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Whispers of the Devil

Whispers of the Devil

Author: ID Johnson
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Chapter 1Ā The House

Word Count: 2496 Ā Ā Ā |Ā Ā Ā  Released on: 20/06/2024

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an scare me. Maybe that

rely creepy, and no doubt haunted, French Colonial style mansion smack dab

country during my four years of being a travel nurse. I've seen things in emerge

scare me. Althoug

she pleads, "Layla, seriously, yo

sigh, narrowing my eyes at the gargantuan str

artments I could find during my nursing rotations. I've never stayed in one place very long. Not long enough to need a car, or to sign for my own apartment, that's for sure. The winding driveway is several miles long by

s inside the boundary of this property sh

istance." Speaking of something that should have died a long time ago, at least in

I've never met her and only have your exagger

to call me repeatedly now that she knows of my intentions here. "She's been cooped up in the house for decades, sweetie. I'm talking fifty or sixty years. The place is

Cypress roots have sprung from the cement, fanning out like dark claws that dig into the stone like talons.

your life to a grinding halt to make sure she doe

dows greet me as I pull into the driveway beside a rusted out sedan. "Look, I'm here. I'm fine, okay? I needed a break from the emergency room setting,

the bay window in my old childhood home in Kirkland, Washington, ju

st the headrest and letting my car idle. "I should tell you

s with static, the line breaki

f this since the day I told her I'd been contacted by a lawyer i

eir to the family estate that dates back to the early 1800s. This place used to be a pla

windows. The screened-in front porch rattles as someone opens an interior door, and then a petite dark-haired woman peeks

back at her, saying, "Yeah, that's me. I'm glad I'm in the

s a dirt road that connects with the neighbor's property. Come on in, it's stifling today. I just made iced t

and walk to the trunk of my car. I hike my duffle bag ove

, by the way," she

Bailey. Are you Penny Gr

ht, all of her teeth shin

rhead, blocking some of the light. Strange, I tell myself as I walk up a set of steps and follow Bailey across the porch. I'm used to shadows in strange places, but the second I enter the house, I get that creepi

s the front door behind us. Her steps cause the wood floor to creak until she

hind my ear. "Really? Honestly, I've never met my great-au

cigar room. You'll see. Every one of those people have those big blue eyes and that pointed chin. You look like Ms. Penny, actually. There's a portrait of

but there's still an underlying layer of decay hanging in the air. Mom might have been right about

k grand piano has been waxed so thoroughly the sunlight gleams off it, spreading

oo. Laundry room, two small bunk rooms, which I think used to be the house servants' quarters way back in the day." She walks back into the foyer. "On the right side, there's another sitting room in the back, a sunroom. It gets awfully

tubes and latex gloves. The sterile smell immediately brings me back to the hospitals I've spent so much time in, and I

leading to the kitchen. Sunlight streams through the back windows as she pours iced tea and h

pen in the summer to let the breeze in. It seems to

W

ps from her tea, her dark curls dancing with the motion. "And then there's Curtis. He's our handyman. He's been fighting with the AC all spring to no avail, but you'll see him around nonetheless. He comes out once a week to tidy up the landscaping out front and back and checks on t

ble. She doesn't eat much anymore and has an IV for fluids if she doesn't drink much during the day. She doesn't talk to us t

ouse. In the distance, against the swaying vines and leaping insects, I

e been told the house is perfectly safe, but because of the way it's settling, you might hear some strange noises at night. The pipes are pretty loud, and sometimes i

can't help myself, especially while my gaze

sound. "Mmm... that depends on who you ask. This pl

, creating the family lines I belonged to. I knew her father had died young, and her mother, based on family lore, went clinically insane after his death and died in an asylum in the earl

egory line, the prolific name dy

t nurse quit?" I ask,

window, shrugging. "She didn't like being here at night, whic

s," I laugh, sh

before I leave this evening, but it's a big place. I haven't even seen half the rooms myself, and I've been here

k painfully with each step as the long, darkened hallway she leads me d

sun. It smells sharply of wisteria, lilac, and fresh laundry, which is a welcome relief from the dusty smell in the lower level of the hous

s antique finishes, looks

ey says, planting her hands on her hips. "I guess

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1 Chapter 1 The House2 Chapter 2 Aunt Penny3 Chapter 3 Haunted4 Chapter 4 A Figure5 Chapter 5 Bump in the Night6 Chapter 6 Dalton7 Chapter 7 Dream or Nightmare8 Chapter 8 Wanted9 Chapter 9 Dive Bar10 Chapter 10 Barefoot in the Dark11 Chapter 11 She's Mine12 Chapter 12 Apparition13 Chapter 13 Followed14 Chapter 14 Powerless15 Chapter 15 Good Girl16 Chapter 16 Picture Perfect17 Chapter 17 Something's Not Right18 Chapter 18 Touch19 Chapter 19 Playing Games20 Chapter 20 In the Shadows21 Chapter 21 Murder House22 Chapter 22 Fear23 Chapter 23 What's in the Box24 Chapter 24 Angel25 Chapter 25 Scritch, Scratch26 Chapter 26 The Body27 Chapter 27 Leave28 Chapter 28 Into the Den29 Chapter 29 Deal with the Devil30 Chapter 30 Too Late Now31 Chapter 31 Pulled From the Flames32 Chapter 32 Epilogue33 Chapter 33 An Unfortunate Accident34 Chapter 34 Rebuilding35 Chapter 35 More Dark Secrets36 Chapter 36 Sneaking Suspicions37 Chapter 37 Darkness Sets In38 Chapter 38 Imperfections39 Chapter 39 What Happened There 40 Chapter 40 Let Her Die41 Chapter 41 Nightmare42 Chapter 42 Something's Not Right43 Chapter 43 Can't Get Away44 Chapter 44 Hunted45 Chapter 45 Swamp46 Chapter 46 All Fall Down47 Chapter 47 Make It Go Away48 Chapter 48 Something's Out There49 Chapter 49 Visions of Evil50 Chapter 50 Chat with the Devil51 Chapter 51 That's Not Tanner52 Chapter 52 Memories Gone53 Chapter 53 Lured54 Chapter 54 Ghost Stories55 Chapter 55 Shared Experience56 Chapter 56 Cackling Demon57 Chapter 57 This is Where it Lives58 Chapter 58 What I Have to Do59 Chapter 59 Killing It60 Chapter 60 The Aftermath61 Chapter 61 The State of Sunshine62 Chapter 62 Julia and Jack63 Chapter 63 Eyes on Me64 Chapter 64 Side Piece65 Chapter 65 Ding Dong Ditch66 Chapter 66 The Artifact67 Chapter 67 Welcome Home 68 Chapter 68 Someone's in the House69 Chapter 69 Help From Beyond the Grave70 Chapter 70 Something's in the Shadows71 Chapter 71 A Slap in the Face72 Chapter 72 Repercussions73 Chapter 73 Stolen Kiss74 Chapter 74 The Man in the Garage75 Chapter 75 Deal With the Devil76 Chapter 76 Taking What's His