Chapter 2: Persuasion

Leo

My new house is so huge that I could easily get lost, it has a very big patio to play with and the rooms are huge, I had to tour the whole house by myself because Mom wasn't in a hurry and I'm too eager to wait for her, I'm looking forward to meeting my new room.

My room is the room I like the least because there is a shadow that speaks to me, has a hoarse and terrifying voice, he tells me, "Come, Leo, let's play together." I try to ignore it, but the idea of sharing my room with that shadow makes me very afraid, I don't feel safe being alone.

I was on my way to dinner in the dining room with Mom and Dad, when the shadow spoke to me again but this time he said, "Let's play, all you have to do is close the door to the room at night and we'll play forever." That caused me a big chill and made me run down the stairs, without realizing it I found Mom in the dining room.

—Leo, food is served —Leo's mother sweetly warns.

—Don't close the door at night—Leo runs out in a hurry.

—Leo down! — Leo's mom screams.

In my garden, there does not appear shadow or at least I do not see it there, I am not sure if the shadow cannot go outside or just does not like the garden, I just know that I should not listen to the shadow I do not know it and my shadow has never spoken to me, so that is not should be good. Besides, if I tell Mom, she'll think I'm imagining things.

I stayed in the garden for a while, I wasn't hungry and there was little left for the sun to hide and fall at night, my first night in that house that once seemed wonderful to me, but now I'm not quite sure what to think about it.

When I walked into the house, Mom was washing the dirty dishes, she wanted to avoid her squeathing so I went quietly, put on my pajamas, and waited for Mom to read me a story and tucks me in like every night, kissed me good night and turned off the lights, left the room without closing the door as I asked.

I was ready to sleep when I remembered that I forgot to go to the bathroom to brush my teeth, I fearfully left the room and walked down the dark hallway, but halfway through the shade, I turned around thinking about coming back, but the hallway looked so long that I preferred to follow and ignore it, it was just an annoying shadow that I wanted to intimidate myself.

—Soon we'll play Leo together— whisper the shadow in Leo's ear.

I hurried past and locked myself in the bathroom to brush my teeth, what did you mean by that? And why do you want me to play with him?... All the time he says that but it's very strange, I think it's the first time I don't feel like playing with someone.