Back to the Mansion

"Okay, what in the world just happened?" Malachi muttered in thought, staring at the empty church grounds. We were safe, at least for the moment—but who knows what will happen in the future?

I shook my head slowly from side to side as I looked down at the ground, trying to clear my mind of what just happened, not really wanting to think about it anymore. "I have no idea," I replied softly, my voice soft and husky as I began to breathe deeply again. "We need to get back to the mansion."

"Are you sure?" Nikki asked with uncertainty. "Do you think it's safe?"

I looked at her for a brief moment, seeing her face was a little red—from either the stress or the sun or whatever else was going on. "It's the safest place I guess," I said with a sigh, not sure whether I should be happy about that or not. "Maybe we can just hide in here for a while."