User:Villager-lover

It was the beginning of winter break. As a 15 year old sophomore in high school, that meant relaxation after the big finals week ended. Unfortunately, most of my friends were out of the city. So as a result, I stayed home while talking care of my dog Bella while mom was out working. Now at the time, one her friends was staying with us while their house was getting fixed from some flooding incident. Her name was Evette, and she had an 8 year old boy named Austin. They both stayed in the extra guest room we had right across from my room on the 2nd floor. Now for the most part, I didn't mind their presence. They generally stayed in the extra room trying to stay out of my way, so I respected them for that.

When I awakened, I expected mom to be gone from the house, and she was, but I knew Evette and her son were still in the house because she works from home on Mondays. I walked to my bathroom near their closed door trying to be silent because it was only 7 in the morning, and I didn't want to wake them up.(Yes I’m an early bird). As I sat there doing my business, I began to hear strange rasping noises from their room. I didn’t think much of it because I knew Austin had a snoring problem, but this one in particular did sound a bit odd…I went downstairs, got onto the living room sofa, and started playing my Wii U on the gamepad to keep the low volume. Bella was passed out on the side of the huge sofa, and that reminded me to take her out in a minute. Eventually I did, and I walked past the small parking lot spaces in our Townshome. However, I noticed something was missing…”Do our lots usually look this empty on a weekday?” I thought to myself. I brushed it off though, maybe I’m just not use to seeing my moms car gone. I was eating eggs in the living room coffee table in silence. It was only 9am, but Evette and Austin still weren’t out of their room, so I kept eating in silence texting some friends. Suddenly, I heard what sounded like carpet steps from upstairs. “Oh good, it’s about time they got up.” That’s what I thought at first…But then I noticed how it was solely that sound, and I never heard any door opening, or cartoon voices from their TV. Just…walking sounds. As unsettling as it already was, this persisted for an hour. I once again brushed it off, I didn’t know them personally, so I didn’t question what they were doing. It was noon, and at this point, I was beginning to feel a bit paranoid. Evette and her son still hadn't come out of their room after all this time. I stayed downstairs though, I still refused to bother them. I tried to take this off my mind by playing that addicting Wii Play Tanks! game. Then it happened, I heard what sounded like a huge thump. It’s as though somebody fell down from upstairs. Even Bella was raising her head. I was beginning to consider checking up on them instead of just sitting here. Maybe Austin fell down while jumping on the bed, I don’t know. I pushed pause, and listened carefully to make sure I wasn’t just going crazy. But nothing… That’s when I got a text. It was Evette…

“On our way home. Want something from a food place before we get there?”