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Billy is starting to feel a little under the weather. He decides to tell the Landlady that he is getting tired and is ready to head to bed. The Landlady is okay with it so Billy heads to his room. Billy falls asleep after a little bit of tea and cookies. A few hours later Billy wakes up. While he’s waking up, He notices that he can’t move any of his arms or his legs. This worried Billy, He looks around and realizes that he is strapped down onto a table. He has been stripped down and there are bruises on his body. Billy is freezing, The table is cold the room is cold even his breath. Billy is thinking “ Where am I, How did I get here and who did this to me”. The room reminds him of a torture chamber, A very bloody torture chamber. While Billy is thinking about all of this suddenly there is the sound of a footstep and a very loud one. It is as if …show more content…
Billy sighs in relief, He is happy that the awful noises disappeared. The noises nearly gave Billy a panic attack. Maybe 2 hours have passed and Billy is still strapped down. Billy try's to comfort himself by singing the song that his mother sang to him “ Hush little baby don't you cry, everything will be alright, there might be ups and downs but that's the way of life” sang by Billy's mother. Billy finds a little comfort singing his mom’s song. Billy can't really tell what has happened. He was asleep through it. While Billy was thinking about all of this the lights mysteriously turned off. The room is pitch black, Billy can't see anything at all. This sends shivers down Billy's spine. “Who or what just turned the lights off “ Billy wondered. Billy finds something else to worry about, something or someone must of turned those lights off. What if it's the Landlady. Billy soon comes to the realization that there could of just been faulty wiring or the light ball could of been old. The room was darker than the night sky, “ I hate it, why do you do this to me you witch” yelled by

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