#Chapter41 ONE SHOT

Ten Years Ago:

The first few steps were so painful Lexi thought she would just pass out, that everything would go black and then the monster would come in and do to her what it had done to Tina, to Chewy...

But after those first steps, her mind found a way to block out the pain. Or maybe her body just became numb to it. Either way, she was on the move- through the second floor hall to the staircase, then down one turn of stairs, then down the last turn, which opened onto the family room. She was rushing from the bottom of the staircase toward...