THE CONTINUATION...
It's only 6 a.m. And I already expected a turmoil in the basement as soon as he found out Maddy was free, or if she was lucky enough and chose herself over the girls, she might have escaped. But I didn't get my hopes up. All I know is that he'll be so preoccupied that he won't see us leaving the house.
Everybody was still asleep when I walked into the living room. As I approached the front door, I noticed Finn sitting on the sofa with his eyes closed. I sighed and shook my head, then continued walking toward the entrance.
It's a genuine pity because Zack's friends are great. The way he always comes out on top of life is annoying. He has a fantastic bunch of friends that he just brought to die in here; he has the loving arms of his uncle and aunt, a beautiful
TRAITOR May 20, 2021 GABBY For the first time in my life, I committed a heinous crime. I deceived the person who trusted me. No, she was not just a simple person in my life. She had been a part of me—we've known each other since we were kids. I don't think I'll ever be able to forgive myself, not after what I did. "Gabby, please stay awake." Lizzie's voice tries to keep me awake while lightly tapping my face. I shiver uncontrollably, feeling the cold on every inch of my flesh. Perhaps this is my karma for what I did to Maddy. I never expected to find her there, and I never imagined Santi could do such things to innocent girls. But what I didn't expect was
SIX FEET DEEP [PART ONE]May 20, 2021GABBYMaddy's blood is getting closer and closer to my skin, and I can feel the sorrow rising in my chest as I stare at her with wide-open eyes. Everything happened so quickly, and my tears weren't stopping. At first, I believed Santi had fired his gun at me, but when he moved his palm across Maddy, I felt my strength dwindle ultimately.She was shot in the stomach. I couldn't stare at her any longer, but I also didn't want to avert her gaze. Maddy vomits blood while she lies unmoving a few steps away from me. When she gave me a faint smile, I shook my head in despair. I don't want her to do that to me; she can't just say goodbye after all these years of not seeing her. I can't just say goodbye to her now, not in this state.
THE CONTINUATION... "Julius, you friggin' traitor!" When we came upon a wounded cop with blood splattered on his thigh, Santi ordered me to pull over with a gritted-teeth grumble. "Santi! Help!" Cried by the man on the ground. "I'm coming back for you! I simply need to—" He didn't get a chance to finish his sentence when I hit him in the jaw, causing him to collapse against the car door as he accidentallyrelinquished the gun, which fell to the floor. For a split second, I considered grabbing the gun lying on the floor in front of his feet while he's dizzy. But I was hesitating and thought that it would just be a trip to hell, so I opened the car door and tripped on the mud, but I quickly dragged myself to my feet a
THE MADE-UP LIES [PART ONE] MAY 20, 2021 JACKIE We were urged to sit here in the living room by Santi after he yelled at us not to leave, and it was also the time two guys in police uniform knocked on the door. They instantly became familiar to me. They are one of Santi’s friends from last night. Lizzie and Gabby are in Zack's room; his breathing surprisingly returns to normal after he passes out. When the two cops arrived, Lizzie stopped, begging Santi to let us take Gabby to the hospital. We were all quite concerned about Gabby's condition, and I was afraid we would lose him. Fortunately, he is fine, but he still has a fever, so Lizzie is with him to care for him. It was still a mystery to me what happened to Gabby and Santi; they were together, and we had no idea where they went. And when t
THE CONTINUATION...Zack took a step forward toward Santi, saying, "Do you know how Debbie constantly abused me when I was a kid?Debbie, who was sitting on the bed with Chloe next to her, scoffed in disdain."She's your grandmother!" Santi yelled like an older man demanding respect in return."Yet she didn't act like one!""Zackary! I'm just trying to keep myself under control right now. Don't test my patience!" I noticed Santi's fist clenched in rage, and his lips curled in contempt."Stop accusing me of abusing you. You're a scoundrel; I just did it because I want to remove the horns from your head! Zackary, you were such a stubborn child. There was
The Letter; the beginning of a nightmareSeptember 29, 2003Dearest brother,I'm not sure if you'll ever find or read this letter. But I sincerely hope you do. This is a letter in which I apologize for any lies I told you that caused you considerable damage.I'm sorry for not wanting to go with you when you asked me to escape with you that night. You yelled and screamed at me, telling me what a moron I was for still wanting to stay with our mother despite the fact that I saw her murder our father with my own two eyes…I know you didn't believe me when my mom and I told you it was all self-defense when our father accused mum of stuff and assaulted her. But I still let you believe it happened, and I really regret it.Nonetheless, I believe you deserve to hear the truth fro
The Letter: The devil"Don't be upset with the young lady, sweetheart." Santi softly let go of mom's hand. While I stood there perplexed, my gaze was drawn to them one by one.Mom gritted her teeth and pointed at me. "Talk to me that way again or I'll cut your tongue off!" Mom growled.Her words made me quiver and shake, but when she left the living room, Santi grinned at me. It wasn't a sincere and comfortable smile; there was something odd about it that I couldn't put my finger on at the moment. When he quietly went out of the room, I was left with the boy I had seen peering through the window the day our father died. I scrunched my brow in curiosity, but he simply bowed down and rushed across the kitchen as if he lived here.I didn't expect you to return home as the darkness fell. Sam, I'd
The Letter: Lie in the water's depths. [PART ONE]As soon as you told me your intention to leave the house, I was ecstatic. When I experienced that reaction, it was as if my blood came to life and raced through my veins for the first time in a long time. Neither was it out of disinterest in seeing you again. Because I am proud of you, that is. After all, you took a risk and made the right choice. Because I know Santi doesn't want you in the house, and I'm afraid he’ll kill you if you stay too long.But, before you left, you begged me to come withyou. My heart shattered as I realized I couldn't go with you. West Lake—no, the lake house—kept my body and spirit entwined with every aspect of it. Because the agony and terror lingered in me, after Santi gained control of the entire house, I experienced the worst sensation—numbness. I don't feel anything