The Song of Hadariah: Dybbuk Scrolls Trilogy: Book 1 (Dybbuk Scrolls Trillogy) by Alisse Lee Goldenberg

Author:Alisse Lee Goldenberg [Goldenberg, Alisse Lee]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Pandamoon Publishing
Published: 2017-04-11T05:00:00+00:00

Chapter Sixteen

Ha Ivdah et ha Chamtzah

Carrie took a few shaky breaths, trying in vain to calm her nerves. The darkness within the cave ate away at what little courage she had left. She had never been a real fan of the dark. She’d slept with the lights on until she turned twelve years old. Even now, at the age of seventeen, being alone in the dark made her skin crawl. Her imagination filled in all the details her eyes couldn’t see, and what she conjured up in her mind was anything but inviting.

Standing alone in the cave, Carrie shuddered. She could almost feel imaginary insects crawling on her arms. She kept rubbing her hands over them, trying to brush them off, trying to convince herself that they weren’t really there. She tried to turn her flashlight back on, desperately hoping it would work. But it was a fruitless effort. The batteries were dead. Carrie began to hyperventilate. She could feel the darkness closing in around her, threatening to crush the air from her lungs. She wanted to turn back and rejoin her friends but decided to stand fast, face her fears, and follow through with her exploration. Part of her doubted this decision. What if what Emilia had said were true? What if these caves really were dangerous? Despite the chance that Emilia could be right, Carrie knew she couldn’t leave without finding out the truth.

Out of the corner of her eye, Carrie noticed a small flickering light. She gasped in surprise. That definitely had not been there before. She was sure of it. Carrie turned and started to walk toward the light, inching slowly forward, not wanting to stumble in the dark. She gingerly reached out to find the wall of the cave. Half expecting to touch rock slick with slime, her hand shook, and sighed in relief when she touched cool, dry stone. Feeling her way through the dark, Carrie walked on, feeling a growing calm as the light grew stronger. She could soon see that this cave was very different than the last one she and her friends had been in. Rather than the jewel-encrusted walls that had characterized the last cave, this one was very plain in comparison. The walls were made of unadorned grey stone, and the floor was rocky and covered in a light dusting of dirt. The ceiling was dotted with hanging stalactites. There was nothing about this place that seemed even remotely magical, except the flickering light that had just appeared to guide her through the darkness.

Carrie crept on and reached a spot in the cave where the path took a sharp turn to the right. She took a deep breath and peered around the corner. Her eyes grew wide with what she saw. Beyond the corner lay a small chamber. At first glance, it seemed to be just like every other part of the cave that Carrie had just walked through. However, it was what lay in the middle of the chamber that gave Carrie pause.

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