3 Chapter 3 (2/2)

I had already lost some of my precious time, and I decided to run further away to find out where Idil went.

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After a while, I could no longer hear either Mr. Kenan or Melis. I was walking in a slower pace now, watching out for anything else dangerous I could come across. Meanwhile, every minute, the school building was transforming into a more unpleasant place. I had noticed that one of the classrooms completely turned into some sort of dormitory. My spirit of exploration was a little blunted since the terrible things I witnessed so far, so I didn't go in. While I was walking past that place, I was startled by Idil's voice.

”Oh, you are alive!” She was excited. ”What happened back there?”

”Mr. Kenan rescued me from my certain death.” I replied.

”Where is he now?” she asked.

”He has engaged in a deadly fight with Melis.” I said. ”He told me to run away.”

”Oh my...” she said in a soft voice. ”I wish he... 'stops' her.”

”I don't get why she would do such thing.” I said.

”Me neither, but the reason doesn't really matter when our life is in danger, does it?” she said.

”Yeah, but I really want to uncover the strange... 'thing' about this place.”

”Do you think... it is somehow connected with the curse of this building?” she asked me.

”Perhaps.” I said. ”How could I know?”

Our little talk was interrupted by a loud crash sound from the stairwell. I instinctively ran towards the stairs to see what was going on. I looked down the stairwell...

At the bottom floor, I saw Melis' body; or at least the remainders of it. The body was smashed into the ground at high speed, scattering the blood and internal organs over a wide area. Parts of her skeleton was visible, with many broken bones. I knew she had just been trying to kill us a few moments ago, but I couldn't help feeling bad for her death. My heart and my brain were working the opposite way.

Idil instantly looked away, but couldn't help vomitting. The smells weren't any better than the view.

I could hear Mr. Kenan's distinct footsteps from upstairs. He was coming closer to us.

”Mr. Kenan!” I yelled, but got no response.

As he moved into the hallway from the staircase, I noticed his right eye missing; his face was full of blood. It must've been the result of the scissors swung by Melis during the struggle.

”Oh my, your face!” Idil shouted, trembling.

Mr. Kenan did not say a word as he kept walking towards us, causing an uneasiness on both me and Idil. We unintentionally started walking backwards, slowly.

”Mr. Kenan?”

My inner voice was not telling pretty things to me...