hat’s affecting you,” Amanda offered, smiling a little as he lifted hi

een when he left. Instead it all seemed very normal with nothing ou

right now," Amanda told him as

about to leave and grab

elt like all the times he had begged his mom not to go out and lea

her expression unsure,

touch you,” he ad

and gave a small nod. He led her to his bedroom and, Amanda climbed under the quilts. Matt

as long as you stay

omehow her face was right beside his. He pressed his lips

darted around the room. She cursed

don’t you?” Mat

d. He didn’t understand what that had to do with anything. She didn't expl

ight, as the walls cracked then healed themselves. He listened to the whispers and Amanda’s light snoring for the r

ecause he woke with the alarm. Amanda was alrea

t in the door because the house began to change. The outside brickwork crumbled away, leaving large holes in the walls. The roof collapsed and sank in. The

feeling, and the hairs at the base of his neck prickled. His heart was dancing a song of fe

wrong

girl, Taylor she

shook his head, afraid to speak in case his voice cracked. Taylor looked completely unaware of anything bei

t was only when the noise was unbearable that Taylor woke him up to complain. It had just gone past mid

em, there would be no way she would have been able to sleep. She would have been as frightened as he was.

o have found a loophole in the walls because he could hear the voice clearly. It hissed his name over and over again. Hearing the sound of his name echoing through the walls made his stomach lock up