again closed. As I am about to try to think of what to do, I see a note on me bed. My hand starts shaking as I read the note.
"Y⊗U CAN'T HIDE F⊗REVER"
After I read the note, I rip it apart into many pieces then throw them at the floor. How did they find me…? Was one of them following me? No, I would have noticed it… I go, lock the door and head back to bed. Why didn't that person get me? He probably knew I was under the bed… So maybe they don't want me yet? I hope so.
The next day, I thankfully woke up in my room at the motel. Good, I might live another day. I got slightly startled as my cellphone started ringing. I take a look at the number before answering. I don't recognize this number… I answer the phone.
"Hello?" I then hear some kind of static noise coming from the phone. "Hello?" I ask again. "Go to the staff only room. Now." Then the person hangs up. I don't recognize that voice but if I do what he told me, I could find some answers! I quickly put my cellphone in my pocket, grab my knife and run to the staff only room.
When I entered I saw some lockers, a place where workers could eat a backdoor and other things you would probably find in a locker room. I begin searching, but I find nothing of value. I searched everywhere I could, then, I find a note under a table under a table.
There was what seemed like a drawing of the motel I was in and there was a path marked from the entrance to the back where there was a ⊗. As I am about to leave, someone opens the door. I quickly look over and see what was there. There were two people with mask's at the door. Two of them?! I can't possibly fight against two of them! Especially if they have weapons too! I quickly run towards the door on the other side of the room.
I opened the door expecting the door to lead outside or to another room where I could try to sneak around the person and get away. Instead, on the other side of the door were stairs that lead down. A basement! Surely I'll lose the person chasing me there!
I quickly close the door behind me and run down the stairs as fast as I can. However, I soon realize I ran into what seemed to be a maze and got lost. The people who were following me either left or got lost too because I didn't see them again. I can't go back so my only other option was to just walk through the maze and hope I find an exit.
After walking for a few minutes I begin coughing violently. When I stop, I notice I coughed some blood. I start running. I have to get out of this place! I soon get the feeling that I'm not alone. I turn around and see nothing behind me. I keep running until, after passing another of the many places hallways this maze leads to, I saw it, that thing that has been following me.
I stop, and take a look at it. It's pretty far away and it still looks very tall. I start coughing more blood as I fall on my knees. When I look up again, the creature is closer to me, much closer. I get up and run away from it.
After running for a few minutes, I get tired and stop for a few seconds to catch my breath. I look behind me and I don't see the creature, though I still feel like its close.
I continue to walk through this maze. It feels like I've been here for hours, though I'm sure it was only minutes. Soon, I see what appears to be stairs leading upwards. Finally! A way out! I run to the stairs and go up them.
At the top of the stairs there was a door. I open the door, hoping that I wasn't too far away from the motel so I could go back there and check the area where the map told me to go. However, what I saw on the other side of the door wasn't another building room or a random building close to the motel.
I was in a forest. I take a few steps, thinking about where I could be. Suddenly, the door behind me closes. I run to it and try to open it but it was locked. Then I get the feeling that I am being watched.
Fear washes over me as I realize the situation I am in. I am alone in that forest and that thing is probably here with me…