THE ORPHANAGE

Chapter seven

MARTHA’S POV

The doctor said I’m perfectly fine and I’m just under pressure, I thought as much but I just didn’t want to believe stress would make me hallucinate.

“Peter, I want to quickly use the rest room. I’ll be back” I said and rushed into the ladies’ bathroom.

I closed the toilet door and was easing myself when two male dirty looking feet stopped in front of my toilet door, my breath seized in shock and I tilted my head to take a good look at it.

Soon the legs vanished and I was relieved maybe someone walked into the women’s bathroom by mistake, men can pay less attention to things sometimes. I’m sure he didn’t see the sign on the bathroom door.

I flushed the toilet and zipped up my jeans,  the toilet doors started to shake and I flinched, the shaking became more violent and I dashed out of the toilet and towards the sink, breathing heavily. All other toilet doors were opened and my eyes scanned them one after the other.

I slowly turned to rinse my hands, still at alert. All the toilet doors slammed shut and I turned sharply, leaning tightly on the sink. My breathing started to get heavy and I looked around, no one followed me in here.

 A hand grabbed my head from inside the mirror and tried to pull me, I screamed, kicking my legs in resistance as they were off the floor. “No, no!”  I screamed

“Martha, Martha” I heard Peter yelling and hitting on the toilet door consistently as he couldn’t get in. the hand released me and I hit my back on the sink before falling on the floor.

I groaned as I manage to get up, with tears in my eyes I dashed towards the toilet door and something grabbed my legs and threw me on the bars of the toilet window and I fell on my stomach.

Tears poured from my eyes, “Martha!” peter kept hitting on the door, “peter” I said faintly

I felt a sharp pain in my head and I realized I have a nasty cut that was now bleeding onto the tiles of the bathroom floor.

I got up and leaned on the Sink for support, and I heard a phantom flush from one of the toilets, like it just flushed itself. I stepped back lightly till my back hit the wall, I was standing opposite another toilet and something black started rising from the toilet and I ran toward the door, before I could get to it the black gew jumped onto my face and was trying to strangle me.

I struggled till I hit my head on the mirror and mistakenly used my elbow to break down one of the taps, water gushed out like a fountain, the black gew vanished and i sighed heavily.

I was still catching my breath when something grabbed me by the throat and raised me up in the air, slowly choking Peter busts in and the thing dropped me on the floor. My cloth was completely drenched and other nurses rushed in too.

“Martha” Peter quickly grabbed me and I looked at him faintly, my vision became blurry and I passed out in his arms 

JUNIPER’S POV

Since Mom and dad are out of the house and the kids are having their own fun time, I figured why not have mine. So I invited some of the girls over to just chill and have fun.

The door bell dinged and walked towards it and opened up, “hey juniper, nice bow” Clarisse smiled as she walked in, “hey girl” Candice hugged me and I closed the door behind her.

“your house is kind of scary though, you didn’t tell us you were living in a cemetery” Clarisse teased and I rolled my eyes, I forgot Clarisse has a bad mouth and can literally say anything.

“Technically, the cemetery is beside the house. If you’re not comfortable you can leave” I pointed to the door and walked into the living room, I won’t take derogatory remarks from anyone. Mom and dad really tried to raise money for a better place but we ended up here and I’m used to it.

“Chills, I’m just messing with you” she scoffed and sat on the couch, “don’t mind Clarisse, forgot to hold the locks for her mouth” Candice said jokingly and I laughed

“where are your parents?” Clarisse looked around, “they went to the hospital but they’ll be back soon” I said I reduced the tv’s volume.

“So what should we play with in the meantime?” Clarisse threw a gum into her mouth, “I have a little something we could play with” Candice smirked

Whenever she does that it means she has something up her sleeve, “spill it girl” I arched a brow

She turned and brought out an Ouija board from her backpack, “No, we’re not messing with that” Clarisse shook her head in disagreement

“C’mon it’s just a silly little board game, what’ the worst thing that could happen? A demon would come out and eat us?” Candice said sarcastically