Anna was terrified. She had started out this adventure quite confident. Her confidence had slid into a mild apprehension. Her apprehension had tumbled into a deep worry. Her worry had collapsed into fear. Now her fear had officially evolved into full on terror. Tears streamed down her cheeks. Muffled screams issued from the wad of fabric that was gagging her mouth. Louder screams echoed somewhere else in the house. A girl and boy were screaming the name of their friend. A friend that Anna knew was already worse than dead. She wished she could scream back and tell them to run while they had the chance. Unfortunately the gag was too effective for anything more than a soft whimper to escape.
The screams were getting louder. They were finding their way down to the basement. Anna closed her eyes and tried to block out the sound. She would give anything to go back in time and tell her self she was stupid to try this plan. The screams were closer now. Anna could only hope that it would be over soon but her gut was telling her the witch wouldn't let her off that easy.