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Ethan popped a little black device out of a holder on his belt<br />
and wiggled it in front of him. “Walkie-talkies!”<br />
As if on cue, his crackled and Adrian’s voice came through<br />
the speaker. “Okay, we’re all set. Lights out?”<br />
Tucker reached out and rested a hand gently on my shoulder.<br />
“You ready, Chelsea?”<br />
I took a deep breath, filling my lungs so much they started to<br />
hurt. <strong>The</strong> inside of the house didn’t look creepy at all; it looked<br />
pretty and clean and normal. All the furniture was modern and<br />
brightly colored. It didn’t have the “haunted mansion” feel at all.<br />
And all of the people I was with were very nice and helpful. Plus,<br />
Tucker would be with me the whole time.<br />
Was I scared? Shitless.<br />
Was I ready to prove I could do it anyway? Hell, yeah.<br />
“I’m ready,” I announced with a nod.<br />
Ethan radioed back to the upstairs team, “We’re all set, too.<br />
Lights out.”<br />
“Good luck, Chelsea,” Susannah offered encouragingly.<br />
“We’ll be right here if you need anything.”<br />
With that, Tucker started towards the doorway that led into<br />
the hall. I hurried after him, so when he stopped with his hand on<br />
the light switch, I had to put major brakes on so I didn’t barrel right<br />
into him and jab him in the butt with a flashlight. He moved his hand<br />
and the room fell into darkness behind us. Next, he moved into the<br />
hallway, and flipped that switch. I followed him to each room,<br />
leaving them black and creepy behind us.<br />
Finally, we reached the front hallway where we had entered.<br />
<strong>The</strong> chandelier above us was the last light on in the entire house. I<br />
took this opportunity to click on my flashlight, but the red glow<br />
seemed so weak compared to the ominous darkness.<br />
“Lights out,” Tucker repeated, and with one violent kick of<br />
my heart, he turned off the last switch.<br />
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