Reaper's Hollow
she said, stepping over an old candle stand and nearly tripping over what looked like a plastic shepherd like one might put in the yard at Christmas.
“Ru?” came the quiet answer. “Thank goodness.”
Finally reaching the cabinet, Ru dropped to a knee. Her mother was sitting inside a cupboard which couldn’t be more than two feet high, though it was deep and wide enough for her to somehow tuck her long legs inside. Maggie was almost six feet tall, just like Ru, so she had to be uncomfortable. “What are you doing?”
“They’re coming, aren’t they?” Maggie asked. “I could feel it.”
A pang of fear shot up from Ru’s chest, causing her to choke on her breath. “Yes,” she managed, eventually. “It’s Sky.”
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