Chapter 94: A Ghost In The Room (2)
"What in heaven’s name is that thing?!!" Madeline’s whispers were laced with unbelievable shock as she watched the shadowy figure emerge from the darkness where it hid itself. Unable to tear her eyes off the fear-inspiring figure, Madeline took a cautious step back when it took a step forward.
"Don’t move." Cassian’s alarmed whisper signaled for Madeline to freeze when he noticed the vague figure had turned its head in her direction. The figure was barely visible, almost like a shadow, but it was definitely there, and it was getting closer, further enhancing the dark chills that ran through their spine as they tried not to make even the tiniest of sounds.
In silence, they watched with horrific eyes as the figure shambled closer and closer, its footsteps echoing through the empty room. From the creature’s silhouette, Cassian and Maddie could make out its outline as their gazes fell on its shadow that displayed on the wall.
Its body was bent and twisted, and its arms were abnormally long, reaching the ground.
Madeline clasped her palm over her mouth to cease the scream that was at the point of escaping from her throat. Stealing a glance at Cassian, the young lad had his eyes on the creature, and like he sensed Madeline’s gaze on him, he also looked at the woman whose face had turned white from the terror.
"Do you see a mirror anywhere?" He whispered to the woman who warily surveyed the place where she stood, but there was no mirror near her side.
She shook her head in dismay, and Cassian returned his attention to the figure that stood motionless before them. The figure was no ordinary person; it was something sinister, something that shouldn’t exist, and Cassian, who has only heard stories of such creatures, shockingly found himself staring directly at one, and the strangest part of it was that it lurked in Williams’ study room.
"Cassian." In her attempt to draw Cassian’s attention, the motionless figure detected the faint voice of someone, causing its head to turn in Madeline’s direction, and the lady herself froze once again after registering the fact that the creature had sensed her presence.
"Speak as softly as you can." Came Cassian’s reminder as he knew the creature could easily sense their presence if they made a loud noise.
"What is it?"
"The table beside you, there’s... there’s a mirror there." Madeline spoke faintly, her trembling voice fading slowly in the still room that it became difficult for Cassian to grab her every word, but at the mention of the table, he stole a quick glance beside the table at his left to see that there was truly a mirror resting on it.
"Now I need you to listen to me, no matter what happens, stay where you are, and don’t move." Cassian admonished softly. "I’ll fetch the mirror, but in the meantime, try not to move from where you are, currently it looks focused on you, so don’t even think about moving."