Things Slip Through
When we hit the bottom of the stairs, we smelled the rot again.
“What the hell?”
“The window’s not broken.”
“Where we came in—it’s closed. Fitzy propped it open! I know he did!”
We tried once more to run but again found ourselves rooted around the pentagram as a heavy thing slowly slid down the hallway, much closer, this time.
We struggled and ground our teeth until finally Fitzy managed, “Wreck it. Gotta . . . wreck it.”
And again we did.
Only to find ourselves quickly returned to our spots, the sliding even closer, now. After the same interminable fight, Fitzy choked, “Wreck it. Gotta . . . ”
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