*Jake's Pov*

I had gently closed the door behind me, hoping that I wouldn't wake up Tommy nor Melody or I wouldn't be able to hear the end of it and locked it before heading downstairs and leaving the motel.

I had noticed the lady that's usually front desk still isn't there...

Where is that woman? Seriously? Isn't her job to still to watch over this shithole and keep on eye on her tenants.

Oh well...forget about her. My quest for answers starts now.

Maybe I can meet up with Dudley or Howie...afterdark?

Suddenly, this doesn't feel like a good idea. Ah screw it! I got this far! No more backing down.

The only thing I hope for is that I don't run into the monster that Melody and Tommy saw.

As soon I exited the motel, I noticed the same symbol Howie's Grandmother left was now on the the side of the motel.

How many of theses symbols are there...?

The second thing I did when I got outside was I went over to the store...which was for some reason...unlocked.

The guy that always screaming to us to "pay up or get out" wasn't there.

His place doesn't look like he's being robbed. Then again, who would want to rob a musty old store such as this one?

Desperate hobos maybe...?

...

I took a stupid amount of time searching the store but couldn't find anything. So I brought us some more chips, drinks, batteries for the two flashlights we and Melody had, and food.

This time, I went for frozen entrays.

I know Melody and Tommy don't like them but hey...We need food to survive. We been eating on frozen hot dogs and junk food for days.

They can complain later when I get back. I left the money on the table so the guy won't have a fucking fit if he think he been robbed and left the store.

Asshole better be fucking grateful I didn't bother to steal anything.

Since I couldn't find anything out of the ordinary in center of town for now. I went back to the Dusty Inn.

I sneakily walked back upstairs and went inside the room after unlocking it. I set the food onto the table. I wasn't done yet.

After leaving the food inside our room. So I crept back downstairs and went outside again.

I walked down a few blocks away front the motel and stopped to see the Police Station.

Me: These bastards didn't bother to help Tessa when she needed helped looking for Misty. Maybe they're hiding something as well about this town.

I walked inside to see the place was empty. Heck, even the cells where they keep inmates were empty as well.

Me: Where is everybody?

I noticed a small room nearby the office and realized what it was the moment I seen the glass and table.

Me: (I guess that's the interrogation room....Wait a minute...in the corner...is that...red fluid...)

I went into the glass room to get a better look...

Me and my stupid curiosity...

It was real blood...and teeth...

Jesus Fucking Christ...Are you serious...?

If this isn't a whole new line of police brutality, I don't know what is...

I really don't want to know what happened to the people are considered to be suspects in their cases.

I went over to a desk to see a record's log of an interrogation report. I begin to read it.

Record's Log

- Dudley Washington - Age: 23

- Tessa Simmons - Age: 21

- Misty Brooks - Age: 20

- Jake Parker - Age: 17

- Melody Parker - Age: 14

- Thomas "Tommy" Parker - Age: 8

My eyes went wide. What the fuck?! They have recorded us?! Along with the dates of when we arrived here...?

How the hell?

How long...

How long have they been watching us...?

Suddenly...I felt very sick to my stomach...

....

I put the record down and left the police station.

Straight thing in the morning, I'm telling the others about this.

As soon as I got back to the motel, before I walked back upstairs. I, stopped in my tracks.

There were room keys on the desk.

Me: How come I didn't notice them before...Now that I think about it...Is it only me, my siblings, and Tessa being the only people living in this motel for now....or are there others...?

Only one way to find out.

I grabbed the keys off the desk and walked up to one of the rooms on the first floor.

I went for the one that said 1B and took a gamble at it. After unlocking the door, I opened it to be met with darkness.

....

I felt a bit of fear swelling up inside me. I shined the flashlight only to be relieved that it was only a small room and no one was inside.

Me: Thank God...

I went inside the room to take a look around. It had a dark green victorian wall with some strange diamond pattern on it. It had a matching grey rug and bed inside. With a brown desk and books on the side.

Me: Seems peaceful.

I then noticed a switch nearby. Curiosity filled my veins as I gone on over to it and flipped it.

*CLANK*

Me: Dafaq?

I looked behind me to see another key on the table along with a letter. I picked up the letter and begin to read it.

June 19th, 2020

Dear Carl.

I made to a strange town called Dustville. You wouldn't believe it or not but...My car has been stolen. I went to talk to police about this but all they seemed to be worried about when it's their breaktime or their shift ends. Ungrateful bastards. I'm really scared... There's something off about this town. People are staring at me for some reason that I don't know. I hope I can find my car today no later than tomorrow. Once I do. I'm getting out of here...

Me: This letter was from last year. I wonder whoever this person is. Were they able to get out of this town?

I picked up the key and leave the room.

That's when I begin to think of something.

Me: The person in the letter said their car was stolen...just like the same scenario went down with Tessa.

Coincidence...?

I think so...

I looked at the key.

1D.

That was the initial on it.

None of the doors on the first floor had the initial 1D on them...so what room does this key belonged too?

Hmm...

Me: Maybe I should keep looking around...

I left the room and went further down the into the motel. It was longer then I anticipated.

In the back, I noticed another door and went for it.

It had the initial...1D.

Me:....

I pushed the key into the slot and heard the clicking sound as I turned it the other way.

Opened the door and stumbled upon a large hallway.

Like a really long hallway that had a blinking light inside.

Ya know, like those scenes you see in horror movies.

I walked down the hallway...for about at least one to two minutes before finally reaching a empty bed room.

Me: What the hell?

A putrid smell hit my nostrils. What is that stench. It's nasty! Ugh!

It smelled like someone died in here!

....

Wait a minute...?

Did someone...actually died in here?

I examined the small room. It had a black wall with a brown rug. Small tables with random items that isn't worth my time. A large bed that almost filled the room and a large black closet.

Me: The heck? It's a really small room...But this bed...was someone kept here against their will?

I then stopped right there in the middle of the room when I saw there was blood dripping from the closet.

Me:....

Preparing for the worst...I put on my game face...and opened the closet.

*Thump*

As my worst fears were confirmed...what fell out of the closet...was the corpse of a child.

....

Me: Holy Fuck...!

*BANG*

*BANG*

*BANG*

I jumped in fright when I heard the door behind me. Someone was trying to get in...

Someone...knows I'm here!

I need to get to get out of here!