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They rushed back into the house as if their lives depended upon it. For they very well might. They hoped that the mere fact that there were two might deter someone, but the fact was that it had not deterred him the night they discovered the dastardly secret. Finally the door was locked and bolted. Together they checked the back door to make sure that it was still locked. The door was wide open.
They slammed the door shut. Elizabeth fumbled through the drawers until she found a knife. She wouldn't allow Tom to hurt anyone else, if she could help it. They carefully made their way up the stairs. They first slipped into Jake's room, for they knew he was alone. Elizabeth scooped him into her arms trying to keep the panic at bay that was rising in her throat. She was no longer a scared helpless girl. She would not be a victim. They left Jake's room, and proceeded down the hallway into Cameron's room. Cameron, Spencer, and Lulu were still sound asleep unaware of the chaos that had befallen them. Elizabeth gently shook Lulu awake. Lulu nodded comprehension of the unfolding story and allowed Liz to place Jake in her arms. Emily and Elizabeth crept from the room, and waited until they heard the reassuring click that meant Lulu had locked the door behind them.
There was a noise downstairs. Without thinking they inched towards the kitchen, for it was from there that the noise had originated. Liz gripped the knife tightly in her hand. She poised to attack if needed. AS they entered the kitchen they saw a shadowy figure shuffling through the drawer where Lucky kept a pistol. As the figure turned Elizabeth jabbed with the knife and in that same moment the power blinked back on. She was horrified to see what she had done as blood poured out of an open wound. And the figure fell to the floor.
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