When the Devil Takes Hold by Jenna Lehne

Author:Jenna Lehne [Lehne, Jenna]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2018-08-28T05:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER FIFTEEN

It’s not even four o’clock yet. Two of my friends have died and it’s not even time to have supper. No one has spoken for twenty minutes. After we took care of Hayley, we came to the living room. We haven’t moved since.

“We need to call for help,” Henry says. “We can’t just sit here and wait until tomorrow afternoon for the gas truck to show up or for the phone lines to get fixed. Not with Hayley and Oliver upstairs like that.”

“We can try to hike back down the mountain,” I say. “Now that we know Hayley isn’t coming back, there’s no point in staying here.”

Teddy shakes his head. “We wouldn’t make it down until the morning, if that.”

“Didn’t you say there were bears out there?” Peyton asks. “I’d rather sit outside and wait for help than risk being bear bait.”

“She’s right,” Teddy says. “It’s not worth the risk. Especially now.”

Henry shoots to his feet and starts pacing. “Then what do we do? I’ll go fucking crazy if I just sit here and think.”

“Let’s check the houses,” I say. “That’s what Olly and I were going to do. Maybe there’s a satellite phone or a radio.”

“Good idea,” Henry says. “Let’s go.”

“We should split up,” I say. “Teddy and I will check the houses to the right, you guys take the left. We’ll meet back at the house once we finish. Bring back anything useful you find, especially walkie-talkies, radios, and laptops. Even a different brand of cell phones could help. Some of those old brick ones can find a signal anywhere.”

“How are we supposed to get in?” Peyton asks.

I jump up and rifle through one of Mom’s many junk drawers. I grab a key ring with eight keys on it. “We all have keys to each other’s houses in case something happens. Our neighbors spent the weekend at our house last summer after their sewage pump died. It’s handy.”

“I’ll say,” Teddy says. “I thought we were going to have to break into all these shacks.”

I grab four keys and pass them to Henry.

“Thanks,” Henry says. “I’m going to change. Do you guys want to check the houses and meet back in an hour?”

“Sure. I need to change though.” I start pulling off my swimsuit before I’m even in the room. I know the lake is huge, but the idea of it wearing something cloaked in Hayley’s death water gives me the willies.

Teddy follows me and closes the door behind him. “How you holding up?”

“Honestly? I’m okay. Don’t get me wrong - I’m one stubbed toe away from a complete melt down. Keeping busy is helping though. As long as we’re doing something to get Hayley and Oliver home, I’ll be okay.” I put on a fresh pair of shorts and a new tank top. I corral my tangled, damp hair into a bun. I almost feel normal again. “Are you alright?”

Teddy shrugs and gives me a small smile. “Being in the water, alone, was the hardest part.”

I run my hands over the goose bumps speckling Teddy’s biceps.

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