The eerie feeling of the basement felt dreadful. The stairs leading down to the basement were made of stone with vines overgrowing through the cracks. It's like the stairs don't get cleaned like the rest of this place so far. Ashley went down one step to make sure it was stable. Then Ashley found a loose wooden board. Ashley slid it down the stairs to check that it won't break on her.

Ashley grabbed her flashlight and shined it down the stairs. As Ashley got closer to the bottom she could hear her heartbeat, beating and echoing through the walls of the basement. Ashley had a fear of basements and always felt like she was being watched. Ashley looked for a light switch and tried turning it on. Didn't work. Ashley's heartbeat grew louder and then it stopped.

"This place is very freaky," Ashley said

Ashley saw a lamp and hoped it worked so she could see. Ashley walked to the lamp and tried turning it on and it worked. Ashley turned off her flashlight and looked around for anything useful. Ashley saw something on the floor and cautiously walked over. It was another red circle. Ashley took out the chalk and then crossed it out with an X. It smelt bad like mold or something died.

Ashley kept walking around and there were boxes everywhere. There were dead mice and bugs in the corners. Ashley walked over to a crate by some bookshelves and an old rusty sink. Ashley saw the crate wasn't sealed shut all the way. Ashley found an old crowbar sitting up against the old sink.

"This crowbar should do I hope," Ashley spoke

"Do I use the top or the bottom?" Ashley asked herself

Ashley used the crowbar to open the rest of the crate. The crate opened and there was a book and a key. The key was old but looked like it was used recently. I grabbed the book and opened it up and there was writing.

Page 27: I'm Shara and I'm one of the teachers here. I loved working with kids with no home, but they got to learn. Two kids were very kind and I loved them like my own kids. Alice and Ace. Ace was 13 and a quiet yet polite young boy. Alice was a sweet girl with bright ideas and knew when to speak and not to speak. They were unspreadable and they acted like siblings. Alice and Ace were great kids and they would help out with the other kids. Ace started acting weird on March 22, 1978, and he wouldn't leave the room and talk to himself. Alice stayed and cared for Ace but then she became quiet.

I pray for both of them to make sure they get better. Then Alice and Ace got sick and I went to take care of them. Alice had cracks forming on her face, and Ace was pale as a ghost. Alice was bleeding from her stomach and Ace was bleeding in the same place as Alice. Something was very wrong and then they both started to draw a red circle...

What was going on with them? I thought Ace was the only one who drew the red circles. Ashley was scared and out of fear put the book in her backpack. Ashley could hear her heartbeat again then ran out of the basement.

Then Ashley went back upstairs to get out of the basement. When Ashley got to the top of the stairs she stopped to catch her breath. Ashley thought about everything that she just read. Ashley walked back to the main area and a door slammed that came from the second floor.