Shadows Evil Embrace

Chapter 8

Eagle Hill Cemetery

David drove the car with great care and slow speeds to the Eagle Hill Cemetery. Rushing quickly to the trunk he opened the lid and looked at Vicki laying on her side moaning softly. "Vicki come on, we gotta get you safely away from the danger Sarah told me about."

Confused and in pain Vicki sat up not quite aware of her surroundings. "Where? David?"

David looked confused she was not really aware of him or her surroundings and he knew she took a hard hit on the floor. Taking her hand he tugged. "Come with me now Vicki you are in danger!" Tugging her to the Mausoleum he lead her to the corner of the dark interior of the building and sat her on the end of Joshua's crypt. "Sit here while I go get you a pillow and you can lay down."

He knew that his Aunt Elizabeth had always kept a blanket in the trunk and with the pillows he had used he knew he could give her at least one, he would just hold the steering wheel close to his chest to drive the car back to Collinwood. Rushing back to the crypt he laid the pillow on the top of the and then covered Vicki with a blanket. 'You wait here I am going to take the car back to Collinwood."

Vicki feeling very ill and sick to her stomach did not argue though the bed he had selected was cold, rough and hard she laid on the soft pillow and tried to find warmth in the blanket though her bed only chilled her to the bone. David rushed back to the car and found Sarah sitting on one of the tombstones.

"Hello."

David spun around eyes wide with excitement and concern. "Sarah! Would you please go to the mausoleum and watch Vicki for me until I can get back?"

Sarah jumped from the tombstone and walked to David holding a ratty-eared ball. "If that is what you want me to do, I will. But David, be very careful."

David smiled. "Its ok Sarah I can drive this car back to Collinwood then I will be right back."

She watched him get in the car and shook her head and sighed. "Guess he will find out soon enough."

To accent her words there was in the distance the sound of an approaching storm. Sarah looked up at the night sky and frowned. "I know its wrong but he had to protect her the best way he knew how. He will find out soon enough." Skipping lightly up to the old mausoleum Sarah approached with more caution to the prone figure lying upon the crypt of Joshua Collins. With delicate fingertips she pushed her hair back and studied her face.

She tilted her head to the side and smiled at the pretty features of the woman that lay before her. "I think I will rather like you when we finally get to meet. You have a kind face and you are pretty."

Walking to the wall she slid down and sat cross-legged watching Vicki while she slept her unhealthy sleep of a concussion. Then she sighed and looked up when lightening illuminated the room. From outside there was a sound that caused Sarah to stand quickly. "Vicki wake up now, we have to hide. He is coming for you!" Touching Vicki's face she watched her eyes fluttered open and she peered at the girl with blankness to her eyes. "Come on he is coming."

Secret Room in the Family Mausoleum

Vicki stood and followed Sarah who was opening the secret room and ushered her inside. Helping Vicki to sit on the floor, Sarah stepped out to get the pillow and blanket. Making Vicki as comfortable as possible, Sarah closed the door to the secret room and sat on the step next to Vicki. The figure of Jeff Clark stepped up to the opening of the Collins mausoleum and peered through the gate. Using his improved vision to scan the area. "Odd." He spoke softly to no one but him self. "I was sure she was here." Placing his hands on the door to the mausoleum he started to open the door when he was arrested in his progress by a voice behind him.