You are investigating an abandoned house.
You walk through the house and see a small notebook.
Looks to be children's handwriting.

You open it and and start reading.

Dear diaree.
Mommy has always told me not to go into the baesment. I don't know why.
Maebe she has a serprise for me?
I want too see.

Love, Mikey

You decide to put it in your pocket and finish later.
You hear someone outside, it sounds like a woman.
"Who's going through my son's things!? Hello!?"

You make a run for it and drive off, not wanting to get in trouble.

~later~

You're in your house.

You cozy up in your regular seat with a glass of your favorite drink.

This. This is where i should have burned that damn book.

Suddenly you remember the book.

You pull it out of your pocket and open it to the next page.

Dear diaree.

Today i opened the door too the basement.
All I could see was blak.
I heared mommy coming and closed the door quik.
I think she knew.

Love, Mikey.

There's a page that looks like it's been glued into the book.

You choose to read it.

You can't make anything out.

The entire page looks like it was soaked in something that dried rust colored.

...blood?

You shrug it off and turn the page.

It's starting to get dark outside so you lean over to turn on the lamp on the coffee table.

You don't notice the woman standing there and go back to the book.

Dear diaree.

Mommy told me again not too go in the basement.
She had to run too the store.
I don't know why she would run insted of taking the car.
Can you tell? I'm learning speling.
The basement has a noise.
It sounds like a puppy?
I want too see the puppy!
I'm going to go look in the basement..

Love, Mikey.

You chuckle at the slightly improved spelling.

You see something white and red flicker at the edge of your vision.

When you turn to look at it, it's gone.

You shrug it off and think it was just your imagination.

You see your cup is empty and go get a refill.

You sit back down and turn the page of the book.

Dear diare.

I went and lookd in the basement.
Mommy grabbed me and pulled me away.
She yelled at me and it made me sad and i cried.
Then she gave me a cookie and I was happy so i didn't ask why the boy in the basement was making puppy sounds.
Or why he didn't have any arms or legs.

Love, Mikey. There's

You look up from the book, feeling scared and see a woman in a white dress stained with blood.

And a little boy next to her..
With no arms or legs.

You wake up with a start.

It's been years since that day.

But it was just a dream.

You roll off your bed and look at the door.

You wish you hadn't taken the book.

Maybe then you'd have all your arms and legs.

~THE END~