Grave Memories by Stacy Claflin

Author:Stacy Claflin [Claflin, Stacy]
Language: eng
Format: epub

17

Ember

The last couple days have gone by in a blur. I managed to stay in my bedroom all night. Keeping the dresser in front of the door worked, as I slept through until morning and didn’t wake up with any new mud or wounds on my legs. However, I did leave some shoes and coat on the dresser just in case my sleeping self was more determined than my waking self.

I was a little nervous spending the night at Gretchen’s house with her, Milani, and Asana. But I slept like a baby again—once we finally stopped snacking, talking and watching movies, well after two in the morning.

Now I’m back in my room trying to figure out what to do. I have more homework, but I also don’t have much daylight left to sneak back into the woods and check out that mysterious building. Hopefully once I see it while awake, I won’t need to go there in my sleep.

That settles it. I need to do this now.

My heart rate spikes at the thought. I’m nervous about what I’m going to find. If I’ve gone there twice while sleepwalking, there must be something really important. Why else would I put myself through all that, especially getting all scratched up?

It creeps me out to think I could do all of that and be completely unaware of any of it. I’ve tried to remember, but nothing comes. It’s worse than wanting to find a word that’s stuck at the tip of my tongue.

With any luck, going there now will answer all of my questions and bring back my sleep memories. Unless I wasn’t in control of myself—but that isn’t a thought I want to entertain. A ghost possession is too much to deal with. It’s too crazy.

Except that it isn’t. Not with all the things I’ve been experiencing.

I peek my head out the door. Everything is quiet. Dad and Kenzi are out on a date, and Jack and Carol are playing cards with some friends from their therapy group. Billa could be anywhere, but one thing I know is she isn’t hanging out in the mansion by herself.

She hates this place and wouldn’t be in here alone.

That means I can get outside unnoticed.

Scratch!

I turn toward the wall. That seems to be my sign to get out of here. Usually, I only hear those noises at night. It’s the last thing I want to think about right now, so I put on my shoes and coat. Check the pockets for my keys and flashlights. I’m saving my phone batteries for taking pictures, and I’m not risking my only flashlight going out. I have three, all with new batteries. If something goes wrong with all of them, I’ll know it’s unnatural.

My heart leaps into my throat as I step out of my room. All of a sudden, homework sounds really appealing. But I’ll hate myself later if I don’t do this. I need to at least try. Even if I don’t find anything inside the structure in the clearing, at least I’ll be able to rest knowing I did what I could.

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