I’m Someone Else

“Yes, Mr. Gunnar,” the attendants replied.

“Ah! Aaaah!”

The gate of Acketts Estate was tightly closed, but terrifying screams that occasionally echoed from within could be heard even when the curtains were drawn close.

William and Sean stood at the entrance with a deep sense of unease weighing down on them. Beads of cold sweat also trickled down their foreheads.

They could hear it vividly as it was the anguished cries of Thomas.

“William, stay here and be on the lookout. I’ll venture inside to see what’s happening,” Sean declared while raising his hand as if to push open the imposing villa doors.

Thomas had been caught in a whirlwind of torment for quite some time. His agonized shouts had begun over an hour ago and gradually escalated into a crescendo of despair.

Although the villa boasted impressive soundproofing, it failed to muffle the heart-wrenching sound of Thomas’ suffering entirely. It was evident that he was enduring unimaginable pain.

Sean reached his breaking point and thus felt compelled to rush in to provide aid.

“Sean, please don’t act rashly!” William pleaded while grabbing hold of Sean’s arm. His voice was filled with patient reassurance. “We must have faith in Thomas. He’ll pull through.”

“William, don’t you hear Thomas’ cries? Can’t you sense his distress?” Sean swatted away William’s hand as his concern overrode any other considerations. He had to enter the villa and see with his own eyes, for only then he would find solace.

predicament, granting him some insight into the situation.

shoulder and steered him toward the courtyard. “Even if you don’t believe me, trust Thomas! You’ll only disrupt his

was safe now, and his life wasn’t in immediate danger. Yet, his screams

flesh had withered away, leaving only his face and intimate areas unscathed. He resembled a bloodied specter emerging from the depths of

a haunting shade of scarlet and created a genuinely unsettling

and his eyes were bloodshot. He knew he had to persevere because if he gave in to the pain and succumbed to unconsciousness,

stood motionless in the courtyard, gazing blankly toward the villa. “It’s been

be precise, it has been two and a half hours,” William responded. While he attempted to dissuade Sean, he also bore deep concern for Thomas. He had witnessed intermittent echoes of Thomas’ agonized wails which chilled them to the core in these past

villa? I would live in regret for the rest of my days! Perhaps, what he needs most

obstructing his path. “Sean, you’ve

impressed upon them the importance of not disturbing Thomas under any circumstances. It was not difficult to fathom the dire consequences should Sean

our dear friend, Thomas, who endures unimaginable suffering within! If we don’t

He held Sean back and

impasse between the two of them persisted. After another half an hour, silence finally settled over

go inside and assess the situation. What

“Sean, doesn’t Thomas have enough burdens to bear? Disturbing him now would

taken aback and his gaze fixed on William. “What are you implying? Is Thomas in trouble? What kind

William realized he had misspoken. He had heard from his grandfather about the six old monsters behind the Six Greatest Families seeking trouble with Thomas. His

what’s going on? You need