Chapter Seven
The Attic
Jennifer, Alex and Megan all simultaneously looked up at the stairs that pulled down to the attic.
"The sounds are….they're coming from the attic." Jennifer muttered. "We have to figure out what's making the sounds." She added, though she wasn't sure she really wanted to know.
"Do we have to? Can't we just get my mum and dad?" Alex whined, clutching Jennifer's hand until his knuckles were white and Jennifer couldn't feel her hand.
"Yes. You guys can wait down here and I'll find out." Jennifer said.
"Jennifer, don't leave us." Megan pleaded, she also clutched Jennifer's hand.
"If we don't know then we'll be afraid all night. I'm going to find out." Jennifer said, trying to sound brave but failing somewhat miserably. She also didn't want to involve Evy and Rick into the matter, for her own reasons; she didn't want them to think that she was unable to watch her own nephew for a few hours.
Jennifer instructed Megan and Alex to wait in the sitting room while she investigated the attic. They did so, seating themselves on the couch, close to each other as though it would provide some sense of safety without Jennifer. In a sense, it did, for them anyway.
After leaving Horus with Alex and Megan, Jennifer headed back under the attic. Jennifer was slightly aware that her hands were somewhat shaking as she reached upward to grasp the cord that would pull that stairs down. She felt the cord in her hand and wrapped her slender fingers around it, pulling down.
The stairs slid down with a low groan, sending more chills down Jennifer's spine. The darkness that engulfed the attic was thicker and more ominous then it had been before. Jennifer pulled the stairs down to her feet; she began to climb the stairs as she would normal stairs but her feet felt heaver and she felt the cold stab of dread in her empty feeling stomach.
Jennifer peered into the attic, her vision was rather poor do to the poor light; she squinted her eyes as though that would help her see better. Jennifer slowly and gingerly entered the attic, letting her eyes adjust to the darkness. There was only one window in the attic put it was covered thickly with curtains made from dark and thick material. Jennifer carefully navigated her way toward the curtains, hoping to bring some light into the room. She pulled the curtains aside; as soon as she pulled the curtains, a nest of bats took flight from their safe nesting place behind the curtains. Jennifer let out a short scream as the bats brushed against her face and body.
However, Jennifer's cry was drowned out by a crash of thunder that shook the whole house. Lightening streaked across the sky, lighting the room for a short period of time, giving Jennifer a perfect look at her attic surroundings.
The Attic
Jennifer, Alex and Megan all simultaneously looked up at the stairs that pulled down to the attic.
"The sounds are….they're coming from the attic." Jennifer muttered. "We have to figure out what's making the sounds." She added, though she wasn't sure she really wanted to know.
"Do we have to? Can't we just get my mum and dad?" Alex whined, clutching Jennifer's hand until his knuckles were white and Jennifer couldn't feel her hand.
"Yes. You guys can wait down here and I'll find out." Jennifer said.
"Jennifer, don't leave us." Megan pleaded, she also clutched Jennifer's hand.
"If we don't know then we'll be afraid all night. I'm going to find out." Jennifer said, trying to sound brave but failing somewhat miserably. She also didn't want to involve Evy and Rick into the matter, for her own reasons; she didn't want them to think that she was unable to watch her own nephew for a few hours.
Jennifer instructed Megan and Alex to wait in the sitting room while she investigated the attic. They did so, seating themselves on the couch, close to each other as though it would provide some sense of safety without Jennifer. In a sense, it did, for them anyway.
After leaving Horus with Alex and Megan, Jennifer headed back under the attic. Jennifer was slightly aware that her hands were somewhat shaking as she reached upward to grasp the cord that would pull that stairs down. She felt the cord in her hand and wrapped her slender fingers around it, pulling down.
The stairs slid down with a low groan, sending more chills down Jennifer's spine. The darkness that engulfed the attic was thicker and more ominous then it had been before. Jennifer pulled the stairs down to her feet; she began to climb the stairs as she would normal stairs but her feet felt heaver and she felt the cold stab of dread in her empty feeling stomach.
Jennifer peered into the attic, her vision was rather poor do to the poor light; she squinted her eyes as though that would help her see better. Jennifer slowly and gingerly entered the attic, letting her eyes adjust to the darkness. There was only one window in the attic put it was covered thickly with curtains made from dark and thick material. Jennifer carefully navigated her way toward the curtains, hoping to bring some light into the room. She pulled the curtains aside; as soon as she pulled the curtains, a nest of bats took flight from their safe nesting place behind the curtains. Jennifer let out a short scream as the bats brushed against her face and body.
However, Jennifer's cry was drowned out by a crash of thunder that shook the whole house. Lightening streaked across the sky, lighting the room for a short period of time, giving Jennifer a perfect look at her attic surroundings.