Chapter 18: Miss Alice, why don’t you sleep while I’m gone?
Once again, the foundation of the building shook, and Mark did his best to stay on his feet as everything was being thrown off balance while Alice held on to the couch.
"What the heck is going on out there?" Alice yelled as more loud growls followed. It was so loud that they could hear it from where they were so it could only mean it was a big monster. A very big one.
Then, from Mark's intercom which, was strapped to his pants, came a voice,
"Mark, are you there?" It scritched. "We... we need backup." They said and Mark picked it up and answered,
"I'm here. What's going on? Is it a gate?" He asked and the voice responded positively.
"Yeah, and it's bad. Very bad."
"How bad?"
"Red!" Mark's eyes widened. "It's a red gate."
Alice's eyes widened. For God's sake, what sort of bad omen did that voice put on her?
It wasn't just a gate now but a red gate. For fucks sake... Couldn't they just let her be?
"Miss Alice, I have to go now." Mark said and turned to head out when she grabbed his arm and asked,