Prompt (Random First Line): Spider threads caught at her
face, a sign that no one had been there yet
Spider threads caught at her face, a sign that no one had
been there yet. Cassidy stifled a squeal as a rat ran across the hall just a
head of her. She knew this had to be the
place that the clue was directing her. She
couldn’t believe that after all of these years, she was able to crack the clue
and find this place. Inching her way
down the hall, she was hyperaware of the scratching and shuffling that she
could hear in the walls. Holding her
flashlight out, she peered down the hall to the last room on the right. Was there a light coming from under the door? Surely that couldn’t be right, there hadn’t
been anyone down this hall in hears. She
heard a creak to her left and swung the flashlight that way, she thought she
saw movement but it was probably just another rodent. Her heart was thudding in
her throat and she didn’t see that changing anytime soon. Creeping along the hall, she grew closer to
the room. This room would hold the clue
to the next step in this crazy game. Coming to a dead stop outside of the room,
she hadn’t been imagining the light she had seen there was definitely a soft
yellow glow coming from inside the room.
She reached a shaking hand out and grasped the cold, dusty doorknob. Holding her breathe she twisted the handle
and pushed the door open. It groaned
with years of disuse and swung open to reveal an empty room with a single
candle burning in the middle of the floor.
What the fuck? She stepped inside
towards the candle and felt a cold chill brush her back. Turning quickly, she once again thought she
saw movement but couldn’t see anyone. Stepping
closely to the candle, she knelt and examined it closely. The candle had not been burning long but how did
it get here? She picked the candle up
and began to walk around the room. Coming
to the window, she could see that the dust on the window seal had been
disturbed. Reaching to the window it was
locked tight and she was unable to open it even after she unlocked it. Looking around, she was so confused. She knew this had to be the place but what
the hell was going on? Walking back
towards the door, she thought she saw movement again and this time she was sure
she heard a whisper. Whipping back
around, Cassidy let out an ear-shattering scream. There in the middle of the room, right where
the candle had been lay the body of a woman.
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