Page 98 (1/2)

Lurch!

The realization was chilling Lurch was seated upright in a high-backed chair at the opposite end of the hallway Thebehind him cast the rest of his face into shadow, but his eyes were still open The irises seeloith a dull, translucent silver…

The thuain, from somewhere behind her Melody whipped her head around, checked the other end of the hallway, then whirled back again

Lurch still faced her, but those eyes registered nothing They were dull and lifeless Almost like…

Like a golem

The word had somehow jumped into her rey in the filtered ht His face, sunken His cheeks—

THUMP…

Melody turned again, and this tiainst the other end of the hallway It shifted forward, dragging sorey and unkempt A terrible smell washed over her all at once A familiar, musky smell…

“OH!”

r />

So in her hand moved, and Melody jumped It was the knob The door opened abruptly and Eric was standing there, shirtless, rubbing his eyes…

She flung himself into his arms and kicked the door closed behind her

Nine

It took a long ti heart to finally return to its norh her veins was just too much

“I’ain fro the knob he leaned out and checked in both directions “I swear, Melody Come look for yourself”