chapter 6

September, 1,2025 Monday Early morning Ashley's running towards NTC.

"I WILL BE LATE AGAIN!!" Ashley said while panting,

Ashley's running upstairs, then Houtarou suddenly appeared in her sight she saw Houtarou carrying a big load of a books she wanted to stopped but she couldn't.

"HOUTAROU!!! GET OUT OF MY WAY!!!" Ashley's shout,

Houtarou turn around and saw Ashley their eyes met but Ashley bumped to each other.

"Ouch! that's hurt... Argh!! MY HEAD!" Houtarou said with high tone voice,

"THAT'S YOUR FAULT YOU SUDDENLY APPEARING OUT OF NOWHERE!!!" Ashley said aloud,

"AND WHO'S RUNNING WITH A HIGH SPEED!!?" Houtarou said aloud,

*Rings bell*

"Oh no!! I'm late!" Ashley said,

she run again and and left without saying anything, Ashley reached her room but she's late she open the door with force everyone in her class shocked her teacher is looking at her while tapping her shoes over the floor she look at her teacher's face but she saw an annoyed face.

"S-sorry I'm late!" Ashley said with a high tone voice,

she walk towards her seats while she is walking her classmates looking at her she sit in her chair and her teacher start discussing a lessons.

"My Gulay... that was scary face she have" Ashley's muttering to herself,

After school she goes to their club room she open the door and she see everyone is gathered up like she is the only one who's they waiting the atmosphere is somewhat gloomy she looked at Shu and she saw Shu's carrying the cursed camera, Shu put the camera in the table in front of everyone and Facing at Julie,

"what happened?... the atmosphere seems so dark" Ashley asked,

"The thing is..." Houtarou looked at Shu to give a sign,

Shu nods at Houtarou.

"The woman in the picture appeared in front of Shu, and tried to throttled him I also saw it because after I opened the club room door I saw her doing it" Houtarou said,

"and why Julie and Ian looks so serious?" Ashley asked,

"Oh my! I thought I should act like one" Julie said and giggled,

"Stop joking this is not funny" Shu said,

"How about you Ian?" Ashley asked,

"I also felt someone is following me and but when I look around there's nothing there and I looked at the ground I saw a photo of me full of needle and all over of my body are bleeding" Ian said,

"And I saw a flash, it's like it's coming from a camera's flash it's like someone taking a picture of me" Ian said calmly,

"this is the picture that's on the floor" Ian said,

Ian give it to Ashley then Ashley take it and look at it, it's exactly as Ian said to everyone Ian's body are full of a needle even his eyes has a needle and bleeding Ashley notice something and she show it to everyone.

"L-LOOK AT THIS!!, THIS IS THE DRESS I SAW IN LILY'S HOUSE!!" Ashley said aloud,

Houtarou take it to Ashley's hands and also look at it, Houtarou's eyes got big.

"YES! you're right I also see it once when Shu and I grabbing the futon" Houtarou said,

everyone are tensed and suddenly the room are so silent everyone looked at each other with doubt then suddenly they heard an evil laugh of a woman.

"W-What was that?" Ashley said while shivering,

they looked around but no one's there then The camera start to take a picture many times and flashing many times. Shu grab the camera and look at the screen of it he saw Julie's head are gone he glance at Julie's head, Julie give him a curious face.

"What did you see?" Ian said,

"look at this another photo" Shu said,

"It's Julie but the head are gone!" Ian said aloud,

everyone gathered besides Ian and look at the picture then a woman appeared in front of them and disappeared they are so shocked and can't say anything.

"D-Did you see that guys?" Ashley's asked,

"Oh my! I also see it!... She is looking at me and smiling" Julie said,

"No! She's looking at me!!" Shu said,

"wait I think we all saw her but we saw it all in our own perspective" Houtarou's conclusion,

"maybe you're right about that..." Ian's said,

"I think we need a counter measures sooner or later she will kill one of us" Ashley said,

"Yes!! you are right she will not just attack us like she did a while ago" Ian said,

"MAYBE!! JUST MAYBE!! We can get an information to the old owner of the camera!" Ashley sugguestion,

"But someone know about the location of the old owner?" Houtarou said,

they looked at each other again but no one's give a sign they know about the location all they knew is the owner are under the care of mental hospital according to Ashley's info.

"Then let's search it or asked someone's close to that person" Shu said,

"Yes! that's right let's go with that" Houtarou said,

"Oh my! when we gonna start?" Julie said,

"How about tommorow?... after school?" Houtarou,

"Ok! then the schedule has been setted" Ashley said,

"What are we gonna do to the camera?" Ian asked,

"I think it's more safe if we bring it with us" Houtarou said,

"then who'll bring it with him?" Ashley said,

Ashley look at Ian but he shake his head, she look at Ian next but he also shake his head and she look at Julie but unfortunately she also shake her head.

"so no one's want to take it with it" Ashley said and give a big sigh,

"I will bring it with me" Houtarou said,

"are you sure about this!?" Ashley said with a high tone voice,

"Yes! I do" Houtarou said.

"well if you are insist then here" Ashley said,

Ashley give the camera to Houtarou and Houtarou grab the camera.

"well then let's go home" Houtarou said,

"You guys go first I need to do something" Houtarou said,

"O-Ok becareful around that cursed camera Houtarou" Ashley said with worried voice,

"Thank you... but nothing will happen promise." Houtarou said,

everyone left the room and went home without saying a single word but they think what will they do starting tomorrow everyone were tensed and worrying if that woman will appeared in front of them again and attack them by chance...