Haunting-Adeline

the hallway I came from.
I bolt through the living room, then the kitchen, and towards the door
that leads into the backside of the hallway. Praying that he didn’t stay in
the hallway, I fling open the door to find it empty. At least within five feet
of me, I can’t see past the darkness beyond that.
Heading straight for the sunroom, I barrel through the door and find him
already there, leaning against the door that I need to escape out of.
I skid on my feet, hal ng my momentum before I crash right into his
wai ng arms. I back up, chest heaving and mind racing.
He tsks. “You’re very predictable, li le mouse. We're going to have to
work on that.”
I just stand there, frozen in place as I process the fact that I won’t be
able to get out of this house. He’s incredibly fast, but the scariest part is
that I didn’t hear a single fucking footstep from him. I sounded like an
elephant and he was quieter than a mouse.
“You’re not touching me,” I hiss, my voice wobbly and rife with unshed
tears.
“A deal is a deal, li le mouse.” He looks up at the night sky. “It is
beau ful in here. I think it’s only fi ng that the punishment occurs here,
don’t you think? It feels like we’ve come full circle.”
Growling, I finally force my body into ac on and run right back down the
hallway towards the stairs.
Maybe I can find a spot to hide again. Somewhere he won’t find me this
me. My mind turns over every possibility as I swing myself around the
banister and charge up the steps.
A whisper of wind brushes against the back of my thighs, and when I
glance behind me, I see him right on my heels.
I let loose another scream, quickening my steps. I make it up the stairs
and barrel down the hallway, my despera on and pure panic clouding my
head. I can’t think, I can only act.
I’m halfway down the hallway before a steel arm bands around my waist
and li s me up.
“NO!” I scream, kicking at air as I fight his hold.
“Oh yes, baby,” he growls, swinging our bodies towards the wall. I grunt
from the impact, leaning my back against the wall and using it as leverage
to kick against the bastard of a man.