Episode 2: The Missing Four

The next afternoon, all 8 friends

gathered at Percy's house.

Drake was setting up his camera.

GD was scrolling through articles.

Jackson looked bored.

Tripp was eating chips.

"Do you bring anything useful?" Jackson

asked.

"Yes," Tripp replied.

He held up the chips.

"emergency supplies."

"they're snacks."

"Exactly."

Across the room, Hari sat in front of a

laptop.

"I found a more information about the missing four."

Everyone moved closer.

Even Tripp stoped eating.

Hari clicked on an article.

A photo of the four missing friends

 appeared on the screen.

"They disappeared 3 months ago"

 she said.

"The police searched the area but found

nothing."

"Not even a body?" Sohee asked quietly.

Hari shook her head.

"Nothing."

Eilln felt a chill.

"That's creepy."

"it gets worse," Hari said.

She opened another page

"This was their last post online."

The screen showered a short massage:

"We found a house.

The room fell silent.

"That's it?" GD asked.

"That's it."

"NO photos" Drake asked.

"NO videos?"

"NO."

Tripp slowly lowered his bag of chips.

"okay that's officially creepy."

Jackson crossed his arms.

"There has to be an explanation."

"Sure," Tripp replied.

"The explanation is that the how ate

them."

Jackson groaned.

Percy started at his screen.

Thinking.

A house.

A missing group.

No clues.

No evidence.

No survivors.

The mystery pulled him.

Finally he Looked up.

"I want to see it myself."

"Oh no," Tripp muttered.

GD grnned.

"I knew it"

"We actually doing this?" Eilln asked.

Percy nodded.

"We'll film everything."

Drake smiled and lifted his camera.

"Best vlog ever."

Or the worst.

The Next morning, the group gathered at

Percy's house.

Everyone had been told to bring supplies

for the trip.

most people took that seriously.

Tripp did not,"

"What is that?" Jackson asked.

Tripp proudly lifted a backpack.

"Emergency supplies"

Jackson opened it.

Inside were chips, cookies chocolates and more chips.

"There is not a single useful thing here."

"Wrong,"

Tripp grabbed a bag of chips.

"This is useful."

Sohee laughed.

"you packed only snacks?"

"I packed water too."

"One bottle."

"hydration is important."

GD dropped a huge camping bag onto the

floor.

"Now this is preparation."

Everyone started.

The bag was enormous.

"What do you bring" Eilln asked.

"A tant."

"We're not camping."

"A flashlight."

"Good."

"A rope."

"Good."

"A shovel."

Silence.

"Why do you bring a shovel?" Hari asked.

GD shrugged.

"What if we need a shovel?"

"No."

"What if we do?"

Jackson rubbed his forehead.

"I already regret this trip."

Drake filmed everything.

"This is gold."

Percy checked the Map spread across the

table.

"If we leave tomorrow morning, we should reach blackthorn jungle bye afternoon."

Eilln frowned.

"Do we really have to go?"

The room become quiet.

For some reason. She couldn't shake the

bad feeling in her chest.

Percy looked at her.

"If anything feel wrong we leave."

Eilln nodded.

That made her feel little better.

A little.

Hari sat beside the laptop, studying

article.

"The mension doesn't appear on modern

apps.

"what?" Drake asked.

"It should be here."

She pointed at the screen.

"But it's missing."

Jackson frowned.

'That's weird."

"Very weird."

Before anyone could continue, Tripp

suddenly stood up.

"Important question."

Everyone looked at him.

"If a ghost attacks can we all agree to

sacrifice Jackson."

"No!"

The room exploded with laughter.

Even Eilln smiled.

Jackson pointed at him.

"I am never helping you."

"That's okay."

Tripp grinned.

"I have Sohee."

"What does that mean?" Sohee asked.

"It's mean you'll save me."

"No I won't."

"You absolutely will."

The smile on Sohee's face said otherwise.

Drake zoomed the camera in.

"interesting."

"That that off?" Sohee said.

Everyone laughed again.

For a moment, the trip felt like any other adventure.

none of them knew it would be there last.

As for the sun began to set, Percy rolled up

the map.

"Tomorrow."

The room fell silent.

Tomorrow they would leave.

Tomorrow they would begin their biggest

vlog.

Tomorrow they would go to blackthorn

jungle.

And far away, hidden among the trees the abandoned mansion waited.

"End Of Episode 2"

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