Switch Blade Romance

The Collected

Earlier that same day. Rachael Eddison and Lacey Woodly went back to their hotel room. They had just been eating breakfast at IHop with John Henry and Juanita Anthony. Rachel had wanted to invite Andrew to eat with them, but John had suggested that maybe Andrew should spend time with his family. Being that Andrew had just gone through a very traumatic experience. We've all been through a Traumatic experience Rachel had thought... When she had gotten to the hospital to see Andrew, the first time since he had been found in Sneedsville. She noticed how much older he looked, and smaller too. Andrew had always had a stocky build and he had been tall... That was one of the things she liked about him when she first met him. But now Andrew looked almost thin. He had to have lost at least forty to fifty pounds. And yes Andrew looked older the skin under his eyes had looked saggy and black, his lips looked had drouped on the sides some and it looked as if he had a great deal of Wrinkles in his forehead. She supposed it was only natural given all that had happened to them that past year. She herself looked a little tired and older. So did Lacey. She could rest easier now she thought, now that Charles Grady was dead and Andrew was safe. Even though they had found no body yet. The corner said that the amount of blood they had found that matched Charles blood type. Was enough to cause him to lose consciousness and he would surely be Dead soon if he wasn't already. Lacey was telling her that she was probably going to run down to the computer room at the hotel they were in. So she could email one of her instructors. She had forgotten her laptop back in Annabelle... Do you wanna maybe come with me? Lacey asked Rachel.
" Nah i think I'm gonna maybe shower and then nap. I need to catch up on my sleep, " Lacey smiled. Yeah I definitely know how you feel. I'll be quiet when I come back into the room OK? Rachel smiled.. Thanks Lace!. Lacey grabbed her phone and room key and walked out of the room and down the Corridor. The door to Rachel and Laceys room had a bad habit of closing slowly. The manager of the hotel had been intending to tell the Maintenance man to repair it but he hadn't gotten around to it just yet.... A figure walked quickly towards it. The same figure who later that day would cause Helen Grant to scream, a scream of terror that she had never felt before. The figure stuck its hand in the door just before it closed completely and it slipped right into the room. Rachel Edison had already gone into the bathroom to shower. So she hadn't seen any of this. Neither had Lacey Woodley... Charles Grady looked around the darkened room.  He heard the shower head turn on. He looked towards the bathroom and saw the light was on through the crack of the door, Rachel was taking her clothes off her back was turned away from the bathroom door and the hotel room beyond it. She was very much unaware of the danger she was in, she climbed into the shower and started lathering herself with body wash. Charles Grady advanced deeper into the room passing by the TV and dresser making his way towards the bathroom Rachel continued her shower still oblivious to Grady's presence. Charles stood besides the bathroom door he held his breath!
Rachel exited the shower and stepped onto the rug in front of the tub... She grabbed a towel and started drying herself off, she looked in the mirror and frowned. " Lacey did you forget something?" She had felt a presence in the hotel room with her and she assumed it was Lacey.. there was no answer from the hotel room. Rachel frowned and continued drying herself, she put on a white robe and bent down to pick up her clothes when she noticed two muddy foot prints at the bathroom door.. she slowly stood up and inched her way to the door. " Ok, I'll just play this off quickly I'll close the door and lock myself in..yes that's what I'll do!" Rachel reached for the door and was pulling it close when it was violently snatched out of her hand. Rachel screamed Charles Grady stepped into the bathroom, he looked horrible. He was wearing a flannel shirt that was caked In mud and was torn down the side, he wore blue jeans that were also caked in Mud. " we'll Ms. Edison I was going to wait until you came out to get dressed but you were being awful slow so I decided to greet you this way! Hope you don't mind the intrusion" Rachel stammered " Y... You're dead how are you here? This isn't happening." No I'm not dead yet. Charles replied, I should be granted by boyfriend tried to gut me like a fish but no here I am. " Rachel looked for anything to defend herself... Nothing. She hadn't brought her gun with her to the hotel room it was in the rental car. But either way she was prepared for a fight, well let's get going Charles said. Rachel rushed at him and started scratching and kicking at him. She got him good across the forearm Charles screamed! He took his other hand and grabbed Rachel by the throat. " You fucking pig bitch that hurt!" He slammed Rachel's head against the wall of the bathroom as hard as he could. Rachel's eyes went wide, they fluttered and she started sinking down against the floor. Everything was fading to whiteness, a void in which there was no escape.  Twenty minutes later Lacey Woodley came back into the room. It was pitch black except for a fragment of sunshine that seeped into the room from the curtains. She saw Rachel Edison sleeping form laid on the bed farthest away from the door. Lacey slowly closed the door, she didn't want to disturb Rachel. She crossed to her side of the room.. it never occurred to her to check behind her on her bed. She was heading to the bathroom when she noticed there was a few drops of blood on the carpet leading from the bathroom.. she looked at it for a moment then looked at Rachel who was laying on her side facing away from Lacey. " um Rachel did you cut yourself while you were shaving or something?" She felt terror welt up in her heart. She slowly walked towards Rachel and kept calling her name... " Rachel are you ok? Rachel I'm just gonna check on you ok?" Then a blur from the corner of her eye popped up from the bed. " If you wake the baby up little sister. You're going to get a spanking!" It was Charles Grady he looked at Lacey and smiled. Lacey screamed.