HAUNTING EMILY
EMILY
I sat still on the couch, hugging myself as if that could chase away the feeling of fear that wouldn’t stop crawling over my skin. The dark had a way of making your thoughts louder, your heart beating faster, and your mind believing anything was possible.
The entire house was dead silent, apart from the faint ticking of the wall clock. And then, snap.
The power cut off completely.
I jumped to my feet. “Kent?”
He was already up, phone in one hand, his other hand reaching for the drawer where he kept a flashlight. “It’s the whole street,” he said, peeking out the window. “It’s not just here.”
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