Quarter to Midnight: Fifteen Horror Short Stories by Darcy Coates

Author:Darcy Coates [Coates, Darcy]
Language: eng
Format: epub, azw3
Published: 2015-04-30T22:00:00+00:00

“Here it is,” Geoff said, huffing as he unlocked the basement door. “I haven’t touched anything since I got back.”

Tony followed the wheezing man into the basement, taking in the surroundings in a quick glance. He recognised his friend’s jacket and shirts hanging on a coatrack as well as the backpack sitting by the door.

“He didn’t take anything?” Tony asked, crossing the room and glancing at the unmade mattress on the floor.

“Not that I can tell,” Geoff said, rubbing the back of his hand across his forehead. “Weirdest thing. He cleared out while I was visiting my sister. Didn’t write a note or anything. He left the key at the foot of the stairs, though.”

Tony stooped to pick up the phone that had been left on the rocking chair. He pressed the power button, but the battery was dead. “Well, if you hear from him, tell him to get in touch with me. Tell him I’m worried, and his professors say he’ll fail if he misses any more classes.”

Geoff nodded grimly. “D’you want to take his stuff?”

“I guess I’d better.”

Tony grabbed the clothes and phone, stuffed them into the backpack, then followed Geoff towards the stairs. At the threshold of the room, he glanced back, searching for any sign of where or why his friend had disappeared. He saw nothing except the unmade mattress on the floor, the stacks of boxes pushed against the walls, the dilapidated rocking chair sitting under the grimy window, and two slate-grey ceramic mannequins standing against the back wall.

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