Danny
So let me get this straight…
Danny
You’re spending the weekend babysitting your girlfriend’s grandmother?
Sean
It’s not babysitting. Don’t be mean.
Sean
She just elderly. I’ll only be there in case of emergencies.
Danny
Whatever. It’s babysitting in my mind.
Danny
How did you manage to get roped into it?
Sean
Gina and her mom are going to Florida.
Sean
Because one of her aunts passed away suddenly.
Sean
And they’re worried about leaving her grandmother alone.
Danny
Don’t you feel weird about it?
Sean
I don’t know. Kind of?
Sean
But when Gina texted me, I knew I had to help.
Sean
We just started dating…
Sean
I’m trying to earn points here.
Danny
There are definitely better ways to do that.
Sean
But Gina says her grandmother lives in a mansion.
Sean
I’ll get a king bed, big screen TV, the works.
Sean
Should be a relaxing weekend.
Danny
What about the “babysitting” part, dummy?
Sean
Stop calling it that.
Sean
Gina’s grandmother is still living her life.
Sean
I’m really just there if something goes wrong.
Sean
Gina said her grandmother doesn’t leave her room.
Sean
She likes to keep to herself.
Sean
So she just stays upstairs all day.
Sean
Gina says I probably won’t even see her.
Sean
Should be a piece of cake.
Danny
Sounds kind of creepy to me.
Sean
Yeah, yeah, I’ll text you later.
Sean
I gotta hit the road.
Sean
Dude, I’m so pissed.
Sean
Just got to her grandmother’s house.
Sean
It’s like 300 years old.
Danny
I thought you said it was a mansion??
Sean
It’s super dark and dusty.
Danny
So Gina lied to you??
Sean
She said I’d get a king bed and a TV.
Sean
And that’s here in the bedroom she told me to sleep in.
Sean
But there’s no way I’m sleeping in there.
Sean
It’s on the fourth floor at the end of the hall.
Sean
So it was really secluded.
Sean
There are these pictures of some old-timey dude hanging everywhere.
Sean
And here’s the thing…
Sean
They kind of look like me.
Danny
What?! That is next level creepy.
Danny
I told you this was a bad idea.
Danny
Any sign of the grandmother?
Sean
But I heard her TV going.
Sean
Her suite is also on the fourth floor.
Danny
So you don’t have to go say hi or anything?
Sean
Not according to Gina.
Sean
I’ll probably just sleep here in the living room.
Sean
Watch movies on my phone.
Danny
The crazy things you do for love…
Then start scrolling through my phone looking for movies.
I didn’t want to tell Danny…
But the house is actually even creepier than I let on.
It’s clear that no one takes care of it.
But whatever, Gina’s worth it.
When I feel myself getting tired…
I call her to say goodnight, but she doesn’t answer.
I leave her a quick message…
The hairs on my arms are standing on end.
I look around, feeling disoriented.
The room is completely dark except for the hall light.
I whip my head over to the hallway.
I can just see the top of a woman’s head peeking out from behind the wall.
It’s about two feet from the bottom of the floor…
One of her hands is sprawled in front of her.
When she sees me looking…
Horrified, I don’t move for a few seconds.
Then I hear a small whisper.
And then the pitter patter of feet going up the stairs.
Holy crap that was creepy.
So I spend the next hour trying to calm my racing heart.
Trying to convince myself it was just a fluke.
And eventually, I drift off to sleep again.
Had someone been touching me?
Remembering what happened earlier in the night…
I instantly jump off the couch.
And turn just in time to see Gina’s grandmother shuffle out of the room quickly on all fours.
I run around the living room…
Turning on all the lights.
No way I’m staying here another night.
This is too freakin’ much, even for me.
But I don’t want to just leave without telling her…
So I decide to sit and wait for her to call me back.
She doesn’t call me until 9 a.m.
And it’s from her mother’s phone.
Gina
I’m so sorry I’ve been MIA the past few days, babe.
Gina
There’s been so much going on.
Sean
What do you mean MIA?
Sean
We were texting all day yesterday.
Gina
I haven’t had a phone for three days.
Sean
I don’t know what you’re talking about…
Sean
But I need to talk to you about your grandmother.
Sean
She’s out of her room and completely freaking me out.
Gina
Ummm, what are you talking about?
Sean
What do you mean what am I talking about?!
Sean
I’m talking about your grandma!
Sean
I slept in the living room and—
Gina
Sean, whose house are you in?!
Sean
We texted about this!
Sean
I told you I was going!
At this point my voice is shaky.
Gina
Sean, I lost my phone there three days ago.
Gina
It must have been when we were in the café together.
Gina
Because that’s where I found it.
Gina
Remember? That day that creepy old lady kept staring at us?
Gina
Sean…I can see your texts now…
Gina
And I definitely wasn’t the one texting you…
Gina
My grandma isn’t even alive.
Now my hands are shaking too.
Sean
So…who’s been texting me from your phone then?
A loud voice suddenly sounds from nearby.
Woman
WHERE ARE YOU ARCH?!
Because her voice gets louder in my ear.
Gina
Sean, get out of there now!
Gina
We’ll get your things later!
I don’t have to be told twice.
I make a run to the door…
But when I pass the stairs…
The knife sinks into my back…
Headline: Tragedy at the Manor.
Sean Williams, 19, was found stabbed to death this weekend at Tate Manor.
The woman holding the knife?
She was taken into police custody.
If you were around 40 years ago…
You might recognize her name.
Her late husband was also found stabbed to death at Tate Manor.
Some say Gladys was responsible.
But she was never charged.
We may never find out the truth about what happened…
