《Escape》


 chapter 1 : why are we doing this!?

    "so we''re actually doing this? " i asked my friends standing beside me staring at the old crusty house.


    "of course, its fun " lily spoke, clapping her hands excitedly. " we will show them that we are not cowards. " she added.


    " yeah yeah, if we get out of here alive. " i looked at the 2 of my friends standing staring at the house. " in my opinion i guess we shouldn''t- "


    no one asked for your opinion." Arwan raised his camera and clicked a picture of the house.


    we are stuck here after we accepted a dare from the ''cool students'' to go to the abandoned house at the back of our college, there''s nothing bad about this house except romours that this house used to be a suicide spot for people which i do not believe at at all.


    " so rude. " i glared at Arwan who looked at me with a ''fuck you '' smile.


    after examining the house from outside for a solid 15 minutes we slowly walked towards the door of the house, arwan knocked on the door a few times and i hit his head from behind.


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    " are you waiting for the ghosts inside to open the door and welcome you? open the door! " i whisper shouted at him.


    he opened the door walked inside first and kept walking and kept walking and kept walki-


    " why are you guys standing there!? i ain''t going there inside alone." he uttered and stood there resting his hands on his waist then gesturing for us to enter.


    " its safe, look i am standing here freely-" Arwan''s gaze went up at the roof. " WHAT THE FUCK! " he shouted at the top of his lungs, me and lily flinched and took step backwards.


    " what happend? " Arwan''s eyes were wide open and he kept staring at the roof. " come in and see it urself. "


    i frowned and slowly walked to the door step then running inside in full speed scared that something on the roof might attack me.i stood beside Arwan following his gaze then looking at him again for a minute.


    " seriously? " Arwan looked at me and raised his eyebrow.


    " do you see the size of it? " he pointed at the spider at the roof,it isn''t that big but for Arwan it is.


    i sighed and gestured Lily to come in " its nothing. "


    Lily walked to us and looked at the spider we were talking about just now.


    " damn Arwan, you screamed because of this? " she looked at him in disbelief.


    as they both argued on why Arwan was so scared of the spider i walked around  a little checking the stuff when a glass breaking sound came from the floor above us. we all look at each other with wide eyes.


    " oh god " Lily spoke.

 chapter 2 : i may have killed a guy

    we have been standing on the staircase from the past 15 minutes, no one having the guts to go upstairs.


    "guys, i guess we should leave " i spoke trying to convince the two to leave this crusty house.


    Arwan turned to look at me.


    "what are we gonna tell them that we ran out of the house because we heard a noise?, come on valeska,, stop acting like a coward."


    '' i widen my eyes at the insult.


    "me? a coward?, are you even hearing yourself?" i walked closer to him staring straight into his eyes." i am not a coward i just really want to live you know? i love my life....and i am leaving! " i spoke and walked downstairs.


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    "lily you are coming?" i looked at lily who was standing there all the time hearing me and arwan argue.


    "uh,yeah" she walked over to me and i stared at arwan who glared at me.


    "you want to leave?, then leave, i dont care because i am not a coward" he uttered and walked upstairs.


    me and lily stood there for a moment before walking out of the house.


    *next morning*


    the cold water slid down my body as i rinsed my hair,my gaze unintentionally went towards the mirror.


    looking at myself in the mirror for a moment before a shadow flickered behind me in the mirror then disappeared, i quickly turned around but only seeing a blank white wall.


    "i am going insane." sighing i finished showering and changed.


    after last night i didnt talk to Arwan or Lily i still very mad about how Arwan talked to me yesterday.


    i was just concerned and he would call me a coward?


    a scoff left my mouth.


    "bastard!" i whispered to myself.


    a knock on my door distracted me....my heart raced and chills ran down my spine....who is there?.....how are they here?.....i live alone.


    to be continued

 chapter 3 : so..maybe im not okay

    '' Arwan pov ''


    i am not that type to say sorry first but since valeska is my friend, best friend actually. i will apologize.


    i am currently on my way to valeska''s house, i have been calling her from last night but she just wouldn''t pick up my calls.


    i chuckled.


    such a brat, i thought shaking my head.


    ringing the bell of her house i waited outside with a box of doughnuts in my hands her favorite.


    a smile crept across my face at the thought of her reaction when she gets to know i am here to apologize.


    i rang the bell again when no one opened the door when i first rang it and waited taping my foot on the floor.


    i frowned


    where is she? why isn''t she opening the door? did she saw me coming and that''s why she is not opening the door?


    i raised my eyebrow when that thought crossed my mind


    "Valeska!, open the door come on" i shouted from outside but received no answer in return''


    i gulped, i was starting to get a little worried.


    "Valeska!?" i shouted again and knocked on the door at the same time rang the bell. "are you okay? open the door!" i started banging on the door.


    i stepped back looking here and there for a spare key, checking under the carpet, inside the plant pot, inside the electric lantern but the key was nowhere to be found.


    i sighed


    then looked at the door. i took a few step back..then ran towards the door in full speed kicking it.


    the door clashed backwards but didn''t open, i kicked it again and again until the lock broke and fell on the floor, the door opened and i ran inside.


    going upstairs in valeska''s room, opening the door i saw Valeska.


    my heart raced and sweat trickled down my forehead.


    Valeska was on the floor unconscious.


    i quickly went to her taking her head in lap tapping her cheek.


    "Valeska?, hey! " i grabbed the glass of water kept on the side table and splashed the water on her face.


    she didn''t even move i kept my ear on her chest, her hearbeat is slow.


    my eyes widened.


    i took her in my arms and walked out of the house.


    going towards my car and putting Valeska on the passenger seat and sitting on the driving seat.


    driving towards the nearby hospital.


    i kept glancing at Valeska hoping she would move.


    i got out of the car after reaching the hospital, i told the nurse walking by the situation and they admitted Valeska.


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    sitting on of the chairs outside the room where valeska was admitted i couldn''t stop the racing of my heat and the way my body was shivering at the thought of something happening to Valeska.


    the doctor came out of the Valeska''s room and i stood up walking over to him.


    "no need to be worried, she is ok, she just fainted because of extreme fear. you can see the patient but she is still unconscious" he spoke and walked away and i stood there.


    i let out a relieved sigh and walked inside the room.


    Valeska was there on the bed, a nurse looked at me when i entered and smiled.


    "please be quit and let the patient rest she will wake up in a while."


    i nodded and she walked out of the room.


    my gaze went towards Valeska again and i sat on the chair beside the bed, holding her hand in mine and just looked at her waiting for her to wake up.


    '' Valeska pov ''


    i groaned when my body hit something hard.


    a stinging pain swinged through my body, squeezing my eye in pain i slowly opened them again.


    where am i? everything around me is black, i can''t see anything.


    my gaze went towards a dark figure in the corner.


    my eye widened. a chill ran down my spine.


    the figure walked closer, i stood up quickly taking steps backwards. the figure extended its hand to grab me.


    my feet slipped and i fell backwards. closing my eyes i waited to hit the floor but i sank deeper and deeper.


    opening my eye i looked at the view in front of me.


    what.the.heck?


    i am in the water? breathing?


    All sound was muted, replaced by the eerie silence of the deep, broken only by the rhythmic sound of my own breathing. The world around me was an endless expanse of blue, stretching out in all directions, with no sign of the surface or the ocean floor. moving my legs and hands i swam forward and looked to my left.


    that figure again. it swan beside me but at a good distance.


    i could see it clearly now that i wasn''t in the dark anymore.


    it was wearing a black cloak?


    why is it wearing a black cloak inside water?


    i couldn''t see its face because it was wearing a mask and had the hood over its head.


    i was so distracted by the figure i didn''t notice when it swam towards me.


    before i could do anything it held me by my waist and took me upwards.


    but in a inhuman speed, the fact that i could breath underwater was a big shock for me.


    the figure let go of my waist and i flew upwards. i plunked out of the water and landed on the shore.


    my breaths were heavy and my heart felt like it was about to rip out of my chest any moment.


    "you want water?" a dark, gravelly voice reached my ears and i looked up.


    the figure stood in front of me still in that black cloak and hiding its face with a mask.


    my gaze wandered around.


    when the fuck did i came here again?


    i am in that dark place, the figure walked over to me reaching out its hand for me to hold.


    "got to show you something" it spoke again and i stood up without holding his hand.


    "who are you?" my voice came out low but firm.


    "me?...well you see that i myself really don''t know who i am" the figure walked around me in circles


    it laughed and it whsipered in my ear suddenly.


    "just kidding" it stood behind me keeping its hand on my shoulder.


    " i guess by my voice you would have guessed my gender, i think that is enough of a introduction is it? "


    by its voice it was really clear that this figure is a guy but why the fuck am i here?


    "so...Valeska, i think your smart enough to know who i am." he walked infront of me, his eyes were blue so deep like the ocean with a glint of mischief.


    i stared at him, i didn''t know who this guy is or where am i, did i die in my sleep and reached another dimension? or maybe its a dream.


    yeah its a dream it have to be a dream.


    "no, its not a dream and your not in another dimension." he suddenly spoke


    WHAT THE FUCK? HOW DID HE KNEW WHAT I WAS THINKING? IS HE A MIND READER? A GHOST? SOMEONE MAGICAL? WHO THE FUCK THIS GUY IS?


    "anyway, lets stop playing around and send you back to where you were for now, shall we?" he reached for the hem of his hood he had over his head and slid it down, revealing The hairs that feature black, edgy, long, shaggy layers with shorter, textured pieces, creating a striking contrast.


    he ran his hand through his hairs. and looked at me.


    "my hairs are still wet, because of you i had to jump in the freaking ocean to save you, anyway..i think this is enough for you to recognize me. " he held my hand and raised it, tightening his grip, he stared right into my eyes.


    his eyes were sharp and firm.


    "you might be kinda right, i could be a mind reader." he tapped the back of my hand with his finger and striking current flashed through my body.


    i opened my eyes as i felt my body shiver.


    the bright light almost blinding me i looked around.


    where did he go?


    "you are awake?" a familiar voice came from my left.


    i turned my head to the left.


    Arwan?


    what just happend? i so confused. was that all really real or was i just dreaming?


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