Murder Mansion: Trapped In the Novel
Chapter 3: Notes for My Future Self
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Scene: Anna’s Room – Late Morning
The soft click of the door closing behind her was oddly final. The silence pressed in on her like a secret, thick and heavy.
Anna Carter
(sighs)
Okay… I'm really here.
Inside the book.
Anna Carter
This isn’t a dream.
It’s a damn trap.
She sat down at the writing desk by the window. The ink pot beside her smelled sharp. The pen felt too heavy for her fingers.
Outside, the sky was overcast. A lone crow landed on the window ledge. It stared, then flew away with a shriek.
Anna Carter
The Violet Mansion Murders.
18 chapters read… 3 missing.
Anna Carter
I know most of what happens, but not how it ends.
Anna Carter
Not who the killer is.
Not how to survive.
She opened a drawer and found a blank journal.
Anna Carter
Guess I’ll write my way out.
She flipped it open and titled the first page in bold, shaky handwriting:
Anna Carter
write - “CLUES TO STAY ALIVE”
She listed everything she remembered from the book:
Jake Lu: Cold, unpredictable, dangerous… but never directly described as the killer.
Lady Minerva: Poison expert. Charming. Too charming.
Mr. Allen: Always in the library. Always alone.
Room 12: Mentioned twice, never explored.
Storms = death follows.
On the next page, she wrote:
“Things I Need to Do”
Map the mansion
Watch everyone
NEVER eat or drink alone
Get close to Jake (even if he’s terrifying)
Find a way back
Anna Carter
(thinking)
If I want to get out…
I’ll have to outsmart a murderer.
Anna Carter
And survive a story with no ending.
A loud knock echoed at her door.
maid
Miss Carter… there’s been an incident.
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