The Help

CHAPTER TEN

"Valerie, what happened?"

I felt a hand grab my shoulder and a weight sit next to me, "There.." I stopped and sighed.

"Can you open your eyes?" Mr. Warren asked causing me to shake my head, "Okay.. I think with what we have and John has already been questioned we can leave...I think it's best for everyone" Mr. Warren stated causing an agreed noise from Mrs. Miller.

Someone walked over to the bedside table, "Here, Valerie recorded this" David said and Mr. Warren gave him a thanks. "Can you walk?" Mrs. Warren asked me quietly and I gave her a nodded, we began walking and it felt like eternity before we made it to the door.

"I'm sorry this happened, Valerie" Mrs. Miller said as she grabbed my arm, I retracted it quickly as I felt uneasy under her touch.. but I still gave her a smile and open my eyes slightly, "It's alright, if anything it helped" I told her and I could make out her giving me a relieved smile.

Mrs. Warren was quick to get me outside and as soon as I was off of the front steps it was like a weight was lifted, I took a relieved breath. There was still a slight headache just not.. a bullet going through my brain.

"God that sucked" I stated as I rubbed my temples, Mrs. Warren let go of my arm.

"Valerie, this is why we didn't want you to walk away from us" Mrs. Warren sighed, "I'm alright, and I got us information" I tried to reason causing the two people to let out a sigh.

"You could've gotten hurt-" "And don't worry about it, I'm fine now and it's all good. I'm not your problem to deal with" I stated with a smile.

That seemed to surprise both the Warrens, "Problem?" Mr. Warren asked causing me to shrug it off and continue. "Are we meeting up at your house or am I just going straight home?" I asked changing the topic and causing Mrs. Warren to answer quickly.

"I think one of us should drive-" "I'm alright" I interrupted, "Im not a little kid, I can handle what I get myself into. So am I going to your house or Drew's?" I asked causing Mr. Warren to think, "To ours, we want to review the tapes and see if Drew has any information".

I nodded and started to my car, they did the same.

I got in my car and started it up before I gave the house one last look.. John stared at me, he seemed almost sad.. scared and sad.

I waved to him and he gave me a small wave back, I backed my car up and turned it to let me leave. Now it was just Me and My thoughts.

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So, random question" Drew asked catch Ed and Lorraines attention, "So say I were to ask a girl out.. how would I go upon it?" Drew asked as he laid the pen in his other hand causing Ed to let out a chuckle and Lorraine smiled.

"Valerie?" Lorraine asked causing Drew to sheepishly nod.

"Bring it up at a good time, do it when it's just you two. Ask sweetly" Ed stated as he tried to stop his chuckles. "Why are you laughing?" Drew asked.

"No offense to Valerie but she is very headstrong and.." Ed trailed off as he laid a hand on Drew's shoulder as he walked by.

"Don't listen to him, she likes you" Lorraine tried to reassure Drew. "Just ask her normally, it has to be a good moment though. Be casual" Lorraine told Drew causing Drew to nod.

"Would.. while we're doing this be bad-" "Horribly.. she had a bad experience today.. speaking of Valerie I want you to stay with her" Lorraine stated causing Drew to perk up, "Bad experience?" He asked.

"She.. she had en experience at the house.. caused her a horrible headache, she couldn't open her eyes or seemingly think straight".

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I got out of my car with the bags of food, I had gotten lunch for everybody as Drew gave me the heads-up that things like this would take a while.

I closed my car door and managed to open the Warrens front door. "Hey, I brought lunch! I got the place we went to last time so I tried to remember everybody's order!" I yelled as I set the bags down on the table.

Judy quickly ran up to Me and I gave her the food she wanted the last time we went to the small restaurant.

"Thanks Ms. Harris!" She yelled causing me to smile, "I told you to stop calling me that" I chuckled.

"My parents said I can't stop til you do" Judy informed me as she ran to the table.

The house fell still before I walked towards Mr. Warrens office and the room of demonic items where everybody was listening quietly to a recording.

"And you'd say this happened when?" It was Mr. Warrens voice.

"Maybe a few weeks-" Mrs. Miller was cut off by a scream? No...no it was a screech.. it was loud and sounded very angry.. yet so distant. It made the room still, I couldn't move.. no one seemed to want to move.

It continued, questions being tossed back and forth before the recording stopped.

Mr. Warren grabbed my recorded and placed it on the table, I walked up and Drew spared me a glance.

It was quiet before the recording started.

I'm going to ask you some questions, is that alright?" I Had asked John and be gave me a 'Yes'. "When did this all start?" I asked him.

We then listened as he explained how long ago it was and what happened, then his nightmare.. I recalled how my blood ran cold.

"It's here.." John Muttered, you could hear his blankets move and then a screech that matched the one before.. just much closer.

Then it was what was said between me cand David, you could hear David run off to get the Warrens.

"It doesn't like you, or the Warrens.." John had started, "It says your a threat" John Muttered.

Mr. Warren stopped the recording leaving us in silence.

"So, I guess we're going back?" I asked causing the three people to nod, "Drew, Valerie, you two need to go and get packed up, we'll deal with things here and then be on our way. I suggest the same car" Mr. Warren said causing us to nod.

Me and Drew stood up and quickly bid our goodbyes.

A/N

Sorry this one is bad, I just felt rundown and ik I needed to write this so yolo