Venture Forward
““What’s happening?”
Paul looked down at Evan’s stricken face, his bright blue eyes wide with fear. “Don’t worry about it. Maybe a plant got knocked over. I’m sure everything’s okay.” Desperate to keep his voice even, he spoke words of comfort that he didn’t believe for a second. Biting his lip, he jammed the house key into the lock.
His knees shook as he slowly turned the doorknob. The living room was empty, and an eerie silence loomed. Things looked calm enough, but something was very wrong. W...here was Mom?
“Hey, why don’t you run to your room and find us a board game to play? I’ll be right there.”
Once Evan was out of sight, he crept toward his mother’s room on the other side of the house. Little hairs on the back of his neck stood at attention as he neared the door where Pamela’s whimpering had become barely audible. The gruesome scene in the master bedroom made his stomach clench. It was a sight he’d never forget as long as he lived. “No!”
His mother lay crumpled on the carpet next to the bed while William stood over her, naked from the waist down, belt in one hand and a bat in the other.MoreLess
Paul looked down at Evan’s stricken face, his bright blue eyes wide with fear. “Don’t worry about it. Maybe a plant got knocked over. I’m sure everything’s okay.” Desperate to keep his voice even, he spoke words of comfort that he didn’t believe for a second. Biting his lip, he jammed the house key into the lock.
His knees shook as he slowly turned the doorknob. The living room was empty, and an eerie silence loomed. Things looked calm enough, but something was very wrong. W...here was Mom?
“Hey, why don’t you run to your room and find us a board game to play? I’ll be right there.”
Once Evan was out of sight, he crept toward his mother’s room on the other side of the house. Little hairs on the back of his neck stood at attention as he neared the door where Pamela’s whimpering had become barely audible. The gruesome scene in the master bedroom made his stomach clench. It was a sight he’d never forget as long as he lived. “No!”
His mother lay crumpled on the carpet next to the bed while William stood over her, naked from the waist down, belt in one hand and a bat in the other.MoreLess
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