Hayley laughed and felt excited. She hadn’t felt this way in a long time. With Mark out of the way, everything would go according to plan, well almost everything. It was his own stupid fault anyway. He chose to go up into the mountain and by himself. She laughed at the thought. And on Halloween night too. Seems he was not so smart after all. It’s just as well; his death made it easier for her. She was anxious for dinner. She hadn’t had a good meal in a long time and her body quivered with excitement. She stared at her reflection in the bathroom mirror, watching herself comb her honey blonde hair until it shone, gently caressing cream over her cheekbones, chin, and forehead. Her light blue eyes were enhanced by mascara. Her lips, touched by rose pink lip gloss, smiled.  She knew she was gorgeous. There was a knock at the door. “Hayley, are you ready?” Sarah whispered. “In a minute,” She yelled placing loop earrings in her earlobes.

Overnight the snow gently dusted the mountains, a mass of white against the thick heavy mist. Gusts of wind whipped the trees below, pushing dust and bits of litter and scraps around the streets. Heavy rainfall slammed against the foothills and flooded the streets. Dressed in thick coats people were drenched, umbrellas floated into the air twisting and turning as the wind howled.Despite the weather, Ray sped off to the police station. He didn’t care the road was slippery and muddy. All he thought about was whether or not the disappearances over the last two decades were connected or not, he had enough information to request a search warrant for Silver Springs Farm.Over the course of the night without sleep, he repeatedly called the Farm but there was no answer. Neither Joel nor Sarah answered their phones. Hayley’s phone was still at the precinct, according to Kyle she had either changed sim cards or had two phones because the number he had for her was ou

"Here they are!" Boomed a loud voice followed by hurried footsteps. Sarah and Joel gasped as they woke and stared into the face of Harry. His workers were not far behind him."I knew I'd find you here." He laughed. Bending down, leaning forward, hands resting on his thighs he said, "Why, you leaving so soon?"“Come along now.” Harry beckoned with his hand, “Before the weather gets worse. You don’t expect me to come to get you now, do you?”Joel and Sarah came from under the ledge and Harry offered them jackets. “You shouldn’t have left the barn. Running around in this weather is not good for you. Don’t know what you were thinking.”“Please just let us go, Harry,” Sarah begged. “You don’t need to do this.”“I can’t do that, I’m sorry. You’re a decent group of people and Margaret wants you. She really likes you, hasn’t been this excited i

Sarah's body slowly became limp, sweating, her breathing labored as she moaned in pain."Stay with me, Sarah." He licked his dry chapped lips. "You're hyperventilating. Slow deep breaths."Feeling weak Joel struggled against her limp body. The icicle burned his hand but he was determined to not let it go.  The tunnel grew wider and bigger, small bowls of fire burned within the ledges of the rocky wall.  Joel almost dropped Sarah as he fell to the ground.Eyes barely open, she said. "Where are we?""I don’t know but it looks ancient." Joel's eyes darted around following meticulous carvings along the wall. "I've never seen anything like it."The bowls of fire lit up a descending passageway to smooth pillars creating an archway. “I can stand, Joel,”  Sarah said breathing slowly as he began to lift her.  “I am feeling better now.”Leaning against him, Sarah felt at ease welcoming the

Joel and Sarah began to throw bowls of fire at the approaching beast, every bowl that hit its icy body, landed on the floor shattering into pieces. “It’s not working.”  Sarah cried.“In the heart!” Hayley yelled as she joined them. “You’re wasting the fire.”“How the hell are we going to do that!?” Joel’s body tensed with every growing step, closer and closer.  “I can’t just walk up to him and push one of these things in his heart.”“I have an idea,” Hayley said.  “But, you have to do it, Joel.  You have to trust me.”“Hayley,” Sarah wiped the tears from her eyes.  “Are you going to be okay with this?  It’s Harry, Carl…our father.”“No, Sarah.” Hayley grabbed Sarah’s hands in her own.  “He is not human anymore.  Margaret lied to m