Completely forgetting about the weird phenomenon that I had just experienced.
I gawked at what was in front of me.
"Did I just teleport into a horror movie or what?"
I asked out loud pinching myself in the process.
'Nope, it's real'
I sighed, completely overwhelmed and frightened as I walked around, admiring,
'I am standing in front of a freaking spooky mansion'.
Despite the fact that it was quite ancient and falling apart it still looked extremely white in the pale moonlight peeking through the clouds.
It created a huge contrast with the darkness behind the broken windows.
"Wow it really looks haunted" I noted as a shiver ran down my spine.
There was an enormous fountain in front of the structure with a half-broken statue of a woman in the middle.
This place clearly looked abandoned for at least a decade.
Taking another deep breath, I rubbed the goosebumps on my arms as I got closer to the entrance.
'There was a different aura about this place,
one that could easily terrify but also intrigue a person,
I was that person,
very stupid I know but currently I didn't see another choice because I definitely wasn't going back to my car right now'
"Being in the company of a ghost was always better than a murderer"
I shrugged as I walked around,
finally noticing the thick fog forming on the ground,
almost completely ingulfing my feet.
Another chill ran down my body as I got closer to the towering front doors that easily looked over 3 meters tall and quite heavy,
as if keeping whatever secret this place holds safely locked away.
Upon getting closer I suddenly tripped over a rock-like object and almost smashed my head against the door but quickly stood up and fixed my attire as I looked around me,
feeling embarrassed like there was even a single soul watching me.
"Great, I'm embarrassing myself in front of the ghosts now"
I sighed shaking my head when a sign hanging by the door caught my attention.
Squinting my eyes,
I rubbed the dust off the sign to get a closer look and my eyes widened upon realization.
"What the fuck!"
I stumbled backwards, holding my hand on my mouth in shock.
"I'm supposed to live here!?" I whisper-shouted pointing at the place as I moved backwards.
"This can't be? I mean I wasn't expecting much,
maybe a humble home that may require some renovation but this"
I mumbled as I looked up at the structure in front of me in despair.
"This looks like a full-on haunted house at a Halloween festival"
I whispered as if afraid of offending the feelings of whatever entities resided in this place.
"I definitely should've trusted my gut,
coming here was a freaking mistake and signing the lease was even a bigger one"
I groaned as I bit my nail, contemplating on what to do next.
As if all this was not enough,
I could now hear the sound of wolves howling at a distance.
'Fantastic! tonight was just getting better and better (note the sarcasm) '.
"You know what,
fuck it,
a little spookiness never hurt anyone"
I decided as I ran to up to the door again fumbling with the keys in my bag while also keeping an eye on my surroundings.
Finally placing the key in the keyhole in a rush I muttered a quick prayer
"God, please don't be rusted" as I turned the key.
With no difficulty or resistance, the lock clicked as the doors opened with a loud creak, the sound echoing off of the walls as it 'welcomed' me in.