Chapter 7 - HELP!

As Felicity and Carrie ran out the back door towards the backyard, Margaret stood up and grabbed a butcher knife from the kitchen sink. Felicity knew that she had to get Carrie back to her house and away from Margaret before things can get worse. As they reached the fence, Felicity climbed up and jumped over it. "Come on, Carrie. Hurry!" Felicity cried. Carrie was scared because she knew that she can't jump that fence because it was almost five feet high. The girls heard the back door slam open. Both girls screamed. Margaret was standing outside brandishing the knife. She was panting heavily. Margaret began walking slowly towards the girls.

"GET AWAY FROM US, YOU BITCH!" Felicity screamed. "LEAVE US ALONE!" "JEZEBELS! SINNERS!" Margaret screamed back. She began to run. Hurriedly, Felicity told Carrie to use her telekinesis to help her get up the fence. Carrie began to flex her hand up, then she began to float in mid-air. "Quick Lyssie, grab my hands!" Carrie cried. Felicity grabbed Carrie's hands and began to pull. While doing so, Margaret began to grab Carrie by the leg and tried to pull her back. Felicity fell back while Carrie grabbed hold of the fence. Felicity grabbed Carrie's wrists.

"Momma! Let me go!" Carrie cried out. "Momma, stop it!" "You know the devil never dies," Margaret hissed as Carrie began kicking her feet to get Margaret to let go. "He keeps coming back. And you got to keep killing him over and over again. 'Thou shalt not suffer a witch to live!' Exodus...22:18." Margaret raised her knife and slashed Carrie on the leg and right arm. "NO!" Felicity cried. Her face was full of tears. Just then, Felicity heard, "Lyss! Lyss!" It was Alana. "MOM! PHIL! GRANDMA! HELP!" Felicity screamed and cried. "MOM! OUT HERE!" The three adults quickly ran outside to see what was the matter. They stopped in sheer terror. "HELP US!" Carrie and Felicity cried. "MOM, MARGARET'S GOT A KNIFE! SHE'S TRYING TO KILL CARRIE!"

"Oh my God! Call 911!" Phil called to Alana as he ran towards Felicity. Lois ran for the bathroom to get the First-Aid kit while Alana ran for the kitchen phone and quickly dialed. "911," the dispatcher answered. "What's your emergency?" "I need a police officer and an ambulance right away!" Alana answered. "Where's the problem, ma'am?" "40 Carlin Street." As Alana gave the dispatcher the address and explained the situation, Felicity and Phil pulled Carrie away from Margaret, who then fell in the grass. Phil carried Carrie to the porch where Lois was waiting to help treat her wounds. They were very deep cuts. Felicity was turning around to head toward the house when Alana screamed "LYSS! RUN!" Felicity turned around and saw Margaret coming towards her brandishing the knife again! She began to run and then she tripped.

Margaret came closer to Felicity with a demonic smile on her face. Felicity began to back crawl away from Margaret while quietly saying, "No, no, no, no you get away from me! Get away from me! Get away from me!" Margaret bent down close to Felicity. "You will pay for this, little girl. I should have killed you sooner so my daughter could never..." Felicity kicked Margaret in the face and began to stand up. Margaret grabbed Felicity's foot, raised her knife and plunged it into Felicity's side. Felicity, Carrie, and Alana screamed. "SHE STABBED HER! MARGARET STABBED MY BABY!" "LYSSIE!" "LYSS!" Phil and Lois screamed. "HELP ME!" Felicity screamed again. Margaret took the knife out. She started to stab Felicity again when Carrie flexed. Margaret's hand froze in mid-air.

"Drop the knife, Margaret!" is what Felicity heard when she started crying, "She stabbed me. She stabbed me. Help me, please. Am I going to die? Am I going to die? Help me, please." "It's alright, Felicity," one paramedic said to her. "Take it easy, honey. Just keep breathing. You are going to be alright." The last thing Felicity saw before she and Carrie were sent to the hospital was the police sedating and placing handcuffs on Margaret.