Chapter 3
When they reached the front off the boarding house Kara tried to open the door. It was jammed shut. " I'll go around the back and see if we can get in ! " she said.
" Okay, I'll stay here. " replied Tommy.
As Kara opened a side gate Tommy stared down the street and thought he saw the shape crossing the road. Then Tommy closed his eyes, shen he opened them there was nobody there.
" Aaargh ! Help me ! Tommy ! Help ! " screamed Kara.
Tommy ran to the back. Kara was gone, and silenced fell over the gorgeous back garden. The back door was open, swaying in the breeze.
Tommy slowly walked in. He walked into the kitchen and heard another piercing scream.
" Kara, where are you ? " shouted Tommy.
" Im in a library ! "
" Im coming ! " Tommy shouted.
Kara was on the floor some wood had fell on her legs from the crumbling roof.
Tommy helped her up and they went upstairs. A chill went through Kara.
She shuddered fast.
Tommy felt it to.
" We're not alone Kara " Tommy whipered.
A door downstairs slammed and Kara pulled Tommy's arm and they ran quickly up into the attic. It was dark, nothing could be seen. They stood waiting and Kara watched through the cracks in the floor. An old lady walked down the hall. She looked extremely frail, yet her appearance was evil and her eyes where like diamonds amongst hay.
" Mrs Blackenship ! " whispered Tommy.
" I thought this place was empty ! " Kara whispered back.
" So did I ! " Tommy replied.
She walked into a room where a man in a black coat stood.
" Its Wynn ! " Kara said mutely.
" Are we ready for the Halloween reunnion, the Samhain festival ? " asked the woman.
" Yes we are, but we still need a sacrifice ! Meet me at Smiths Grove tonight ! "
" But Halloweens Tommorow ! " she replied sharply.
" We're having a two day festival ! Thorn has appeared early this year ! "
Kara backed up to the window and stared at the stars, she suddenly caught site of the Thorn constallation.
Then Tommy called her over, to the front window behind a net curtiain.
" Theyre leaving ! "
They ran out of the attic and onto the landing. When they reached the downstairs hall.
Tommy's vision went weird, like Karas had.
He saw how the shape had stabbed his older sister.
He collapsed. Kara ran over.
It was 8.30. They walked onto the damp pavement and when they got accross the road, Kara, stared. Behind some trees was a modern apartment block.
We have to go back here.
" If you do, its the first place he'll go to tonight ! " Tommy told Kara.
She turned and saw the door of the empty house behind her open and a faded tall figuire holding a knife started to pace towards them. They ran. They reached the apartments. Tommy punched the electric system disabling the security, and prised open the door. They ran inside.
They ran upstairs.
A gaurd from behind called " What ya... aaaaaaaaaaargh ! " as the shape stabbed him with a large knife.
Blood spalshed across the carpet. Moonlight shone from the doors onto the back of the shape casting a silver lining around the shape. His head slowly moved up then tilted to the side on an angle of curiosity.
Kara ran... She opened a door and ran inside. Tommy wasnt there she slowly turned and opened the door but nobody was in the corridor. She closed the door. And hid in the apartment...