Chapter Four
Sacred Line
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This line, that can't be broken
This line, never will be crossed again.
In time, will be forgiven
This line, affected by the innocent.
Running by another line
When you cross the sacred line.
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It was dark by the time they reach the Virginia State line. Molly was looking at the map trying to make sure Seth didn't miss their exit, but she was beginning to fall asleep.
"I think it's time we stopped for the night," Molly said. "I'm starting to fall asleep."
"Me two," Seth agreed. "There's a hotel after a few miles once we take our exit. We'll stay there. Just don't let me miss it, or we might end up in freaking Haunted Hill."
"Silent Hill, honey. You still think James is crazy, don't you."
"He lost his mind when Marry died and he never did find all the screws that fell loose." Seth let out an exhausted sigh. "Maybe he left them in Silent Hill."
Suddenly, a nervous whimper came from the back seat.
Molly turned her head to face Rebecca. "What's wrong, sweetheart?"
"I'm scared." Rebecca cried as she tightened her grip on Winslow.
"It's okay, we're almost to the-"
Rebecca interrupted and screamed.
Seth was startled and swerved, but quickly regained control of the wheel. "What the hell, Becky!"
"Didn't you see it?" Rebecca shrieked.
Molly shook her head. "No, baby, I didn't see anything. What was it?"
"It was a monster!"
Seth rolled his eyes. "Rebecca, it was just a shadow. You're tiered. Go to sleep. We're on our way to a hotel, okay."
"It wasn't a shadow," Rebecca insisted, "it was a monster! I saw it."
"Is it still there?" Molly asked.
"No."
"Then we're okay." Molly turned back around and almost immediately started falling asleep again. It wasn't long before Seth started to feel his eyes growing heavier as well.
Seth was almost asleep at the wheel when Rebecca screamed again. "There's another one! It's another monster!"
"I still don't see anything," Seth said.
"How can you not see it. You're driving! You're supposed to be paying attention! It was right-"
"Rebecca", Molly interrupted, "You're just seeing the shadows. They just look like monsters because you're tiered and nervous about everything that's been happening lately. Just close your eyes and try to sleep."
Rebecca screamed again. "NO! There's another one right up there!"
Seth and Molly both turned their heads toward where she was pointing, but they saw nothing.
Seth was beginning to lose his patience. "There's nothing there! For the last time Rebecca, close your eyes and-" Seth jerked his head to the left. "Shit!"
"What?" Molly and Rebecca both asked in unison.
"That was our motherfucking exit!"
"Seth, calm down," Molly comforted. "I'll find us another one." She took the map from the glove box and began to look for another exit.
Rebecca then began to scream uncontrollably and nonstop. "How can you not see them! Don't you see them! They're all over the place! They're everywhere!"
Molly tried to tune out her daughters relentless screams. "It looks like there's another exit on the right about thirty miles up ahead. Go ahead and get in the right-"
This time the interrupter was Seth. "Holly FUCK!"
"Do you see it now?" Rebecca cried.
Molly was confused. "See wha-" Molly's eyes widened and she joined her daughter screaming.
Right in the middle of the road was a monstrosity of a mutation. It was at least seven feet tall with a muscular man's body. But atop it's shoulders where a head should be was a metal pyramid shape. It dragged a giant bloody sword behind it as it ran frighteningly fast toward them.
"Hold on to something!" Seth warned. Just as the creature was about to reach them, Seth pulled the wheel to the left, sending their SUV crashing through the railings and off of what was almost a cliff as deep as the ditch was.
The last thing the three of them saw was the tree line at the bottom of the hill.
Once again, men seem not to understand that YOU CAN DRIVE THROUGH GHOSTS!