Whispers of the Devil
Again, I feel like I’m being watched, like someone is standing behind me.
“Then you’ll know Mrs. Gregory went insane and died in an asylum.”
“Yes–”
“Andrew Gregory, according to the rumor mill, went to a witch doctor, took poor Mrs. Gregory with him. I don’t know what they did to that poor woman, but she was never the same. They did have a son, but he died shortly after he was born. That baby was born too early, and real sick, and in those times there wasn’t much that could be done for an early baby like that. All the stories I was told, however, were real awful, miss. I have a hard time even saying it out loud, but….” He sucks in a breath, fixing me with a look that makes the gooseflesh rip