Escape From Home

"A loud noise woke me up from my dream. Another. It was coming from downstairs. I heard the table grind against the floor, followed by a loud thud.

A gunshot.

It took me a few seconds to register what the sound was. I heard a light whimper, shortly realizing the sound came from none other than myself. Not thinking clearly, I bundled a smaller blanket under my comforter making what somewhat looked like the shape of a body. I turned my lamp off, then ran to stand behind my open door.

A barely audible creak. They were coming up the stairs.

Another creak. Only the 4th step made a noise. There were two. My plan wouldn't work.

I felt something cold on my chest. Wet. A teardrop. Coming from me.

Before I could think anything else, I felt the door press against me slightly. My hand darted up to my mouth to keep me from gasping. "

What happens next in this thrilling story of Alexis Snow and her brother Maxwell Snow? Their father was brutally murdered when they were only children. In their teenage years, their mother desperately married a strange and dangerous man for financial support, only to die not long after in what seemed to be a tragic car accident, leaving them in the care of this horrible man, not knowing what he's really capable of.