Silence swept as they all just stood to themselves taking in her words, wiping their tears away even. They were pretty much the sheriff’s property and with how vile he treated them, willingly handing her over to him knowing very well that she was going to endure the very same treatment they did, would be completely evil on their parts. Just then, the door swung open, with the bell at the top ringing again. “Ugh for the love of Pete we . . . ,” Jill said turning to the door and froze, as inside her blood instantly ran cold. The three turned to the door and their blood instantly ran cold too; with Sally’s body crawling again. It was the man they were just talking about Councilor Dalton Hornbill, a sixty-something year old out of shape man with a bushy beard and a crooked smile. He walked

