“Did you know? Did you hear? There is a new rumor downtown”
“Tell me, tell me!”
“They say that in the outskirts there is a small mansion with walls painted on a pristine white and a garden littered with exotic flowers, but of course, that is no ordinary house”
“If it wasn’t we wouldn’t be talking about it would we?” The woman gave a soft giggle “So, what’s weird about it?”
“Well, for starters, the door frames are covered in teeth, the lights have eyes and the walls are peppered with earholes, the halls are filled with long, thin cracks that pulsate like veins, the living room contracts and expands like a heart, the basement fills with acid like a stomach, the chimney draws air in and out as if it was breathing, the supporting beams are curved like ribs and the staircase is shaped like a spine”
“So it’s a living hose? Lovely”
“I’m gonna have to agree with them, it doesn't exactly sound like a place you would want to visit, let alone stay at”
“It's actually not that bad, as a matter of fact the rumors say that the house is really good to anyone that enters its halls, the kitchen is filled with delicious foods, you'll be clothed in the finest silks and you will be given everything you could ever ask for”
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“That sounds-“
“Too good to be true?” The woman interrupted her companion “I can't blame you for thinking that way, but the house truly means no harm, you see, the house is older than the town itself and its been alone for far too long, that’s why it has been keeping its exterior in perfect condition, it just doesn't want to be alone anymore”
“Okay, where is the catch?” You asked the taller woman, something wasn’t adding up
“Catch? There is no catch of course, just a lonely house desperate for companionship”
“Yeah, no, I call bullshit, if what you said is true then there is no way the house would still be abandoned”
“You wound me, you know? But, yes, I did forget to mention a tiny little detail, the house has become a bit paranoid and believes that if someone leaves its walls it will never return, so.... it doesn't let them”
“Ha, Called it!”
“Yeah, it tries to convince them to stay with everything it has, but, if the person still tries to go away it will resort to more.... Permanent measures”
“Like what?”
“Like, for example, locking them in the basement to slowly digest, after all, what better way to make sure they don't leave the house than to make them part of it?”
“You know what? I might actually like this house after all!”
The woman giggled seen the excitement of her companion “Well, why don’t we go and pay it a visit them?” Immediately both women turned to look at you, silently asking you to come with them.
“Sorry, but I’ll have to pass, I don’t want to be digested”
“Party pooper”
“I suppose we’ll have to go on our own another day, in the meantime, do you want to hear another rumor?”