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The doll was continuously staring at me when Jess snatched that doll from me and said

"Who gave a gift like this to anyone? Isn't it unfair?" He said while annoyingly looking at the doll.

"Hey Jess, She would not have gone so far, do one thing ask that woman to give something good to you as a present," Mia said with a wicked grin.

"I think you are right, I should go after her" Jess said while standing up from his seat.

"Oh C'mon Jess doesn't tell me that you intend to pursue her," I asked Jess.

"Of course, Mia I will do so, I will surely find her and toss this strange object in her face, as she deserved it"

"Oh yeah, yeah, you are right, you should go," Mia said in a motivated tone.

"Hey, Mia stop it already," said Joe.

Jess stood up and started walking towards the front door.

I summoned him from behind, but he was quick enough to leave the house.

"Aish~ this guy... Mia you shouldn't have said those things to him, now looked at him, he had gone."

"It's not my fault he was already going behind her" Mia bragged.

"What will she think of us," I asked myself when

Mia spoke,"Don't worry Jess can never find that woman"

"What do you mean??"

She replied "Look she was not a normal woman, who sneak into one's house and gave someone a creepy doll"

Wh...what do you mean by "not a normal woman"? Joe asked.

Look- Mia was about to explain when the front door knocked. Joe stood up and opened the door.

It was Jess. As he came in, he looked too tired he still possesses the doll in his hand.

He tiredly came and sat on the sofa " I can't find that old woman"

"It's okay Jess, It's already late, I think we should go and take some rest," I said.

Mia said " hey what's this doll is doing in your hand? Weren't you supposed to return it?"

"Hey Mia just stop this already," Joe said in a cold tone.

"Whatever, By the way, where are you guys supposed to sleep?" Mi asked while looking at me.

"Well maybe Umm.." I started thinking.

"Of course, they will sleep with us," Joe said.

But Joe, how can we manage, the room is not that big besides Jess is in a habit of sleeping alone. You don't worry we can manage it's just one night and tomorrow we will leave.

"Jess are you okay with that" Joe asked.

I, too, began to look towards him.

He hesitatingly said, "We..well okay, if the situation requires it."

We both went upstairs. Jess and I went to our room. I was cleaning my room when Jess came and said

"Lia what should I do with this doll?" while showing me the doll.

I grabbed the doll from his gasp. It was the most disgusting doll I had ever seen. It was completely bald and its skin was cracked and caked in the dirt.

The worst thing of all was its teeth. they were long, pointy, sharp, and beastly. They looked like an animal's fang.

I went downstairs, and put the antique doll into the little cupboard under the stairs, behind a pile of shoes where we couldn't have to look at that ugly, evil little thing.

I came upward and asked Jess what he can do and sleep in his room.

At around 11 PM, I wasn't sleepy at all, I was laying on my bed.

I heard a noise....a shuffling sound, which went on for about five minutes. Then, a brief dragging noise and finally, scuttling like light footsteps walking very fast.

I was scared as hell. I was shaking in my bed with fear, unable to move.

Then I thought I heard a faint raspy voice whispering from downstairs.

The door of my room was open and the landing light was on, as I was a little scared of the dark.

Suddenly, I heard the horrible, childish voice says

"LIAAA, I'M ON THE FIRST STEP"...

And then loud scrabbing again as whatever was speaking turned tail and returned to its place of hiding.

I was too scared, So I reluctantly returned to bed, telling myself that it had only been a dream.

I got up from bed and went downstairs, checking the cupboard under the stairs, but the doll was exactly where I had left her.

I was too scared, So I reluctantly returned to bed, telling myself that it had only been a dream.

I fought sleep but eventually drifted off even though I had fought sleep. presently, the deep disembodied voice woke me again.

I wondered if I could only hear it in my head.

"LUUUUCCCCCYYYY!! I'm ON THE FOURTH STEP....", it said.

I got petrified. I got up from the bed and shut the room's door. Just as I began to doze, I heard the noise.

"LUCYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY!! I'm ON THE TOP STEP...",

I wasn't sure, but I thought I could see the door opening very, very slowly.

I began screaming while placing my hands on my ears.