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“The Scratching” by Renard Avec-Histoire (read by Yuugen)
23rd October 2024 • The Voice of Dog • Rob MacWolf and guests
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Law school can be stressful. Especially when you’re being watched in your new house by something you can’t see.

Tonight’s story is “The Scratching” by Renard Avec-Histoire, who or is being published in the upcoming anthologies Night of the Howling Dead and Indulge.

Read for you by Rob MacWolf — werewolf hitchhiker.

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Speaker:

You’re

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listening

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to

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The

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Ghost

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of

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Dog

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on

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The

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Voice

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of

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Dog.

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This

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is

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Rob MacWolf,

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your

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fellow

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traveler,

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and

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Tonight’s story

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is “The

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Scratching” by Renard Avec-Histoire, who is

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being

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published

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in the

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upcoming

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anthologies

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Night

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of

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the

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Howling

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Dead

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and

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Indulge.

Read by Yuugen, Wolf of Wanderlust

Interior, a psychiatric clinic. A

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patient,

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seeking

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care,

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who

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knows

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only that

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he

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can

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hear…

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something. Not

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where. Not why.

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Not

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what.

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The

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unidentified

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sound

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could

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be

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anything,

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which

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of course is

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why it is fearful: the footsteps on the stairs. The heartbeat under the floor. The music through an attic

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window.

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The

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nigh-subliminal

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hum.

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Or,

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as

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in

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tonight’s story:



“The Scratching” by Renard Avec-Histoire

The room

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was

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silent

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as

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the

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grave,

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except

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for

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the

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gentle

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ticking

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of

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a

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wall

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clock.

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The

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area

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was

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dimly

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lit,

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accentuated

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by

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the

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flickering

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of

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a

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few

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pleasant-smelling

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aromatherapy

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candles.

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The

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beige-colored

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walls

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were

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sparsely

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adorned

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with

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framed

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watercolor

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paintings

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of

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various

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types

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of

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flowers,

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all

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spaced

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evenly

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apart

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and

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converging

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below

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a

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pricey-looking

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mahogany

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frame

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that

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housed

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a

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very

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official-looking

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document.

‘Amos

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B.

Lyall:

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Doctor

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of

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Psychology’

The

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wolf

Lyall:

retrieved

Lyall:

a

Lyall:

pad

Lyall:

of

Lyall:

paper

Lyall:

and

Lyall:

a

Lyall:

pen

Lyall:

from

Lyall:

his

Lyall:

desk

Lyall:

drawer,

Lyall:

taking

Lyall:

a

Lyall:

seat

Lyall:

in

Lyall:

a

Lyall:

brown,

Lyall:

plush

Lyall:

armchair.

Lyall:

He

Lyall:

uncapped

Lyall:

the

Lyall:

fountain

Lyall:

pen

Lyall:

and

Lyall:

scrawled

Lyall:

a

Lyall:

few

Lyall:

notes

Lyall:

on

Lyall:

the

Lyall:

pad.

“Well,

Lyall:

Mr.

Lyall:

Roland,

Lyall:

what

Lyall:

brings

Lyall:

you

Lyall:

in

Lyall:

today?”

Across

Lyall:

from

Lyall:

the

Lyall:

wolf

Lyall:

sat

Lyall:

a

Lyall:

large,

Lyall:

well-built

Lyall:

lion.

Lyall:

He

Lyall:

had

Lyall:

the

Lyall:

appearance

Lyall:

of

Lyall:

someone

Lyall:

who’d

Lyall:

most

Lyall:

likely

Lyall:

be

Lyall:

seen

Lyall:

on

Lyall:

a

Lyall:

football

Lyall:

field

Lyall:

rather

Lyall:

than

Lyall:

a

Lyall:

therapist’s

Lyall:

office.

Lyall:

If

Lyall:

anyone

Lyall:

were

Lyall:

to

Lyall:

see

Lyall:

him

Lyall:

on

Lyall:

a

Lyall:

normal

Lyall:

day,

Lyall:

the

Lyall:

last

Lyall:

thing

Lyall:

they

Lyall:

would

Lyall:

think

Lyall:

is

Lyall:

that

Lyall:

he

Lyall:

needed

Lyall:

a

Lyall:

shrink.

Lyall:

However,

Lyall:

today,

Lyall:

large

Lyall:

purple

Lyall:

bags

Lyall:

lined

Lyall:

his

Lyall:

lower

Lyall:

eyelids

Lyall:

and

Lyall:

his

Lyall:

mane

Lyall:

was

Lyall:

disheveled

Lyall:

and

Lyall:

unkempt.

Lyall:

He

Lyall:

sat

Lyall:

with

Lyall:

his

Lyall:

arms

Lyall:

crossed

Lyall:

and

Lyall:

hugged

Lyall:

close

Lyall:

to

Lyall:

his

Lyall:

body,

Lyall:

his

Lyall:

tail

Lyall:

draped

Lyall:

over

Lyall:

his

Lyall:

lap

Lyall:

and

Lyall:

his

Lyall:

leg

Lyall:

bouncing nervously.

“I…uh…don’t really know what to

Lyall:

say,

Lyall:

Dr. Lyall,”

Lyall:

the

Lyall:

lion

Lyall:

mumbled,

Lyall:

his

Lyall:

eyes

Lyall:

glued

Lyall:

to

Lyall:

the

Lyall:

floor. “It’s

Lyall:

going

Lyall:

to

Lyall:

sound

Lyall:

silly…”

Dr.

Lyall:

Lyall

Lyall:

smiled

Lyall:

warmly. “I

Lyall:

assure

Lyall:

you,

Lyall:

Mr.

Lyall:

Roland–”

“Please,

Lyall:

call

Lyall:

me

Lyall:

Thatcher,”

Lyall:

the

Lyall:

lion

Lyall:

interjected.

“I

Lyall:

assure

Lyall:

you,

Lyall:

Thatcher,

Lyall:

nothing

Lyall:

you

Lyall:

say

Lyall:

is

Lyall:

going

Lyall:

to

Lyall:

sound

Lyall:

silly.

Lyall:

I

Lyall:

promise

Lyall:

I’ve

Lyall:

heard

Lyall:

it

Lyall:

all.”

Thatcher

Lyall:

slowly

Lyall:

looked

Lyall:

up

Lyall:

to

Lyall:

meet

Lyall:

Dr. Lyall’s

Lyall:

gaze,

Lyall:

not

Lyall:

fully

Lyall:

trusting

Lyall:

what

Lyall:

he

Lyall:

was

Lyall:

saying.

Lyall:

However,

Lyall:

the

Lyall:

therapist’s

Lyall:

demeanor

Lyall:

seemed

Lyall:

genuine

Lyall:

enough.

Lyall:

The

Lyall:

lion

Lyall:

sighed

Lyall:

and

Lyall:

took

Lyall:

a

Lyall:

deep

Lyall:

breath.

“I

Lyall:

think…”

Lyall:

Thatcher

Lyall:

started

Lyall:

to

Lyall:

speak,

Lyall:

but

Lyall:

then

Lyall:

groaned

Lyall:

and

Lyall:

buried

Lyall:

his

Lyall:

face

Lyall:

in

Lyall:

his

Lyall:

paws.

Lyall:

He

Lyall:

stayed

Lyall:

that

Lyall:

way

Lyall:

for

Lyall:

a

Lyall:

few

Lyall:

moments

Lyall:

before

Lyall:

slowly

Lyall:

sliding

Lyall:

his

Lyall:

paws

Lyall:

off

Lyall:

of

Lyall:

his

Lyall:

snout. “I

Lyall:

think

Lyall:

my

Lyall:

house

Lyall:

is

Lyall:

haunted.”

The

Lyall:

room

Lyall:

fell

Lyall:

silent

Lyall:

once

Lyall:

again,

Lyall:

save

Lyall:

for

Lyall:

the

Lyall:

gentle

Lyall:

ticking

Lyall:

of

Lyall:

the

Lyall:

wall

Lyall:

clock.

Lyall:

Dr.

Lyall:

Lyall

Lyall:

showed

Lyall:

no

Lyall:

reaction

Lyall:

to

Lyall:

what

Lyall:

Thatcher

Lyall:

had

Lyall:

said,

Lyall:

keeping

Lyall:

his

Lyall:

face

Lyall:

perfectly

Lyall:

stoic.

Lyall:

He

Lyall:

studied

Lyall:

Thatcher

Lyall:

up

Lyall:

and

Lyall:

down

Lyall:

for

Lyall:

a

Lyall:

few

Lyall:

seconds

Lyall:

before

Lyall:

scrawling

Lyall:

something

Lyall:

down

Lyall:

on

Lyall:

his

Lyall:

notepad.

Lyall:

Thatcher

Lyall:

let

Lyall:

out

Lyall:

an

Lyall:

exasperated

Lyall:

sigh

Lyall:

and

Lyall:

hid

Lyall:

his

Lyall:

face

Lyall:

behind

Lyall:

his

Lyall:

paws

Lyall:

once

Lyall:

again.

“I

Lyall:

know

Lyall:

you

Lyall:

think

Lyall:

I’m

Lyall:

crazy…”

Lyall:

he

Lyall:

grumbled.

“Nobody’s

Lyall:

saying

Lyall:

that,

Lyall:

Thatcher.

Lyall:

Why

Lyall:

do

Lyall:

you

Lyall:

think

Lyall:

your

Lyall:

house

Lyall:

is

Lyall:

haunted?”

The

Lyall:

lion

Lyall:

slowly

Lyall:

looked

Lyall:

up

Lyall:

at

Lyall:

Dr. Lyall,

Lyall:

not

Lyall:

exactly

Lyall:

sure

Lyall:

how

Lyall:

to

Lyall:

explain

Lyall:

himself. “I’m . . .

Lyall:

hearing

Lyall:

things . . .

Lyall:

in

Lyall:

my

Lyall:

house.

Lyall:

Things

Lyall:

that

Lyall:

aren’t

Lyall:

there.”

“I

Lyall:

see,”

Lyall:

Dr.

Lyall:

Lyall

Lyall:

replied,

Lyall:

jotting

Lyall:

down

Lyall:

some

Lyall:

notes. “What

Lyall:

is

Lyall:

it

Lyall:

that

Lyall:

you’re

Lyall:

hearing?”

“It

Lyall:

sounds

Lyall:

like

Lyall:

scratching,”

Lyall:

Thatcher

Lyall:

muttered.

The

Lyall:

therapist

Lyall:

raised

Lyall:

his

Lyall:

eyebrows. “Scratching?”

Thatcher

Lyall:

nodded. “I’ve

Lyall:

been

Lyall:

hearing

Lyall:

it

Lyall:

every

Lyall:

night

Lyall:

for

Lyall:

weeks.”

“And

Lyall:

how

Lyall:

long

Lyall:

has

Lyall:

this

Lyall:

been

Lyall:

going

Lyall:

on?”

Lyall:

Dr.

Lyall:

Lyall

Lyall:

asked.

“Since

Lyall:

I

Lyall:

first

Lyall:

moved

Lyall:

into

Lyall:

the

Lyall:

house

Lyall:

about

Lyall:

two

Lyall:

months

Lyall:

ago.”

“I

Lyall:

see,

Lyall:

and

Lyall:

what

Lyall:

brought

Lyall:

you

Lyall:

to

Lyall:

this

Lyall:

area?”

“I

Lyall:

got

Lyall:

accepted

Lyall:

into

Lyall:

law

Lyall:

school

Lyall:

here.”

“Oh,

Lyall:

you’re

Lyall:

going

Lyall:

to

Lyall:

law

Lyall:

school?”

Lyall:

Dr.

Lyall:

Lyall

Lyall:

queried,

Lyall:

eliciting

Lyall:

a

Lyall:

nod

Lyall:

from

Lyall:

Thatcher. “How is

Lyall:

the

Lyall:

semester

Lyall:

going

Lyall:

so

Lyall:

far?”

Thatcher

Lyall:

leaned

Lyall:

back

Lyall:

in

Lyall:

his

Lyall:

chair,

Lyall:

letting

Lyall:

out

Lyall:

a

Lyall:

loud

Lyall:

sigh. “It’s

Lyall:

been

Lyall:

more

Lyall:

difficult

Lyall:

than

Lyall:

anything

Lyall:

else

Lyall:

I’ve

Lyall:

ever

Lyall:

experienced.

Lyall:

It’s

Lyall:

just

Lyall:

nonstop

Lyall:

work

Lyall:

and

Lyall:

studying.

Lyall:

Plus,

Lyall:

with

Lyall:

everything

Lyall:

going

Lyall:

on

Lyall:

at

Lyall:

my

Lyall:

house,

Lyall:

I

Lyall:

haven’t

Lyall:

slept

Lyall:

in

Lyall:

days.”

Dr.

Lyall:

Lyall

Lyall:

took

Lyall:

a

Lyall:

moment

Lyall:

to

Lyall:

scribble

Lyall:

down

Lyall:

some

Lyall:

more

Lyall:

notes. “Would

Lyall:

it

Lyall:

be

Lyall:

safe

Lyall:

to

Lyall:

assume

Lyall:

that

Lyall:

you’ve

Lyall:

been

Lyall:

under

Lyall:

a

Lyall:

lot

Lyall:

of

Lyall:

stress

Lyall:

since

Lyall:

you

Lyall:

started

Lyall:

school?”

“Well,

Lyall:

I

Lyall:

mean…yeah.”

“I

Lyall:

see.”

The

Lyall:

two

Lyall:

sat

Lyall:

in

Lyall:

silence

Lyall:

for

Lyall:

a

Lyall:

few

Lyall:

moments,

Lyall:

listening

Lyall:

to

Lyall:

the

Lyall:

subtle

Lyall:

ticking

Lyall:

of

Lyall:

the

Lyall:

wall

Lyall:

clock.

Lyall:

Dr.

Lyall:

Lyall

Lyall:

scrutinized

Lyall:

Thatcher,

Lyall:

who

Lyall:

shifted

Lyall:

anxiously

Lyall:

in

Lyall:

his

Lyall:

seat.

Lyall:

The

Lyall:

wolf

Lyall:

leaned

Lyall:

in

Lyall:

a

Lyall:

little

Lyall:

closer

Lyall:

towards

Lyall:

the

Lyall:

lion,

Lyall:

a

Lyall:

sympathetic

Lyall:

look

Lyall:

on

Lyall:

his

Lyall:

muzzle.

“You

Lyall:

know,

Lyall:

Thatcher,

Lyall:

sometimes

Lyall:

when

Lyall:

we’re

Lyall:

under

Lyall:

high

Lyall:

levels

Lyall:

of

Lyall:

stress

Lyall:

and

Lyall:

anxiety,

Lyall:

we

Lyall:

can

Lyall:

experience

Lyall:

something

Lyall:

called ‘auditory

Lyall:

hallucinations–’”

“It’s

Lyall:

not

Lyall:

a

Lyall:

hallucination!

Lyall:

I’m

Lyall:

not

Lyall:

crazy!”

Lyall:

Thatcher

Lyall:

snapped.

The

Lyall:

therapist

Lyall:

leaned

Lyall:

back

Lyall:

and

Lyall:

put

Lyall:

his

Lyall:

paws

Lyall:

in

Lyall:

the

Lyall:

air. “Okay,

Lyall:

Thatcher.

Lyall:

Nobody’s

Lyall:

saying–”

“I

Lyall:

knew

Lyall:

this

Lyall:

was

Lyall:

a

Lyall:

mistake!”

Lyall:

Thatcher

Lyall:

barked,

Lyall:

shooting

Lyall:

up

Lyall:

from

Lyall:

his

Lyall:

chair. “We’re

Lyall:

done

Lyall:

here!”

Lyall:

Thatcher

Lyall:

turned

Lyall:

to

Lyall:

storm

Lyall:

out

Lyall:

of

Lyall:

the

Lyall:

room.

Lyall:

He

Lyall:

had

Lyall:

his

Lyall:

paw

Lyall:

on

Lyall:

the

Lyall:

door

Lyall:

when

Lyall:

Dr.

Lyall:

Lyall

Lyall:

called

Lyall:

out

Lyall:

to

Lyall:

him.

“Wait,

Lyall:

Mr. Roland!

Lyall:

I

Lyall:

apologize,

Lyall:

I

Lyall:

did

Lyall:

not

Lyall:

mean

Lyall:

to

Lyall:

upset

Lyall:

you.

Lyall:

Please,

Lyall:

why

Lyall:

don’t

Lyall:

you

Lyall:

sit

Lyall:

down

Lyall:

and

Lyall:

explain

Lyall:

what’s

Lyall:

been

Lyall:

happening?”

Thatcher

Lyall:

hesitated

Lyall:

for

Lyall:

a

Lyall:

moment,

Lyall:

keeping

Lyall:

his

Lyall:

paw

Lyall:

on

Lyall:

the

Lyall:

handle.

Lyall:

Eventually,

Lyall:

he

Lyall:

relented

Lyall:

and

Lyall:

slowly

Lyall:

trudged

Lyall:

back

Lyall:

to

Lyall:

the

Lyall:

chair

Lyall:

across

Lyall:

from

Lyall:

the

Lyall:

therapist,

Lyall:

sinking

Lyall:

into

Lyall:

it

Lyall:

with

Lyall:

a

Lyall:

long

Lyall:

sigh.

Lyall:

Dr.

Lyall:

Lyall

Lyall:

wrote

Lyall:

some

Lyall:

more

Lyall:

on

Lyall:

his

Lyall:

pad

Lyall:

and

Lyall:

looked

Lyall:

back

Lyall:

up

Lyall:

at

Lyall:

Thatcher,

Lyall:

his

Lyall:

ears

Lyall:

perked

Lyall:

to

Lyall:

listen.

“Go

Lyall:

ahead

Lyall:

and

Lyall:

start

Lyall:

from

Lyall:

the

Lyall:

beginning,”

Lyall:

he

Lyall:

said

Lyall:

gently.

Thatcher

Lyall:

took

Lyall:

a

Lyall:

deep

Lyall:

breath,

Lyall:

leaning

Lyall:

over

Lyall:

and

Lyall:

resting

Lyall:

his

Lyall:

elbows

Lyall:

on

Lyall:

his

Lyall:

knees,

Lyall:

his

Lyall:

eyes

Lyall:

glued

Lyall:

to

Lyall:

the

Lyall:

floor. “It

Lyall:

started

Lyall:

about

Lyall:

a

Lyall:

week

Lyall:

after

Lyall:

I

Lyall:

started

Lyall:

school.

“When

Lyall:

I

Lyall:

first

Lyall:

got

Lyall:

accepted

Lyall:

into

Lyall:

this

Lyall:

law

Lyall:

school,

Lyall:

I

Lyall:

wanted

Lyall:

to

Lyall:

live

Lyall:

on

Lyall:

campus.

Lyall:

However,

Lyall:

the

Lyall:

student

Lyall:

housing

Lyall:

fees

Lyall:

were

Lyall:

too

Lyall:

expensive

Lyall:

for

Lyall:

me

Lyall:

to

Lyall:

live

Lyall:

on

Lyall:

campus.

Lyall:

I

Lyall:

was

Lyall:

afraid

Lyall:

that

Lyall:

I

Lyall:

wouldn’t

Lyall:

be

Lyall:

able

Lyall:

to

Lyall:

attend

Lyall:

because

Lyall:

I

Lyall:

would

Lyall:

have

Lyall:

nowhere

Lyall:

to

Lyall:

live.

Lyall:

Luckily,

Lyall:

I

Lyall:

found

Lyall:

this

Lyall:

house

Lyall:

listed

Lyall:

for

Lyall:

ridiculously

Lyall:

cheap.

Lyall:

It

Lyall:

was

Lyall:

almost

Lyall:

too

Lyall:

good

Lyall:

to

Lyall:

be

Lyall:

true.”

Dr.

Lyall:

Lyall

Lyall:

listened,

Lyall:

periodically

Lyall:

writing

Lyall:

in

Lyall:

his

Lyall:

notepad.

Lyall:

Thatcher

Lyall:

fidgeted

Lyall:

in

Lyall:

his

Lyall:

seat

Lyall:

as

Lyall:

he

Lyall:

spoke.

“I

Lyall:

was

Lyall:

able

Lyall:

to

Lyall:

buy

Lyall:

the

Lyall:

house

Lyall:

with

Lyall:

some

Lyall:

help

Lyall:

from

Lyall:

my

Lyall:

parents

Lyall:

and

Lyall:

moved

Lyall:

in

Lyall:

three

Lyall:

days

Lyall:

before

Lyall:

I

Lyall:

started

Lyall:

school.

Lyall:

My

Lyall:

classes

Lyall:

were

Lyall:

tough

Lyall:

but

Lyall:

manageable

Lyall:

at

Lyall:

first.

Lyall:

I

Lyall:

was

Lyall:

getting

Lyall:

along

Lyall:

with

Lyall:

all

Lyall:

my

Lyall:

classmates.

Lyall:

But

Lyall:

when

Lyall:

I

Lyall:

told

Lyall:

them

Lyall:

where

Lyall:

I

Lyall:

was

Lyall:

living

Lyall:

they

Lyall:

all

Lyall:

started

Lyall:

giving

Lyall:

me

Lyall:

weird

Lyall:

looks.

Lyall:

When

Lyall:

I

Lyall:

asked

Lyall:

what

Lyall:

was

Lyall:

up,

Lyall:

they

Lyall:

all

Lyall:

started

Lyall:

telling

Lyall:

me

Lyall:

stories

Lyall:

about

Lyall:

the

Lyall:

place.

Lyall:

They

Lyall:

told

Lyall:

me

Lyall:

that

Lyall:

horrible

Lyall:

things

Lyall:

happened

Lyall:

to

Lyall:

anyone

Lyall:

who

Lyall:

lived

Lyall:

there.

Lyall:

Naturally,

Lyall:

I

Lyall:

thought

Lyall:

it

Lyall:

was

Lyall:

a

Lyall:

load

Lyall:

of

Lyall:

bunk.

Lyall:

Just

Lyall:

razzing

Lyall:

on

Lyall:

the

Lyall:

new

Lyall:

kid,

Lyall:

right?

Lyall:

I

Lyall:

never

Lyall:

thought

Lyall:

anything

Lyall:

of

Lyall:

it.

Lyall:

I’d

Lyall:

been

Lyall:

there

Lyall:

for

Lyall:

days

Lyall:

and

Lyall:

nothing

Lyall:

strange

Lyall:

had

Lyall:

happened.

Lyall:

Sure, the house

Lyall:

was

Lyall:

a

Lyall:

little

Lyall:

creepy,

Lyall:

but

Lyall:

it

Lyall:

was

Lyall:

an

Lyall:

old

Lyall:

house.

Lyall:

I

Lyall:

figured

Lyall:

it

Lyall:

was

Lyall:

a

Lyall:

normal

Lyall:

feeling.

“Then,

Lyall:

after

Lyall:

about

Lyall:

a

Lyall:

week

Lyall:

into

Lyall:

classes,

Lyall:

I

Lyall:

started

Lyall:

hearing

Lyall:

something.

Lyall:

It

Lyall:

was

Lyall:

subtle

Lyall:

at

Lyall:

first,

Lyall:

so

Lyall:

soft

Lyall:

that

Lyall:

I

Lyall:

almost

Lyall:

thought that

Lyall:

it

Lyall:

was

Lyall:

my

Lyall:

imagination.

Lyall:

But

Lyall:

after

Lyall:

a

Lyall:

bit,

Lyall:

I

Lyall:

knew

Lyall:

I

Lyall:

was

Lyall:

definitely

Lyall:

hearing

Lyall:

it.

“Scratching…

“It

Lyall:

sounded

Lyall:

like

Lyall:

it

Lyall:

was

Lyall:

coming

Lyall:

from

Lyall:

within

Lyall:

the

Lyall:

walls.

Lyall:

I

Lyall:

figured

Lyall:

it

Lyall:

had

Lyall:

to

Lyall:

be

Lyall:

insects

Lyall:

or

Lyall:

some

Lyall:

other

Lyall:

kind

Lyall:

of

Lyall:

critter.

Lyall:

I

Lyall:

just

Lyall:

tried

Lyall:

to

Lyall:

ignore

Lyall:

it

Lyall:

at

Lyall:

first,

Lyall:

but

Lyall:

it

Lyall:

kept

Lyall:

getting

Lyall:

louder.

Lyall:

I

Lyall:

called

Lyall:

an

Lyall:

exterminator,

Lyall:

but

Lyall:

they

Lyall:

said

Lyall:

they

Lyall:

couldn’t

Lyall:

find

Lyall:

any

Lyall:

evidence

Lyall:

of

Lyall:

any

Lyall:

kind

Lyall:

of

Lyall:

infestation.

Lyall:

I

Lyall:

set

Lyall:

out

Lyall:

traps,

Lyall:

hoping

Lyall:

to

Lyall:

catch

Lyall:

something,

Lyall:

but

Lyall:

nothing

Lyall:

ever

Lyall:

came

Lyall:

of

Lyall:

it…”

Thatcher

Lyall:

began

Lyall:

to

Lyall:

grow

Lyall:

visibly

Lyall:

more

Lyall:

distressed

Lyall:

the

Lyall:

more

Lyall:

he

Lyall:

talked,

Lyall:

shifting

Lyall:

in

Lyall:

his

Lyall:

chair

Lyall:

and

Lyall:

grabbing

Lyall:

and wringing

Lyall:

his

Lyall:

tail.

Lyall:

Dr.

Lyall:

Lyall

Lyall:

remained

Lyall:

silent,

Lyall:

allowing

Lyall:

his

Lyall:

patient

Lyall:

to

Lyall:

speak

Lyall:

when

Lyall:

he

Lyall:

felt

Lyall:

comfortable

Lyall:

doing

Lyall:

so.

Lyall:

Thatcher

Lyall:

took

Lyall:

a

Lyall:

few

Lyall:

moments

Lyall:

to

Lyall:

breathe

Lyall:

deeply

Lyall:

before

Lyall:

continuing

Lyall:

his

Lyall:

story.

“I

Lyall:

put

Lyall:

up

Lyall:

with

Lyall:

that

Lyall:

for

Lyall:

a

Lyall:

few

Lyall:

days,

Lyall:

trying

Lyall:

to

Lyall:

focus

Lyall:

on

Lyall:

my

Lyall:

studies.

Lyall:

Then,

Lyall:

I

Lyall:

started

Lyall:

seeing

Lyall:

things.”

Dr.

Lyall:

Lyall

Lyall:

stopped

Lyall:

writing

Lyall:

in

Lyall:

his

Lyall:

notepad

Lyall:

and

Lyall:

looked

Lyall:

up

Lyall:

at

Lyall:

Thatcher,

Lyall:

eyebrows

Lyall:

raised. “Really?

Lyall:

What

Lyall:

were

Lyall:

you

Lyall:

seeing?”

The

Lyall:

lion

Lyall:

groaned

Lyall:

and

Lyall:

buried

Lyall:

his

Lyall:

face

Lyall:

in

Lyall:

his

Lyall:

paws,

Lyall:

seemingly

Lyall:

embarrassed

Lyall:

to

Lyall:

have

Lyall:

to

Lyall:

talk

Lyall:

about

Lyall:

it. “I

Lyall:

started

Lyall:

seeing

Lyall:

shadows.

Lyall:

They

Lyall:

were

Lyall:

small

Lyall:

at

Lyall:

first,

Lyall:

like,

Lyall:

I

Lyall:

would

Lyall:

think

Lyall:

that

Lyall:

I

Lyall:

saw

Lyall:

a

Lyall:

little

Lyall:

shadow

Lyall:

duck

Lyall:

behind

Lyall:

the

Lyall:

kitchen

Lyall:

counter

Lyall:

or

Lyall:

something.

Lyall:

I

Lyall:

thought

Lyall:

my

Lyall:

eyes

Lyall:

were

Lyall:

just

Lyall:

playing

Lyall:

tricks

Lyall:

on

Lyall:

me,

Lyall:

but

Lyall:

after

Lyall:

a

Lyall:

few

Lyall:

days,

Lyall:

the

Lyall:

shadows

Lyall:

started

Lyall:

getting

Lyall:

bigger.

Lyall:

I

Lyall:

could

Lyall:

never

Lyall:

figure

Lyall:

out

Lyall:

what

Lyall:

they

Lyall:

were.

Lyall:

They

Lyall:

never

Lyall:

had

Lyall:

any

Lyall:

defining

Lyall:

features,

Lyall:

they

Lyall:

were

Lyall:

just

Lyall:

small

Lyall:

black

Lyall:

blobs.

Lyall:

But,

Lyall:

every

Lyall:

time

Lyall:

I

Lyall:

would

Lyall:

catch

Lyall:

a

Lyall:

glimpse

Lyall:

of

Lyall:

one,

Lyall:

I

Lyall:

would

Lyall:

feel

Lyall:

a

Lyall:

sense

Lyall:

of

Lyall:

dread

Lyall:

creep

Lyall:

over

Lyall:

me.

Lyall:

Like

Lyall:

I

Lyall:

wasn’t

Lyall:

safe.

Lyall:

The

Lyall:

scratching

Lyall:

never

Lyall:

stopped

Lyall:

either.

Lyall:

I

Lyall:

heard

Lyall:

it

Lyall:

every

Lyall:

night,

Lyall:

getting

Lyall:

louder

Lyall:

and

Lyall:

louder…

Lyall:

until…”

The

Lyall:

lion’s

Lyall:

ears

Lyall:

lowered,

Lyall:

and

Lyall:

his

Lyall:

gaze

Lyall:

once

Lyall:

again

Lyall:

fell

Lyall:

to

Lyall:

the

Lyall:

floor.

Lyall:

He

Lyall:

took

Lyall:

a

Lyall:

couple

Lyall:

slow

Lyall:

shaky

Lyall:

breaths,

Lyall:

struggling

Lyall:

to

Lyall:

continue

Lyall:

his

Lyall:

story.

Lyall:

Dr.

Lyall:

Lyall

Lyall:

noticed

Lyall:

Thatcher’s

Lyall:

distress.

“Until

Lyall:

what?”

Lyall:

Lyall

Lyall:

pressed.

“Until…the

Lyall:

night

Lyall:

in

Lyall:

the

Lyall:

living

Lyall:

room…

“I

Lyall:

was

Lyall:

sitting

Lyall:

in

Lyall:

the

Lyall:

living

Lyall:

room

Lyall:

one

Lyall:

night

Lyall:

on

Lyall:

the

Lyall:

couch,

Lyall:

trying

Lyall:

to

Lyall:

study

Lyall:

for

Lyall:

the

Lyall:

upcoming

Lyall:

midterm.

Lyall:

At

Lyall:

some

Lyall:

point,

Lyall:

I

Lyall:

lay

Lyall:

down

Lyall:

and

Lyall:

dozed

Lyall:

off.

Lyall:

I’m

Lyall:

not

Lyall:

sure

Lyall:

how

Lyall:

long

Lyall:

I

Lyall:

was

Lyall:

asleep

Lyall:

for,

Lyall:

but

Lyall:

I

Lyall:

remember

Lyall:

hearing

Lyall:

whispering.

“Someone

Lyall:

had

Lyall:

whispered

Lyall:

my

Lyall:

name…right

Lyall:

into

Lyall:

my

Lyall:

ear…

“I

Lyall:

jolted

Lyall:

awake.

Lyall:

Everything

Lyall:

looked

Lyall:

dark,

Lyall:

which

Lyall:

was

Lyall:

strange

Lyall:

because

Lyall:

I had

Lyall:

left

Lyall:

a

Lyall:

lamp

Lyall:

on.

Lyall:

I

Lyall:

slowly

Lyall:

looked

Lyall:

upward

Lyall:

and

Lyall:

saw

Lyall:

this

Lyall:

shadowy

Lyall:

figure…towering

Lyall:

over

Lyall:

me.

Lyall:

Every

Lyall:

other

Lyall:

time

Lyall:

I

Lyall:

had

Lyall:

seen

Lyall:

a

Lyall:

shadow,

Lyall:

it

Lyall:

was

Lyall:

small.

Lyall:

But,

Lyall:

this

Lyall:

one…this

Lyall:

one

Lyall:

was

Lyall:

massive…

“I

Lyall:

was

Lyall:

so

Lyall:

petrified

Lyall:

seeing

Lyall:

this

Lyall:

thing,

Lyall:

I

Lyall:

couldn’t

Lyall:

move

Lyall:

an

Lyall:

inch. All

Lyall:

I

Lyall:

could

Lyall:

do

Lyall:

was

Lyall:

stare

Lyall:

at

Lyall:

it,

Lyall:

frozen

Lyall:

in

Lyall:

terror.

Lyall:

I

Lyall:

could

Lyall:

feel

Lyall:

it

Lyall:

staring

Lyall:

at

Lyall:

me,

Lyall:

watching

Lyall:

me

Lyall:

with

Lyall:

these

Lyall:

horrible,

Lyall:

glowing

Lyall:

red

Lyall:

eyes.

Lyall:

I

Lyall:

couldn’t

Lyall:

look

Lyall:

away

Lyall:

from

Lyall:

its

Lyall:

eyes.

Lyall:

I

Lyall:

can’t

Lyall:

even

Lyall:

describe

Lyall:

how

Lyall:

I

Lyall:

was

Lyall:

feeling

Lyall:

while

Lyall:

I

Lyall:

looked

Lyall:

into

Lyall:

its

Lyall:

eyes.

Lyall:

It

Lyall:

just

Lyall:

felt…evil.

“And

Lyall:

then,

Lyall:

it

Lyall:

just

Lyall:

vanished

Lyall:

into

Lyall:

thin

Lyall:

air,

Lyall:

and

Lyall:

I

Lyall:

was

Lyall:

able

Lyall:

to

Lyall:

move

Lyall:

again.

Lyall:

I

Lyall:

looked

Lyall:

all

Lyall:

around,

Lyall:

but

Lyall:

it

Lyall:

was

Lyall:

nowhere

Lyall:

to

Lyall:

be

Lyall:

seen.

Lyall:

But

Lyall:

I

Lyall:

could

Lyall:

still

Lyall:

feel

Lyall:

its

Lyall:

presence.

Lyall:

I

Lyall:

could

Lyall:

feel

Lyall:

its

Lyall:

eyes

Lyall:

on

Lyall:

me…watching

Lyall:

every

Lyall:

move

Lyall:

I

Lyall:

made…”

Thatcher

Lyall:

placed

Lyall:

his

Lyall:

paws

Lyall:

against

Lyall:

the

Lyall:

sides

Lyall:

of

Lyall:

his

Lyall:

head,

Lyall:

grabbing

Lyall:

fistfuls

Lyall:

of

Lyall:

his

Lyall:

mane

Lyall:

as

Lyall:

if

Lyall:

he

Lyall:

were

Lyall:

trying

Lyall:

to

Lyall:

purge

Lyall:

the

Lyall:

memory

Lyall:

from

Lyall:

his

Lyall:

brain.

Lyall:

A

Lyall:

single

Lyall:

tear

Lyall:

welled

Lyall:

up

Lyall:

and

Lyall:

spilled

Lyall:

over

Lyall:

his

Lyall:

eyelid,

Lyall:

running

Lyall:

over

Lyall:

the

Lyall:

top

Lyall:

of

Lyall:

his

Lyall:

snout.

Lyall:

He

Lyall:

whimpered

Lyall:

for

Lyall:

a

Lyall:

moment,

Lyall:

trying

Lyall:

to

Lyall:

regain

Lyall:

his

Lyall:

composure.

Lyall:

Dr.

Lyall:

Lyall

Lyall:

continued

Lyall:

to

Lyall:

write

Lyall:

down

Lyall:

everything his

Lyall:

patient

Lyall:

told

Lyall:

him.

Lyall:

The

Lyall:

two

Lyall:

sat

Lyall:

in

Lyall:

silence

Lyall:

for

Lyall:

a

Lyall:

few

Lyall:

moments,

Lyall:

with

Lyall:

only

Lyall:

the

Lyall:

subtle

Lyall:

ticking

Lyall:

of

Lyall:

the

Lyall:

wall

Lyall:

clock

Lyall:

being

Lyall:

heard

Lyall:

before

Lyall:

anyone

Lyall:

spoke

Lyall:

again.

“Have

Lyall:

you

Lyall:

experienced

Lyall:

sleep

Lyall:

paralysis

Lyall:

before?”

Lyall:

Dr. Lyall

Lyall:

asked.

“THIS

Lyall:

WASN’T

Lyall:

SLEEP

Lyall:

PARALYSIS!”

“Okay,

Lyall:

okay,

Lyall:

I’m

Lyall:

sorry.

Lyall:

And

Lyall:

what

Lyall:

did

Lyall:

you

Lyall:

do

Lyall:

after

Lyall:

you

Lyall:

saw

Lyall:

this…entity?”

Lyall:

Dr. Lyall asked

Lyall:

gently.

“I left

Lyall:

my

Lyall:

house

Lyall:

and

Lyall:

went

Lyall:

to

Lyall:

a

Lyall:

motel

Lyall:

nearby.

Lyall:

I

Lyall:

couldn’t

Lyall:

stay

Lyall:

there

Lyall:

any

Lyall:

longer.

Lyall:

While

Lyall:

I

Lyall:

was

Lyall:

staying

Lyall:

in

Lyall:

the

Lyall:

motel,

Lyall:

I

Lyall:

finally

Lyall:

did

Lyall:

some

Lyall:

research

Lyall:

on

Lyall:

the

Lyall:

house.

Lyall:

Some

Lyall:

of

Lyall:

the

Lyall:

stuff

Lyall:

I

Lyall:

found

Lyall:

out

Lyall:

made

Lyall:

me

Lyall:

sick

Lyall:

to

Lyall:

my

Lyall:

stomach.

Lyall:

Apparently

Lyall:

in

Lyall:

the

Lyall:

seventies,

Lyall:

a

Lyall:

guy

Lyall:

killed

Lyall:

his

Lyall:

entire

Lyall:

family

Lyall:

in

Lyall:

that

Lyall:

house,

Lyall:

saying

Lyall:

that

Lyall:

the

Lyall:

voices

Lyall:

told

Lyall:

him

Lyall:

to

Lyall:

do

Lyall:

it.

Lyall:

About

Lyall:

ten

Lyall:

years

Lyall:

later,

Lyall:

a

Lyall:

little

Lyall:

kid

Lyall:

died

Lyall:

by

Lyall:

falling

Lyall:

out

Lyall:

of

Lyall:

one

Lyall:

of

Lyall:

the

Lyall:

upstairs

Lyall:

windows.

Lyall:

If

Lyall:

that

Lyall:

weren’t

Lyall:

bad

Lyall:

enough,

Lyall:

the

Lyall:

person

Lyall:

that

Lyall:

lived

Lyall:

in

Lyall:

the

Lyall:

house

Lyall:

before

Lyall:

me

Lyall:

blew

Lyall:

his

Lyall:

head

Lyall:

off

Lyall:

in

Lyall:

the

Lyall:

basement!

Lyall:

Suddenly,

Lyall:

it

Lyall:

made

Lyall:

sense

Lyall:

why

Lyall:

the

Lyall:

house

Lyall:

was

Lyall:

so

Lyall:

cheap…

“I

Lyall:

could

Lyall:

only

Lyall:

afford

Lyall:

to

Lyall:

stay

Lyall:

in

Lyall:

the

Lyall:

motel

Lyall:

for

Lyall:

a

Lyall:

couple

Lyall:

of

Lyall:

days.

Lyall:

As

Lyall:

soon

Lyall:

as

Lyall:

I

Lyall:

walked

Lyall:

through

Lyall:

the

Lyall:

front

Lyall:

door,

Lyall:

everything

Lyall:

felt

Lyall:

heavy.

Lyall:

It

Lyall:

almost

Lyall:

felt

Lyall:

like

Lyall:

the

Lyall:

house

Lyall:

was

Lyall:

angry

Lyall:

that

Lyall:

I

Lyall:

had

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come

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