The Guest House Hauntings Boxset by Hazel Holmes

Author:Hazel Holmes [Holmes, Hazel]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2021-05-19T22:00:00+00:00

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Sarah stashed the cleaning supplies back in the kitchen and then made herself a ham sandwich on wheat, complete with lettuce, tomato, muenster cheese, and a generous helping of mayonnaise. She grabbed a bottle of water and then returned to her room.

Sarah opened the curtains, letting the evening light bathe the room in oranges and gold, and then sat cross-legged on the bed, where she ate her sandwich. She gazed out the window, finishing her meal, and wondered how far she’d have to run before she was finally safe.

Eventually he’d give up, right? She thought maybe a year from now she’d be able to relax.

With enough cash, she could buy a new identity. Time and distance were her best friends right now. She just had to ride it out.

Once she finished her sandwich, Sarah got the itch for a smoke. She reached for her backpack on the floor and stuck her arm inside, then froze.

Sarah’s hand groped something foreign, and she trembled when she removed her arm and found herself holding the stack of letters from her dream.

She dropped them, the letters unfolding and spreading over the floor. She rolled off the bed in the opposite direction and kept her distance as she circled around the foot of the bed.

It wasn’t possible. It was a dream. It wasn’t real. She’d woken up immediately after the woman had touched her throat.

Sarah reached up and grazed her neck, remembering the icy chill. Her heart rate increased, and her breathing shortened into quick, hyperventilated gasps.

Slowly, she crept around the foot of the bed, hoping to find the letters on the floor vanished as mysteriously as they appeared. But as she rounded the corner, she saw one of the folded pages.

Sarah stared down at the pages, trying to rationalize what happened. Either it hadn’t been a dream, and she didn’t remember going to bed, or someone had placed the letters in her backpack while she was out of the room.

The latter was possible. She didn’t have the ability to lock her own room when she was gone, so anyone could have come and gone as they pleased. But why had the woman left the pages in her pack? What was she trying to accomplish?

Sarah carefully picked up one of the letters from the floor. She walked to the window and the dying light to help her read.

The ink was faded so badly that it had practically disappeared. She set it down and then reached for another one, but it was just as bad.

Sarah crouched down on the floor and spread the letters out and found a legible one near the middle of the stack. She leaned toward the light from the window and read.

My dearest Iris,

Our situation in Bell has deteriorated. I’m afraid that we won’t last much longer without any aid from the outside world.

I know that you moved away because you no longer wanted to be a part of our family, but you should know that when I die here, it will be you who is held responsible, along with your family.

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