The Lancaster

Chapter Five

“Near far, wherever you are I believe that the heart does go on, once more, you open the door and you’re here in my heart and my heart will go on and on” Jane sang along to the voice of Celine Dion playing on her phone in living room as she kept un boxing the items in the cartons, “ love can touch us one time and last for a lifetime and never let go ‘til we’re gone” she continued singing and twirling,  there was a loud crash in the kitchen and she stopped twirling, she paused the song to listen carefully as she kept hearing rumbling , like someone was thrashing the kitchen, she walked slowly to the kitchen door and peeped in , she caught the glimpse of a shadow running past her from the corner of her eye and she turned back, “hello?” she called , but no one answered and she entered the kitchen, all the pots were on the floor and the cabinets were wide open, “I thought I arranged these” she slowly walked to the cabinets and closed them one after the other, she bent to pick up the pots and the hair on her neck stood as she felt a presence breathing on her neck and she turned sharply but no one was there.

The curtains blew open and she saw a little girl standing by the pool side, and she looked closely, the girl fell into the pool and water splashed everywhere

“No!” She yelled and quickly ran outside and stopped abruptly by the pool, she looked in but no one was there, there was water everywhere on the floor, and the pool water was settling, clearly showing there was a disturbance, unable to believe her eyes, she walked around the pool and slowly started walking back in, she stopped when she saw tiny footsteps leading into the house and her jaw dropped, she gulped and slowly walked back into the house, “hello, any..Anyone in here?” she stammered and the fear in her voice could be noticed easily

Winnie’s room door opened and closed, and she flinched, and quickly grabbed hold of a cricket bat, and slowly walked to the staircase,

“Love was when I loved you, one true time I’d hold to, in my life we’ll always go on” the song continued playing

She turned “didn’t I, I paus…” she couldn’t finish the sentence due to the shock she’s experiencing , the song paused again, Blake’s room door opened and she turned and continued walking upstairs, she stopped walking when she heard footsteps coming up the stairs, she swallowed down hard, she moved back slowly on the stairs and she hit someone, she slowly turned and saw a middle aged lady, probably in her forties in a stained white dress, knife marks on her cheeks, blood red eyes and razor sharp teeth, she grabbed Jane by the neck and threw her off the stairs, causing  Jane to roll off the stairs and knocked out when she hit the pillar with the back of her head