��Dani,�� Troy breathed out when he was hiding behind the pillar of the hallway. It was a big mistake because Hernan appeared with a grin and pointed the camera at him.
��Caught you, Troy,�� Hernan said to him. ��Guys, I would��ve never known he was there if I didn��t hear him utter his girlfriend��s name out of nowhere,�� Hernan said on camera.
Troy rolled his eyes. ��Get lost.��
��Troy, were you missing her? She is just away from you for a minute or two and you are already missing her. What a love!�� he teased Troy and when he didn��t respond, Hernan patted his back, saying, ��However, it was a smart idea to hide behind a pillar. If you didn��t lose concentration, you could shift to another pillar swiftly when I would look here. You could��ve won this easily.��
Troy hummed in response, which seemed unusual to Hernan because Troy would never act this unmindful, let alone in a WhyNTube video. It felt like he was worried about something.
��Okay, viewers, we found Troy. Now let��s look for others,�� Hernan said and paused the recording for a while. ��Are you okay, buddy?��
��I am getting a bad feeling. It may sound corny, but I feel like Dani needs me.�� Troy sighed and said, ��Anyway, let��s find others.�� With that, they went to look for others.
Meanwhile, Danica was tired of banging on the door repeatedly. The sound of the horror movie, which was being played in front of her, made her sure that she had entered the personal theatre room of the Rose mansion. She could see the small comfortable seats, but all she could focus on was the scary scene being played.
She hated werewolves and she couldn't stand the sight of their grotesque appearance. She sat on the floor, leaning against the door, and covered her eyes. Sometimes, she would cover her ears to stop hearing the sounds that made her shudder in fear. Tears sprinkled down her eyes as she pulled her knees to her chest, curling herself in a ball.
��Troy,�� she called out. ��Help me.��
Her throat was dry due to so much screaming, but no one came to help her. She started coughing as she felt like the sound effect around her was cornering her.
��Gabrielle. Trevor.�� Due to the dry throat, she could barely hear her own words. ��Troy.�� With that, her vision got dark.
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��Found you!�� Kenji and Hernan said to Trevor together.
Trevor got out from beneath the bed of Gabrielle��s room only to find that Troy and Gabrielle were already discovered by Hernan and Kenji.
��Glad I am not the first one,�� Trevor mumbled but he noticed that Troy and Gabrielle were quiet. Troy was looking around, trying to see someone he wanted at that moment.
��I found your girlfriend in your closet,�� Kenji said, laughing along with Hernan. ��So, fam, we found Troy, Gabrielle, and Trevor, which basically means Danica is the winner of this challenge already,�� Kenji announced over the camera.
��I wonder where she is. I didn��t see her,�� Hernan said to Kenji.
��Me neither,�� Kenji informed all.
��Then where is she? Do any of you know?�� Troy asked all, fear started to grow within him, but none of them responded.
Trevor grabbed Gabrielle��s arm softly, pulling her towards him. He cupped her cheeks and asked, ��Hey, what��s wrong?��
Gabrielle looked at her boyfriend, her blue eyes almost watery. ��I am feeling bad.�� As soon as she said that, Trevor pulled her into a hug, caressing her hair.
He kissed her forehead. ��It will be alright. I love you,�� he whispered to her. He didn��t know why Gabrielle was feeling bad out of nowhere, but he knew that he had to be there for her, against all odds. They broke from the hug after a minute.
Troy took out his phone and started to call Danica to inform her that the challenge was over and she was the winner. But she didn��t receive the call, which increased his worry. ��She is not receiving her phone,�� Troy spoke up, his heartbeat fastening as several unpleasant thoughts loomed over his mind. He tried calling Danica, but the phone only kept ringing. ��We have to find her.��
Kenji said, turning to Troy, ��I saw her phone on the living room table.��
��It��s been long enough,�� Trevor pointed out. ��Wherever she is, she has to be in this mansion so I think we all should split up and look for her.��
��The last time I saw her was when we did a truce, and then she ran to the left from my room,�� Gabrielle informed them and stood at the entrance of her room. ��So we can try to trace her from here instead of splitting up.��
Troy walked past her and went to the left, others trailing him from behind. Troy stood at a place in the hallway. ��This is where she bumped into me.�� He took a few steps walk ahead and soon he reached the place where it had four rooms. One was Hernan��s, while the other three were spare rooms. ��She must be in any of these four rooms.��
��She is not in Hernan��s room because I checked here along with Kenji,�� Gabrielle told them. ��Let��s check the other three rooms.��
��Okay, yeah,�� Troy mumbled, and he went to a room.
Hernan and Kenji went to another room after Gabrielle and Trevor chose to check the third room.
��Please be here, Dani,�� Troy muttered under his breath. He checked the room��under the bed, inside the washroom, behind the curtains, and even behind the couches. Yet there was no sign of her. ��Damn it!�� Troy groaned in frustration, running a hand through his hair. ��Where are you, Dani?��
He got out of the room and learned that Danica wasn��t in any of those rooms.
��I am getting a bad feeling, Troy,�� Gabrielle told her brother, placing a hand on his shoulder.
Troy noticed his sister��s situation. Whenever something bad would happen to their close ones, the twins would feel uneasy at the same time. It was their thing. Troy did try to avoid his negative thoughts, but when Gabrielle said that she was feeling the same as him, he knew that something bad did happen.
��We will find her,�� Troy assured Gabrielle and faced Hernan. ��Tell the servants to check every room. You and Kenji check with them. I, Trevor, and Gabrielle will look at this part because we saw her here the last time.��
Hernan nodded and went away along with Kenji.
��Let��s go back to Gab��s room and restart from there,�� Trevor suggested, his hand holding Gabrielle��s waist in a protective manner.
Troy wasn��t listening to Trevor. Rather his mind was lost in Danica��s thoughts. Is she okay?
��Troy?�� Gabrielle��s voice brought him out of his trance.
��Yeah?��
��Let��s head back to my room and restart from there once again,�� she told him and made her way to her room with Trevor.
Troy was taking slow steps towards Gabrielle��s room when he placed his hand on the white wall. As soon as touched it, there was an overwhelming sensation of Danica��s presence. She was near, he could feel it. That was when his eyes widened as a realization hit him. Did she enter the theater room which was locked for the past two years by any chance? the thought was scary enough to make Troy tremble in fear.
