Chapter 5: The Price Of Ignorance
THE camera was her constant companion because it captured every moment of her life and every thought that crossed her own mind.
Vlogging was her hobbies, of course. It's all about posting your life, your experiences, and your thoughts.
It's as simple as it seemed, but for her, she'll do anything to gain millions of views showing her body parts her new panties and bras, flirting and endorsing gambling apps which made people even more furious.
no matter if it was a praise or critism, she doesn't give a damn, Because all she seeks is everyone's attention.
She even lied to her childhood friend just to post a video online, one of her hobbies was to unbox any kinds of objects, mostly it came from her Top fans, even though others warned her of its potential curse.
It was the life of Hinata Kitagawa, Everyone knew that she came from a decent family,
She doesn't hide the fact she's the Kitagawa's heiress, she came from a rich family.
Of course to her, she doesn't care about coming from a wealthy and decent family, She still needs money, she's a little bit greedy but she wants to add money on her bank accountt
Others thinks of her as fame whore, attention seeker, and threw hate on her comment section everytime she does a live video.
This is where she gains her views: from hate.
She put on her camera, set it on live and began greeting her viewers with a smile on her face that her viewers pointed out as a 'Sarcastic smile.' they hated it.
"Hey everyone! It's Hinata Kitagawa, back with another unboxing video! as you see, this box is hidden deep in our school and It has a talisman on it, I don't know what this is but I guess we'll find it out if opened this! I don't know what I'm going to find but maybe it will be some kind of an ancient treasure and I'm excited!!"
As she peeled the talisman attached to the box. "I showed this to my friends but I never let them touch this because, I don't care and this is mine now." She continued.
"But anyways, I'm so excited to find out more about this! What do you guys think it is? Is it ancient? Magical? Let me know in the comments below! And don't forget to like and subscribe!"
As she continued to talk on her live video, She heard a sudden noise coming from the kitchen, She heard the cabinets, opening and closing.
She frowned and looked behind her, The door to her room was open but she didn't find anything suspicious and ignored it.
she stood up and closed the door, returning to her desk after.
"Alright, The door opened by itself, but I closed it back! If you guys think that ghosts are real, there are no scientific evidence that they exist, you should have your head check you might have schizophrenia!" She laughed and shook it off and continued, she took off the talisman on the table as it laid ripped beside her.
Her comment section suddenly exploded with a torrent of messages. Fearful warnings, hateful accusations, and even death threats flooded her comment section mostly from trolls, people who believes in supernatural and those people who berated her to 'Donate the money she earned instead of using for nothing'
She took a quick glance, her expression flickering briefly, before resolutely turning her attention back to the box, she remained ignorant, truly the 'brat' word defines her.
"Here we go guys! I'm ready to open it!" she said, a wide grin on her face and held the box up to the camera.
She lifted the lid of the box, a cloud of dust instantly coated her face sending her hand instinctively to her nose.
"Eww!" She threw the box away. "What the hell is that smell!?"
She grimaced, disgusted by the smell, she couldn't explain the stench, it was rancid, putrid odor like a rotting corpse, But It was a smell that could only be described as..
Death...
She coughed and wave her hand in front of her face. "I should wear face mask or protective equipment before opening this, I didn't expect this would... happen."
Slowly, her fingertips reached and peeled the cloth off within the box and her eyes widened in horror as she gazed upon the sight before her: a mass of rotting flesh.
And suddenly, the lights went off and her phone exploded,
"Ah!!" She yelled and was startled, she saw her phone broken.
"My phone! Gosh!"
It was a brand new phone from apple and her mother bought it for her as a birthday gift! How could she explain this? Argh! If her mother knew it was already broken? She'd sue apple for the damage it done to her!
She tapped on the phone of her screen but ot won't budge, and when she looks on her desk,
She was suddenly paralyzed in fear when the box was...gone. "oh gosh.." she mumbled.
'where did it go!?'
She was starting to get nervous, hinata stood up and opened the door, the hallway plunged into darkness.
'Damn it! Why does it have to be so dark!?'
She was too scared to move and she couldn't see anything at the end of the hallway and she had no flashlight with her to get to the generator, it was located down the stairs, but fear kept her from going down to retrieve it.
"Everyone? Where are you guys!?" She yelled again.
She tried to flip the switch of her room, her hand was trembling as she tried to flip it. But the lights wouldn't open.
"Damn, why won't this work!?" She gritted her teeth in fear and frustration as she flipped the switch back and forth.
It was a brand new phone from apple and her mother bought it for her as a birthday gift! How could she explain this? Argh! If her mother knew it was already broken? She'd sue apple for the damage it done to her!
'And where the hell is miya!?'
"Yaya Miya!?" she called out.
....
No answer.
Ya!" she called again, she was staring to get even more scared. Why couldn't her maid answer her? Did something really happen?
'I'm scared..but. I have to find Miya!'
Determined to find her, Hinata tip-toed out of her room.
"Y-yaya...?" she whispered.
Her hand was trembling, she put her hands on her ears, so that no ghost would intend to whisper at her!
it's dark and someone might whisper at her ear! She'll definitely lose her sanity if she heard one!
She called again. "Yaya! Where are you?"
She looked everywhere, but she couldn't see her maid anywhere, until she saw a trail of blood down the stairs...
Her eyes suddenly widened as she saw the blood from the ground, it snaked across the floorboards of the stairs.
Hinata's breath hitched at her throat.
'..w-why is there a blood!?'
"Miya!" Her voice cracked, tears started to fall on her eyes, she was scared and helpless.
Where is miya? Where the hell is her maid?
"Miya!!" She continued to cry as if she was lost, calling her mother.
As she followed the trail of blood it led her to another pool of blood where she saw a pair of feet hanging in the air.
her eyes widened in fear and horror and as she slowly lifted her gaze up, her eyes widened in terror.
She let out a piercing scream and fell to the ground when she saw the dead body of miya floating above the air.
"MIYA!" She screamed.
The body of Miya was floating in midair. Her body was twisted from her back, and her neck was twisted at an odd angle.
One eye was gone and the other was hanging limp, her tongue was severed. Blood also soaked through her gouged sockets. Her arms and legs were twisted like ropes.
Hinata's mind was clouded with confusion, she was scared, horrified and confused.
Miya's body suddenly twitched and lips curled up into a wicked grin, adding to her horrified dilemma.
Hinata stumbled backward, falling over her own feet, she was crying and was trembling in fear.
Miya suddenly let out a demonic laugh and Suddenly, Miya lunged at Hinata, who could only brace herself and scream in terror.
"AHHHH!!"