Chapter 658 Don''t Be Afraid


    Before they could even start walking inside, the music in the background had already scared them.


    Rainy was particrly frightened as she trembled in her boyfriend''s arms.


    "Interactive 3D Audio. The haunted house is really a big deal." Aron looked at the four girls with


    worried eyes. "Austin and I searched about it online. It''s really scary. There are all kinds of strange


    things in there, like Sadako, the female ghosting out of the TV. There''s blood everywhere; it''s


    so terrifying."


    "Is it really that scary?" Rainy said, her voice trembling.


    "We haven''t searched it online," her boyfriend said. "Rainy''s too afraid. Is there a way for us to back


    out?"


    "Yes, yes. There''s a switch here we can press that would alert the management of the haunted


    house. They''ll lead us to a safe passageway where we can exit." Aron looked around but couldn''t


    find the switch. "Michelle, do you know where it is?"


    "I do." Michelle approached the wall and pointed at the switch. "Do you want me to press it?"


    "Yes, please. My boyfriend and I won''t be joining you anymore. I hope you guys have fun." Rainy


    finally calmed down. "It''s different from the haunted house that I''ve been to before. Just listening to


    the eerie music and the screams is enough to give me goose bumps."


    Robin nudged Debra with his elbow. "What about you? Are you still going to join us or what?"


    "Of course. I''m not a coward!" Debra straightened her back. "I''m a little scared, but I''m also curious


    since I''ve never been to a haunted house before."


    Lydia was stunned. "Haven''t you been to one before?"


    "No." Debra shook her head and took a deep breath.


    "How could you have the courage to go to such a horrible haunted house if you''ve never been to


    one before?" Aron was shocked. "Debra, you''re so awesome."


    The others also gave her a thumbs-up sign. Seeing her friends believe in her made Debra more


    courageous. "Don''t worry. Michelle, press the button. Let Rainy and her boyfriend leave first."


    "Okay." As soon as Michelle pressed the button, two security guards came over and led Rainy and


    her boyfriend towards the exit.


    Now only eight of them were left.


    Aron walked in front. "I''ll take the lead. Follow me and don''t fall behind. I heard there''s a revolving


    door somewhere in the haunted house. If we don''t stick together, we might get separated."


    "That''s right. Thest time I came with Nini, we went in with another group. After a while, they all


    disappeared. They must''ve walked through that door and left us. If Nini hadn''t been holding my


    hand, I probably would''ve been separated from her too," Michelle said.


    Lydia looked at Michelle. "Michelle, do you want to hold my hand?"


    "I want to hold your hand!" Debra immediately ran towards Lydia and grabbed her hand. "You go to


    the other side, Michelle. Lydia is brave. She''s been to haunted houses before, so she''s not afraid."


    "You three girls walk in the middle while Aron takes the lead. Austin and Leon will stand on either


    side while Kane and I will be behind. We''ll protect all three of you, I promise!" Robin said with a


    smile.


    All of them nodded in agreement apart from Austin. "I''ll be on the back alone. Leon, take care of


    Michelle. Thest time we went here, she was so scared that she cried!"


    "I didn''t cry!" Michelle shrieked.


    "Yes, of course. You didn''t cry." Lydia smiled. "You almost cried."


    "Exactly." Michelle pouted and snorted like a child. "I don''t need Leon''s protection! I''m not scared,


    okay?"


    Leon reached out his hand and touched his nose. He hoped that he would be invisible to the ghosts


    in the haunted house.


    He had been quite nervous all this time.


    ''Stop overthinking, '' he told himself.


    Now that he knew that the ghosts in the haunted were only people, he wasn''t that scared anymore.


    Then he remembered that ghosts were once human beings!


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    The thought terrified him even more.


    Despite his raging anxiety, Leon followed them into the house. The creepy music was ying as


    shrilling screams echoed across the entire haunted house. Thanks to the constant shing of the


    incandescentmps along the corridors, they saw bloody palms and scratches imprinted on the


    wall, as well as words like "save me" and "she is here." The terrifying atmosphere made everyone


    shiver.


    Out of nowhere, a cell phone rang. It wasn''t too loud, but it was very creepy.


    "Whose phone is that?" Debra asked.


    "Don''t mind it. It''s probably not ours." As soon as Austin finished, the phone stopped ringing.


    Everyone exhaled a sigh of relief.


    "Debra, your phone is on the floor."


    "Wow, am I really that scared to have dropped my phone?" Debra bent down to pick up her phone.


    "Debra, what phone are you talking about?" Michelle looked puzzled. Suddenly, the light in the


    corridor turned off, and everything became pitch ck.


    "Debra, if I remember correctly, your phone was hanging around your neck. How could it fall?"


    Lydia''s throat lumped.


    Debra''s face turned pale. "Then, who was talking to me just now? That sounded like..."


    "It was me." A voice imitating Robin''s voice came from the phone she was holding.


    Aron hit his own forehead. "Ghost!"


    "Ah!" Everyone started to scream in terror. The phone in Debra''s hand lit up. A ghost''s face


    appeared on the screen.


    "That was a ghost calling us." Before Aron could even finish what he was saying, Debra had already


    tossed the phone away. She ran away as fast as her legs could carry her.


    Robin cursed under his breath. "Fuck! Debra, stop! Don''t run! You''ll be separated from us!" He


    started chasing after her.


    "Damn it, Robin!" Kane shouted as he ran after them, too.


    When he realized that everything was descending into chaos, Aron followed their lead and chased


    after them as well.


    Only four of them were left in the darkness.


    Michelle''s jaw cked open as she tried to find the words to speak, but none woulde out. ''They


    were so fast!'' she thought.


    Like Michelle, Leon was also out of words. ''Why do I feel likeughing?''


    Austin was speechless as well. ''I just told them about this! But they didn''t listen. Now, they just fell


    into their trap.''


    "What should do they do now?" Lydia asked worriedly.


    "Aron''s with them. They''ll be just fine." Austin calmed down and walked towards Michelle and the


    others. "Let''s keep going. If we''re lucky, we might see them again."


    Lydia followed Austin while Michelle walked with Leon. With Leon by her side, Michelle wasn''t afraid


    at all. She looked around and inched closer to Leon.


    Michelle''s aroma was so rxing that it helped ease Leon''s anxiety.


    "Michelle, are you okay?" he asked.


    "I''m fine, Leon. But let''s not talk now. Let''s wait until we''re out of this darkness." Even though


    Michelle told him to stop talking, she continued to speak. "People in this haunted house are so


    talented that some of them can imitate other people''s voices. Just now, I thought it was Robin who


    reminded Debra that her phone was on the floor."


    Leon took a deep breath and said, "There are so many skillful people here. Sadly, they''re doing


    something that''s unworthy of their talents."


    "I don''t know. Maybe they get paid really well since the haunted house is a famous attraction and


    the tickets here are very expensive." Michelle paused and stopped in her tracks. "Leon, wait."


    "What''s wrong?" Leon''s heart began to sink.


    "Lydia, Austin, are you still here?" Michelle called out their names, but no one answered. "Oh no,


    Leon, they might have got separated from us!"


    A chill ran down Leon''s spine.


    On the other side, Austin said the same when they found out that Michelle and Leon were no longer


    behind them. "They probably got separated from us."


    Initially, they were one group. Then they were divided into two, then into three.


    A pale orange lighting from the door flickered in the darkness. Thanks to it, Leon saw Michelle,


    who stood very closely to him. He saw that she wasn''t frightened at all. Rather, she looked quite


    excited!


    "Leon, if I''m not mistaken, there is a TV in that room, and a woman ying as Sadako, crawling out


    of the TV."


    Taking a deep breath, Leon reached out his hand towards hers. "Come here, Michelle. I''ll hold your


    hand."


    "Thank you, Leon." Michelle took Leon''s hand but was surprised that it was cold.


    She had held his hand in the past, but it was never this cold.


    Right now, it was as cold as snow.


    Thest time she came to the haunted house with Nina, her hands and feet were also cold because


    she was afraid.


    Suddenly, she remembered Wynn''s post in his WeChat Moments—"I have a friend who is afraid of


    the dark and ghosts. He is afraid of haunted houses and horror movies the most. However, he has


    to keep his tall and strong image, so no one knows."


    "Leon." Michelle lowered her eyes and held his hand.


    "What? What''s wrong?" Leon saw that Michelle was looking at her feet and thought that she was


    scared. "Don''t be afraid. I''m here with you."


    "Okay," Michelle replied softly. Her long eyshes were marred with teas, and she felt her eyes go


    misty.


    When they were about to reach the door, Leon was so nervous that he didn''t notice the subtle


    change in Michelle.


    As they stood before the door, Leon was able to see what was inside the room. It was in total


    disarray, with ck cloth hanging on the wall.


    The TV with Sadako was right behind the ck cloth. They figured that the trick would start as soon


    as they entered the room.


    Michelle held back her tears and looked up with a smile. "Leon, I have something for you. With it,


    you won''t hear any noise."


    Leon looked at Michelle with a pair of puzzled eyes. "Okay." Although he seemed calm, he wanted


    to ask her why it took so long for her to bring that up. Because of that, he had been needlessly


    scared to death by wailing ghosts, which almost gave him a heart attack.


    Michelle took out two pairs of earplugs from her bag and handed one to Leon. "They can iste the


    sound from outside and you won''t hear anything. Nini has asked someone to make them for me."


    When Michelle came here thest time and almost cried, she swore to herself that she woulde


    back here again. Nina was worried that she was going to cry again, so she asked someone to make


    two pairs of earplugs for her.


    The reason why so many horror movies were scary was because of the background sound effects.


    If the sound was removed, the movies would only be half as terrifying.


    When Leon put on the earplugs, the world went quiet. As a result, everything became less


    frightening.


    Michelle took out a small Bluetooth speaker from her bag and connected it to her phone. She also


    took out a bag of ketchup. With her back turned, she let the ketchup ooze and ced some on her


    face.


    Leon didn''t see what Michelle was doing with her face. He only saw the ketchup on her hands like


    blood. His eyebrows twitched. He understood what was happening.


    Everything had been nned from the very beginning.