Chapter Nine

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Haileigh's eyes stared paralyzed with fear. She let out a deafening scream. Des came rushing into the bathroom. "What's wrong?!" He yelled trying to see through the hot steam.

Haileigh sat in the corner of the bathtub, with her knees pulled up to her face, rocking back and forth. "A-A woman." She managed to stutter out.

"There's no one in here but me and you." Des whispered to Haileigh as he turned the water off. Des handed Haileigh a towel and wrapped it around her. He carefully picked her up and held her close.

Morgan and Ryker came into the room. "Everything all right?" Morgan asked.

"Finally getting some, too?" Ryker said wiggling his eyebrow. Morgan hit Ryker and glared at him. "Sorry." He said.

"Haileigh saw something in the bathroom." Des said.

"Your girlfriend is crazy, Des." Ryker said while looking around in the bathroom. "There's nothing in here." Des glared at Ryker.

"Haileigh, what did you see?" Morgan asked softly.

Haileigh replied with a gasp-like whisper. "There was this woman." Morgan nodded reassuringly and pulled Haileigh into a hug.

"I think it's time for a bonfire ladies and gent." Des said smiling. "Cmon Ryker, let's get it started." Des said motioning to the door.

While the boys went outside to set up the bonfire, Morgan helped Haileigh off the bathroom floor and into her room. Haileigh sat on the bed but kept watching for the strange woman to appear again.

"Haileigh you probably should dry off and get dressed. It's kind of breezy outside." Morgan tells her friend. "It'll be nice too, with the boys by the fire." She says.

"Okay and yeah a fire sounds kind of nice." Haileigh says while trying to hide her fear.

Haileigh and Morgan finish getting ready and go outside to find Des and Ryker. Before the girls reach the bottom of the stairs, they hear Des calling for Ryker. Haileigh and Morgan run to the backyard. They find Des panicked and running around the enormous yard.

"Des, what's wrong? And where's Ryker?" Morgan asks him in a worried tone.

"I-I-I don't know." Des tells her as he looks towards the woods. "He went to get some more wood and hasn't come back yet." Des tells her.

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Ryker wanders the woods searching for wood. Suddenly, a shadow stood before Ryker. "W-Who's there?" Ryker asked trembling. Suddenly, everything went dark as the shadow captured Ryker, and held him captive.

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⏰ Last updated: Aug 14, 2015 ⏰

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