Swallowed

The wind whistles past you and you feel your hair stand on end. The tension in your hair is relieved when the wind passes. The sun is still up high and burning bright behind you. The sweat drips down your back when something metal glints in front of you.

You step closer out of curiosity, and notice the metal forms a rounded box. After forcefully slamming the metal down in front of you, a small parchment is visible inside. A sinister message is displayed on it. You completely ignore the message and draw your attention to the abandoned estate in front of you. The house had obviously been condemned and lost a long time ago. Not that anyone would live out here. It's too dangerous.

As the sun becomes unbearable, you look for entrance. After going round the house a few times, there is a small crack of light, above it, two loose planks of wood. With all your strength and with effort, the two planks are removed and they clank on top of each other on the floor.

When inside the house you notice the kitchen is empty except for what is on the table. It is an entire meal. You decide to ignore it and divert your attention to what was next to it.

It was a bottle of water. After popping off the top and pushing the bottle contents towards the abyss of your open mouth, the cool feeling and the satisfaction is extremely pleasant, and you smile contently.

You notice a stairwell leading to darkness, and as your curiosity still blazes, they appeal to you and you decide to navigate up them.

The darkness which ensues unsettles you, as there is no obvious source of light around. You notice something behind you. You turn around quickly. You open your mouth to scream at what you see or rather, cannot see. But it is too late.

You have been eaten by a grue.

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Credited to The Aeronaut

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