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I nodded my head in appreciation of the
sweet sounds that passed through my ears; yet, I could not place the tune that
echoed through the halls. It had eight notes from a pair of violins da de da de
da do da da every four seconds while on top of that was eight notes of
ascending piano baum four seconds baum two seconds baum one seconds baum one
second baum one seconds baum four seconds baum two seconds baum one second
before next measure. Occasionally I could hear a deep drum or another violin
playing another tune on top of the other two but the first two prevailed over the
rest
As the sound grew in intensity I could
hear yelling and screaming behind all the doors to the individual rooms.
Everything was becoming hell again, something I have seen many times before.
The doors to the hallway started shaking in there frames like something behind
them was trying to get out but I was scared to see what was on the other
side--it could be something that wants to kill me. Then I saw it. The thing
that always comes when something bad is about to happen. The couple that dances
on the ceiling above my head. Dancing with all their elegance that comes hand
in hand with each other. The man grabbing her waist and the woman resting her
hands on his shoulders twisting and turning to the beautiful tunes and sounds
of music.
My throat became dry because I stood in
amazement that they had returned at this moment in time. The woman wore a dress
of silky white but something was peculiar about her. I saw blood dripping down
her leg as if she was cut from something but no limp followed her as she gracefully
danced with her partner. Neither of them noticed the blood trail that was
behind them as it was staining the ceiling every little move at a time. They
continued down the hall towards the door that I saw everyone enter and I
followed cautiously looking around every corner towards other hallways.
For seconds at a time I could see flashes
of creatures and people walking down the hall towards me. Their faces were torn
apart and clothes ripped like their skin underneath. Then the stares towards
me, I was not welcome anymore--they made that clear enough. I hurried up my
pace down the hall to look down another set of intersecting halls. Everyone was
running towards me crazed and doomed with their deathly stares. I looked back
forward to see the dancing couple turn into the same room that everyone entered
just by phasing through the wall I began to run towards the door as I saw the
flickering images run into the hall I was in.
The floor the figures stood on began to
turn a bright red like the ground beneath them was melting from the heat of
their bodies. Those who were following me slowed down their pace as they began
to head towards me again, something like a brisk walk. They knew they had me, I
had nowhere to go and as I turned around to look down the hall in front of me
another group of creatures was heading my direction. The music gained in
intensity as I hastened up my pace and for seconds at a time they disappeared
and I thought that they weren't coming back but they constantly flashed back
looking even madder then they were previously.
I approached the door that everyone
entered to find that it was locked as I rushed to find the keys that would open
the door. I must have left them in the other room. I took a few steps back and
rammed my shoulder into the door but it didn't budge. I looked both ways seeing
that the people coming towards me were now only a few feet away. I closed my
eyes and braced myself expecting that I was going to get tackled to the ground
but the shuffling of footsteps stopped right beside me along with the
music.
I opened my eyes to see the floor, cracks
from there foot cracked with heat underneath me but I couldn't feel anything
through my shoes. I took a short glimpse to my left to see something that
resembled a Minotaur standing firm on the ground. It was as if steam was
exhaled from his nostrils as I looked at him ever so slightly. I was surrounded
but surprisingly they weren't making any moves.
I inhaled deeply hoping that the door was
unlocked as I was reaching for it and to my surprise it was. I swung the door
open and walked inside the room leaving a little gap from the open door. I
closed the door as soon as I was inside and I saw the crowd that was
surrounding me were getting as close to the door as they could. Soon as the
door was closed I looked through the peephole to see a couple of eyes looking
back at me. I backed away from the door hoping that they would just go
away.
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