Chapter 80

Seraphina cautiously opened the bathroom door, took a peek outside, and then tiptoed out.

Just as she reached the stairs, there was a knock at the front door Seraphina went downstairs to answer it and found two security guards at the door.

Ms. Bennett, we got a call from Mr. Lawson He asked us to check you out. The power tripped a while ago, but it should be back by now

Seraphina nodded, Alright, thanks guys.”

After the guards left, Seraphina made a call to Balch.

The background was eerily quiet as Balch picked up. Seraphina couldn’t help but ask, Have you finished eating?

I’ve finished, Balch replied, I’m on my way home.

Seraphina chuckled. In such a hurry? The power’s back on, I’m not scared of the blackout

Before she could finish her sentence, the house plunged into darkness again.

Seraphina took a deep breath.

What happened?Balch asked immediately.

Another blackout,Seraphina replied. I’ll check it out

Don’t do that,” Balch’s voice took on an urgent tone, Go to your room, lock the door, don’t come out.

Why?Seraphina asked as she stood up and turned on her phone’s flashlight.

For a big house like this, the faint light from her phone was hardly enough. Seraphina waved her phone around, only able to make out the vague outline of

the house.

your room!” Balch’s voice was getting anxious.

him but didn’t respond.

As the light

the kitchen doorway standing

out a scream as her phone slipped from her hand.

the flashlight went out, and the room was enveloped in

silent. The figure too was silent, with only Balch’s

it pierced through the eerily quiet

heard the figure

moving towards

breath, quietly shifting

must have turned off the lights after entering the house. This meant that if she could reach the kitchen,

was not the time.

moved, all the while keeping her ear

the figure move behind the couch. The next

her behind the couch and the next

at her, a gleaming knife in hand.

friends were having a merry chat. After a while, Victor asked, “Where’s Leandro? He disappeared all of a sudden. Did he go to put the

hearing this, Herman immediately stood up, I’ll

quickly went upstairs and soon

anything else. He was just sitting in his chair, quietly staring at the dark house across the street. Herman stood behind his

said

face shifted slightly as he looked again at

was silent with

strange feeling,

Leandro said, “There’s no rush. They might call in a

the knife out of

quickly turned off the light, once again concealing herself in the darkness.

grow!, picked up the knife

she just

outside the window, followed by the sound of

knew Balch was

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