[color=0054a6]"Shoot, woke up five minutes late."[/color] Erika whispered to herself, turning off her alarm that read 6:16 AM. Erika decided to take a shower even though it was freezing. She grabbed her favorite cerulean towel and headed to the shower and turned on her phone to play music while she was bathing. After a while, she dried her hair and wore a blue hoodie and a pair of skinny jeans with her favorite pair of boots. Before she headed out, she went to her aunt and uncle's room to say goodbye. "Mom, Dad, I'm leaving." She said with a kiss on their foreheads.

She came to the diner first, as usual. Then came Georgina and Toc and the rest of the gang. Erika didn't like physical interaction that much sue to her OCD so she smiled at them instead of giving them hugs. They had their breakfast and chatted while eating, Erika beside Yuri. After a quick meal, the group decided to wander through the town's forest since it was the first day of their winter break.

George was in front, followed by Toc. Yuri and Erika were beside each other while Viv and Kenneth were at the back. They came to the forest just to check what it would look like but they ended up finding something different. It was an abandoned house, a house they've never seen before. It shocked everyone. They took strolls in the forest once in a while yet they've never seen it before. This was more of a surprise to Erika because she was raised in Alta Vista her whole life. She never saw this house.

[color=0054a6]"I don't know guys... that house isn't the most welcoming... I'd rather stay here outside." [/color]Erika replied. [color=0054a6]"Y'know, so I can check from here."[/color] The temperature was dropping, she didn't know if it was her anxiety or if it really was the temperature. One thing was for sure though, she did not want to enter that house.