Thanks for the feedback, everyone. I would like to give you reviewers an
option here. I can finish this in 2 more chapters, or I can take a slightly
longer plot route, which should take 4 or 5. What do you think. Here's
Chapter Five, a shorty. with another evil cliffhanger. I'm not really a
mean person, I swear! -Kennedy aka Hayduke.
Mark and Steve nearly trampled one another rushing to the source of the screaming. In the guest room stood a shaking Amanda. CJ was in her arms on the verge of crying. At Amanda's feet was a pool of blood.
"Amanda! Are you hurt? Is CJ ok?" asked Mark. Amanda could only point towards the guest bathroom in response. Steve got to the bathroom door first. What he saw was a disaster area. The medicine cabinet hung open, it's contents strewn about. On the floor and sink, more blood, as well as bandages.
"What the hell is going on here?" said Steve, utterly confused. "Jesse wasn't bleeding like this. Amanda, you're sure you and CJ are ok?"
"Fine," she said, calmer now.
"It appears we have a guest, Steve," offered Mark. He then explained how he thought he'd brushed against someone in the power outage.
"But why would they stay hidden?" asked Amanda
"I don't know, but I doubt our guest is just shy," commented Steve.
Mark was absently rubbing his chin with his hand. "No, son, but it could be as simple as someone who's hurt and scared."
"I know, dad, but somehow I think it's something more sinister than that. The bag, the gun. I bet the 'power outage' was just the breakers being switched. I don't know what's going on here, but it's not good."
Amanda interjected at this, "And Jesse is all alone downstairs." she trailed off as they ran out of the room. "At least I hope he's alone," she added silently.
Mark and Steve nearly trampled one another rushing to the source of the screaming. In the guest room stood a shaking Amanda. CJ was in her arms on the verge of crying. At Amanda's feet was a pool of blood.
"Amanda! Are you hurt? Is CJ ok?" asked Mark. Amanda could only point towards the guest bathroom in response. Steve got to the bathroom door first. What he saw was a disaster area. The medicine cabinet hung open, it's contents strewn about. On the floor and sink, more blood, as well as bandages.
"What the hell is going on here?" said Steve, utterly confused. "Jesse wasn't bleeding like this. Amanda, you're sure you and CJ are ok?"
"Fine," she said, calmer now.
"It appears we have a guest, Steve," offered Mark. He then explained how he thought he'd brushed against someone in the power outage.
"But why would they stay hidden?" asked Amanda
"I don't know, but I doubt our guest is just shy," commented Steve.
Mark was absently rubbing his chin with his hand. "No, son, but it could be as simple as someone who's hurt and scared."
"I know, dad, but somehow I think it's something more sinister than that. The bag, the gun. I bet the 'power outage' was just the breakers being switched. I don't know what's going on here, but it's not good."
Amanda interjected at this, "And Jesse is all alone downstairs." she trailed off as they ran out of the room. "At least I hope he's alone," she added silently.