Chapter 14

Jake stopped the moving car just outside a convenience store before returning with a plastic bag filled with cans of beer. It was a sea of silence between them as he sped in his brand-new luxury car towards a destination where only the two of them knew to have existed. The old house in Myra's memories stayed preserved beautifully, cleaned and devoid of cobwebs or dust. Myra allowed Hart to unbuckle her seat belt and lead her into the place. The pain of her father's alleged demise hurt her even more than Jake and the other girl. Mustering her courage, she decided to put the past behind her for once and moved around the house, running her fingers over the old furniture. She needed a break from everything. Once, she had been a silly little girl, and she and Jake had chanced upon the house, sneaking inside and realising it was a deserted place. Later, she told Jake that the house was haunted and Jake insisted to prove to her that her words were false. Some loud noises frightened her, b