Snippet #1498454

Reinette had been there when the lights had gone out. She had seen them flicker too, and go out, but this didn't really worry her. They were in the mountains. Didn't that stuff happen a lot?

But it wasn't just the lights. Everything seemed to escalate, and the moment she heard Ali's voice cry out, her fear level went from almost nothing to... well, pretty worried. What was he screaming about?

"Ali!" she called out, and winced as Candace slammed the door from the basement. Ali was with her, and he curled himself almost around her legs. She ran from where she was at, and slid to the floor, her arms immediately finding themselves prying his hands off of her legs so the poor girl could walk. But the sound of something metal piercing through the door caused her to fix her vision on the sight of Candace's frightened face, and the metal knife that was slowly retracting from the door, just inches from the other girls head.

Rei bit her fist to stop the scream that almost came from her mouth. Her grip on Ali tightened slightly, and she almost practically pulled him towards her - half to comfort him, and half to comfort herself. The steps behind the door retreated, and the lights went out once more. Candace whimpered, and Rei immediately began searching frantically around herself for everyone.

"Where the hell is everyone? What the fuck is going on?" she said, her voice slightly elevated, but in an almost whisper. Her attention turned to the two people in her immediate vicinity - Candace and Ali. Her first instinct was to make sure Ali was okay. "Whats the matter?" she questioned him, pulling him close to her. He was shaking and whimpering, and she just wanted to comfort him.

But her eyes turned up towards Candace, worry finally evident in them - obviously something was going on. They couldn't just ignore it now... "What happened?" Her voice was gravely serious. Things were escalating to a point that she didn't want to admit - but it was obvious that whatever just happened wasn't an accident. Somebody was out to murder.