TERROR EYES
At the top of the stairs, Ted paused to catch his breath, huffing and wheezing thanks to fifteen years of smoking, and listened for another scream.
He walked to the first door on the left where he could hear a quiet sob coming from the other side, which surprised him since Serena seldom woke in the middle of the night. Not since she was a baby.
He slowly turned the knob and pushed the door as quietly as he could, but it still made a slight creak. The only light came from the hallway, and he could barely define the outline of his daughter sitting up in her bed, the covers pulled up to her chin.
He stepped into the room and immediately felt a chill run through his entire body. He crossed the room to the window and silently cursed his wife, Amy, for leaving it ajar after tucki
