Devil's Night

As she stood watching, the door to the house opened slanting a yellow beam onto the porch. A slender man walked from the entrance into the moonlit night. She could feel another chill settling over her. It looked as if he was heading straight for their cabin.

"We're letting our imagination run wild," Carol admitted before she joined Lacy near the window. When she bent her head to look out into the yard, her eyes widened in surprise. Her gaze followed the man as he got closer. "Do you know him, Lace?"

Lacy could feel a shudder race through Carol's arm as it brushed against hers.

"I don't have the slightest idea who he is." Her tone sounded muffled as a splash of fear seized her.

Lacy found she couldn't look away. Her eyes were drawn like a magnet to the slow moving silhouette. The man headed straight for the door of their cabin, and as he drew closer, Lacy felt her stomach knot up inside.

"He does look a little like Norman Bates," Carol's words trailed off as they heard the gravel beneath the stranger's feet outside the door. "Do you believe in reincarnation? That could be him and he's come to get rid of us."

"Carol, will you be quiet? You're doing a good job of scaring me to death." A hard knock sounded on the door and both girls jumped in alarm.

 "Well, he's here," Carol squeaked out.

"I'll get it," Lacy volunteered in a trembling whisper. As she glanced over at Carol, she didn't miss the scared expression that covered her face combined with a white pinched appearance.

"I don't believe I can move an inch," Carol admitted in a shaky tone.

"Thanks," Lacy said, shaking her head over her foolish thoughts. "My parents are right next door if we need them. We can get their attention by tapping on the wall."

She figured they were just being silly about the entire situation. They didn't even know the identity of the man standing outside waiting for them to answer. There was only one way to find out who it was. Open the door and ask him his name.

As the pages of Lacy's life turn day by day, she winds up reliving her past history with her mom, dad and her friend, Carol. Salem is their destination, but unknown to them, a sinister darkness looms on the horizon. Arriving, Lacy discovers things haven't changed and finds her former four classmates ready to begin the torment they'd subjected her to before she moved away. Will Lacy's special powers help her and Carol when they're offered up by her old classmates as sacrifices to the devil, or will she be damned for the fate they have destined for her?