The Blood House by Amy Cross

Author:Amy Cross [Cross, Amy]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Literature & Fiction, Genre Fiction, Gothic, Horror, Religion & Spirituality, Occult, Ghosts & Haunted Houses
Amazon: B01DJNBUQW
Publisher: Dark Season Books
Published: 2016-03-27T04:00:00+00:00

Chapter Thirteen

The blood smear was clear and fresh, running across the hallway's wooden floor and into the study. Although she hated the sight of so much blood, Jenna followed closely on her hands and knees, filled with hope that her mother was somehow alive and had managed to crawl away to safety.

“Mum?” she called out, her voice trembling more than ever. “Give me a sign, Mum! Let me know where you are. Mum, please -”

Stopping suddenly as she reached the doorway, she looked through into the study and saw that the smear ran for a few more feet and then abruptly ended. She hesitated, trying to make sense of what she was seeing, before looking up at the door-frame and trying to spot any sign of a trap. There were no holes that she could see, and no signs of a small gap that could suddenly release a blade. Still, she couldn't quite bring herself to go through.

Already, too many sudden attacks had trained her body and mind to be wary. Even when her mind told her to take the risk, her body refused.

“Mum?” she shouted again, staring at the smeared blood. “Are you in here? It's me, it's Jenna!”

She waited, before realizing that she had no choice. Holding out the broken baseball bat, she rolled it through the doorway and watched as it bumped to a halt against the side of the desk. Taking a deep breath, she tried to find a sliver of courage from somewhere, but her body seemed locked in place, refusing to follow her mind's order.

“Come on,” she muttered out loud, “you can't stop here. You have to find her.”

She waited, trying to unlock her body's frozen joints, and finally she lunged forward, rolling onto her side once she was in the room and then freezing again, waiting for any hint that danger was coming. She looked around, frantically watching for movement, but so far the room seemed completely still. Her body was shaking, though, and the tide of panic in her chest was higher than before.

The walls were still ticking, but with no greater urgency than a moment ago.

“Mum?” she said. Glancing across the room, she realized there were no spots where her mother could hide, but she was still certain that she must have somehow ended up moving through to the study. “Are you here?”

She waited.

“Dad? Did you find Mum and...”

Her voice trailed off. In truth, there had been no sign of her father since the moment after her mother had been injured, and she knew deep down that he wasn't going to suddenly ride to the rescue. Besides, she figured that if he did show up, he'd just find a way to make things worse.

“Mum?” she shouted, before turning to look over at the window. “Help!” she screamed. “If anyone out there can hear me, we need help! Please!”

Shuddering, she realized there was no way help was coming. The house was far too remote, and she hadn't seen a single car pass along the road since they'd arrived earlier in the day.

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