Arc 3 | Hells Grace (17)
HELLS GRACE
Part 17
Eliza climbed out of the cellar, and let out a strangled gasp when she saw Maxine’s bludgeoned head on the floor. When she was sure that the dead woman was truly dead, she crawled over toward Tessa and helped her to her feet.
“Where’s Danny?” She asked. “Where’d he go?”
“You mean, the boy? He…ran…to…” she weakly pointed at the open front door.
Eliza’s heart sank. “That’s not him,” she said. “Oh god, it’s controlling him again.” The voices above them brought her out of her thoughts. She dragged Tessa out of the living room, toward the hallway leading to the back door.
“We need to hide,” Eliza whispered. “Can you move?”
“I…I think I can…”
Eliza slowly opened the back door. The voices behind them were getting louder. “On your feet. Come on. On your feet!”