Haunting-Adeline

Walking into this house feels like stepping into another dimension that
demons inhabit. My skin prickles as I look around the pink monstrosity.
“What in the actual hell?” I mu er under my breath, momentarily
distracted by the eyesore this house is. If Addie and I have a daughter, I
hope she has some goddamn sense and prefers black.
It feels like my eyeballs are physically cringing from all the pink. Did
Barney come in here and shit everywhere? Jesus fucking Christ.
Addie’s light brown hair flashes in my peripheral. Just as my eyes slide to
her, she’s disappearing behind a corner, ge ng chased by a monster. Their
screams fill up the smoky atmosphere, bringing a smirk to my face.
It’s a good taste of what I’m going to make her sound like later.
My feet work on autopilot, trailing a er her. I hear the door open again,
followed by Mark and his friends’ voices. I’ll be sure to keep a firm barrier
between my girl and the dipshits behind me.
Addie and Daya will have fun, undisturbed by the real monsters in the
house.
It’s when they scramble up the stairs, a laughing heap of limbs and
screams—I lose sight of them. I run up the stairs, hearing their screams
from behind the first door.
I study the hallway system. There are too many doors in this hallway,
making it physically impossible for this many rooms. Some of them are
false doors, which means they could end up in any one of these rooms
when they come out the other side. They might not even come back out in
the hallway at all if the rooms connect on the inside.
Sighing, I make my way down the hallway, intent on peeking in a few
rooms and finding the best place to camp. Singing erupts moments later,
and I freeze from the ice-cold chills traveling down my spine, the hair on
the back of my neck rising. It could be a part of the haunted house
experience, but something niggles at the back of my mind. Warning me of
incoming danger.
Not shit I can do about it un l someone comes out swinging.
Ignoring the singing, I forge on. There should be an exit sign hanging
over one of the doors in the case of a fire, so guests know where to
evacuate. I suspect it’ll be in one of the back rooms. I can camp out in the
room opposite, which will allow me to keep an eye on the hallway and I’ll
know exactly when Addie leaves.