Chapter 750

---- It seemed my father had moved some of our belongings here.

Asudden screech and something rushing toward me at high speed made me duck, covering my head with a shriek.

The frantic flapping of bats filled the air as they swooped over me.

That explained the rancid stench and the soft paste my boots had occasionally stepped in.

Iwatched them fly toward the front of the attic and, looking up, saw that the light came from a small window high up in the wooden beams, left open for them to escape into the night.

What the hell am I doing in this eerie place?" I muttered to myself, ready to leaveuntil that dull pain flared in my chest again, stronger than before.

"What do you want to show me, damn it?!" I shouted into the empty space, my voice echoing off the walls.

Frustrated, I strode toward the far end of the attic, glancing around, until my eyes locked onto an old piece of furniture.

I recognized it instantly.

was a wardrobe from our

grabbed the small wooden knobs, pulling

wood was exposed, housing a few stored

was exactly as I

play here, pretending

Always when Father wasnt home, because this wardrobe had been

Mothers room.

always called to us there, and we would sneak in, spending hours inside whenever he

over the wooden shelves, surprised to find they werent even

protected.

I looking for?" I crouched to check

a glint caught my

in a squat,

panel, something shonea tiny flicker of light, like a final spark meant to catch my attention before fading

but reached my hand inside, feeling

when something sharp

The Novel will be updated daily. Come back and continue reading tomorrow, everyone!

Comments ()

0/255