My night was anything but restful. I kept hearing noises, the cracking of wood or the wind whipping against the house. Every sound sounded eerie, as if it had a different meaning in the darkness. In the dark, the house had something frightening about it.

Despite the lack of sleep, I decided to get up around 8 a.m. But before getting ready for the day, I texted my mom. I told her what it was like here and asked her how she was doing.

After I'd gotten ready and stood perplexed in the hallway, I decided to take a quick look into Eryon's room. Just to see if everything was...