Horror Stories from Horrified - Volume One (2)

knees then onto one elbow , then finally dow n onto his side. He held her close,
cur ling himself ar ound her as the r ain began to fall in ear nest, filling the hole in
w hich they lay. The ear th ar ound them tur ned to mud and began to slide back over
them, but he didn?t car e. He lay his head next to her s and closed his eyes.
?You look a little better ,? Adam said as he r eached Cassy, dr opping himself onto
the bench beside her. She leaned acr oss and kissed him lightly on the cheek. ?Do
you feel okay?? he asked.
For a time, in her dr eam, befor e the mud closed over them completely, Adam and
his sister shar ed his hear tbeat betw een them and w er e at peace.
?Do you feel okay?? he r epeated, and Cassy nodded wanly. He placed a light
hand on her stomach, leaned conspir ator ially towar ds it and w hisper ed, ?And w hat
about you? Ar e you doing okay in ther e too??
Cassy answ er ed for the gir l that gr ew inside her. She knew it was a gir l.
?I am.?
About the author
Andrew Lyall is an aspiring horror writer and lifelong horror lover. He lives in the
South of England with two dogs and a very understanding fiancée (who has now
seen more horror films than she?d ever imagined she would). He hosts a YouTube
channel called Grumpy Andrew?s Horror House and his first short story,
?Crowthorne?, was published earlier this year in ?Local Haunts?, a charity anthology
written by horror YouTubers.
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