HAUNTED
Yamada sat with his arms around his knees in the corner of his room. The lights were out and a chilly wind was blowing in through his window. He could see movements of his family from the shadows under his door.
“I’m dreaming...it’s a dream....It’s not real....it can’t be....”
Shivers ran down his spine as he felt himself being watched again.
“I know you’re here...or...are you?”
As he scanned his bedroom, a new emotion overtook him and his tears stopped flowing. He threw everything on his table onto the floor and thrashed his desk completely. “WHERE ARE YOU!!?”
“Ryosuke!! Are you okay??”
“Oneechan?”
“Daijobu?? Ryosuke? Open the door!”
He ignored the voices. He didn’t want to open the door. He didn’t want them to see if anything were there. If anyone was there. He bolted the door and began ransacking his cupboards.
“I cant take it anymore...if you want something...what is this..I...”
The door flew open. Yamada looked up as his mother stared at him in horror. One girl stood behind her frightened and another holding a bunch of keys in her hand.
Tears began to stream down his face once more and a strange throbbing pain started on the top of his head. He looked around at the mess, standing in the centre of the room.
“Okasan...what have I done?...”
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