"Frank I still dont understand why the fuck we are here."Lily complained furiously as we walked through the house. I felt bad for dragging her along but I just wanted to prove Gerard wrong. I was desperate to get him back after what I had done. I had refused to think about it at all. I had only seen Ryan once afterwards and that was at dinner. The most awkward dinner ever. It was three days after boxing day and all of Deans stuff was being auctioned off now. Including the house so it was completely open for people to look through. I ignored her and went straight through to the back yard where a podium had been set up and they were currently auctioning off a bed.

"Just- bare with me."I sighed as I moved towards the doors going into the basement. I was hoping to god that they hadn't emptied it out.
"Can I help you?"A stern voice said behind us. I spun around to find one of the auctioner people staring down at us coldly.
"Nope. We're good."I smiled,"Our parents are determined to buy this house no matter what the price so I'm just looking at the basement to see if its any good to be a bedroom. But if it isnt I will be telling them and we will end up getting a better one. So. Yeah."I felt Lily tense up behind me as the guy looked at us weirdly.

"Oh. Well. Um. Continue on then."He stuttered as he believed our story, scared of losing a customer.
"Was planning on it."I smiled and turned around, grabbing Lily's hand to tug her down the now open doors. Because it was day time it was lit up a heck of a lot more. The sky was completely clear and most of the snow had melted from the warm sun beating down on our backs as we went down the steps slowly.

"Yes!"I couldnt help shouting as I took in the furniture. I jumped as the guy stepped in ahead of me, blocking my view of the one spot I wanted to see.
"Is it to your liking sir?"
"Um. Very. I just need to um. Judge it. For space."I tried to move around him but he wouldnt budge.
"Right well over here,"He grabbed my shoulder and pointed to the corner to the left of the stairs,"Is where we are planning on installing a power supply before the new owners, well in this case before your parents, move in. Lily grabbed squeezed my hand next to me.

"What is it?"I hissed as the guy stopped me from turning on, rambling about putting down carpet as well.
"Blood."She whispered back. I yanked my arm out of his hand and turned around to look at where Lily was pointing.
"Shit."I breathed.
"Uh. We're getting cleaners in to clean that and then we're putting the carpet down."The guy jumped in front of me sheepishly. He hadnt wanted me to see it.

"Thats awesome."I faked a grin and bent down to look more closely at it. I kept my head bent as my hair fell in front of my eyes. The guy visibly relaxed and moved away to start talking about whatever else this place had to offer. I looked up and scanned the shelves. The top one was empty. The next one had a bunch of boxes on. But the next one.
"Oh my fucking god."I fell back onto my arse as the feeling of smugness, satisfaction, guilt and fear washed over me in a rush.

"Frank are you okay?"Lily fell down next to me as the guy crouched down next to me as well. I couldnt grab the camera without him saying I needed to pay for it when it was auctioned off.
"Yeah I just um."I cleared my throat and started to stand up again, forcing an air of normality into the room,"I just remembered what happened in this house. Pretty creepy but perfect for my um. School project. Hey, can you go find my parents? They're buying most of the furniture here so they'll be out on the lawn. Just tell them that um. Jack is looking for them."
"Um. Okay."The guy looked pissed that I had ordered him about but knew he could piss off his 'best customer's kid' so he nodded and left Lily and I alone in the room.

"Okay Frank what the fuck is going on?"Lily growled as soon as the guy was out of earshot. I whirled around and rushed towards it.
"This."I grinned as I snatched the camera away from the shelf and pressed the on button. It started to turn on but then of course it died.
"Oh my god... You were right..."Lily breathed. I rounded on her suspiciously as she blushed and turned away from me,"Come on. Lets get out of here before that guy comes back."

I followed her slowly. Half of me was excited at looking at the footage, if there was any, but the other half was wondering how much Lily knew. I was about to confront her when I found her in the kitchen staring down at the faintest mark on the kitchen floor.
"Lily-"
"Leave it Frank."She said coldly. She looked up at me as I came round to face her,"Lets just get back home then we'll talk."
I nodded and followed her out of the horrible house and back home.

-time lapse-

"When we were in the house... What did you-"
"Before you start questioning me let me explain something. Gerard called me. He called me the day after boxing day to tell me what had happened. He is a wreck. And I dont know why you did it. You completely over reacted. Like, majorly."Lily stared down at me disapporvingly, making me shrink down. I hated it when she was like this. She made me feel like a fuckwit. It was even worse because of what happened in the bathroom. Fuck, dont think about it Frank.

"Lily please understand tha-"
"No Frank you need to understand. Did you hear the words 'I think thats stupid just like you' come out of his mouth?"Lily drummed her fingers on her book loudly.
"Well no but I-"
"And did you ever hear him say 'I dont think its stupid. I dont think you're stupid' at all?"Lily arched an eyebrow and made me literally shit myself.
"Yes."I muttered.

"AND!"Lily stood up from the bed and towered over me even more,"Did you also hear him say a VERY rational thing like, not putting a lot of faith into something you saw in a dream?"
"Yes."
"I rest my case."Lily plonked herself down on her own bed,"Call him. Tell him you're sorry. Tell him about the camera."
"Okay."I slowly got up from my bed and grabbed the camera to take it down to Steven. He said he had found the thing that charges it. He has the same camera so he has the same charger.

"Hey Frank. I found it."Steven held up a cord to me so I thanked him, took it and ran. I ran all the way upstairs and burst back into my room. I ignored Lily's look of annoyance and jammed the plug into the socket on the wall. I fumbled to plug the other end into the camera but as soon as it was done the camera lit up and beeped on.

"Lily how do I look at footage."I asked frantically. Lily was by my side immediately, grabbing at the camera. I wordlessly handed it over to her and watched as she stared at it for a few seconds before pressing a button to bring up a selection of videos. We stared at them all. Lily scrolled through to the last one. Where we could see the basement.

"Frank I dont want to watch it."Lily dropped it into my lap and slid away on her bum.
"Why?"
"Because. I just dont. I'm going to the bathroom. I dont know how long it will go on for but... I dont want to see it."Lily looked away from me and got up.
"Lily..."I put the camera down and went over to her. She ignored me and pretended to read.

"Lily come on. Look at me."I sighed and sat down next to her. Her hair was covering her face but I saw a tear drop onto her book. I sighed again as I put my arm around her and held her tightly. She threw her book aside and started sobbing on my shoulder.
"I'm sorry Frank I just... The- the things... He did to me a-a-and Claire."Lily cried.
"Shh shh I know."I whispered and stroked her hair. At that moment Claire woke up and didnt say anything. She just looked at Lily and came over from my bed and started cuddling Lily on the other side.

We stayed like that for a long time before I realised she had fallen asleep. I kissed her lightly on the forehead before easing myself out from underneath her. I tiptoed back over to the camera and unplugged it.
"Stay with Lily okay Claire? I'm just going to the bathroom."I whispered and she nodded.I left Lily to Claire before going into the bathroom to watch the video on there. It took me a few seconds to get it going but once it was I stilled on the edge of the bath as I watched.

"Now Lily. Running away was a very bad thing for you to do."Dean said as he adjusted the camera. He backed away and checked that it was right. It was dead on. Aimed right at Lily's back. She was already tied and gagged. He seemed satisfied that it was right and moved over to Lily.
"I'm going to have to punish you, you know."Dean trailed a finger across her shoulders and over the back of her neck. I could just see her cringe away from him. The nightvision wasnt the best. But it was enough to make out what was happening.

"You're so pretty."Dean started trailing his fingers through her hair. Already I was fucking mad. I wanted to rip his guts out. I watched as Dean slowly started untying her gag.
"Get your fucking hands off of me!"Lily screamed the second it was away. Dean slapped her, the noise seemed to echo through the tinny speakers and around bathroom.
"Tut tut Lily. Where are your manners? No cussing in this house."Dean snarled down at her. I took a breath in as he leaned down and started kissing her. She was pulling away as much as she could but her being tied up wasnt helping her at all.

Dean pulled away and grabbed her hair, yanking her head back to expose her neck. Lily was whimpering as he started licking her neck. I closed my eyes as Lily started screaming. He was fucking biting her. I opened my eyes and started looking at all the buttons. Wanting to fast forward through it all. I spotted the button with the arrows and pressed it as fast as I could.

I watched closely as Dean sped around Lily, touching her in the worst ways. Then I saw him stop and look up. He growled and backed away into a corner. Then Gerard and I came down the steps. The light on us disappeared as I pressed play again.

"Frank stay."Lily cried out. Dean had her hair in his hands with a gun against her head. I pressed the fast forward button again and waited til Gerard had come forward and attacked Dean. I pressed play and watched closely. I had a clear view of everything that was happening. Dean was grinning. Gerard was crying, aiming the gun at Deans face, unable to shoot him as Dean strangled him. And then Dean was taking one hand from Gerards neck and was trying to take the gun. I fell backwards into the bath as I watched Dean squeeze Gerard's hand around the trigger. I dropped the camera and stared at nothing.

"Fuck."I gasped. I didnt understand. Why would Dean have done that? Why didnt Gerard say thats what happened?
"Frank?"Lily asked through the door.
"Uh I'll just be a second."I said as I stumbled onto my feet. I looked around the room,"Where the hell is the camera."I muttered and spotted it in the bathtub.
"Okay..."

I opened the door and tried smiling at her but failed. It probably ended up looking like a manic grimace.
"You okay?"Lily's tear stained face was now covered in worry.
"No. I- Gerard is innocent."I fell forwards and blacked out.