after that, so I just sighed. There wasn’t much more talk after that. We sat in our separate pews. Reverend Danthers offered us something to eat later on, and something to drink. We ate in the dimly lit church. It was silent, minus the faint sounds of gunshots in the distance. There were soft screams as well. No birds were chirping.
“Well, I guess we won’t be needing to get to business,” Danthers said to me quietly. Mary was asleep, and I was about ready to drift off.
“No,” I said with a little chuckle. “No, I guess not. The ghosts can wait. The book can wait.”
Danthers smiled. “Have a good night’s rest, Mr. Fletcher.”
“You as well, thank you for opening your church to us.”
“It is God’s house, you are always welcome here.”
I soon fell asleep, and slept like a rock all night.
IV: Escape from Belford
“Are you ready to go?” I asked Mary as I washed myself in the reverend’s quarters in the back of the church. I splashed water on my face to wake myself up, and looked at my watch. It was barely nine, and I wanted to get a good start out of Belford.
“Yes, just about.” I heard her voice from out among the pews. When I was finished, I walked out there, and she was hugging Reverend Danthers.
“I wish you both luck. Just get to your home safely. God shall be with you if you believe.” The embrace ended, and Danthers smiled at Mary, then at me.
“We can’t thank you enough, Reverend,” Mary said.
“Yes, thank you very much for your hospitality,” I added, looking from Danthers to Mary. I put an arm around Mary, and we departed. Reverend Danthers stood behind us. I turned back for a moment, still walking, and he waved. I waved back and walked through the doors to our car.
“Now, let’s get the hell out of Belford,” I said.
“Let’s,” Mary replied. I turned the engine over, pulled the car out, and went down the road. The air was stagnant in the car, so I turned the AC on, as I didn’t want to risk having the windows open. Pretty soon, we got to the exit, and to my extreme dismay, there was a police barricade.
“What are they doing?” Mary said. “Why are they stopping people from leaving?” I saw her eyes tear up.
“I’m sure they’re just monitoring who leaves and who enters. They’ll let us get by. We’re not like those things back there.” Mary nodded, seeming to feel a little better. At least one of us did. I got out of the car and leaned on my door. One of the cops pointed his gun at me. “Whoa, whoa!” I threw my hands up in the air. “I’m not one of them. We just want to leave!”
“No one leaves Belford. No exceptions.” The officer’s voice was cold but gruff. It was no wonder why my blood ran cold.
“But, we’re not infected,” I said. “See?” I showed myself to the officer, my arms, neck, and chest. “I’m not infected.”
“We’re not taking any chances. Belford is officially under quarantine, please return to your home and wait for officials to check in on you.”
“That’s ridiculous!” I shouted, taking a step forward. I heard the gun click. It was just a warning; the officer had cocked his gun.
“Don’t take another step, sir!” the officer shouted back at me. I gulped and looked at Mary as she stepped out of the car.
“Mary, stay in the car!” She looked at me. She had been crying.
“I’m gonna be sick…” She lurched forward, and the cop aimed his gun at her. She fell to her knees as she up heaved all over the pavement. The cop panicked, his face tight with fear. Before all the vomit left her system, there was a loud gunshot. I hoped it was from somewhere in Belford, but it came from the officer’s gun. My heart froze, and Mary slumped over, holding her stomach. She vomited the rest of her stomach contents out, and there was blood in it.
I quickly rushed around the back of my vehicle, so that the cop wouldn’t freak out, and dove down next to her. I put an arm around her, propped hers over my
“Well, I guess we won’t be needing to get to business,” Danthers said to me quietly. Mary was asleep, and I was about ready to drift off.
“No,” I said with a little chuckle. “No, I guess not. The ghosts can wait. The book can wait.”
Danthers smiled. “Have a good night’s rest, Mr. Fletcher.”
“You as well, thank you for opening your church to us.”
“It is God’s house, you are always welcome here.”
I soon fell asleep, and slept like a rock all night.
IV: Escape from Belford
“Are you ready to go?” I asked Mary as I washed myself in the reverend’s quarters in the back of the church. I splashed water on my face to wake myself up, and looked at my watch. It was barely nine, and I wanted to get a good start out of Belford.
“Yes, just about.” I heard her voice from out among the pews. When I was finished, I walked out there, and she was hugging Reverend Danthers.
“I wish you both luck. Just get to your home safely. God shall be with you if you believe.” The embrace ended, and Danthers smiled at Mary, then at me.
“We can’t thank you enough, Reverend,” Mary said.
“Yes, thank you very much for your hospitality,” I added, looking from Danthers to Mary. I put an arm around Mary, and we departed. Reverend Danthers stood behind us. I turned back for a moment, still walking, and he waved. I waved back and walked through the doors to our car.
“Now, let’s get the hell out of Belford,” I said.
“Let’s,” Mary replied. I turned the engine over, pulled the car out, and went down the road. The air was stagnant in the car, so I turned the AC on, as I didn’t want to risk having the windows open. Pretty soon, we got to the exit, and to my extreme dismay, there was a police barricade.
“What are they doing?” Mary said. “Why are they stopping people from leaving?” I saw her eyes tear up.
“I’m sure they’re just monitoring who leaves and who enters. They’ll let us get by. We’re not like those things back there.” Mary nodded, seeming to feel a little better. At least one of us did. I got out of the car and leaned on my door. One of the cops pointed his gun at me. “Whoa, whoa!” I threw my hands up in the air. “I’m not one of them. We just want to leave!”
“No one leaves Belford. No exceptions.” The officer’s voice was cold but gruff. It was no wonder why my blood ran cold.
“But, we’re not infected,” I said. “See?” I showed myself to the officer, my arms, neck, and chest. “I’m not infected.”
“We’re not taking any chances. Belford is officially under quarantine, please return to your home and wait for officials to check in on you.”
“That’s ridiculous!” I shouted, taking a step forward. I heard the gun click. It was just a warning; the officer had cocked his gun.
“Don’t take another step, sir!” the officer shouted back at me. I gulped and looked at Mary as she stepped out of the car.
“Mary, stay in the car!” She looked at me. She had been crying.
“I’m gonna be sick…” She lurched forward, and the cop aimed his gun at her. She fell to her knees as she up heaved all over the pavement. The cop panicked, his face tight with fear. Before all the vomit left her system, there was a loud gunshot. I hoped it was from somewhere in Belford, but it came from the officer’s gun. My heart froze, and Mary slumped over, holding her stomach. She vomited the rest of her stomach contents out, and there was blood in it.
I quickly rushed around the back of my vehicle, so that the cop wouldn’t freak out, and dove down next to her. I put an arm around her, propped hers over my
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