Chapter 1

...I was hella scared, running for my life down the stairway with a floating shadow hot on my heels. It was reaching out, calling my name, and I could feel its breath on my neck. I was lowkey freaking out, thinking the walls were closing in on me....

...I spotted a door and dipped in, slamming it shut behind me. For a hot second, I thought I was safe. But then, the shadow emerged from nowhere, taking over me in one swift motion....

"Ah!" I shouted, panting like crazy.

I sat up in bed, my chest heaving, and my heart racing. You've got to be kidding me, I thought. I rolled out of bed and stumbled to the kitchen to grab some water. I poured myself a glass and chugged it down like my life depended on it.

The door creaked open, and some chick wrapped in a towel walked in. She looked over at me with this clueless expression. "Why did you scream?" she asked, sounding hella dumb.

I raised an eyebrow, thinking, Tf, I just felt like screaming, okay? But instead, I said, "I thought I saw something scary when you stepped out." She looked at me with this attitude, and I could tell she was about to go off.

"I thought you said you were into me," she whined, coming closer to me. I shifted uncomfortably, trying not to look at her crusty face. "Look, Eva – "

"My name is Emma," she corrected, giving me the side-eye.

"Whatever," I said, waving my hand. "Look, Emma, I was into you till you wiped off that makeup. Now you're looking like a freaking alien or something." She gasped, looking all offended, and I shrugged. "What? You're looking kinda weird, Emma."

She dropped her towel, posing all sexy-like, but I wasn't having it. I looked away, thinking, are you for real, Girl, bye. "See, I can't get it on with that crusty face of yours," I said, and she slapped me.

That woke me up real quick. I grabbed her hand, looking at her with livid eyes. "Try that one more time, and I'll send you back to whatever shithole you came from." I released her arm, and she ran off to the bathroom, sobbing.

I headed back to my room, flopping onto my bed. My stepdad needed me at the company today. Great, just what I needed – more drama.

Heya, its the Author, and I'm really excited to bring my ideas to life through this story. Please do note, there will be Mature content, very mature content, there will be minimum scary things but nothing too serious. This story is mostly based on how Zyrix desperate for closure from the world he knows, going to a countryside only to meet someone and their love and/or lust is being ignited by the flower called dahlia. I hope that helped, cause I don't think the description did much. Hope you enjoyed reading this chapter though, please do give a like and subscribe.

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