So who opened the door? Let's find out!

Chapter 2: Mansion Mystery

The was creaked opened and most of us craned our necks to look inside. It seems like there's no one at or behind the door. Weird...

" Lena, you're the oldest so you should check!" Shen Rao whispered as he hides behind me. I yelped in surprise because he got hold of my hips and my hips are the most sensitive areas to me.

" Okay, okay," I chanted as I took a deep breath. My friends were right behind me as they watched me push the door slowly, carefully with my index finger. I stepped inside with my hands clammy and my breathing was shallow. Everyone followed me from behind with Shen Rao last, being dragged in by an angry Priscilla.

The hallway wasn't so bad. Except there are dried blood on the wall. I could sense the fear in everyone's breathing. As I was about to turn around, the door slammed shut!

Panicked, I tried to open the door by pushing, pulling and even charging at it like a raging bull. But the door was locked. Everyone was quiet, especially the one who started it all. " We're trapped," I said those words slowly.

Everyone panicked. Alyssa broke down crying while Nala and Shanti tries to comfort her. Both Priscilla and Shen Rao are bickering on how it was all Shen Rao's fault while Shen Rao defended himself by saying that he did not know that the mansion would lock all of us inside. Kathryn was also supporting Priscilla by yelling at Shen Rao about using his common sense while Kiara tries to calm both of the girls down.

I on the other hand, had no idea what's going on! I mean, if the house is not haunted, could there be people in this place they are planning to catch us? Are they trying to kill us or worse? I feel like if this goes on, no is going back.

" EVERYONE SHUT UP!" I screamed at the top of my voice. Everyone was silent and stunned at my loud voice. Usually, my voice is soft but when I am around my friends, it tends to get louder. But this is the loudest voice I could ever produce. Now that I got everyone's attention, I told them about my plan.

" Guys, fighting and panicking at this time is not getting us anywhere," I told them. " The best thing we could do is search for another exit to get out."

Everyone stopped and looked at me. " I agree with Lena," said Priscilla. " It's no use crying over spill milk."

" Okay, let's split up!" announce Shen Rao. We stared at him as if he's out of his mind.

" Are you crazy!" Kathryn cried. " Do you know what happens when everyone splits up?"

Now Nala decided to speak up. " She's right. In this situation, we shouldn't do what Scooby Doo would have done."

" So how are we going to find the exit?" asked a confused Kiara.

" I got an idea!" cried Alyssa, who was now standing up from her crying spot. " There are eight of us so that means we can still split up into four pairs and search for the new exit. In the end, we will meet everyone back here."

" I couldn't think of a better plan myself," I smiled. So it is official: Priscilla and Kathryn will be searching up stairs, Alyssa and Nala will search at the east corridor, Shen Rao and Shanti at the back of the stairs where it might lead to some rooms and finally Kiara and I will be searching at the West corridor.

" I don't like this place," Kiara whispered to me as we walked towards the West corridor. She was walking beside me while I looked left and right for a room. So far, there were paintings on the wall that shows something we've learn from our history and geography class.

What will we find?

I hope you guys know what you're doing. I think Lena knows what she's doing but what about the others?

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