Chapter 29
Josh came to, sputtering and gasping, as a powerful stench wafted in front of his nose. His eyes watered, and he blinked them rapidly. Sheri was bending over him, staring intently at him.
“Sheri, what…?”
“It’s Sophia, you stupid f*****g dog!” she sneered. “Sheri’s not here right now…she’s sleeping. Dreaming of her peaceful place…the place Kitty and I stayed for a long time, until she needed us to help her.”
Josh tried to move his arms, but couldn’t. When he looked down, he realized why: he was strapped into one of those old-fashioned wooden chairs he’d seen earlier. The leather straps fastened around his wrists were too strong to break, and so were the ones circling his ankles.
“Imagine the kind of things that animal did to those boys and girls,” Sophia continued, looking a
