Oh, I hope the others are alright!
Chapter 4: Book Of Secrets
No one's p.o.v
Meanwhile, Priscilla and Kathryn are upstairs, searching for the exit as well. They decided to walk to the right side of the wing and see if they can find the exit or something useful. So far, they noticed a lot of notes scattered on the floor. Priscilla picked one up and reads it out loud.
" 'Don't let me die'. What did they do here?" she asked Kathryn nervously. Kathryn shook her head. " I don't know but whatever the note says, we must hurry and find the exit."
They sprinted or let's say, Kathryn was the one running while Priscilla was catching up from behind. " Slow down!" she panted as they came all the way towards the end. There are only two rooms between them. Kathryn couldn't help it. She was the fastest runner among all of them and Priscilla was barely second.
" Sorry," Kathryn gave her an apologetic smile. " I forgot about my speed. Let's search in this room." Priscilla was not feeling well. She looked at the other room from the opposite side of where her friend was standing. She opens the door and to her relief, it was a bathroom.
" I need to go to the bathroom," Priscilla told her. " You go on ahead. I'll catch up." Kathryn sighed. " Okay but if you need my help, shout okay?" Priscilla nodded as the two of them went their separate ways.
When Kathryn opens the door, she gasped. It was a library. Being a bookworm and has a passion for writing, she went over to each shelf, running her fingers on the smooth covers.
" I wonder if I can find any fantasy stories," she wondered. She walked towards every shelf but could not find any. The books are usually mysteries, crimes, horror, thriller and even biographies. 'It seems like there's nothing interesting,' Kathryn thought to herself. Suddenly, she spotted something at the corner of her eye:
A book.
Not just any book but a book that is pocket-sized with it's leather cover and somehow when she opens it, it has an old handwriting. Probably written two years ago since the pages are still white. When she turns to another page, a piece of a folded paper fell out.
Kathryn unfolds the paper carefully and gasps with her hand over the paper. It was a map. A map that shows the plan around the whole mansion. " Let's see, where's the way out," Kathryn hummed to herself.
The only way out was a hidden room and from the window at the attic but so far as Kathryn was concerned, there's only two floors inside the house. That was not all, there are some diary entries in the 2012. This year is 2014 and Kathryn decided to read an entry for information. Here's the first entry:
Dear diary,
Three days of survival in this hell hole. I don't know how much longer I will go or he will find me. He's everywhere no matter where you are, where you breathe and where you stand he'll be there. His eyes are like fire. Powerful, strong and deadly. He will follow you like a shadow. Wait, I hear footsteps! It must be him!
Kathryn felt the hairs on the back of her neck standing up. This is an ominous entry. " Who could the guy be?" she asked in a whisper. Before she could think of anything, a swift swing of something sharp slashed the diary into half!
Kathryn backed away in surprise and fear against the shelves. Luckily she manages to shove the map into her pant pocket. Trying to overcome her senses, she could see the weapon clearly: a katana. The person holding the weapon was a man around 19 or 20 years of age with short black hair with crimson red eyes that are blazing with fury. He wore a black army uniform that was from the war in Japan and he aimed his weapon at her.
Thanking God for her speed, she dodges the katana with ease. She even had her arms out to protect herself. " Who are you?" she demanded. The man smirked.
" Konichiwa, I am from the land of the rising sun. This library is my territory and you have trespassed along with snooping around. I'm afraid I have to cleanse you since you are Chinese."
" Oh, shoot!" she cried as she dodges the swing of the katana. She tried to run out but the door was barricaded with different shelves. 'Am I going to die?' she asked herself. But her mind was wild. She had to escape the library somehow.
" Come now," the man purred. " Don't run away."
Kathryn was breathing heavily as she ran to find a hiding spot. Suddenly, a hand grabs the hem of her shirt and pulls her into a room that was hidden behind a bookshelf.
She wanted to scream since the place was dark but the saviour had pulled a book which was actually a lever and Kathryn was stuck on the other side. She could hear an ear-pitching scream of someone brutally murdered. She wanted to throw up. But what about her friends?
" Hey, open up!" she cried, banging the hidden wall. " My friends are at the other side!" But she could hear a muffled chuckle coming from the other side. It was not the Japanese man who tried to kill her.
" Don't worry," the voice replied in a foreign accent. " Your friend's are safe. For now."
Oh, who saved Kathryn? Well, it will be reveal soon.
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