She hadn't been home in years, and now it belonged to her. |
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It was still the same place she grew up in. |
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It still held life and beauty for her. |
But that was not all it held... Sadness and childhood memories of fear and a dark presence came back like a flood. Would those fears and horrors of her youth infect her new life? |
It did not take long for the strange presence that haunted her memories and dreams to return. It had been waiting for her and would once again manifest. |
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This realization led her to fear once again and nothing on earth could numb it. |
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Why her and why this house? |
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No sleep was safe, no corner untouched by the dark drifting horrors of the unknown. |
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She pretended all was well as the darkness haunted her. |
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But in the back of her mind she knew what awaited her. |
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She could feel it watching... |
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Was she mad?Had she lost her mind? Only time could tell her. |
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Late one night, noises stirred in the basement. It was a place she avoided as a child, moldy, cold, and filled musty memories of her families past. |
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She could not bring herself to go down, to face her fear or the dark and vile spirit that haunted her every step.... She looked away for only a moment, a few seconds of time. . |
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That was all it needed, all it ever... wanted. |
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