LAST TWENTY DAYS - CHAPTER 11

NEXT MORNING (DAY 3)*

Everyone is sitting in the living room, shedding hot tears while staring at May’s headless body in the middle of the room.

They’ve been like this since she died at midnight, no one has talked to another.

Aiden is the worse, his tears hasn’t ceased for once, and he kept staring at his hands, unable to accept the fact that he ki||ed someone.

Though, May transformed into a monster before he swung the axe at her, but the fact still remains that he ki||ed her.

What would his father think of this? And that’s even if he’s lucky to get out of this house alive.

He’s only gonna see his dad and receive the right scolding if he’s still alive at the end of all this.

He h@??s himself more than anything right now. He h@??s his hands, and they kept shaking no matter how much he tried to calm the fingers.

Iris is sitting in the middle of Maddy and Teal, and she has been speechless too.

Though she’s not crying, but her eyes are on Aiden, and the sadness in there is immeasurable.

She was locked in the coffin for two good hours, and throughout the hours, all she kept hearing is that same voice saying I’LL SEND YOU ALL TO HELL!!!

She couldn’t count how many times she heard it, and right now it’s still ringing in her head.

She covered her face with her palms, and Damon started clapping.

He’s on the rails upstairs,but he started coming down as he clapped.

No one even bothered to look at him . Everyone had their own share of his madness already.

He got to the middle where May’s body is, and the body disappeared just like the other ones has been doing.

Natasha’s, Lucas’s, Steve’s, and now May’s.

They all probably went inside Bora’s coffin to make their own counts.

“The body disappeared again!” Monroe spranged up.

” Is it new? This is our third day here and you all should have been used to these things. The other bodies disappeared too so please…” Damon glared, and Monroe sat back.

” Wonder how all of you became graduates without a single lick of sense” he continued, facing crying Aiden.

“The holier than thou Aiden is actually a ki||er now? You know somehow I’m glad we got trapped. This house will bring out the inner demons of everyone. Who knew Aiden could ki||?” He laughed ridiculously, and Tobias stood.

“May was already a monster before he ki||ed her, she transformed, you bastard!” He spat.

” Still doesn’t change the fact that he ki||ed her, dîck!” Damon fired back, and Tobias sat back too.

” See? No one is innocent, and I’ll have fun watching everybody show their true colours” Damon said.

“We learnt a few things about this house already, and putting it to use might actually extend our lifespan” Enzo said.

“Things like?” Whitney asked beside him.

” Night comes at exactly 12 in the afternoon. Time flies” Enzo replied.

“So by 11:30, we can all stay together and not move. We can hold tightly to each other and see what happens” Teal said.

” And also…the spirits manifest especially when we’re arguing. We have to avoid arguments at all costs” Maddy said.

” Oh you think you can outsmart the spirits? You’re not even that smart” Damon replied, and Maddy cursed him under her breath.

“This house is literally floating on water right now, so it’s cold. Everyone should dress heavily always, cos if you catch the flu with everything happening, it’d be easier to eliminate you” Monroe suggested.

” Cool, but why did Teal’s rosary not shine the other time?” Whitney asked.

” Was wondering” Enzo replied, and Teal gasped immediately.

” I can’t find my rosary!”

“What do you mean you can’t?” Monroe’s eyes widened.

” It’s not here where’s it? I must have lost it during the search! Oh my gawd this can’t be happening!” Teal stood and went to search immediately.

Monroe and Maddy followed her.

“We should at least eat don’t you think? If the spirits don’t get us, then hunger will get us at this rate. Burgers, who’s in?” Damon asked.

He got no reply.

“More for me then” he said and secretly winked at Whitney before entering the kitchen.

Aiden finally stood and went upstairs without a word.

Iris did the same, and Tobias rested back on the couch same time with Enzo.

“I need something to eat too, I’ll go get burgers” Whitney stood, entering the kitchen.

She met Damon making burgers for real, and when she made to take one, he tried to kiss her.

She quickly pushed him away, and he grinned.

“I know you’re crazy, but isn’t this the peak? Four people died already Damon! Four students, our mates. They died gruesomely and their bodies disappeared, and the only thing you could think of is…

“Is you” he cut her off, and she sighed.

“Look I don’t care about anyone except myself and you, and right now if I have to ki|| Enzo to get you, then I’ll do it. We’re the only ones who’ll get out of this house alive” he said.

“What do you mean?” She asked, and he revealed the rosary.

” You have it? How come!” Whitney gasped.

“I only took it, and you only have to stay beside me at all times. It’d protect us both” he said.

“Are you sure?”.

” Why do you think Monroe survived in the water when Teal went to save her? It’s this goddamn rosary. We’re saved baby!” He said , and Whitney smiled, checking out the rosary.

” A proper kiss now?” He asked.

“Anyone can come in” she replied.

” No they won’t. Their mouths are too bitter to eat right now” Damon replied, and Whitney did it.

Damon took control immediately, dipping his hand under her.

Tobias was coming to get water when he saw the scene.

He had to go back and pretend like he saw nothing.

“Thought you said you wanted water” Enzo said.

“I don’t need it anymore” Tobias replied.

*

” Don’t you think someone probably stole it?” Monroe said after searching for the rosary with the girls for hours without success.

“Who’d do that?” Maddy replied.

“We all know who’s capable of it” Monroe said.

” Damon? I know he’s a bastard but..” Teal said.

” But what? He did it I’m so sure. Otherwise we should have found it” Monroe replied.

” Then let’s go confront him” Maddy said, and they started making their way back to the living room.

They suddenly started hearing the flipping of pages in the library, so they stopped and exchanged glances before opening the creaking door slowly.

Teal peeped in and saw a student sitting behind a shelf, reading a book.

“What are you doing here alone? You wanna die? The spiders might come out to you anytime!” Monroe said, and she stood

” Aren’t you Lily?” Maddy said.

” Yeah” she came closer.

” Get out of here please” Teal pulled her out.

“My late dad belonged to a cult , and I’m thinking maybe I know how to stop Bora’s ritual , and that’s why I’ve been searching for helpful tips in the library” Lily said.

“And?” Maddy asked.

” We can actually stop it if we make a counter ritual by sacrificing one of us” Lily said, and their eyes widened.

” What!”

*

UPSTAIRS*

Teal changed into a new cardigan cos of the cold. MAYBE I CARE was written in front of the cardigan this time

She came out of the room and saw Aiden walking to the end of the rails with his headphones on.

She walked to him, and he looked at her when she arrived, then he looked away.

His eyes are still so red.

“Thank you” Iris said.

He remained silent.

“I’d have been dead if you didn’t throw the axe. Though my staying alive is not assured, but at least I’m still alive right now” she continued, and he still remained silent.

She sighed and faced where he’s looking at. A wall.

“I wasn’t born cold. Circumstances beyond my control changed me, and you can…

“I prefer a hug” he cut her off suddenly, and she went silent as he stood straight to face her.

He removed his headphones.

“A hug will do” he repeated, and tears came out of her blue eyes as she embraced him.

They were both crying as they hugged tightly.

TBC