[5]
"How many more until we can leave?" "Don't know Jin..." We passed through the door then heard it close behind us. "I can't see a thing." I held Jinho close as we took cautious steps forward. I tensed as a scraping sound was loud in my ears. It sounded close.

"What just touched me!?" "Maybe we should keep moving." "But where?" "Welcome to our haunted house. Reach the end and you'll be one step closer to leaving." I gripped Jinho tighten at the mention of "one step closer to leaving". "We can do this..."

I felt Jinho hold me tighter then a yelp. "Woo!" Someone or something was trying to separate us. "Don't let go." "As if I'd want to!" I wished I could see around us. Any amount of light would suffice. I then felt something grab me as well. "My hand is slipping."

"Maybe we should split up." "What!?" I knew my idea was crazy, but I just had a feeling we should play along. Maybe I was losing my mind. "I don't know, but it seems intent on splitting us apart." "It'll kill us off faster like this. I don't want to end up like group 1!"

"Jin, hold on as tight as you can." "Don't have to tell me twice." I pulled him towards me with all my might then found ourselves falling back. I landed on the ground with a thud then sat up while rubbing my back. "You okay?" "My back isn't." A bit of light shone down on us.

"Think this is a reward for sticking together?" "Hopefully. I feel less scared now that I can see you." As much as I wanted to hold him tight, we had to keep moving. The scraping sound that I had faintly heard before was loud again. "Come on." I grabbed him by the wrist and ran.

"Can we stop? I'm getting tired. My legs aren't as long as yours." "Fine, but only for a bit." He sat down and suddenly we were surrounded by mirrors. I looked around then back at where Jinho should've been sitting. "Jin!" "Woo!" I jumped in fright as he appeared on the mirrors.

"Help me! Woo!" "There's so many of you...which is the real you?" I facepalmed as all of them said "I am". How could I differentiate them? The place knew just about everything about us. "Except...The real Jinho would know exactly when, where and how I proposed to him."

They seemed hesitant and started talking at once, probably in an attempt to confuse me. I carefully neared each mirror to listen to what it had to say. It was a trick question. I had never proposed to Jinho, at least, not yet. "You didn't." I looked at the mirror on the far left.

The other Jinhos had looked as well. I quickly rushed over then pressed my hands onto the glass. "So it's you." "Yes, it's me. Why am I always the one getting into trouble?" "Maybe because you're so tiny?" "Piss off..." I smiled widely as the mirrors disappeared.

The light on us grew brighter and gave us a bit of an idea of where we were. "Please tell me we're nearing the end." "I wish I could, Woo..." We continued on our way and I felt Jinho tighten his grip. "Woo!" I was pushed to the side then saw red.

I fell back, but quickly sat up to see what had happened. "Jin!" I violently shook him as blood poured out from his wound. "Jin, don't die on me..." "It hurts like a fucking bitch..." He sat up as he covered his arm. "I thought I lost you. What the hell cut you?"

His flesh was melting off and landing on the ground, then dissolving. "I don't know. I looked back and something was coming for you." "Then it's still here. Come on." I picked him up in my arms and took off. My heart couldn't bear to see him hurting because of me.

[3]
I pushed open the door then sighed. I had arrived at a tea party. "Make her laugh and you can proceed. Make her cry and you'll become her doll." Everything felt different being alone. No one to share your worries with. No one to lean on. It was empty.

I wasn't sure how I'd make her laugh. I'm a comedic for sure, but it seemed to fail me this time. I tried everything, but she didn't even break a smile. I went to rest my hand on the table but missed, sending everything in front of me flying. "She's going to cry isn't she..."

She laughed. She was laughing at the most cliché joke in the book. She motioned for me to come over then picked me up. "You are free to leave. One more stop and you'll be free from this place. It's not easy." "I don't expect it to be." I wasn't lying either.

She dropped me into her dress pocket and I found myself rolling down into darkness. I emerged onto a platform that resembled the one from the beginning. "So, square one?" I was alone on the platform with statues facing me in all directions. "Changgu."

I was beyond freaked out. Hyunggu's voice called out for me. "Aren't you dead?" "You left me for dead." "I did not! You refused to listen to me!" "You wanted me dead." "That's not true..." "Liar. Murderer. Selfish." I pulled at my hair as his voice carried on.