Chapter Nineteen
Watching Grandfather cry was hard. Even though he had been too weak to stand up to Grandmother and had worked with her to try to harm me, I still felt sorry for the old man. I guess he must have really loved Grandmother after all, but I didn’t know what to say or do to console him or if I even should at all.
Then, without warning, Triplet burst out of the door from the secret entrance. He skid to a stop and was about to say something, but then he paused when he saw Grandfather sobbing over Grandmother.
“Is she dead?” said Triplet, looking at me. Triplet had a few bruises on his face, but otherwise looked okay.
I nodded. “Yes. She tried to absorb Savannah Jones’s soul, but I guess it must have been too much for her body, because it killed her and escaped.”
“I bet that
