We left Spike outside to enjoy the sunlight, and Brax and I went inside. As we walked past the door that led down to the cells beneath the house, I felt something calling to me, making me stop in my tracks. I felt the darkness burning hot inside of me. It screamed at me to go down there. I stood there staring at the door, trying to work out what to do. I felt Braxs hand on my shoulder, but as he spoke, his voice was muffled. The pull of the darkness was too strong. My hand reached out for the doorknob Braxs hand came up, stopping me from opening it and snapping me out of my trance. I shook my head, trying to clear my head and figure out what was going on. How could I go from feeling so happy and at peace to having the darkness overtake me again, all because of that door? I looked up at B

