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omewhat wet, as if it had been firmly gripped before being pla

's stil

* was

ve it to

en to my right. There was nobody in the hallway. Quiet. The e

Mr. Black's door. What was going on? I wanted to ask him. Something, how

sketchbook's back, I climbed into b

There was Grayson already, sitting by himself with his blocks once again. Whe

took a seat next him

a block a

sleep?" I ask

ave a

as anybody visited y

e a hea

re you aware o

s little han

ing me a brief glance. The room reverberated with the soun

g corridors. My footsteps reverberated. It seemed

voice ca

mur

from the

ed in

Mo

like a private prayer. He touche

out a

quickly, his ter

dia, you shou

of the door interrupted me

entl

nc

n tw

finger

rub

lo

m in

seized in my throat. Cold and trembling, long fingers groped into the corri

didn't weep, but his eyes were wide with terror. He just observed the

owly, it crept back behind the door. Like nothin

at Grayson. "

dn't r

ray

when I heard footsteps

ack

calmly. His face, how

is gaze darted from me to Grays

eplied, "I heard something." "T

"That door is locked."

Bu

"Go to your room,

uiries. Without hesitation. just disappeared

k down. "Who was

d no one is behind that door." You've come to take car

make it up," before

gaze on me.

me," he added quietly. "Avoid asking inquiri

r comment, he t

t also on his delivery. As if there *was* a soluti

son and I to stay at the beach home for the weekend. She informed me that th

He sometimes sends Grayson away for a fe

e was real. Not af

kpack. I had no intention of abandoning it. I needed time to

, Grayson gazed out the window. I made an effort to speak with him

nor eerie. It smelt like sand and sea salt and was sunny and bright. Large windows overlooked t

n for the first ti

Hurry. However

en I got wet, he chuckled. Despite the chilly water, I also laughed. We were o

table bed that evening. He gazed up at me wh

"Will you remain in

twisted. "

d and opened my notebook, feigning to draw. I wish

of the waves was s

ng awakened me up

ntle

ardwood floor as the moonlight poured thr

o the living

more

om outside

ck look throu

h, someone w

hemse

absence

white. A face obs

I blinked. I rubbed

er eyes fixed

od beca

cing, I moved awa

was

observing

she dis

bbed m

it before I

int m

the co

y, I t

h his eyes wide op

"She fol

came

... Who f

flinch. rem

spoke o

Mo

, but the lady had left. Three deep letters were etc

tials are