episode 2

Ashley was now fully aware, looking at the small town like a small child passing through an amusement park, joyfully and in amazement looking at all the different rollercoasters, booths and rides. All day Ashley was in the car, only looking at the lifeless forest and finally, now she was in a town, and even though it was small she was just happy that there was a sign of human life. After another ten minutes the sun was already gone, replaced by the night and moon. The car passed the town, drove through what seemed to be a field and reached a hill. The hill was surrounded by a fence, that was half brick and half metal. In front of the hill was a small, Victorian style gate. The driver stopped the car in front of it, and got out with a key in his hand. He came up to the gate and tried opening the lock. It took him a few minutes to get it open, as he did he pushed the gate open. It made a very loud and sudden screech as the driver pushed it open. Then he got back into the car drove a bit and stopped the car again. He got out and closed the gate, while it made the same now familiar, yet still unlikable sound. After that procedure was done he got into the car and they started driving up the hill on a very poorly lit road. At times it was surrounded by beautifully cut bushes and trees, and at times by some weird sculptures that gave an eerie impression that the road was either haunted, either they were entering a horror movie set. As they drove further up the road Ashley saw a big mansion on top of the hill. There wasn't a lot of light coming from it, intact only two rooms seemed to be light on: one big room on the second floor, and one rather small room either in the basement or first floor of the building. They drove closer to the mansion and Ashley could now see, that just like the gate, the mansion was also done in a Victorian style. It seemed quite old, but well maintained and taken care of. In front of the mansion was a rose garden. It was hard to see, since there wasn't a lot of lighting, but in the far end of the garden there seemed to be a beautiful pavilion. The car stopped at the steps of the manor. The driver got out and opened Ashley's car door. As soon as she got out she heard the sound of a fountain coming from the garden. The driver was already at the car's trunk, getting Ashley's suitcase and backpack. Ashley was quite surprised at the size of her temporary home and was still looking at the garden that stood in front of the mansion. She was very startled when she heard a voice addressing her from behind. She turned back to face the manor, and immediately saw the man standing on the front steps. He was in a grey suit and vest, the only decoration being a bright red rose on his suit.

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