Spooksville

Encounter

Adam's POV
I stayed home the next day. I wasn't ready to face Sally, Watch, and Brandon with their questions. Hours later the doorbell rang. I heard my dad open the door and say I was in my room. My hair was a mess and my eyes were red and my whole body was sore. Brandon, Sally, and Watch stormed into my room.

"Where were--" Sally started. She saw me. "What happened to you?!"

I sighed. "Madeline. I ran into her car. Literally." I say.

"What did she do?"

"She didn't do anything. She made a deal with me though." I say grimacing slightly when I moved. "She said if I gave her the Ravens eye and the skull key she'd tell me where my mother was."

"Well we all know not to trust a witch." Sally said ignorantly.

I walked to my window. "I know. Everything is just so messed up right now I don't know who to trust besides you guys."

"You might want to get dressed. We found something in the woods." Watch said.
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I followed Watch, Sally, and Brandon into the woods. "Her name's Daniella. She says she knew Anne's ancestor." He says as a girl with jet black hair and blue eyes walks into the clearing we came to. I stiffened. Mainly because in a way she resembled Anne. She stared at me.

"Who is he?" She asked.

"Adam." Brandon said.

I don't say anything. I know it's rude but when she stepped towards me I stepped back, bumping into Sally.  "Sorry." I mumbled.

"'S okay." I took a deep breath.

"I think I know a way to help you." Danella said.

"I don't really think that....you....can....do......" My vision faded and I collapsed, blacking out.

*Dream*
I walk down a pathway leading through the woods. I don't realize at first but then I do. I'm heading toward my house. I walk inside and I see my mom. She's crying and shaking. She's kneeling over a body. As I get closer I see who's in her arms. Me. I'm bleeding from a wound in my abdomen and I'm ashen. I reach out and touch my hand. It's cold. I'm dead, I think. But how? Madeline walks in, smiling evily. Laura, my mom, glared up at her.

"You killed him." She said.

"Yes. Though I do regret it." Madeline says.

"I'll kill you." Laura snarled.

"Not before I kill you first." Madeline pulled a knife and prepared to throw it. I screamed.

*End of dream*

I wake up screaming. I feel hands grabbing my shoulders. "Adam! Adam, its okay!" Brandon.

I stop screaming and glance around. I'm in a small room, Sally, Watch, and Brandon standing around me. Danella was by a window. "What happened?" I asked, feeling sick.

"You blacked out. Why did you wake upnscreaming?" Sally asked.
I don't answer. I just start crying. "Adam. What's bothering you?"

"I--I.....Madeline. She k--killed m--me." I sob. "And then she killed my mom. I was dead. I--I was dead!" I continued to cry.

"It's worse than I thought." Danella says, turning to us.

"What do you mean?" I ask.

She ignores me and looks at Sally, Watch, and Brandon. "We need Anne."