The Last Stroke

The next day, Oliver went to the library again and since Gianna and Cooper were not at home since the morning, Evelyn was more scared.

In the end, after Oliver left the house, she went to the room she used to stay in previously and locked the door from the inside.

She didn't know if Arthur went to school or not but she didn't step out to check. But she received her answer when the door of her room was knocked loudly.

It was still morning which meant that he didn't go to school.

She flinched when he knocked her again that too quite loudly.

"Evelyn, are you inside?"

Evelyn didn't give him any answer. She just continued to shrink herself into a ball in the corner of the room. She was afraid that he would break the lock of this door like that other day.

"Evelyn, I know you are inside."

Arthur's voice was full of certainty when he said these words and he stopped knocking on the door.

"Open the door, Evelyn. Why will you lock the door from the inside?"