Chapter 4: Chapter-4

"*Cough, cough* it's so dusty here" said Yvonne breathlessly

" What do u expect, It feels like it hasn't been used for about a million years" Dere replied

Now that we were finally in the attic we could see why it wasn't our starting point, the games are torture but at least they  won't make our start in a disease prone room, there's no way right..? 

If we have to describe the attic in three words they would be: DUSTY, cardboard boxes and a lot of photographs. At first we tried our luck with the cardboard boxes but realized there was absolutely nothing there. 

" All that hard-work for nothing!"

" hey, maybe a clue is behind the photographs.. like in detective games..? " Dere said after thinking for some time

Remus feeling nostalgic said, " I almost forgot that you are a newbie, you see in these games logic doesn't rly work. You need to think outside the-"

"I found a key!"  I said smugly

It felt satisfying seeing his stupid appalled expression. 

" w-well we still don't know what the key is for" Remus said looking for an excuse

Yvonne with the perfect timing said "umm...I found a note..." 

"What does the note say?!"

We all gathered around Yvonne to see what the note was about.

"Witch in a doll house,                                                                                                                                                                                                                         Starts her day with sadness                                                                                                                                                                                                            Turns it into a slaughter-house                                                                                                                                                                                                          An epitome of madness"

Reading the note we all became silent. Trying to conjure up ideas on what the note could even mean. Finally it was Remus who broke the  silence

Looking serious for once he said, "In these type of games, it most probably has something to do with the 'villain' of the game"

Dere interjected, "But it can also be about the rules, no? maybe it is saying that one of us will kill us all, kind of like an imposter"

Remus looked a little shaken up with the theory. Something tells me he had thought about this before

" I agree with Remus on this one, first of all it said that the 'witch' lived in a doll-house and it got turned into a slaughterhouse later. But in our case people have already died earlier meaning it has already turned into a 'slaughter-house' So it is probably hinting at something that happened in the past, meaning its probably about the 'villain' or something...but this is all my guesses I maybe overthinking" Yvonne said with great reasoning

" Hmm, I feel like your logic works better, okay for now let's go with your logic for now." Dere agreed with her

"Wayn, u have been quiet.. please share your thoughts too" 

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" Oh, umm I agree with the theory that it probably has something to do with the 'villain' but what..? Is it that the 'witch' is the 'villain' ? Or maybe one of those people who died under the witch? It can also be about someone who was inspired by the witch... Also it doesn't necessarily rule out Dere's possibility, it CAN be about both the villain and a clue on what is going to happen next or what the villain's next plan is..." 

" True true, the note is too vague to figure out what or who it is about. All we can say for certain is that people died here in the house." Remus summarized

" H-how do we know for certain the note is talking about this house..?"

" C-cmon' it wont be that difficult right..?!"

" Where did you find the note Yvonne?" I asked

She handed me the photo, in the photo  two girls were in the front and a lot of people who looked like servants were in the sides and in the background of the photo there was a house

' Same height, same shape approximately, door shape and color is also the same'

"It's probably the same house, there are many similarities... but to be completely sure we should check the locked rooms."

" Oh that reminds me! we still don't know where the key is used" Dere exclaimed

"Did our bedroom have windows, Remus?" I think I know where the key is used

"No! oh so you are saying that the key is of one of rooms in the photograph!" 

"mhm, most probably"

"so the rooms who are front faced... our bedroom floor- the door which is in the opposite of the bedroom and its adjacent door"

" guess our next destination is conformed!"

right at the time when we were living, we heard the very rare system voice

" Witch(?) is very angry"

Day-1 survivors: 17

 

                                                                                                                                                   

 

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