A Dangerous Secret by Peter Martin

Author:Peter Martin [Martin, Peter]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2017-09-28T23:00:00+00:00

Chapter Thirteen

Some time during the night, Garry woke. The room was hot, and the air clammy. Sweat poured out of him. Suddenly he recalled vividly the dream he’d been having. In a strange open place, he’d heard voices. To the left of him were the sounds of his mum and dad, calling to him, begging him to come back to where he belonged. Then, to his right, came Lana’s voice, urging him to go to her; he was a small lad again, and unsure of where to go. His mum and dad loved him so much, he knew. They’d done everything for him over the years, but Lana began to cry, and in the depths of his mind, knowing she was his real mother, he moved towards the sound of her voice. Getting ever closer until she was almost within touching distance, he tried to grab hold of her hand, but slipped… and falling into a dark abyss, woke with a sudden jolt. His body shook, as if with ague. The tremors were uncontrollable.

Delia, lying next to him, was still asleep. He thanked God she hadn’t witnessed the state he was in. He breathed heavily; felt like screaming out loud. In his panic he had to get out of bed, and approached the window to see scudding clouds cross the sky. He opened the window for a few seconds to cool off.

Still haunted by his dream, he finally returned to bed; his wife’s warm, sleeping form bringing him a sense of security.

But it didn’t last long. Restless again, he thought he’d heard someone scratching the door. Very odd. It was no good; he’d have to get up, or he’d never be able to sleep. By the time he reached the door, the scratching had stopped. He opened it, but there was no one to be seen. He flicked the landing light, but it failed to come on. There was nothing else to do but go back to bed. No sooner had he pulled the covers over him than the scratching noise started again. This time he got up, quietly, only to discover the bedroom light wouldn’t come on either. When the scratching stopped, Garry opened the door in time to see a dark figure scurrying away.

‘Hey! What’s your game?’ he shouted, but got no answer. The figure disappeared down the corridor. Garry followed, but in the dark was unsure which direction to go in. Returning to his own room, he heard a strange cackling noise echoing along the corridor. He shut the bedroom door and turned the key in the lock. What was going on?

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