**Y/N's POV**
Sleep was something I was getting none of lately so when my alarm went off for school I was already wide awake. My mind had been all over the place for the last week and a half knowing that my girlfriend if I could even call her that anymore hated my guts over something that wasn't even true.
Almost two weeks ago I went to a birthday party for my friend Antonio when my girlfriend's best friend Ali showed up with a few of their mutual friends. My girlfriend Madison was out of town with her family for her grandparent's anniversary so that's why she wasn't present at the birthday party. We live in Aspen so it's easy for us to throw big parties without getting too much attention from the police.
It didn't take too long before the party surpassed the little get-together that was originally expected. Drinks were flowing, the smell of weed and alcohol filled the air. I had maybe four drinks before I called it for the night, not really in the mood to get shit-faced drunk like the rest of my friends because I wanted Madison with me. We had both been busy lately and hadn't been able to spend as much time as we normally did together.
I was nowhere near drunk but I did have a slight buzz going on. The air in the house was becoming overwhelming with the stench of sweat and liquor so I decided to step outside to get some fresh air and to try and call Madison since I hadn't heard from her since earlier that morning.
I clicked on my girlfriend's contact and the phone rang several times before her voicemail came on. I waited for a minute and then tried calling her again only getting the same results. I texted her and told her to call me when she could and reminded her how much I loved her before I placed my cell phone in my pocket.
I took a deep breath and enjoyed the sound of the stream that went through Antonio's backyard. The night was a little chilly but nothing that we weren't used to. The silence was disrupted when the patio door slid open and Ali came outside. "What are you doing out here all by yourself?" My girlfriend's best friend asked, "it was getting too hot in there and I wanted to try and call Maidson but she must be busy with her family." I replied.
Ali stood there looking at me for a minute making me a little uncomfortable under her gaze "are you alright?" I asked, scratching the back of my neck, Ali shook her head and walked towards me. The air became thick and I didn't like the way she was looking at me.
Her eyes were filled with lust and before I knew it Ali grabbed me by my shirt and pulled me towards her. Her lips were on mine and I was frozen filled with utter shock. It took me a second to gather myself before I pushed her away harshly.
"The fuck is wrong with you?" I hissed, wiping my mouth "I-I just, I've liked you since freshman year and I never got my chance with you." Ali replied as tears filled her eyes. I shook my head and clenched my jaw.
"You're Madison's best fucking friend why the fuck would you go and do something like that? I love Madison and what you just did was foul. Stay the fuck away from me and Madison because real friends don't go and do shit like that."
After that, I pushed her out of my way and made my way through the party, and decided to just walk home since I had been drinking.
I had planned to tell Madison everything that had happened when she finally got in touch with me again when I got home I was still fuming with rage. I tried calling and texting Madison again several times before I passed out.
The next day pictures got around through a massive group text some kids made from our school of Ali and I "kissing" Madison finally called me back and before I could even get a word out she told me we were done before abruptly hanging up the phone.
That was nearly two weeks ago and I still haven't had an opportunity to explain myself. Never in a million years would I have cheated on Madison. That girl had my heart completely and I couldn't even begin to fathom doing something like that to her.
When I'm at school I'm constantly getting stared at and have people saying shit under their breath about me being a cheater. If Madison spots me she walks in the opposite direction. We have a few classes together and she's had our teachers move her away from the seat she had next to me. Ali has tried talking to me and each time I brush past her and keep things moving because she's the reason why I'm in this position right now.
Our school's annual senior Halloween party/bonfire is coming up and that's when I had planned on giving Madison an upgraded promise ring. But because of how everything has panned out I don't think I'll have that opportunity and that sucks more than anything.
**Madison's POV**
"Why are you being so damn stubborn? Y/N has come up to you like ten times today to try and talk to you. Let her talk and if you don't like what she has to say then you can cut her off for good. But if I'm being completely honest with you Mads I don't think Y/N kissed Ali." My best friend Cindy said as we were sitting in my car for lunch.
"I know what I saw and that's all the proof I need. I never thought Y/N would do something like that to me but I guess I was wrong." I replied sadly. I still couldn't wrap my head around what had gone on two weeks ago.
When I got a text with just a few pictures of my so-called best friend and girlfriend kissing it completely shattered my heart. Y/N was my first everything and I did picture us being together for the long run.
I knew we were young but I felt like the love we shared was something you could only find once in your life. And to know that Y/N had such a disregard for me and our relationship killed me.
I thought my friendship with Ali was solid too but I guess you can't trust people in the ways you thought you could.
"Come on Mads Y/N is so fucking whipped for you do you think she would cheat on you especially with one of your best friends? Y/N is the same girl who spent hours building you that igloo in your backyard and got sick as hell just because she wanted to make you smile and experience that when you said you never had before. Or walked in the rain just to watch movies with you."
I thought back to those times and Y/N did go out of her way to put a smile on my face. But when I thought of her now all I could see was her lips on my best friend and it made me sick to my stomach.
I shook my head and sighed "I don't want to talk about her anymore. I heard Ryan is throwing a party tonight. We should go." I replied. Cindy looked at me with furrowed eyebrows "I thought you said your parents were only letting you go out tomorrow for the bonfire since your aunt was in town?"
I shrugged my shoulders "that's why there's a thing called sneaking out" that wasn't like me to do something like that but with everything that had happened the last few weeks I wanted to have some fun and take my mind off of things.
Cindy looked at me like I had two heads for a few seconds before she sighed and agreed to go to the party with me.
We finished with our lunch and went back to school. Cindy had to talk to her guidance counselor so I continued to my locker to get my things for my afternoon classes. "Mads" I stopped all movement when I heard Y/N's voice "please can you just hear me out whatever you think happened I swear to you it didn't happen like that I love you" I turned around with a look of anger on my face.
"You love me? But you went and cheated with someone that I thought was my best friend Y/N! I know what I saw and what I saw is enough. You should just stop cause I'm done" the look on the taller girl's face would have been enough to break my heart if it wasn't already broken.
"Madison I swear I never fucking cheated on you" she said as her voice cracked. "Leave me alone" I replied as I slammed my locker shut and pushed past the taller woman holding back tears. I've cried so much I didn't want to do it again. I was looking forward to tonight. I would finally be able to have some fun and forget about everything for a while.
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The party was honestly better than I expected Ryan flirted heavily with me but I honestly didn't pay that any mind. Even though I was still massively hurt deep down I still was so in love with Y/N. Cindy was in my ear all night long to allow Y/N to explain herself and I knew that was the right thing to do.
I stood out way longer than I should have because the sun had been up for almost an hour already by the time I climbed through my bedroom window as quietly as possible. I set my things down on my desk and slipped my shoes off before I tiptoed to my bathroom. When I clicked on the light I damn near had a heart attack when I saw my mom sitting on my bathroom counter "are you out of your fucking mind Madison Elle?! It's almost eight in the morning and you're barely waltzing in! You smell like weed and liquor."
My heart was still hammering within my chest at the shock of seeing her in my room. "Mom I'm sorry I just wanted to go out and take my mind off of things."
My mom looked at me with a look of disappointment "maybe if you just asked we would have let you go out for a few hours but no you want to be stupid and sneak out. What if something happened to you? What if someone fucking kidnapped you we would have never known cause we thought our daughter was home safe sleeping in her bed. You can kiss going to the bonfire tonight goodbye instead dad volunteered you to babysit for the Tanaka's."
"Mom no I'm sorry but I can't miss the bonfire you know that's the biggest senior event of the whole school season! I don't even know who the hell the Tanaka's are!" My mom looked at me with a sarcastic sorry look and shrugged her shoulders. "Should have thought about that before you snuck out. Get some sleep dad will drive you to Basalt where they live so be ready by five. He'll tell you more about them." My mom said before she patted my shoulder and walked out of my room.
I was left standing there with a look of bewilderment on my face. I knew there was no use in arguing with my parents when they had their mindset on something there was no changing it. And even though I was being an idiot I knew that I deserved to be punished for sneaking out because it dawned on me god forbid something did happen to me my parents wouldn't have known a thing.
I texted Cindy and let her know what was going on and it was safe to say she was pretty pissed I wouldn't be able to go with her to the bonfire tonight. I didn't dwell on it much more. I got in the shower and did my usual shower routine before I came out and brushed my teeth and put my hair in a messy bun. Then I lotioned my body and put on some deodorant before climbing into bed and going to sleep.
My alarm went off at four so I got up and brushed my teeth again and washed my face before I did my makeup. When I was done with that I took my hair out of its bun and straightened it a little.
Since all I was doing was babysitting I decided to go comfy in a Nike sweatsuit and some white air force 1's. I clipped my Y/I necklace around my neck that Y/N had given me for our second anniversary. I didn't feel right without it on and I noticed at school yesterday she was still wearing the matching M necklace I had gotten for her.
I sprayed myself with some perfume before I grabbed a small backpack putting my iPad and my charger for it and my cellphone inside along with my keys, wallet, a travel-sized perfume and lotion, and some gum. I found my AirPods and added them into the bag as well before I put my apple watch around my wrist and exited my room.
"Well, well, well sleeping beauty awakes" my dad sarcastically said as I walked into the kitchen. I rolled my eyes and grabbed a juice out of the fridge. "Are you ready to go?" He asked "not like I have a choice" I replied as I grabbed a bag of hot Cheetos from the pantry. "You have no one to blame but yourself for being irresponsible, Madison." My dad replied as he grabbed his car keys from the hook "I know mom already gave me the talk where is she anyway?"
"She went out with your aunt Cheryl a few hours ago to get their nails done or something" I nodded my head before walking towards the garage. I got into the passenger side of my dad's Range Rover and soon we were off on the almost half-hour drive to Basalt where the Tanaka's lived.
The drive was quiet besides the random music my dad had playing "I could have driven myself you know?" My dad chuckled "so you could sneak off to the bonfire? I don't think so I'll come to get you when they get home later this evening. Please Madison make sure you don't leave those kids alone and do something stupid."
I was a little offended by what my dad said "yes I messed up by sneaking out last night but I'd never leave kids alone I'm not that freaking stupid" I replied with an attitude.
The GPS said we were less than a mile away from our destination "who are these people anyway?" I asked as I was looking out of the window "I work with Gemma at the law firm. She's an amazing attorney. Her husband Lewis is a surgeon, one of the best in the state. They have twins, a boy and a girl they're six, their names are Kenji and Emiko." My dad explained. When we pulled up to their house I was impressed with how beautiful it was. There were no neighbors around. It seemed like we were in the middle of nowhere.
"If you need anything give me a call and please look out for the kids and be careful. Gemma said she would call me when they were on their way home so I know when to leave. I love you, sweetheart." My dad said before he hugged me and kissed my head.
"I will, I love you too" I replied as I grabbed my backpack and cellphone. I walked up the long pathway to their front door and saw my dad backing up so he could turn around. I took a deep breath before I knocked on the door.
About a minute later the giant front door opened and a beautiful older woman smiled at me "hello you must be Madison I'm Gemma Tanaka" the woman said as she reached out to shake my hand "I am, it's nice to meet you Mrs. Tanaka" I replied "please come in" the woman said as she stepped to the side.
I noticed on one side of the entryway they had an actual koi pond in the ground and a waterfall built into the wall. The house was decorated beautifully. My parents came from money but this was on a whole other level I didn't even want to touch anything.
"You have a gorgeous home," I told the older woman as I followed her further into the house. "Thank you it took a long time to get this whole house put together but I'm pleased with the outcome." We walked into their living room where they had big plush couches and a huge flatscreen tv that was hung over a beautiful fireplace.
"Just to warn you, cell phone reception is super spotty out here but we do have wifi. Most of the time we still have a landline so if you want to make any calls you're more than welcome to do so from our house phone. If your cell phone doesn't work."
Just before Mrs. Tanaka spoke again and an older man walked into the room "ahh there you are. Are you almost ready to go?" The man said as he fixed his tie "nice to meet you Madison I'm Lewis" the older man said as he shook my hand "nice to meet you as well" I replied.
"Did you tell her about the reception out here?" His wife nodded, "am I missing anything else?" Gemma asked her husband "the guest house?" Lewis replied "oh yeah we have a guest house just across the lake sometimes our son comes home on the weekends from college and he stays in there most of the time we don't know when he's home," Gemma said as she walked towards the huge window to point in the direction of the guest house.
The guest house was impressive and a beautiful compliment to the main house. "We have a housekeeper Maria who stays here most of the time as well she stays in the other wing of the house. The kids are just getting over the flu so they shouldn't even bother you all night. If they do it'll probably be for something to snack on and something to drink. That's if they wake up we gave them their final dose of medicine for the day about an hour ago.
Your dad said you liked pizza and wings so Lewis went to pick up some food right before you got here. That's all yours so enjoy. The fridge and pantry are stocked with snacks so help yourself to anything, don't worry it's none of that organic stuff our kids won't eat it." Gemma said with a small chuckle.
"We have a movie theater and game room so feel free to use that just enjoy yourself. I told your dad we'd call him when we were on our way home. Lewis will meet your dad halfway just so he isn't having to drive out here late. We're going to dinner and then to a small Halloween party after we won't be too late." I smiled and nodded "I don't have anywhere else to be tonight so that's completely fine with me." I replied.
"The Wifi information is on the fridge along with our numbers and other emergency contacts and the home phone number. The home security code is on there too I'm sure you know how that works if you need to use it. Your dad gave us your number so we'll text you and check in every few hours. The kid's rooms are upstairs to the right; they're across the hall from each other. If you need anything give us a call." Gemma said as they began walking towards the front door.
I watched as Lewis set the home alarm before we bid each other a good night. They closed the door and I made sure to lock it before I walked through the house again. Cindy called me while she was on her way to the bonfire and I told her how incredible this house was. She asked where they lived and I shared my location with her.
It was something we often did whenever we weren't together just for a safety precaution. And I made sure to text her the Tanaka's home phone number along with the address again just in case since I remembered Gemma saying how spotty reception was out here.
She told me Y/N had asked her if I was going to the bonfire in hopes that we could sit down and talk about what happened that night I was sent the pictures. I knew I needed to stop being stubborn and hear Y/N out. I told Cindy she could tell Y/N that we could sit down tomorrow to talk.
When Cindy got to the lake where they were having the bonfire she told me she would text me in a while to let me know what Y/N had to say. We said our goodbyes and hung up.
I went into the kitchen and got some pizza, wings, and a drink before going into the living room. I turned on the TV and went to Hulu, and put on Reservation Dogs, a show Y/N had got me into. I didn't want to be too far away from the kids just in case they woke up and got scared that their parents weren't home. I finished my food and still felt hungry so I paused the episode I was on and went back into the kitchen to fill my plate again.
The sun had long since set and the outside of the house was now pitch black which honestly scared me a little. The house had so many floor-to-ceiling windows so everywhere you looked it was just pitch black. I walked back into the living room and I could see that the lake that was on this side of the house was lit slightly from the fountain they had in the middle of it. The wind had picked up significantly since I arrived too, only adding to the eerie feeling.
I texted Cindy to see how things were going and noticed it was now taking my phone forever to send the message. I set my phone down next to me and continued watching the show I had paused. After a while, I was caught up with all the episodes of Reservation Dogs so I turned off Hulu and switched to Netflix to find a movie.
I heard the front door open and slam so I set down the remote and waited to see if it was Maria. After about a minute of waiting, I didn't hear anything so I grabbed my cell phone and walked towards the front of the house. I saw the door was unlocked and that made me furrow my eyebrows. I remember locking the door as soon as Lewis left.
I locked the door again and pulled on it just to make sure it stayed locked "Maria? Mr. and Mrs. Tanaka?" I called out as I walked down the hallway towards the kitchen. I didn't see any signs of anyone so I continued onto the other wing of the house that the Tanaka's hadn't shown me before they left.
There was another small living room and a bar "Maria? It's Madison, I'm the babysitter" I called out again as I walked down another small hallway that led to a laundry room, a bathroom, and two more bedrooms. I knocked on each door and waited for a response before opening the doors and peeking inside. They were all beautifully furnished like the rest of the house but no signs of anyone.
As I was walking down the hall to go back to the kitchen I heard the home phone begin to ring. I picked up my pace a little more and grabbed the phone and answered it. All I heard on the other end was wind blowing and someone breathing heavily. I kept saying hello but no response so after a minute I just hung up the phone.
I grabbed some water and went back into the living room and just sat down. I couldn't deny that I was a little freaked out after hearing the door opening and then no sign of anyone in the house. And then the phone call was just the cherry on top of making me a little uncomfortable. I was wishing I had never snuck out of the house and that I could be at the bonfire right now.
I put School of Rock on Netflix just a little something to take my mind off of things. About halfway through the movie, the home phone started ringing again. I answered it and was met with wind and heaving breathing once again. "Whoever this is you need to stop calling here," I said before hanging up the phone.
I decided to try and text Cindy again and this time my message went through. Cindy responded pretty quickly and said that she had been with Y/N and a few friends and that Ali came up wanting to talk to them and Y/NN didn't pay her any attention. I let her know about the weird phone calls I had gotten at the house.
My phone stopped working again, making me sigh. I focused on the movie again trying to take my mind off of being scared. About twenty minutes later I got another phone call this time there was no wind just heavy breathing "I don't know why you keep calling and you aren't saying anything but you seriously need to fucking stop. This shit is getting old no one prank calls anymore so fucking grow up." I said before abruptly hanging up.
About ten minutes later the phone rang again. I answered it but said nothing. I heard deep breathing this time a little different than the breathing I had heard before.
I didn't want to hear it anymore so I hung up and decided to call the cops. I wasn't sure what they could do about the calls but I was freaked out.
Outgoing Call- 911
(B-Madison/I-Dispacher)
911 what's your name and address of your emergency?
My name is Madison Beer. I'm babysitting at 689 Candlewood Lane
Alright, Madison what's going on?
I don't even know if I should be calling for this but I'm starting to get freaked out. I've been getting these weird calls. They don't say anything, they just breathe.
Unfortunately with Halloween being in a few days, there's always an influx of prank callers. And we can't do anything about it unless they threaten you. We don't even have a lot of help here at the station right now. Most of my men are up at the lake where they're having the bonfire for the high school. But I'll tell you what. If they call again, give me a call and we'll figure something out and ask for me, Officer Rylee.
I figured you couldn't help but I thought I'd call anyway. But thank you, Officer Rylee. I appreciate your help.
Call Ended...
I hung up the phone and sighed. I didn't know if it was prank callers or something more sinister. All I knew was I didn't want to be out here by myself anymore so I called Cindy.
**Y/N's POV**
Tonight just wasn't as special as I thought it would be. Seeing all of my friends with their boyfriends and girlfriends made me miss Madison even more than I was, to begin with.
Cindy let me know that Madison's parents made her miss out on tonight to babysit because of her sneaking out for Ryan Smith's party last night. Hearing that honestly pissed me off a lot. Because everyone knew Ryan had a massive crush on Madison and he never cared that she was in a relationship he tried to flirt with her any chance he got.
Even with a big police presence, kids were still getting drunk and high but I wasn't feeling any of that. I was getting ready to leave when I heard Cindy answer her phone. The thing that caught my attention was when she said "Woah Madison slow down what's going on?"
I stopped in my tracks and walked towards Cindy "what's going on?" I whispered. Cindy shrugged and covered the phone "she said she's been getting weird phone calls all night and now someone is banging at the door." I grabbed the phone out of Cindy's hand and walked away to get a little more privacy.
(B-YN I-Madison)
Mads? Babe, what's going on?
Y/NN?
Yeah, it's me baby what's going on where are you?
I sent the address to Cindy. All night someone's been calling the house phone and now someone was banging at the door. I tried finding the housekeeper and I couldn't find her. I'm scared Y/NN.
Alright baby I'm leaving now and I'm coming to you. I want you to find any kind of weapon you can and sit tight. When I get there I'm gonna do our special knock so you know it's me. I'll be there as soon as I can. If someone knocks again or they call you back I want you to call the cops. I love you.
Someone's banging at the door again. I know it's not the Tanaka's or the housekeeper, they all have keys to get in. Hurry and get here I love you too.
Call Ended...
I could hear the pure terror in Madison's voice which broke my heart. I quickly found the address Madison had sent to Cindy and forwarded it to myself.
"Something is going on at that house and I need to get to her. I want you to go to one of those cops and tell them what's going on. This is beyond just trying to prank someone she's scared to death." I told Cindy as I handed her phone back to her.
I didn't even give Cindy a chance to respond before I raced towards my car. I didn't care about anything besides getting to Madison and making sure she was safe.
**Madison's POV**
When I got off the phone with Y/N my mind was set at ease slightly knowing she was coming to be with me. I knew that with her I'd be safe. But knowing it would take her a little while to get to me still had me on edge.
When I hung up with Y/N I went into the kitchen and grabbed the biggest knife I could find, clutching it tightly in my hand.
As I went back into the living room the phone began to ring again. "Have you checked the children?" A creepy deep voice asked before the line cut out. My heart raced. I hadn't heard a peep come from upstairs the entire evening but when I was asked if I had checked on them I felt compelled to do so.
I was still gripping the knife in one hand and slowly crept up the stairs. When I reached the top of the landing I saw a small seating area that had a beautiful fireplace, a small couch, a chair, and a big bookcase that was filled with books.
I looked down the hallway to the left and saw big double doors at the end of the hallway that must have led to the master bedroom. Down the hallway to the right, there were four doors so I walked towards them. I grabbed the first door handle and took a deep breath before slowly opening the door.
I took in the sight before me. Emiko was sleeping on her bed the room decorated with Disney princesses. Her small chest rose and fell letting me know she was alright which gave me a sense of calmness I didn't know I needed to feel. I quietly closed the door and then turned around to open the door opposite Emiko's.
I grabbed the door handle and quietly opened it. Kenji was still asleep, his chest rising and falling just like his sister's. His room was lit up by a small lamp beside his bed the room was decorated with Marvel Superheroes. I looked around the room not seeing anything out of the ordinary so I closed the door and went back downstairs.
As soon as my foot hit the last step the phone began to ring again. I answered and stood quietly. I once again heard the heavy breathing for a few seconds and then the creepy deep voice spoke "how were the children?" I dropped the phone and my entire body broke out with goosebumps.
I ran around the living room closing the curtains because I didn't know if this person was watching me from outside. I remembered what Y/N said so I quickly grabbed the phone again and dialed 911. My entire body was shaking before my legs gave out.
(B- Madison/ I- Officer Rylee)
Outgoing Call- 911
911 what's your name and address of your emergency?
Madison Beer 689 Candlewood Lane
Madison this is Officer Rylee again. Did you get some more calls?
H-he can see me he must be outside somewhere he c-called and asked if I had checked the kids. I went upstairs to check on them and when I came back downstairs he called and asked how they were.
Alright, Madison try to stay calm. I understand you're scared. What I'm going to do is put a tap on the phone. We'll try to trace the call but you need to try and keep him on for at least a minute. Do you have anyone that can come and sit with you? Do you have any way of contacting the parents of the kids you're watching? I'll try getting a hold of them for you?
M-my girlfriend is on her way over here. How can I keep him on the phone for that long? He doesn't say anything, he just breathes. They left emergency contacts. They said the housekeeper was supposed to be here but I've looked and she isn't around.
I got the emergency contacts. I'm having someone try to get in touch with the Tanaka's now. Look around the house for the housekeeper again. I don't want to tie the line up anymore just in case this person calls back so we can trace the call. So I'm going to hang up and I'll be monitoring it if you need me again give me a call.
Alright thank you
Call Ended...
I don't think I've ever been this freaked out in my entire life. The only thing I could think about was how much I wish I never came here. Would the Tanaka's be dealing with this if I hadn't come here tonight? My mind was in a million places at once and I just wanted to close my eyes and wake up from this nightmare.
I kept thinking about waking the kids up so they would be with me but if I was this scared I didn't want to do that to the kids. They were safe sleeping in their beds so I decided against it. I knew Y/N could be here any moment because when it came to me she wasn't going to be driving the speed limit I knew she would be racing for me. That's just the kind of girlfriend she was if I needed her there wasn't a limit to the things she would do to be there for me. Which made me realize that I knew deep down in my heart she would have never done anything to hurt me. So being mad at her for the last two weeks was completely idiotic on my part.
I was getting ready to check out the house again when I heard a knock on the front door. It was a beat that I knew only Y/N would do. I had never heard anyone else do it before. I walked to the front door "hello?" I called out.
"Mads it's me baby" I breathed a sigh of relief when I heard Y/N's voice. I turned off the alarm system before unlocking the door to reveal my girlfriend. I threw my hands around her neck and her arms went around my waist as she walked us inside of the house. She was doing her best to soothe me as she kissed my head. "You're alright now baby I'm here" Y/N whispered.
She locked the front door and I set the alarm again. I stuffed my face into the crook of her neck and began to cry. "I'm sorry I'm so fucking sorry for not allowing you to explain yourself. I know you would never do anything to hurt me. I was stubborn but I know you wouldn't do anything like that to me." I said as I kissed the taller girl's neck.
"She came onto me Mads you have to, believe me, I was fucking shocked that's why I didn't push her off right away but I swear I would never do anything like that to hurt you I want to be with you forever. I love you so much Mads" Y/N said to me as she kissed my head. I lifted my head and brought our lips together for the first time in two weeks.
Feeling her lips on mine made everything else going on around me disappear for a few seconds. "I love you too Y/NN" I replied as I pecked her lips again.
"When did the kid's parents get back?" Y/N asked, making me furrow my eyebrows. "What do you mean?" I asked.
"A G Wagon is sitting in the driveway and the garage door is up and there's another car inside of it," Y/N explained, making my heart speed up. When my dad and I first got here the garage door was closed and the G Wagon was the only car in the driveway. If the car was still here then what the hell did the Tanaka's drive to dinner?
I grabbed Y/N's hand and slowly we made our way through the house and to the other wing of the house where the garage was. I never checked the garage but the door leading from the garage to the inside of the house was unlocked. I looked at Y/N with wide eyes. "What's wrong babe?" Y/N asked. "If the Tanaka's left that's what they would have driven but it's still parked here. This isn't making any sense." I replied.
"Alright, we'll check the whole house and if anything else isn't looking right we'll call the cops. Where are the kids?" Y/N asked.
"They're upstairs sleeping. I checked on them just a little before you got here. Their mom said they were just getting over a cold." I replied. Y/N grabbed my hand and we began looking in every single room thoroughly "does the housekeeper live here too?" Y/N asked.
"I think Gemma said that she was here most of the time," I replied. We began to look through all of the rooms including the home theater and game rooms. The phone rang again and my heart sped up a bit.
I remembered that officer Rylee said I needed to keep this person on the phone for a minute. I answered the phone and listened as the hard breathing once again filled my ears.
"Why do you keep calling and not say anything? Do you think it's funny to do this to people? Last time I checked only immature fucking kids do prank calls. You know I don't live here and I'll never come back to this place. But I'm sure once the owners of the house come back and find out what you've done tonight they won't hesitate to step up their security around here." I said, trying to buy some time.
There was another small hallway that led to a staircase that I didn't even see before we both walked up the stairs quietly.
"So is that who you are? An immature fuck that doesn't have anything better to do? You keep calling and you're breathing hard so be a man fucking say something. What do you want?" I hissed as I grabbed onto Y/N's hand.
We walked down the hall where there were two doors. Y/N put her ear up to one door and furrowed her eyebrows "the shower is on" my girlfriend whispered.
I lightly knocked on the door before Y/N started to open it and steam rolled out of the door "hello?" Y/N asked as the door was now fully open Y/N looked at me before she stepped into the bathroom and began to walk towards the shower.
Y/N looked at me one more time before she began to pull back the shower curtain and what we saw chilled me to the bone. "You know what I want? I want your blood all over me" the creepy man's voice said before the line went dead.
In the bathtub were the bodies of the Tanaka's and who I assume was Maria.
I put my hand over my mouth and screamed as tears streamed down my face. "What the fuck?!" Y/N exclaimed as she backed us out of the bathroom. I couldn't take my eyes off of the scene in front of us. All of their throats were slit from ear to ear.
The phone began ringing again and Y/N reached for it but I pulled it away from her and I answered it. "Stop calling you sick mother fu-"
"MADISON IT'S OFFICER RYLEE WE TRACED THE CALL AND IT'S COMING FROM INSIDE THE HOUSE! IT'S COMING FROM INSIDE THE HOUSE YOU NEED TO GET OUT OF THERE NO-" I dropped the phone before it hit the ground the house went pitch.
**Y/N's POV**
My heart dropped out of my ass when I saw the three bodies in the shower. This is something you'd only imagine seeing in a horror movie. The phone rang again and Madison began to scream at them before the person on the other line cut her off. I watched as the phone fell from her hands.
The house went pitch black as the phone hit the ground and Madison sobbed. "Hey, hey, hey we're alright what happened?" I said as I clutched her face within my hands. "H-he said he wanted m-my blood all over him." She replied as she clutched onto me.
"I'm not letting anyone hurt you. Do you understand me?" I said as I kissed her head. "That was the cop I've been talking to. They traced the call and it's coming from inside here. We need to leave now" Madison replied, still crying.
"Alright we're gonna grab the kids and we're getting the fuck away from this house," I said as I grabbed the knife that was now laying next to Madison. I couldn't show her I was terrified because we had to focus on getting as far away from here as possible.
"Come on baby you gotta be strong for me alright?" I whispered. Madison nodded and quickly pecked my lips before grabbing onto my hand. I pulled my cell phone out of my pocket and turned on the flashlight on it and told Madison to do the same with hers.
We quietly descended the stairs keeping an eye out for the sick bastard that killed the Tanaka's "where are kids' rooms?" I whispered. "Upstairs to the right," Madison replied. As we walked through the house we kept flashing our phones in every direction. It was an eerie feeling inside the house.
We walked up the stairs flashing our lights in the corners and behind furniture. Madison pointed out the doors and I quietly opened the door praying the kids were alright.
This was a little girl's room but what made my heart stop was seeing the bed was empty, the blankets were thrown on the floor and Madison looked at me with worry-filled eyes. We walked into the room together and looked inside the large area under the bed and inside the closet but there were no signs of the little girl.
"She's not here," Madison whispered. I could hear the terror in her voice once again. "Maybe she's just hiding" I replied trying to be optimistic but this whole situation was fucking scary.
We walked across the hall and I opened the door revealing a boys room and just like his sister the little boy was missing from his bed we began to look all around the room we walked into the large walk-in closet and saw a toy trunk in the corner with the arm of a stuffed animal hanging out of it.
Madison and I looked at each other. I silently prayed that the kids hadn't met the same fate as their parents as we walked up to the trunk. Madison held up her cellphone with shaky hands as I lifted the lid. My breath got caught in my throat when I saw two small kids curled into the fetal position with their hands over their mouths and tears streaming down their faces.
I dropped to my knees and tried my best to comfort the two small children "shh shh you're alright I'm Y/N and this is my girlfriend Madison she's your babysitter" I whispered as I lifted them out of the toy trunk. Madison did the same as she checked them over "did he hurt you?" Madison asked.
Both kids shook their heads "w-we're scared" the little boy replied clutching onto his sister's hand "I know you guys are but Kenji and Emiko we need you to listen to exactly what we say so we can get out of here and get some help alright? Can you stay as quiet as possible for us?" The two kids nodded in response. Madison looked around the closet and grabbed two hoodies that were hanging and handed one to me so I could put one on Kenji while she put the other on Emiko.
"Alright babe you carry them so we can move faster," Madison said as she sneakily grabbed the knife from where I had it in my back pocket. I did as my girlfriend asked but before I picked them up I handed her my car keys just so that she could unlock the doors as we got outside. I picked up both children easily in my arms and we made our way out of Kenji's room. As we walked down the hall and got to the stairs I looked behind Madison and saw a figure coming down the hallway to the left. I set the kids down quickly and grabbed Madison before the figure could grab her.
Madison and the kids screamed as I tackled the figure to the ground and sent a punch to what I saw was a man's face. "Madison, take the kids outside now!" I yelled before the man sent an uppercut to my face.
**Madison's POV**
I didn't want to leave Y/N behind but I knew my girlfriend and I knew her priority was to get the kids out of here so they weren't completely traumatized. The kids made it down the stairs and raced for the front door. As I made it to the bottom step I saw the figure of the man standing at the top of the stairs. I flashed my phone towards him and the sight of him sent chills up my spine.
He had the most sinister smile on his face and began to walk down the stairs never taking his eyes off of me. I was looking in the eyes of a murderer and I couldn't even begin to describe the way I was feeling. "Motherfucker!" Y/N yelled as she tackled the man down the stairs they both tumbled down each step but Y/N would not let go of the man. When they finally hit the bottom stair Y/N slowly got up "go get the kids in the car and call the cops Mads now!" She yelled before lightly pushing me. The man grabbed her leg and pulled her down. They began rolling on the ground hitting each other. Y/N knew how to fight but this was someone who had killed three people without anyone hearing him so I knew he was dangerous.
But I did as Y/N said and ran outside to unlock the door for the kids to get into her car. I watched as both kids got inside and then I locked the door again. Far off in the distance, I saw flashing red and blue lights. I was hoping and praying that officer Rylee was sending help our way.
I ran back into the house to see my girlfriend being choked out by this psycho. The fight led them to the living room close to the fireplace. "Stop! You must have come here for a reason right? That reason must have been me so I'm right here let her go and you can do what you want to me instead." I pleaded with him to let my girlfriend go.
Y/N was thrashing in his arms as she moved around her apple watch lit up. I noticed a blade in the man's hand. I saw it was pressed against her throat which made my heart stop. "Let her go, you can take the car and I'll go with you wherever you want to go but you can't hurt her," I said as I walked closer to where they were.
"I don't think so, she's going to die, and then I'm gonna take you" the man replied as he moved his hand Y/N turned her head just in the nick of time as he pressed the blade to her skin again. Everything happened so quickly I saw blood begin to pour from my girlfriend and the man let out a blood-curdling scream as Y/N shoved a fire poker from the fireplace into his forehead. Y/N turned her body and used the fire poker as leverage to stand up only forcing the piece of metal deeper into the man's head before he stopped screaming altogether.
Y/N looked down at the man and spit in his face before she slowly began walking towards me. I rushed to her and as I got close to her I saw the blood was pouring from her face. "Let's get the fuck out of here," my girlfriend said as she placed some of her weight against me.
When we finally made it close to the front door I could hear sirens and the lights illuminated the once pitch blackness of the area. "Madison?" An officer asked as I nodded my head "I'm officer Rylee, is he still inside?" I nodded one more time. Paramedics rushed to me and my girlfriend. They helped her onto a stretcher. Y/N wouldn't let go of my hand and I didn't want to let her go either. If she didn't show up when she did tonight could have ended so much more differently. This was something that was going to change us forever but as long as I had Y/N I knew I would be alright.
**Time Skip 4 And A Half Years- Y/N's POV**
Traumatic scenarios could fuck with you in ways you never expected them to. I was closer to death than I ever even understood. There was a whole investigation that went into the events of that fateful night of the senior bonfire four and a half years ago.
We found out that the man who kept calling and who killed the Tanaka's and Maria was a man named James Gallager who was a patient at a mental institution in West Virginia that escaped two weeks before the night he killed the three adults and nearly killed me. With the help of security footage from the Tanaka home and the local pizza shop where Lewis stopped to buy pizza and wings for Madison, they pieced together James's evening.
James had a stolen vehicle he got somewhere along the way from him entering Basalt. He was in the pizza shop for an hour before Lewis entered the establishment Lewis was on the phone with his best friend that was hosting the Halloween party Lewis and Gemma were supposed to go to later on in the evening. Lewis was describing to him the plans they had for the evening since they had found a last-minute babysitter.
When Lewis left the pizza shop James followed behind him just thirty seconds later. James followed the G Wagon Lewis drove to the Tanaka home. James didn't drive down the road completely but stopped at the neighbors home that was closest to the Tanaka home. He watched as Lewis went inside his home and then waited a few minutes before he got out of the stolen vehicle and walked down the road and onto the Tanaka driveway where he checked the G Wagon and saw the car was left unlocked.
James slipped into the backseat of the G Wagon and waited for his opportunity. About twenty minutes later Madison and her dad showed up and a few minutes after Madison's arrival security footage from the Tanaka home caught Lewis and Gemma exit the house. Lewis opened the passenger side door for his wife and Lewis got into the driver's seat. Seconds later James popped up from the back seat and slit the throats of the Tanaka's.
He stood in the car for a few minutes after that and then opened the garage door with the opener Lewis had clipped to the visor in the car. He entered the house through the garage door and that's when he found his next victim in Maria who was doing laundry. He snuck up behind her and used the same blade he used on Lewis and Gemma slitting Maria's throat with no hesitation.
He carried the three bodies to where we ended up finding them in less than an hour after he arrived at the house. He snuck through the house narrowly missing Madison on several occasions which sent a chill down my spine knowing how close my girlfriend was to that sick fuck.
Unfortunately, the Tanaka's didn't have any family leaving Kenji and Emiko orphans but not for long because Madison's parents ended up adopting them just three months later after a few court appearances.
Things with Madison and I could have gone several different ways but I'm so thankful to say we're still together and stronger than we ever have been. We both graduated from law school last year and have been working for Madison's dad's law firm. We've been married for a year now and are new parents to a baby girl we named Gizelle Love Y/LN.
We've both gone to therapy along with my little brother and sister-in-law. It's something that we've been able to bond with one another. The events of that night are something only the four of us could understand even though our families have done their best to try and help us with. Every day I wake up with the physical reminder of that night with the huge scar that runs along my face. But that only makes me push harder to try to make the world a safer place that I want me and my wife to raise our daughter in.
It's tough to know that I killed someone with my own two hands but I constantly had to remind myself it was either him or it was Madison and myself and that wasn't something I was ready to gamble with. Hearing all of the horrible things James did in his life I'd like to believe that the world is better off without him.
That night taught me a lot of lessons I still carry to this day. Madison and I never go to bed angry at one another anytime we have a small disagreement. We make sure we talk things out because you just never know what could happen from one moment to the next.
We never speak about plans we have in public because you never know the true intentions of people around you. It was that easy for James to know there was a teenage girl alone in a big house and that's not a risk Madison and I was ever willing to take no matter what.
And the last lesson we both carry with us is to never ever answer unknown calls because you never know who's on the other end of the phone.
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