Chapter Two

'First blood'

My name is Chloe Houtson.I'm one of the six.The shitty bloody group.Let's just say I got caught in the cross fire.Our lives felt like they were limited.The way we started to speak,so that we don't say much about the dark book.The way we acted,the way we handled our nerves.We weren't even supposed to meet.Well that's what another part of me thinks and another one,actually thinks that maybe this was my destiny.Bluhhhgggghhh,I can't believe I just said that.Well because I found something special.We couldn't handle the horrors that came our way but....we tried with every fibre of our beings.My grades were....stagnent,they were,moderate.Every single day was all about the book,the book the book the book the book I wish everyone would just fucking stop saying THAT!,Deep breaths,deep breaths.To be quite honest.I didn't have a clue of how our lives were going to lead up to,pain or death.

Tiffany hastily woke up as she sat up gasping for air.She sighed and covered her face with both of her hands.It was already 6:30 am. "It was just a dream",she spoke with a low voice.She stared at the diary for a moment. "Fuck!.....my article!",she yelled. Hilgate High School.The bell had already rang,the students were in their classes awaiting for their lecturers. "Worst party ever",Kimberely said. "Right back at ya,those fucking hawks,its all their fault",Jena said while on her phone. "Um....yeah,I think it was the other way around" "So you're saying that my boyfriend is the trouble here?",Jena glanced at Kimberely. "Hey....I call it what I see it",Kimberely said with her hands up. "Ugh typical Kim....that aside.What was with the wind yesterday,like something exploded",Jena said. "Beats me,everyone is talking about it,hell its even in the news",Kimberely replied. "Well the party was better than spending countless hours in the library",Jena said. "Haha,I couldn't agree more,though where the fuck is she anyways?" "Tiffany?I thought she was...-",Jena looked at Tiffany's chair.It was nothing but an empty seat.Their history teacher Mr Beckbecker entered. "Morning students,I'm sorry for the wait.Though I wish you all had fun at the party last night",he said with a bit fast walking pace and stood behind his desk at the front. "Um how did he?",the students murmured a bit. "Yes,I know.....now,to business.Anyone of you who chose the article writing,its now time to submit",he said.The others who wrote stood up and submitted. "Hey Kim,what did you choose to boost your grades?",Luke leaned from his side as he asked. "A science experiment,though I still have to look for a partner" "Oh,can I be your partner?" "You can't be serious,you really want to attend the experiment?Nice try party boy",Kimberely laughed a bit. "No I'm not joking",Luke narrowed his eyes. "Oh my God you're not,....okay but,you should behave and pay attension",she said pointing at him a bit. "Yes ma'am",he said with a smile. "Seven?....Why are they seven,they should be eight",Mr Beckbecker said browsing the papers as Tiffany badged in gasping. "Sorry Mr Beckbecker,I'm late.I fell asleep yesterday and I-",Tiffany spoke hastily while gasping. "Tiffany,relax....as long as it is complete there will be no issues,right?",he asked. "Right",she said gasping a bit,she then went to her sit. "Hey girl,you slept well?",Kimberely asked. "Ugh,you have no idea",Tiffany responded.The bell rang for the end of the lessons.Students moved about in the hallway and others attending to their lockers.Tiffany unlocked her locker and the black diary fell on the ground. "What the,I'm pretty sure I left this on my stand back home",she said with a low voice.Chloe took a knee with her other hand stuffing her books against her chest.She slowly picked up the book. "What kind of dark gothic freaky stuff are you into?",Chloe asked while still holding it. "Hey...its,not what you think,give it back" "Holy shit this is pure sinister what in the world is-",Tiffany pulled Chloe's arm while she was yelling and dragged her into the bathroom. "Look,I found the book in the town library okay",Tiffany said as she shut the door. "Well why did you bring it then?",Chloe folded her arms with her books. "Because.....I was curious into knowing what's it about.Wouldn't you have done the same thing? "......Well,maybe.But I wouldn't be narcissistic over it" "I am not narcissistic over it okay!",Tiffany yelled.The door opened and they both gazed at the door as Aliah came in. "What?",Aliah questioned staring at both of them. "Uh,nothing",Chloe said. "Why are you looking at me like you want a bathroom ID or something",Aliah said, she entered a random toilet and shut the door. "Hello,I'm still here.....nuh don't mind them they're just some obnoxious pests of the school",Aliah said on her phone while Tiffany and Chloe listened. "Yeah,so I've been told.....fuck her I don't know what her problem is,why don't she worry about her dogs instead.....",Aliah continued talking on her phone as Tiffany and Chloe proceeded in hearing and glanced at each other for a bit. "She's insane.....hey you okay?Who's that?......yeah tell me about it,though I could use something like you here Riley,these soft imbeciles are starting to piss me the hell off......yeah,I know.. you do what you gotta do.....sure.....bye girl",Aliah hung up her phone. "I didn't know that she had a friend",Tiffany whispered to Chloe. "What are you two whispering about?",Tiffany startled a bit hearing Aliah's voice behind her. "Uh,...n...n....nothing,we thought that if we started talking maybe we would have interupted you on your phone",Tiffany said as she mummed a bit.Aliah faced her. "Uh huh?...",she then glanced at Chloe and she gulped. "Were you listening to my conversations?",Aliah narrowed her brows. "N-n-noo,we were not" "We don't even know that you have a friend",Chloe said. "What the hell!!",Tiffany muttered with a low voice over her shoulder staring back at Chloe. "Huhh,you both are quite fortunate that I don't have time for you at this very momentum",Aliah said,she opened the door and departed.Chloe breathed a sigh of relief. "What the fuck was that?",Tiffany questioned. "I'm sorry okay I went overboard",Chloe replied and Tiffany scoffed. "So...about that",Chloe said mentioning the book. "Oh yeah,right um.Tell you what.Meet me outside the campus stone benches at lunch" "Ohh,okay sure.Hey what's your name?" "I'm Tiffany" "Oh,yeah.I know you.You're the one who's working on that article about human rights right?" "Yeess?How did you-?Is my article going viral?",Tiffany questioned with a low voice. "You bet it is,gosh.You're really good" "Haha,please,not that good....and...you are?" "Oh,Chloe,Chloe Houtson" "Oh okay nice to meet you Chloe",they both shook hands and the bell rang.They both exited and entered the hallway.Students we heading to their classes. "Ugh I've got Bio",Chloe said. "Ugh History",Tiffany replied. "Later then?" "Sure thing",Tiffany replied and they part ways to their classes. Tiffany sat on the stone benches outside the campus at lunch browsing her new saggy black book.She flipped a page and she sighed. "Why am I even wasting my well valuable time over this shit?",she said to herself.She flipped another page and saw some dark symbols and chanting phrases below them.She flipped again and saw a goat standing upright like a human.Her eyes widened. "Oh my God,...a goat with horns and human body?This is Baphome-" "Hey!",Chloe exclaimed a bit as she sat right next to her and Tiffany startled. "What the fuck!!Chloe,don't do that again",Tiffany panted a bit sharply with a hand on her chest. "What the hell is this?",Chloe grabbed the book and peered a bit at the page."Is this who I think it is?",Chloe looked at Tiffany and she nodded. "Come on its nothing serious,they're just freaking drawings.Its just a prank.",Tiffany said and sipped her soda. "What's even on the first page?Maybe it might explain what this book is all about",Chloe went back to the first page. "There's nothing there I already checked",Tiffany replied. "23 Main park street?Is this nothing?",Chloe drew the book closer to Tiffany's face as she asked. "What?That wasn't even there when I checked it in the library" "Maybe you just didn't check it right" "What,of course I did",Tiffany grabbed the book and peered a bit."Its an address" "Want to check it out?Maybe it might be an abandoned haunted house or something",Chloe said with a smirk. "Wh-what?Why would you want to go there?" "Well,unless you're scared,I understand" "Of course I'm not scared....we'll go after school,I'll meet you outside the gate",Tiffany stood up and put the book in her bag. "Okay then,can't wait to start this dark mystery adventure",Chloe air quoted.The bell rang and students went back for their finishing lessons.Later afterwards Tiffany and Chloe stood at the gate staring at the wood strange house in front of them.They stared at each other and they entered inside with their flashlights from their phone on. It was gloomy inside.The both of them moved about inside.Chloe coughed a bit covering her mouth with her arm. "Gosh,its reeks in here",she said while Tiffany was wandering behind her. "Hey Tiffany,come look at this",Chloe called out walking toward the kitchen table. "What is it?",Tiffany approached her while she stood there frozen stiff and stood beside her.There was a red axe with blood on the table. "Wh-wha-what the-",Tiffany covered her mouth and vomitted a distance apart while Chloe just froze staring at it."What the hell is wrong with you?Why aren't you vomitting?" "Uh I mean,this could be fake blood.....right?Maybe its a prank,just as you were saying" "What?With everything that has just happened?",Tiffany cleaned her mouth. "What do you mean?" "First I left the book at home and I saw it in my fucking locker!!Second there wasn't any address on the first page of the book and it suddenly appeared out of the blue and now there's fucking blood on this axe!!",Tiffany yelled as she explained. "Wait okay maybe you came with it to school without noticing,maybe you're just-",Chloe paused gazing at her left direction,she peered sharply. "What,what is it?",Tiffany asked.Chloe walked a few steps toward the wall and took a knee.She picked up a cracked human skull. "Oh my God,oh fuck I'm not doing this",Tiffany rushed outside. "Wait Tiffany!!",Chloe called out while inside.She was gasping sharply with her hands on her knees. "Tiffany!!There's a note!!",Chloe yelled.Tiffany went back in and approached her."Look,there's a note on the table",Chloe said and Tiffany picked it and read it.Her eyes widened,her fingers started trembling,her breath became sharp and a bit heavy. "Tiffany?Tiffany?What does it say?Tiffany what the fuck is wrong?",Chloe shook her with her hand on her shoulder.Tiffany revealed the paper to her as she read.It was written 'nice to meet you....Tiffany'. "What in the....,okay um,this has gone too far,let's just get out of here.This is starting to freak me out",Chloe said. "Now its freaking you out?",Tiffany asked while breathing a bit heavy. "Well not entirely,I mean that skull is definitely fake,it cracked the moment I lifted it" "What the-what if its old or something?" "Tiffany,you're just exaggerating,okay tell you what,why don't we just head home and pretend like this,didn't happen" "Okay,okay,sure.We're never doing this again" "Noted",Chloe said and they departed to their homes. The next morning.Tiffany was sitting in the diner having her cereals getting ready for school.There was a woman in the television who was live reporting the news with her mic below her chin. "Heavy rain weather being predicted to reach Hilgate town.All people involved should stay in doors.Another disturbing matter circling on social media which happened the night before yesterday turns out to be horrific and unsettling.The witnesses near 23 Main Park Street has it they found their neighbours next door laying on the ground inside their house dead.They claim that they were headed there at night to lend them a gift.Word has it the door was wide open with them laying down bleeding to death and they suddenly passed out.Some said they saw a strange man with a hat dressed in black holding a red axe with blood on it at the back yard",The reporter explained and Tiffany froze with a bowl in her hands. The reporter continued explaining,Tiffany suddenly let go of the bowl as it fell and shattered into pieces with the milk and cereals all over the ground.It was like she was stuck in a trance.Breathing heavily with her eyes wide open. Everything went dead silent and all she could hear was her own heart beat.

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