Trapped

Adam turned around slowly to look at the faucet, which he had just turned off, the reflection of the running water in his eyes. A shiver ran down his spine and all his hair stood on end. he had just gone to the toilet when he heard the sound of running water. Sometimes someone would leave the tap on, wasting the precious water that flowed out of it. If his hearing had been any sharper he would have been able to hear dripping all the way from his room. but he did not need to because the tap had not been dripping; water had been flowing out of it in abundance. He had walked over to the bathroom and turned off the tap in the bathtub wondering how anyone could have left such a heavy flow going without realizing it. Alone at home, his parents and grandfather being out, the sound of running water had come almost the second he got up from his nap. But the minute he had turned the tap off and turned around, he had heard the sound of running water resume right behind him.

At that was what he stood looking at. moving backwards, he sat on the edge of the bathtub, he turned the knob of the tap once more and turned it off. He turned it back and forth for a little while to check if it was loose and found that it was perfectly fine. Turning it back off, he got up and looked at it for a little while before turning back around... and suddenly again... he heard... the water turning on again. Now Adam had only been staying there for three weeks and was not sure what to make of the situation. He wished his grandfather who had stayed there for quite a while, was there so that he could ask whether this was a normal occurrence. but he was alone and would have to ponder about this by himself.

He stood up and looked around the bathroom, feeling and knowing that he was not alone. unable to shake the feeling off, he did not care about the water anymore, he turned around and was about to walk out the door when it slammed shut before of him. Managing to grab the handle, he pulled with all his might., but it would not budge. He kicked the door and tried once again to pull it open but it did not work. The the shower turned on behind him. Adam felt trapped. Spinning around, he saw not only water coming out of the spout but steam rising as well from the tub. The was was hot. The tap at the sink started to turn itself on as well, steam beginning to rise from there as well. He pulled at the door but it would not budge. He knew what would happen if he did not get out from there soon. He was already beginning to feel the increasing heat at the back of his neck. he did not want to be boiled alive... But it was the unknown entity in the room with him that frightened him the most.

He lunged at the door, the air becoming increasingly hard to breath. he could feel little droplets of water spurting from the bathtub as the water level increased. not only did the heat plague him, but the sound as well. The water was on full speed at all three faucets and was causing a noise that sounded like a thunderstorm as the water gushed out and spilled onto what was now the bathroom floor. 'Aren't you going to bathe?' a voice boomed out suddenly. It sent shock waves into Adam. There was mean, dry laughter. he yelled for help from people who were not there and banged at the door, trying to create as much noise as possible. The water seemed to be trying to overpower him. The it just stopped. The water did not just slow down and come to a gradual stop; everything turned off at one and the door slid open, causing Adam to stumble out of the bathroom and onto the carpet outside. Relieved but still in shock, he lay on the ground, happy that he was out. he turned to look back at the steamed mirror and the water, which was now rushing along the floor and into the drain hole beneath the sink.

This bathroom was his grandfather's. The other two bathrooms were located at the kitchen and his parent's room. Adam had never actually used that bathroom till that day when he had gone to see if the water was running. Little did he know that his grandfather did not use the bathroom at all. In fact there had been a lock on the outside of the door, which his grandfather went to search for after Adam told him about the incident.It had mysteriously disappeared.