The Biggest Mistake

 

After Simon’s death, James couldn’t take any chances and moved in fear that the force will come after him too. Years passed and he finally decided to apply for a job. He wanted a job in which he could get prosperous fast. One day he was just scrolling on his phone when he found a job. Some rich people were hiring a butler and the salary was impressive. He went after it and got the position

After weeks of working there, James started thinking of the people there as a second family. He was allowed to go to any room except for the basement. James was curious about the reason but he didn’t want to interfere in other people’s business.

One day the family was going on vacation leaving their trusted butler, James, to take care of the house. James was just doing his job when he found a key on the floor. The owners of the house only had two keys. The one for the front gate and one for the basement. James already had the key for the gate so he figured that the key he found was for the basement. James knew it was wrong, but his curiosity got to him. He took the key and ran the ground floor.

He twisted the key into the lock of the basement’s door and the old door creaked open. There was pure darkness in the room. The room seemed empty at first glance but it wouldn’t make sense for someone so kind to be possessive over an empty room. James went inside the room, the door being shut ceiled behind him. Due to the darkness, James tripped multiple times. He fell on a chest filled with old books and a flashlight which conveniently worked. The basement was more spacious than he thought. He flashed the light around and found out that the basement was a labyrinth with no exit, a maze with no prize. He was lost.

There was a piece of paper on the floor that read; “there is a way to escape. Find 3 clues, you have an hour. The clues will lead you to me. I can help.”

Desperate, James quickly started hunting clues. He first found a piece of paper that read; “At the.” The sentence was incomplete and the other words were most likely in the next two clues. The first one was easy to find but he knew that the rest wouldn’t be.

He tried his best but would always reach dead ends. James was getting irritated. He later found a red, pale book and found the next clue in there. The clue read; “door.” James still couldn’t make out exactly where as there multiple doors all were leading to mazes.

James was flashing lights everywhere in hope of finding the last clue so he can leave. He would first look around and then examine everything piece by piece. This process continued until he found a vent on the floor. Without thinking, he jumped down. When he got there he found the 3rd and last clue. It read; “behind you.”

James put all the clues together and confirmed that the door is behind him. He got up and looked behind him. There was a small, kid’s size door. James knelt down and crawled through it. There was a small figure spread on the floor. It was sealed.

 

James gulped and went closer. There was a window as well. If James wanted he could jump out the window for freedom or investigate the figure. He had a choice but no idea what was right and what would be the biggest mistake of his life. He decided to unzip the cover. There was a corpse of a dead child. Shocked, James stepped back.

Then, weird smoke started coming out from the body. It turned out that the smoke was actually the child’s soul and James had somehow set it free. You may think that the child’s soul would be happy with James, but he looked like the murderer to the child. The soul started chasing him and led him to a room. James swore that he never killed anyone, but the soul didn’t believe him.

The child’s soul shattered into particles and those particles started orbiting James. It got darker in the room and James felt a sudden pain. The pain got sharper and so did the soul’s giggles. James exploded and was in the position of that soul. The child’s soul was free now, but James’ soul was to be trapped for eternity until he finds a victim. And so, James was punished for something he never did.

 

 

                                ~ The End~