Clap Clap

You come across an advert for a housekeeper in the newspaper from a certain Maksim, and it so happens that you need to earn some money, because you are almost penniless. You grab your jacket and leave the flat. Arriving by bus in an unfamiliar neighbourhood, you look around the dark street..... The houses are too similar to each other, so you have a hard time finding the right one, but soon you spot a man.

The man is digging in his mailbox, you don't want to distract him, but still you need to find a house on the ad somehow, right? So, with all your resolve in your fist, you approach the man.

‘Excuse me,’ you say. The man stops fiddling with the box in his hands as he pulls it out of the letterbox and turns his head towards you. - ‘I'm trying to find a house on this street. Could you help me?’

‘Sure, what kind of house are you looking for?’ - The man asks. You explain what kind of house you are looking for by showing a photo of the advert on the newspaper. - ‘Maksim? Huh, that's interesting. He usually asks me to watch his place.’ - He answers thoughtfully, but smiles at you. - ‘I'm Marko Botowski, by the way.’

‘Nice to meet you Marco, so could you tell me where his house is?’ - you reply.

‘Of course. It's two houses down. Mine's right here, our neighbour Savo in the middle, and then Maksim's place. You can't miss it.’

You thank the man and head forward along the pavement, the night air drizzling lightly on your skin, but you don't really pay much attention to it. After passing through Savo's house, you finally come to the porch of the right house. Finding the key to the door in a pot in the backyard, you unlock the door and walk inside, suddenly the lights turn on by themselves. ‘Um, I guess this is welcome?’ You think to yourself.

Shrugging you walk into the living room connected to the kitchen, the house itself was quite cramped but you didn't mind. Noticing a note on the fridge you pick it up and look at it to see what you should do next.

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[Hey, thanks for housesitting! Please make sure to:

>Check the mailbox >Water the plants >Throw the trash

P.S. Clap twice to turn the lights on and off.

P.S.S. Once you are done, you can take food from the fridge in the kitchen.]

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After finishing up chores you decided to explore the house, there was nothing remarkable on the ground floor, a kitchen with access to the backyard, a living room and a garage.

Going up to the first floor you go into the bathroom and notice a bunch of little yellow toy ducklings, it was strange but you didn't think much of it.

Going back downstairs you grab some food from the fridge, heating it up you head to the first floor bedroom to watch TV. Slowly but surely you drift off to sleep...

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2:48 am.

You suddenly open your eyes to a loud bang from outside the bedroom. Turning your head sleepily to the clock you sigh, but glancing at the door you notice a silhouette for a second...a tall silhouette of a man, but then he instantly retreats.

You get out of bed and walk out of the bedroom. The lights were off, slamming twice you almost flinch. The door was lying on the floor, the walls were covered in scratches and there were those damn ducks lying everywhere.

Looking further out you notice the bathroom door open, near the window was a sign ‘Rubber Duckie’ painted with something red, was that blood? You weren't sure.

When you come closer you see a rubber duck on the window sill and take it in your hands, suddenly something inhuman climbs into the open window, you retreat but it has already climbed into your window. Its abnormally tall body towered over you and then it clapped its hands, plunging the bathroom into darkness.

You run down the stairs to the front door, the monster kept up with you, alternating claps plunging the house into darkness even further.

As you grab the door handle, you realise it's locked, and behind you, millimetres away, you hear two pops and now you're completely in the dark.