Black Acres 02-The Borderland by Ibsen Ambrose

Author:Ibsen, Ambrose [Ibsen, Ambrose]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Horror, Psychological Suspense, Paranormal Thriller, USA, Supernatural
Published: 2015-09-18T04:00:00+00:00

Chapter 8

Taking up the axe he'd been using for chopping wood, Julian led them across the yard and to the edge of the back door. He glanced at her, told her to stay back, and then crossed into the house. He took a single, nervous step, his boot landing on the kitchen floor and then wavering a little as though he'd just stepped in something unpleasant. Sucking in a deep breath, he bellowed into the house. “Is anyone there?” He glanced again to Kim, looking down at her pocket and adding in a hushed whisper, “Call the cops.”

Kim dug around in her pocket, pulling out her phone. It wouldn't turn off, however. Shit, she thought. She'd let it go dead the night previous while listening to music. It would be of no help to them. Shaking her head, she gave Julian an anxious look and returned the phone to her pocket.

“If there's anyone in here... I'm coming inside and I've got an axe!” It seemed like such a stupid thing to say. Telegraphing their movements in this way probably wouldn't help them, and Kim felt fairly certain it wouldn't intimidate the trespasser.

She wasn't sure who to expect, whether the intruder was a flesh-and-blood person or whether this was simply something they would come to write off as “unnatural” or “coincidental”. The kitchen floor groaned beneath them as they advanced through the kitchen. Kim closed the back door behind them, locking it and keeping three or four steps behind Julian. She glanced nervously about the kitchen, looking for signs of an intruder. Nothing looked out of place on first glance. She hoped beyond hope that this would prove some sort of strange misunderstanding. Surely they'd just absentmindedly left the door open and all of the lights on, right?

No. She knew they hadn't. Her optimism shriveled away, dying almost at once like the trees in the forest outside.

Leveling the axe at his side, Julian moved swiftly into the living room in the hopes of surprising any lurking attackers. The room was empty, though, the lamps all on and a faint draft giving the curtains the slightest sway. He canvassed the room, paced around the sofa and was ready to swing at anything. He continued on in this fashion as he went from room to room, his brow covered densely with sweat and his hands growing red for their tight grip on the weapon. Finally, when he'd concluded his search of each bedroom, bathroom, the attic and, finally, the cellar and garage, he dropped the axe onto the kitchen floor with a thud and sighed, shaking his head and collapsing into a chair. He pawed at his forehead and shuddered, sucking on his lips pensively. He was shaken, perplexed.

There was no one in the house but the two of them.

Kim cradled herself, looked around the kitchen as though she were privy to some other presence. It didn't seem right; surely someone had been there just moments before they'd arrived. A quick search of

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