𝐒𝐄𝐓 𝐈𝐍 𝐒𝐓𝐎𝐍𝐄 ── chilling adventures of sabrina

xii | an exorcism in greendale

ACT I — CHAPTER XII
Aɴ Exᴏʀᴄɪsᴍ ⵊɴ Gʀᴇᴇɴᴅᴀʟᴇ

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The whole ordeal with Jesse Putnam left Lydia exhausted. So, once Ambrose left her room after spending nearly an hour making sure she was okay, she fell asleep the moment her head hit the pillow.

The next morning, Lydia was awoken by her sister, who was vigorously shaking her.

"Satan, what do you want?" Lydia grumbled, pulling her blanket up in order to cover her head.

"Look what I found in the mines last night," Sabrina said, shaking Lydia more.

"Can't you just tell me?"

She could practically see Sabrina roll her eyes, "It's a trapping stone. I'm almost positive that Jesse broke it in the mines, which would explain how he freed the demon, like you said."

Lydia pulled the blanket off and sat up, looking at what Sabrina was holding. It was a stone tablet that had been broken in half, but when they were together they formed the image of a worm.

"Do you think that's enough to find out the demon's name?" Lydia asked.

"I'm not sure, but I was thinking that we could look through Ambrose's book, see if we can find it there."

"You're a genius, 'Brina, a true genius! Come on, the sooner we start, the better," Lydia said, jumping out of bed, suddenly full of energy. Sabrina grabbed her hand before she could get too far, causing her to turn around.

"There's something else," Sabrina said, her voice low, "Ms. Wardwell followed me into the mines last night?"

"What?"

"She was trying to get me to talk about, well, everything. I told her that if I saw her again, I'd tell Father Blackwood," Sabrina told her, "So just keep your eyes peeled. If Ms. Wardwell tries anything, we have to go straight to the High Priest."

Lydia nodded, promising that she would. Then Sabrina stood up and they went to Ambrose's room, with Lydia knocked on his door.

"Come in!" he called. The twins walked in, and Ambrose put his head in his hands.

"Well if it isn't Thing 1 and Thing 2, here to make my life even more of a living Hell than it already is," he sighed, then looked up at them, "What is it now, cousins?"

"I found this in the mines," Sabrina said, handing the broken tablet to him, "I think Jesse broke it, and that's how the demon was freed. And we were wondering —"

"If you would let us look through your books to see if we can figure out his name?" Lydia asked, finishing her sister's question.

Ambrose looked over the tablet for a moment, studying it.

"This should help us narrow it down, although not by much. Any demons that have to do with snakes or worms are possible culprits. But I've got time, and I'm guessing you two wouldn't be here if you didn't. We'll start with these ones," he said, picking up some books from his desk and handing them to the twins.

"Thanks, Ambrose," Lydia said, and then the three of them went straight to work.

The three spent nearly two and a half hours reading book after book, looking for any connection to the tablet. Lydia's stomach had been grumbling nonstop, and she kept nodding off.

Lydia flipped the page of the book she was currently reading, her chin resting on her hand. Her eyes skimmed the page, then flipped the page. Then her eyes widened, and she flipped back to the previous page. She read it over again, and a smile grew on her face.