Consequence by C R Langille

Author:C R Langille [Langille, C R]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: FICTION: Fantasy - Paranormal
ISBN: 9780997197020
Publisher: Griffin Publishers, LLC
Published: 2019-01-20T22:00:00+00:00

Chapter Sixteen

Linda gripped Sebastian’s hand tight because she didn’t want him to get lost. Evard’s house was unlit, and fear gnawed at her guts as they walked closer. Sebastian lagged behind, and she almost had to drag him. Linda didn’t want to go in, but standing outside and waiting for someone or something to kill them was even worse. She gave him a reassuring squeeze and walked into Evard’s house.

Linda caught a movement out of the corner of her eye. Evard walked into the hallway and disappeared from view. She followed but stopped short. Something wasn’t right. She couldn’t tell what, but her stomach twisted in protest.

“I don’t like it here, Mommy.”

They needed to leave. This place wasn’t safe.

“Me either, let’s get your grandpa and get out of here.”

Linda took a step and kicked something across the floor. It skidded along the hardwood and crashed against the wall. Her heart skipped a beat, and she wrestled to keep a scream down.

It was garbage. The scream dissolved into a sigh of relief.

“Evard?”

She held onto Sebastian’s hand like a talisman. His presence gave her some small comfort. He squeezed back and gave her the strength to move forward. They navigated the pizza boxes, chicken buckets, and beer cans as quietly as possible. They rounded the corner to the hallway.

Evard posted in front of the sewing room door. Pale, yellow light from a naked bulb basked his body in its glow. He stared at them for a moment and then walked into the room.

“Evard, wait.”

“Mommy, let’s go. Something’s wrong with Grandpa.”

She looked down into Sebastian’s eyes, and they pleaded with her soul to leave. Linda scooped him up and held him close to her chest. She was about to turn and head back out to the car when Evard’s voice cut through the house.

“Linda, I got Toby on the phone.”

Her stomach lurched. She ran to the room. Sebastian yelled something over and over to her, but whatever he said didn’t register.

Evard sat on the floor next to Kelly. She had her back to Linda, and the mechanical drone of the Singer growled as she worked the foot pedal. Kelly fed a long strip of red cloth through the machine and hummed an odd, discordant song.

“Oh, Linda, it was so good of you to stop by. Toby’s on the phone for you. He’s been very worried about you and Sebastian.” Kelly’s voice floated on the air, a leaf in the wind. Her tone played with Linda’s senses and made it hard to think.

The scene wasn’t right. Kelly was dead. Yet, she sat there in front of the machine and sewed as she used to do. The room itself seemed quite cozy. Sunlight poured through the window and lit everything with its warmth. Evard leaned against Kelly’s leg and read a book. The cordless phone sat on the ground next to him.

She took another step in the room. Sebastian struggled, and she let him loose on the ground.

“Stay close,” Linda said.

Sebastian screamed a reply, but the words sounded foreign to her.

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