CHAPTER FIVE:

"a lady never reveals her age"

esme was looking in her mirror checking her hair and outfit. she had a brown patterned dress, with a pale brown long sleeve turtle neck underneath, a black pair of tights, and a pair of black boots. her hair was up in a ponytail with framing lairs in the front.

she heard a rustling noise under her bed, she slowly turned around when she approached her bed someone grabbed her ankle. she screamed in fear, "trick or treat! smell my feet. give me something good to eat." adelaide said slipping out from under the bed.

"addy!" she exclaimed, "i want to be a pretty girl for halloween." addy said standing up, "you want what?" esme asked confusion washed over her face. "make me a pretty girl. like you, esme." addy said, esme smiled at her, "you are a pretty girl, but thank you addy." esme said causing addy to smile.

"alright, go ahead and sit down." esme said motioning to her bed. when addy sat down esme grabbed a palette of eyeshadow. "i'm actually not very good at this." she said applying some blue eyeshadow. "i don't care. i like it." addy said opening her eyes.

"close your eyes." esme said with a smile, "how old are you, addy?" she asked, "a lady never reveals her age." addy said smiling at esme, "is tate your boyfriend?" she asked, "wait. you know tate?" esme asked back.

"i talk to him when he comes here for his head shrinking. he likes you. i can tell. he thinks you're a pretty girl." addy stated smiling at esme cheekily, esme couldn't help but smile, "are you a.. virgin?" addy asked, esme furrowed her eyebrows, "yes. aren't you?" she asked back.

"hell no." addy replied as esme took her headband off. "you can't keep breaking into our house, addy." esme said brushing addys hair. "but i like it here. my friends are here." addy said turning to face esme, esme was extremely confused. but when addy turned back to the mirror she expressed a, "wow! esme, i'm beautiful." she said turning around chuckling.

esme smiled at her, addy just made esme smile.

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esme was walking downstairs to the basement later on that day. "tate?" she called out. "tate." she repeated. "you said you wanted to meet at midnight." she said turning around the banister. "come out, come out, wherever you are." she called out, but when she turned around she seen someone in the full black latex suit that was in the attic.

the figure then reach over putting their hand over her mouth, she tried to scream but it was all muffled. the figure pushed her against the banister. the figure let go and started to laugh, she immediately knew that laugh. "you asshole!" she said shoving him back slightly. while panting.

he reach behind his head unzipping the mask part of the suit, he took it off revealing his face. "i scared you." he said with a smile. "no, you didn't." esme stated, she looked up and down at the suit, "where'd you get this? my uncle threw it out." she asked, tate started leaning in while saying, "finders keepers."

after they kissed, he pulled away, "really? i didn't scare you?" tate asked, "i said no." esme responded keeping eye contact. "i bet i can." he said with a smirk.

next thing esme knew tate was sitting on the cold basement floor lighting a red candle. "you have to put your fingers on the other side." he said calmly.

"i don't believe in that shit." esme stated sitting on the basement stairs. "charles is gonna answer all your questions. he used to live here." tate said as she stood up. "is charles going to tell me what happened to those assholes that tried to kill us?" esme asked walking over to tate. "what'd you do to them?" she asked sitting down in front of him.

"i told you i didn't do anything." tate answered but esme didn't believe him. "i had some help." he said reaching his hand out grabbing hers placing it on the planchette. "what's in the basement? i want the truth." esme demanded.

"what i'm about to tell you might scare you" he paused for a second, "to death." he said sarcastically with a smile, "i can take it." she said smiling back. "dr. charles montgomery built this house. and here, in this basement is where he worked." he said pointing behind her, "charles was a doctor to the stars. but he was also a drug addict. his wife, nora, wasn't gonna let that get in the way of her lifestyle. so she set up a little secret side business. he would take care of girls who didn't want to be in trouble anymore. this went on and on until, one day, one girl couldn't keep the secret to herself, and she told her boyfriend what happened. the boyfriend wanted revenge, so he kidnapped charles and nora's baby. terrified, the doctor and his wife waited for the ransom demands. driven insane by grief, the doctor used all his experience and surgical skills to try and cheat death." tate said pausing for a second while he stood up, "but what he created was ungodly and monstrous." he said walking around her, "and even after their tragic end, that thing remained. down here. to this day." he said sitting down again.

"oh, my god." she said with wide eyes, "your are so full of shit. i don't believe a word that has come out of your mouth." esme said before scoffing, "forget it. forget i ever asked." she said standing up. "and i'm tired that we keep hanging out in this dark, dank place. why can't we go somewhere? like on a real date?" she asked walking towards the steps before facing tate again.

he stayed silent for a second, "alright." he said standing up to face her. "tomorrow night. we'll go out." tate said grabbing her hands lightly, he gasped as footsteps were heard. "your uncle agreed to see me again, but i'm not supposed to be here." he said shaking his head.

"come on. i'll be your lookout." she said holding his hand as they walking upstairs.

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the next day violet and esme were sitting in violets room talking about their dates that were that night when they heard vivien groaning loudly in pain.

the two girls rushed out of the room, and when they made it to the stairs they heard her say. "i gotta go to the hospital."

"what's going on?" violet asked concerned about her mom. vivien screamed. "you two stay here, don't answer the door." ben said as he opened the door. "don't answer the door? it's halloween." she said upset.

esme walked back upstairs to her room. she was in a long sleeve striped shirt that had dark brown and pale brown, a pair of dark blue jeans, and a pair of dark brown converse.

she was lying on her bed listening to music while staring at the ceiling. she paused her music because she heard knocking and the doorbell ringing. she stepped out of her room to see violet also step out of her room the two girls looked at each other confused.

they went downstairs together just for the knocking to turn into banging. "i'm not leaving here 'til i have my thousand dollars!" a man shouted outside, violet walked up to the door and looked through the peep hole. "hello! ben harmon! ben harmon!" the man continued shouted as he kept ringing the doorbell.

esmes heart started to race. "i'm not leaving here 'til i have my thousand dollars!" the man shouted again. "screw you! you owe me!" he screamed, "oh, here, here. take one and go!" he shouted at some trick or treaters. violet back up from the door. she picked up her phone and dialed her dads number. "filthy little brats! you little rotten— go!"

"come on, come on." violet whispered to herself because her dad wasn't answering. "there's some freaky dude at the door screaming about money." violet said. esme stood up and walked over to the door and looked through the peep hole. the guy had a half burned face. "i think he might be one of your patients. should i call the cops?" violet asked backing up. esme backed up with her. "yeah." she said to ben.

the knocking and doorbell kept going. the man started to chuckle. "i know you're in there. is that your daughter? is your niece with her too?" he whispered through the door as he continued ringing the doorbell and knocking.

little did the two know the guys they were dating were standing behind them.

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