|Drapetomania | √• Hong Jisoo •

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"And that's all , the attic and the basement are always unlocked during the night shift , do you still have any other questions ?"

And with that , the sound of footsteps had  come to a sudden end

"Yeah " joshua responded , as he silently hoped that his assumptions were merely a result of his imagination "why  did all of the past guards resign?"

Managing to catch a glimpse of the sudden shift of emotions on the priest's face , the brunet only rose a brow in confusion at the older male's antics

"Well each had their reasons , as they unfortunately violated some rules " he explained attempting to stay as calm as one can through such situations , but this had only made Joshua's doubts rise

Shaking away the intruding thoughts , he nodded at the priest ,  yet relief was evident on the latter's face

"Fortunately for you , we made a book on to safely guard and patrol this sacred place , after all we need to ensure that whoever is guarding this church is safe"
He added hurriedly with a forced smile as he looked back at joshua

"Right I've read the book but-"

"Good , Well your shift starts in 30minute , and I'm supposed to leave by now so i can't answer any other questions "

his response had already triggered a feeling of eeriness within the younger male who only stared as an unsure expression grazed his features

"You can rest on the pews until your shift starts" the priest stated as he started walking away toward the doors , with Joshua's gaze following his figure

"And i hope you brought a watch , for your own good " and with that , he left  , leaving the brunet in a state of bewilderment

Sitting on one of the pews , a sigh escaped his lips as his gaze wandered through the place

'Jeonghan was right , everything is suspicious about this place ' he thought closing his eyes for a mere second

"What kinda church is this and what kind of rules are those " he stated in a low tone , he couldn't help but feel a sense of paranoia and suspicion grow within

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"You sure you wanna still go there as a night guard?"

A certain blond exclaimed , his hands hidden within his pockets as the two males walked away from the school building
"Well it's only a one time thing and it's our last year in highschool"

"Your point?"
"I need more extracurricular activities?" Joshua stated as if it was the most obvious thing  ,only to be met with jeonghan's  response "plus it counts as a community service so it's good enough"
"You haven't heard the rumors did you?" Jeonghan stated kicking a pebble off the road 

"What rumors ?" The latter responded , spotting his house at the end of the street , nearing with every step they took

"About the past night guards, they all resign after day 1 , some even disappeared"  the blond explained , his gaze focused on the male next to him

"Well it's a one time thing ,it wont hurt , plus they gave me a book to ensure I'll safely guard the place" joshua responded , yet as he was about to walk away toward his place and bid his friend goodbye ,jeonghan stopped him

"Isn't that itself dubious?"

"It is , but it's too late now so might as well follow the rules"

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"To be fair the book started off normal " he muttered standing up " but that doesn't explain the rest of the rules "

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Walking into his room, he immediately opened the book that laid untouched over the desk

'Thank you for applying for the position of a night guard , you have now been hired to guard this holy place  , fortunately for you this book have been made as a guide to safely guard patrol this sacred location , this book has been solely made after the sudden resignations of the past guards'

"So far so normal" he muttered and he flipped through the pages

'Your nightly shift begins on 10pm , be sure to not be late ,you can be early but never too late 

The rules are simple and will be stated as the following

1- we heavily advice you to carry a rosary or a crucifix of your own for your own safety

2- make sure to bring a watch of yours , if you happen to forget bringing it , we're sorry '

"What the fuck , what kind of rules are those" joshua exclaimed

Yet the more he read through the rules , the more his face turned from shock to fear , not only were the rules so dubious , but they happened to also be creepy and oddly threatening

' thank you for reading through the guide book, we advice you to keep it with you during your shift at any costs , as your life may rely on it'

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"Was that just some way to threaten me into following the rules ?" He said looking at his watch before pulling out his phone , to his surprise , the time on phone was rather different

"Did i mess up something in settings? Its clearly not midnight right now" the brunet said as his gaze was rather focused on the  screen

"well ill fix it later " he stated with a shrug before putting back his phone in his pockets

Checking his watch one last time , it clearly stated 9:55pm

"5more minutes till i have to start" but he couldn't help but shake away the growing sense of
paranoia

Almost as if something was watching him , even tho he was on his own

yet as his gaze wandered around , the uncanny scene upon his sight rendered him rather surprised , as he stood up , unable to look away from the door

Or at least  what was outside of the doors

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Word count : 1000

Hi hoes its ya favorite clown , back again at it with the stories

I hope my writing wasn't bad bc tbh its been a while since i wrote anything

Hope you enjoyed it and ill try my best to actually update on time :)

The chapters may be between 1000-1500 words as I'm trying to keep them short

Its gonna be like a horror stories series , each member will have their own story and its not gonna be that long

Hope it was good enough , please leave your opinions in comments :') they really make me happy and i thrive off em

Bye! Have a great day/night