They arrived in front of the mansion at 9:15 PM, wrapped in winter jackets.
With Simon present, their fear felt lighter.
They climbed the stone wall and entered.
Weeds and thorny shrubs covered the ground.
At the back, hidden from sight, they found a small door.
With a broken brick, they smashed its rusted lock.
Inside — spiderwebs everywhere.
They pushed through and reached the upper floor.
Most rooms were locked, but the old rusted locks broke easily.
Nothing unusual.
Then Blake noticed something.
Everything was covered in thick dust —
except one table, clean and freshly wiped.
Chills crawled down their spines.