Isabella got into the house shivering and locked the door behind her. It was freezing outside, but this made sense since it was mid-February and the previous weeks had been hotter than normal for this time of year. Thankfully Isabella had the house adequately insulated last year, and the temperature inside was bearable. She put her coat on the sofa and opened the kitchen cupboard, determined to make it happen tonight. She grabbed the ingredients and put them in her bag. Dark, private, and quiet, the basement seemed like a suitable choice for her midnight task.
Isabella had always been uncomfortable in the dark, not scared, just a little fidgety. More of a reason now that an unscheduled power cut had enveloped the whole area in pitch black nothingness. Despite that, she decided to focu
