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Tattoos and Burns

“You were
sleepwalking again
last night. I found
you near the door
leading to the
basement.” Ivy
said, leaning against the kitchen
door. Blake sighed. She always
had weird sleep habits, but ever
since she started having the
nightmares, she began
sleepwalking and somehow she
would always make way
towards the basement.
Her nightmares were always the
same. An endlessly long
corridor with some creepy
drawings on the walls, and an
unsettling feeling that she was
being pursued. Shreyasee Routh VII C (DB)
The house where Blake and Ivy
lived was quite old. They had Blake looked at her left hand next moment she was on her
rented it two months back. The and yelped. Her eyes widened knees, trying not to throw up.
owner of the House, Jeffery in horror as she saw some She turned to find Blake, who
Carrington ,an author settled in symbols on her hand. They looked as though she was
Denmark, wanted to get rid of it. were not tattoos. Definitely not expecting her arrival.
A week of living in the house and tattoos. The shapes had been “ You are in my dream.” Blake
a few chats with the neighbours branded on her skin. She said calmly. By now, Ivy was
sure she would just get a
tugged at her sleeves and
told them why. Mr. Carrington’s exposed her forearm, all of cardiac arrest. Trying not to
younger brother, an aspiring which had been branded with hyperventilate, she looked
artist, was lost at the sea, and different images. A lighthouse, a around. She was in a corridor,
that was the beginning of wave, some strange symbols a very long , dimly lit corridor,
strange, eerie events, which and the numbers- 21-09. but she could still make out
kept people away from the Ivy inched closer and on seeing shapes drawn on the walls. A
premises. the charred skin, stumbled back, light house, a wave, the
“The basement was where stunned. Blake didn’t respond, symbols and the numbers- 21-
Jason Carrington used to draw.” she just swayed and collapsed. 09. She shakily gazed at
Blake said. Ivy screamed. Resisting the Blake’s arms, but they were not
“How do you know that?” Ivy urge to run away , she bent branded.” What is all this?” she
inquired. Blake had been down next to her friend. She asked Blake.
muttering random facts stretched out her hand when “ Something has to be done.”
regarding the Carringtons and it she felt someone yank her hair, Blake replied, though she did
all ended up being correct. and she felt herself dissolving. not sound sure.
Blake shrugged, when Ivy saw Scenes rapidly shifted around “These drawings, mean
something which made her her, flashes of light filling her something.” Ivy reasoned.
gasp. vision and her mind clouded “ They represent the sea.”
“What happened to your arms? with terrifying images. She felt Blake replied.
“What ?” her feet touch the floor and the contd. page 8