As soon as everyone had scattered around the place, Harrison snuck outside, and ran stealthily as possible to the well.
He pushed the lid halfway open, knowing he’d feel it in every muscle by the end of the day.
He looked down and narrowed his eyes. Deb was lying on the haystacks Harrison had let down.
“Deb” he сказал(-а) loud, trying not to alert anyone. Deb didn’t Переместить and for a moment Harrison feared she was dead. He raised his voice when he called her again, and this time Deb slowly rose her head.
She looked up and Harrison swallowed at the sight of her skeleton like face.
“Deb, your friend...

Hours later Debra was still wide awake. She was sitting up in her hospital bed, her eyes fixed on the door, desperately hoping for the latch to go down and Abigail to enter.
She had promised to come back, Abigail.
Why would she come back? After the way Ты acted like a total brat? , a still small voice whispered inside of her.
She was alone again. She could’ve known. She should’ve known. Ты can’t rely on anyone, they’ll just screw Ты over.
They’ll give me back to Agnes. She’ll bring me back to my parents, Deb realized horrified. She had to leave, now. She swung her legs over the...

1989
It was one week before Debra’s fourteenth birthday and her parents had been telling her she’d get a very special present.
She was getting ready for dinner, when she felt a pair of eyes lurking at her. She looked up, her brush still in her hand. “Hello, sir” she sighed shy.
Dale frowned. “Please, Deb, call me Dale” he pleaded softly. Deb looked down and Dale walked into the room. “You don’t have to be afraid of me, Deb. Your parents trust me. Why can’t Ты do the same?”
Debra kept quiet and continued brushing her hair. Dale smiled and caressed a hair behind her ear. He...

Police vans were parked outside ‘The Dahlia Dancers’, and inside different kinds of investigators were walking around, taking prints and pictures.
In the corner stood Rob, talking to a police officer, whose name was David Patterson
“It’s my fault” Rob mumbled, еще to himself than the police officer.
“What was?” Patterson asked.
“I should’ve known better” Rob let out a laugh, as if this was all one big joke. “I should’ve known she wasn’t ready”
“Who wasn’t ready?” Patterson encouraged him.
“Deb” Rob replied, looking up. “She just got released from an institution...

16 hours later…
Mike drove through the open gate, that had a sign above it, saying ‘Welcome to Serenity Hills’
“They probably mean Serenity Hells” Mike muttered as he stopped the car.
“Mike, please, try to control yourself” Ryan сказал(-а) warning. “We don’t know anything yet”
Mike ignored him and got out of the car. He walked right up to the closest door, and opened it. He looked around him, but didn’t see any sign of life. Then he heard voices, mumbling.
Ryan walked in as well, and looked quizzically at Mike, who was following the voices.
They led them to the council room. Everyone...