“No, my dear. Said the landlady. Only you.”

After their long conversation, Billy started to feel woozy. “I’m very tired ma’am, but thank you for the tea. I’m going to head up to bed now.”

“Goodnight.” Billy said exhaustively.

“Goodnight love.” The landlady said with an uneasy smile. Billy started up the first flight of stairs, stumbling over his feet. As he was walking down the eerie hallway, he noticed the faint glow of light coming from under one of the doors. It was an unsettling colour, resembling a faded green. Billy’s curiosity overtook him, and he started towards the door. The floor creaked with every step he took. He made it to the door, and pushed his hand up against it. It felt chilly and cold. He felt like he had to go in. He slowly opened the door, which produced a strange creaking noise. A wave of cold air brushed against his face. He saw another faint green light in the corner of the room. The outline of a light switch appeared, and Billy flicked it on. A red light blinked on, and he could see pictures on the table. He looked at the first four, and saw two different handsome young men, who looked somewhat familiar. When he looked at the last picture, Billy had realized that the picture was of him.

    “I think you’re in the wrong room.” He heard a familiar voice behind him. He had just turned his head to see the landlady when he blacks out. Soon after, he wakes up in an odd room. He tried to move, but no matter how hard he tried, it felt as if a strange force was compelling him to stop. He shifted his eyes to the right, only to see another pair of eyes looking back at him. He then shifted his eyes to the door just as it creaked open. He saw a familiar figure enter into the darkened room. Her laugh sent shivers down his spine. She approached him, laughing with every step. She stood in front of him, staring into his eyes.

    “Would you like some tea, my dear? No? Alright, I’ll just enjoy it myself then.” Billy was struck with fear as he realized that no matter how hard he tried, he couldn’t move. He felt paralyzed, just like the parrot and the dog that he had seen in the lobby. Just then, he heard sirens in the distance. Panic filled the woman’s face as she rushes out of the room and slammed the door. He could hear her frantically rushing around the house. A couple seconds later, a crashing sound could be heard from the lobby, and about a dozen footsteps rushing up the stairs. The police had arrived, and they were searching the rooms. Once they got to the third floor, Billy could hear the lady in the next room talking to herself. He heard the woman’s scream as the officers forced the door open. Billy heard high pitched shrieks and loud shouting from the room. Then, they busted down the door, rushing into the room that Billy was in. The officer walked up to the boys and shook his head, the sweat dripping off his face. He walked out of the room and consulted the other officers as they left the building.

Later that night, another mortician travelled to the bed and breakfast and went up to the third floor. The man stuffed Billy and the others into body bags, and had another mortician helped carry him out. The boys were tossed into a hearse, and they heard the engine start up as the vehicle started driving away. The car came to a halt, and the door swung open. Billy was steadily carried away. He was placed on a table as he was taken out of the bag, but he still couldn’t move. It was an uneasy place, the smell of mold filled the room. He lay frozen stiff, not moving his eyes at all. He was filled with terror, wondering if he would ever move again.

Billy was soon picked up again and placed into a wooden box. He heard the deafening banging of a hammer directly above him.He held himself being picked up, and slowly laid down. He knew from the faint humming noise, that he was placed in another vehicle. He felt a sudden halting motion as he came to a stop. He could only lay there, motionless and cold. Then, awhile later, he heard the driver’s’ door open and slammed shut. It was a long drive, but the car finally came to a gentle stop. He could hear the wood scrape against the floor of the vehicle as he was being dragged out. Billy was once again being carried, and then he felt himself dropping a couple feet down. He then heard the most terrifying sound he had ever heard in his life. The sound of dirt being piled on top of him.