The sky was dark when Ethan and liam arrived at the house . A cool breeze moved the trees outside,and the streets were quite . The car stopped,and Ethan steeped out , streching his legs after a long flight.
Before he could grab his bag,the front door opened.
"Well,look who finally made it",Liam called out with a grid." I thought maybe the plane drop you of in a wrong country".
Ethan smiled, tired but happily to see his cousin."Nope. Luckly Japan gets me for the summer."
Liam laughed. "Come on superstar. Let's get inside you before you past out."
The house was warm and smelled like green tea and wood. Liam lead Ethan down a short hallway and opened door.
"This is your room" He said "it's small but at least it has a window-and no haunted dolls, I checked ."
Ethan chuckled. Thank you, I guess."
He steeped inside. The room was simple. A small wodden with light. curtians that moved gently in the night air
"Tomorrow," Laim said,"we're hitting the city. Tokyo's not ready for us."
"Alright then, Liam said, backing out of the room."Unpack ,sleep, and tried not to break anything until morning ."
The door close with the soft click.
Ethan sat on the bed,pulled off his shoes,and walked over to the window. He opened it, letting the night air drift in . The breeze felt good on his face.
That's when he saw it.
Across a narrow alley, behind some trees and wires, stood a house.lt was dark , worn-down,and silent. The window were cracked. Vines covered most of the walls. It didn't look like anyone had live there in years .
There was something strange about it - something that made Ethan stared.
It wasn't just old . It felt... Watched. Like the house itself had eyes.
He didn't know why but he couldn't look away.
Buzzzzz....
His phone let up all the desk .lt message from Emma.
Emma:
Hey! Did you land safely?
How was the flight?
What's Japan like? I bet it's amazing already!
Ethan smile she always message at right time.
He sat down and type back.
Ethan:
Hey!Yeah,l landed fine. Long fight but I am here.
My cousins Liam picked me up .He still as sarcastic as ever. Japan look cool, even at night but guess what -I can see this weird old house from my window totally empty looks abandon kinda creepy but also I don't know interesting
He paused, then added:
Ethan:
I am going to ask Liam about it tomorrow. maybe it has a story.
He look out the window one more time. The house was still there standing silently in a dark. the wind move the curtains a little, like the house was breathing.
Ethan close the windows slowly ,old the covers himself , and lay down.
But even with his eyes closed his mind stayed on the same thing.
The house beyond the window...