Chapter 171

EMMA

The last thing I remembered was Handsome saying something before it all went black. Well, that was until I opened my eyes mere seconds ago and was in my old house at Blacktree. I had not seen this place since the night of Olly’s. It looked very different now. Everything was darker and a deathly silence filled the air. It felt off. It felt wrong. How was I even here?

I trailed my fingers along the railing as I walked up the stairs. Not a speck of dust despite the fact that Brenda had not been here. Odd. I was not entirely certain what was going on, and that made me understandably anxious and worried.

My bedroom door was slightly ajar. It opened to reveal a child laying on the bed crying. I moved closer, drawn inexplicably to the child. But the child did not seem to even notice me.

I reached out a comforting hand but felt a huge shock the moment I touched with the child. There was no longer a child crying on the bed because it was me crying on the bed.

The bedroom door banged a