The garden stretched out before us, the moonlight casting long, eerie shadows across the grass. The sound of the creatures' moans echoed behind us, growing louder with each passing second. We ran, our breaths ragged and our hearts pounding, the mansion's gate looming in the distance.254Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkPbud2ogNX
254Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡg5Rt8CYoMk
"There!" I shouted, pointing toward the gate. "We're almost there!"254Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKvahOOW665
254Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRfyvBJtlOd
But as we reached the gate, my heart sank. It was locked, the heavy iron bars unmovable. I grabbed the gate and shook it, but it didn't budge.254Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMQH4QjuNd8
254Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2Rwo1SPPA7
"No!" Maya cried, her voice trembling. "What do we do now?"254Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡI5Z4aoNgZh
254Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ88ICTppY9g
I glanced around, desperation clawing at my chest. The walls surrounding the garden were too high and smooth to climb, and the creatures were closing in fast.254Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2heN4qfSAZ
254Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhajV3yFTbe
"We have to go back," Evelyn said, her voice tight with fear. "It's too open out here. We'll be safer inside the mansion."254Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9ROgq0ZmV4
254Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaw3K875k9E
"Safer?" Sasha snapped, her voice rising with panic. "Are you kidding me? Those things are in there!"254Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEzVYlHBgm1
254Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡN43jzk2A6U
"We don't have a choice!" Evelyn shot back, her eyes wide with desperation. "We can't stay here!"254Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSOdGCDbOU4
254Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpXsrdoBexR
The sound of the creatures' moans grew louder, and I turned to see their glowing eyes emerging from the shadows. They were closer than ever.254Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡX1PUuGyl0g
254Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNTYqq9aGgh
"Fine," I said, my voice firm. "Back to the mansion. Now!"254Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMSmVRrCaCZ
254Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡITTdRl2HJC
We turned and ran, the creatures hot on our heels. Sasha pulled out her phone, her hands trembling as she tried to call for help. "No service!" she shouted, her voice breaking. "There's no damn service!"254Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡz8ghdxZt4P
254Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡj9H0apF8SU
"Keep running!" I yelled, grabbing her arm and pulling her forward.254Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAp6Iq4r1Y9
254Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDr0FafyxeF
But as we neared the mansion, one of the creatures appeared out of nowhere and lunged toward us. We all dodged, and for a moment, I thought we'd all avoided it. But then I heard Sasha scream. The creature had caught her, its grip like iron. She struggled, her eyes wide with terror.254Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzCr686bsy0
254Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWuZFwK9Rfw
"Sasha!" I screamed, my voice filled with anguish as the creature's hand pierced through her back, its bloodied claws emerging from her ribs.254Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5YJcD30olf
254Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjjnrWju2QJ
I started toward her, but Maya held me back. "Look at her!" she cried, her voice trembling. "We can't help her! We have to keep going!"254Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡM8gu23Cn4p
254Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJhAbZKihs3
Sasha gasped my name, her voice barely audible over the creature's snarls. "I'm sorry," she whispered, her eyes locking with mine one last time before the creature tore her away.254Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡspY3dPScFD
254Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwyMgnha1j0
Tears streamed down my face as I turned and ran, Maya pulling me forward. We burst through the mansion's back door and slammed it shut, our breaths coming in ragged gasps.254Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6GUojwg0zK
254Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8tDRPufTCm
"Where do we go?" Maya asked, her voice tight with fear.254Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHIl2uyIU7c
254Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyODgrdunkh
"Upstairs," Evelyn said, her voice trembling. "We'll hide in one of the rooms."254Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUBaCA7LtZY
254Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnqpOjvSjFT
We ran up the stairs, the sound of the creatures' footsteps echoing behind us. We reached a room at the end of the hall, and Evelyn pushed the door open, her hands trembling.254Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmU2SHjRuw5
254Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrczUvvSlJZ
"In here," she said, her voice barely above a whisper.254Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCzBLF6FzVU
254Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqoJIGX223w
We stepped inside, and I closed the door behind us, my heart pounding in my chest. The room was dark, the air heavy with the scent of dust and decay. Evelyn leaned against the wall, her face pale and her eyes wide with fear.254Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFJFyEIZQWY
254Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡacXQXEQTDF
"I think… I think my father might be responsible for all this," she said, her voice trembling. "He's always been obsessed with preserving the past. He couldn't let go of my grandparents. He must've found a way to bring them back... as those things."254Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡi4XGNDb3HF
254Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQ9yrI6Wfgn
Before I could respond, the door shuddered, the sound of claws scraping against wood filling the room. The creatures were outside, their guttural moans growing louder.254Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEI5djV54TL
254Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaZkNGBYeVK
"We need to barricade the door!" I said, my voice tight with urgency.254Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4ZJfRH2RBu
254Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZ0257WCFL7
But before we could move, the door burst open, and a creature's hand shot through the gap, its claws digging into Evelyn's arm. She screamed, her eyes wide with terror as the creature pulled her outside.254Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSGhm3akkDe
254Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡavlJ98zVFL
"Aargh!" Maya screamed.254Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvGYk4h0fNi
254Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfw6AmRovYE
I grabbed Evelyn's other arm, pulling with all my strength, but the creature was too strong. Its claws dug deeper into her flesh, and she let out a bloodcurdling scream as it yanked her through the door and out of my grip.254Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyWJsvbHKYr
254Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5RIgiXuuXX
The sound of her screams echoed through the hallway, growing fainter and fainter until they were swallowed by the darkness.254Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHv2sKVakoC
254Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeoa2UMXQ0U
Maya and I stood frozen, our breaths coming in ragged gasps. The creatures were just outside, their snarls filling the air. We had nowhere left to run.254Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGqx93upZDL
254Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyQP8Jw1egb
"The closet," I said, my voice tight with urgency. "We'll hide in the closet."254Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡj6whRkqpVy
254Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7e6mlfjUQR
We ran to the closet and stepped inside, closing the door behind us. The air was thick with the scent of dust and fear, the sound of the creatures' moans growing louder outside.254Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZ4Qk5rBmXe
254Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8YzrM21ZA9
"I'm sorry," Maya whispered, her voice trembling. "For everything. For not believing you. For not being there when you needed me."254Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxlWBg8NxQk
254Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZnlWGWMdfZ
I hesitated, my heart pounding in my chest. I could feel Maya's tears against my shoulder, her body shaking with silent sobs. For a moment, the weight of everything we'd been through pressed down on us—the addiction, the fights, the distance that had grown between us.254Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡizeLPfroVW
254Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtC03ABF9Vf
"I forgive you," I said finally, my voice soft but steady. "And I'm sorry too. For pushing you away. For not trusting you."254Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIJWshNCr6z
254Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡc3qackIe47
Maya let out a choked sob, her arms tightening around me. We hugged each other tightly, the warmth of our embrace a stark contrast to the cold, dark closet. For a moment, it felt like nothing else mattered—not the monsters outside, not the mansion, not the horrors we'd faced. It was just the two of us, as it had always been.254Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡU3M8BPBLqm
254Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeCx0zaXfir
But then the sound came again—a low, guttural moan, closer than ever. The monsters were right outside the door.254Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡu8UfM88xna
254Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0kt5vYqbiT
I closed my eyes, holding Maya tighter. "Whatever happens," I whispered, "I'm glad we're together."254Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡF2AYebf7hh
254Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQgrtCI02Wi
Maya nodded, her tears soaking into my shirt. "Me too."254Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFPFEEVBGOn
254Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXDNn6b1Trt
The sound of the monsters grew louder, their claws scraping against the door. Maya and I held our breath, our hearts pounding in unison.254Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2MEdiv20BY
254Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4mxT7bkwIM
And then, silence.254Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCpgbElpMH1
254Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcvexgo0KOt
254Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhtBxxU2h0C
---------
Penana
search
Loginarrow_drop_down
Registerarrow_drop_down
