*Third's Pov*

Jasper and Ruby narrowly avoided Mr. Hopp in the dark hallways while making a hasty retreat for the kitchen.

Knowing that the door to the attic is where the kitchen. They wasted no time making it there.

Both Jasper and Ruby were very reluctant and relived to know that Mr. Hopp hasn't seen them yet.

Though, Jasper did wonder what would happen if he does find them...

What's he going to do to them?

Will he make them vanished into thin air like he had done to their parents?

Or did Mr. Hopp had more twisted intentions in store for him and Ruby?

He don't know. He may be curious but there is a old saying "Curiosity Killed The Cat". So he definitely didn't want to find out what were Mr. Hopp's motives.

All he cared about was getting himself and Ruby out of this mess.

Even if that means playing scavenger hunt all over the house while evading the psychotic demonic rabbit.

Ruby: We made it to the kitchen...

Jasper: Yeah...

He looked up at the calendar to see it saying "Anniversary Wednesday April 18th". He wonder what that means...

It must be a sign...

Maybe something leading to hope...? Or leading to despair...?

He tried to not think too much about the calendar and as he put the key inside the slot and hearing a small clicking noise signalling to him and Ruby that the attic door was now unlocked.

He remembers his father, David, telling him and Ruby not to play up there.

But since his father isn't here to scowl them anymore...

Jasper: You ready Ruby? You could be dark up there?

Ruby: I'll be fine. I'm ready.

Jasper: (For someone her age, she's starting to sound really brave.)

He knows Ruby has a fear of the dark and tends to get scared really easily. Maybe knowing that Jasper is here with her bring her some relief.

But you know what they say about girls...

Well sugar and spice, well it ain't save her from Mr. Hopp.

After all, courage is all that they got at this moment.

Both siblings descended up the stairs together and walked into the attaic.

Inside the attic condense of brown walls, large open dark areas, a few of Ruby's toys were there as well, much to Jasper's annoyance.

Jasper: Don't you have to toy box where you should putting these things away?

Ruby chuckled innocently as they walked down the hall looking around their surroundings.

Jasper: Okay. So far the coast is clear-?!

*BOOM*

To the siblings' horror, for a brief of a second, they saw Mr. Hopp staring at them through the darkness with a menacing grin...before he vanished into thin air!

Jasper: HOLY PUCK!

Ruby: *Whimpering*...!

Jasper: I-It's Okay Ruby...He's gone...He's gone now...

Ruby:.....

Jasper: (He was there. He was standing right there! But...he's disappeared like he was never there in the first place...)

He must be toying with them...

The thought of that infuriates the older sibling. Mr. Hopp knows where they're at. But instead of just taking them out, he's toying with them...
trying to writhed and break them down.

He looked at Ruby, who was breathing real heavily from the jumpscare they witnessed.

Jasper: (He's doing a good job too...)

After a few seconds of consoling Ruby, they both finally made to the end of the attic to spot something on the table near the Christmas Tree.

Ruby: Is that...Dad's Tape Recorder...?

Jasper: It is...I remember that Dad was using this for upcoming novel he was working on.

Jasper walked up to the recorder and grabbed it. There was a note that said..."Under The Mirror".

Jasper: Now that think about it, he was recording these when mentioning Nana Esther...

Then he stopped again noticing the frown on Ruby's face. She didn't like him mentioning Nana Esther. He threw his sister an apologetic glance before looking back at the tape recorder.

Jasper: Under the Mirror...maybe Dad left some tapes around...

Ruby: We should go find them then...They could tell us something about Mr. Hopp...

Jasper:.....Maybe....(Or maybe there's more mystery to those tapes regarding Mr. Hopp and Nana Esther...)

The scavenger hunt continues...