Day 5
I’ve been told to write this journal of sorts by Naomi, so that we don’t forget any new information relating to the traitor or the secret of the mansion we’re in, though I’m also directing this to anyone who might find this journal in the case that we don’t get out alive.
I am starting from the fifth day because I never thought I’d have to write things down until today. I was under the assumption that I would be outside by now.
Today was the day we had rearranged our rooms. The girls’ bedrooms are now on the first floor while the guys’ are now on the second, Naomi decided on that because we confirmed that the traitor was male during yesterday’s discussion. To make us even more secure, this morning we decided that only one guy at a time would be allowed outside of his room unless it was deemed necessary to break that rule. That idea was met with complaints at first, but in the end they agreed.
Apart from that, today was way more calm than any before. We did search the mansion in hopes of finding something that would either lead us to the traitor or to the mansion’s secret, but we didn’t find anything new.
Fortunately, there wasn’t anything new from the traitor either, so I’d still say that things are improving. There is hope.
Day 6
Naomi complained that I started writing a diary instead of just writing down information like she had asked me to, but with some convincing I managed to get her to believe that this journal is important. Who knows what will happen to us? If I’m letting all my thoughts out, the chances of skipping over an important detail are minimal.
My thoughts have been too dark recently, the whole situation took its toll on me. We didn’t have much time today to dedicate to investigating because Blake got sick. I feel like I noticed some symptoms way before he got this sick, but I guess it’s too late to think about that now.
I offered to take care of him until he got better, but everyone else was against the idea, they said I was too crucial to spend all my time in Blake’s room, especially since there was a chance that I would also get sick. I don’t know what they’re on about, I do try to be the best that I can, but I don’t think I’ve done enough to be considered crucial by any means.
Evie decided to investigate less, she said that she was under too much stress. She still helps out from time to time, but she spends way more time in her new room, either painting something or meditating. I do think that she's a bit too lazy, but I don’t want to judge anyone. I can definitely empathize with her.
Day 7
My hand is shaking as I’m writing this. Today was a difficult day, I’m unsure how to even begin describing everything that happened.
Breakfast went by without any problems, but things started going downhill right after noon if I remember correctly. Maya started acting insane again, she became even more unpredictable and aggressive. During that time, Alex was using the time that he had to spend outside of his room and he was the one who calmed her down, but that just made things worse. Way worse! While Alex was distracted, she grabbed him and kissed him on the lips. She wanted to make out with him, but Alex pushed her away on time. She tried to do it a couple more times and after Alex stopped her each and every time, she dropped down on her knees and began crying and begging. I didn’t say it then because I didn't want to sound rude, but that was so disgusting I couldn’t even look at her!
Other than that, Blake still isn’t getting better, I’m afraid of what might happen to him since there isn’t a doctor nearby. Even though I was in a horrible mood all day, I still made him some tea. I would feel too guilty if I didn’t do anything.
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Is there anything else that happened? I can’t even remember. I know that Leon was blabbering about something which upset Evie, but I really didn’t have the energy to look deeper into it.
Day 8
Finally! We made a discovery, we took a step closer towards finding the mansion’s secret! We found a hidden room of sorts, all thanks to Evie and Dante.
It was Dante’s turn to spend time outside of his room and he spent some of it discussing religion with Evie. It wasn’t unexpected from them, at least I wasn’t surprised, but it turned into a heated argument since both of them were religious in very different ways. Luckily, they came to an agreement about one thing, something related to nature, I dunno the details. That led to them going to the backyard, the only place where we could see any sunlight and the only place where we could, y’know, see some nature, even if it was a pretty small space.
While they were there, Dante decided to let Evie determine the part of the backyard that she believed was the “best”. I don’t understand it, but that’s not the important part. Evie stood in one seemingly random spot near a corner and said that she found the spot, well, at least that’s what they told me since nobody else was there. Dante wanted to try doing a small ritual there, nothing more than a more complicated prayer, to see if there would be any difference with Evie’s sort of “blessed” instinct.
Dante grabbed his dagger that he brought with him to the mansion, he calls it the "Divinitas dagger”. He stabbed the ground and hit something metallic just as the dagger was supposed to be completely in the ground, which got them to grab a shovel from the shed and dig up that area to see what was there. They found a hatch which wouldn’t open easily. It wasn’t locked or anything, just stuck.
Evie went to get me because I’m the strongest person in the mansion and with some help from Dante, we opened the hatch. It wasn’t very deep and there was also a ladder, so we quickly climbed down into an astonishingly small room.
There wasn’t much inside it, it was completely empty and the walls were dirty and made out of concrete, but there was one thing there, the clue that we found. I apologize if it took me too long to get to it. On the wall opposite of the ladder, there was writing on the wall, only one word though. Mendivi. Mendivi, mendivi, mendivi. I have to write it here multiple times, so that I remember it. I still don’t know what it means, but to be hidden that well, it must be important.
Day 9
Alex and Maya are starting to spend more time together. I don’t know why he would do that to himself, she has no respect for herself or him. I can’t really say that I hate Maya, she’s just really troubled. A drug addict in her teens, I can’t imagine what she’s been through. Plus, I’m only writing down something unimportant like that because this day was mostly insignificant. I spent a lot of my time in the library on the third floor looking into the meaning of mendivi which led me nowhere.
Additionally, Lucia appeared for the first time since the discussion that happened five days ago, but she was calm too. I didn’t want to talk to her, she terrified me and she still does. She sat down in the dining room and drank coffee with me as if she was just a regular person catching up with a friend. I tried to use that as an opportunity to talk her into giving me more info about the traitor or the secret, but I didn’t learn anything new, the conversation was completely pointless.
Day 10
We discovered something new today! Naomi helped me go through one part of the library and we found a really old book. It was a journal, not too different from this one, written by a woman named Gabriella. A lot of it had been either erased or ripped out before we found it, but I figured out a lot from the remains.
The descriptions match the mansion and Gabriella also described going through horrors with other victims being there. She specifically mentioned being there with one of her friends, Lilith Sharp, which I clearly remember being Amy’s great grandmother. That confirmed my suspicions, our great grandparents went through something similar to what we’re currently facing. However, there were no mentions of Lucia or even anyone similar to her, the journal only described there being Gabriella and some number of people with her, but I assume that there were twelve victims in total. Every single mention of the culprit and the details of the horror were gone, most likely ripped out.
Day 11
Since I started counting the days that passed by writing in this journal, I realized how bad this might end up being. The eleventh day and we’ve gone nowhere. I mean, some clues are there, the word mendivi and Gabriella’s journal definitely have something that’ll lead us to the secret, whatever it might be, but I still feel like there’s so much more to do.
Luckily, the traitor hasn’t tried anything yet, I feel like Naomi’s plan of separating us from the guys and giving them limited access to the mansion worked.
There wasn’t any new discovery today, but things seem to be improving due to us having this period of peace. Blake’s health seems to be improving, although he’s still sick.