Chapter 1
*12 Years Ago*
"Em! Look!"
I turned around and saw Eleanor pointing at a frog and reaching for it.
"Ellie! No!"
I ran towards her and swatted her hand away as the frog hopped away.
"It can be poisonous!"
She giggled and I knew something was up. I took a step back just in case.
"Like this ?"
She held up a hand full of bugs and tossed them at me. I screamed and swatted them off of me. She ran and i took off towards her.
"You're going to pay for this Ellie!"'
I can hear her laughing and then a door slamming. She had already reached the cabin. I finally reached the cabin and opened the door. She was on the couch laughing and turning on the TV. I sat down next to her. Mom and dad walked into the living room with a cake lit up for Eleanor. They started singing Happy Birthday to Eleanor and I chimed in. Ellie was staring at me and all of a sudden everything was spinning. Everyone's voices were echoing and Ellie's voice was fading.
"Help me Emily! Get me out of here! Emily! Don't Leave me!"
I woke up and tried to catch my breath, It was another vision. I sat up and I was sweating bullets. It wasn't even hot. My husband reached for me and I jumped a little.
"You okay?"
I breathed a sigh of relief.
"Yeah. Just another nightmare. Its the same one."
He rubbed my pregnant belly to calm me down. Our little one is now awake and happily kicking. I grabbed my phone to check the time and its 4AM. Might as well start the day. My husband went back to sleep and I got up to make some coffee and breakfast. The sun was peeking out. I finished breakfast and took my coffee out to the front porch. It was finally rising at 4:30AM. Waving to my neighbors and sitting on the porch swing , I decided to finish up my coffee there. An hour and a half later it was time to get ready for work. I set my cup in the sink and headed into our bedroom. He was still asleep so I turned on our closet lights and closed myself in. Deciding what to wear was one of my flaws. Especially with this belly growing. I'm 5 months in but my belly was huge. I decided to wear a dress with some leggings underneath since we're dead smack in the beginning of Winter. I slipped on some boots and a scarf. Looked at myself in the mirror and decided to tie my hair back. Grabbing my work bag I shut the lights and opened the closet door. He was still sleeping. I took a breath of relief and headed to work. I didn't want to talk about the nightmare. Once I started the car, I turned on my heater. It was a chilly morning . Making sure I had everything I needed, I headed to work. It was going to be another long day. Traffic wasn't too bad so I got to work early. I work in one of the tallest buildings in the city for a law firm. When i got to my desk , there was a yellow envelope with my name on it. I looked around to see who would place it there but everyone was either busy typing away or on a phone call. I set my bag down under my desk and picked up the mysterious package. I opened it and the first thing I saw was a letter. Setting it down I reached into the envelope and pulled out a bracelet. It was dirty but it was still recognizable I sat down as the word spun around me . I placed the bracelet back into the envelope and shoved it into my purse. Eleanor. Trying not to draw attention to myself , I headed to my boss's office. Told him I wasn't feeling good and left. I was not waiting for an answer. If he wanted to fire me , he can come to my house and do it. He is my cousin anyway. I sat in my car for a good fifteen minutes before I finally decided to go for the envelope again. Not knowing what I was about to read, I braced myself for the worst.