-Chapter Forty Four-

ERIC'S POV

I wake up in the middle of the night.

I can hear strange voices... 

Whispers... 

Footsteps...

Tiptoes on the floor...

The room is very dark. It's just the dim light of the moon gleaming inside. Swiftly, I switch on the lamp, bathing the room in light.

The voices stop. 

The footsteps stop. The whispers stop. 

But there is just something strange. Something eerie... 

I feel it in my gut that something is definitely amiss.

I climb off the bed and walk to the door. 

I switch on the lights. I take the stairs and dash to the kitchen to get a glass of water. 

That eerie feeling still tugs at me. I can't put my finger on it, but something is definitely wrong...

After a refreshing, cold gl