STRANGER ATTRACTION
“We should tidy up this place and clean her. Papa and our brothers should be back home any moment now.”
The other two nodded quickly in agreement. Ina was already reaching down to pull me from the floor when a sudden ringing cut through the room.
All three of them stiffened.
Uri turned slowly, tracing the sound with her eyes. She began to move, tiptoeing toward the dining table. The ringing continued, muffled but insistent.
She knelt, peered under the table, and reached out her hand. Her fingers closed around her phone.
She pulled it out and stared at the screen in disbelief. Then she looked up sharply at Iris and Ina, who were already staring back at her, their faces going pale.