Dorothy opened her mouth to answer—
Then suddenly—
A horrifying scream shattered the silence outside.
I jumped violently.
The sound was sharp.
Piercing.
Almost unnatural.
Dorothy froze instantly.
For one strange second, everything became completely still.
Then—
CRASH!
The bedroom window exploded inward.
Glass shattered everywhere across the floor as something dark flew violently into the room.
I gasped and stumbled backward away from the chair.
The creature slammed hard against the wooden floor near my feet.
My eyes widened.
A bird.
Black-feathered. Blood covered one of its wings.
Its body twitched weakly once.
Then went completely still.
The room fell silent again.
My heart hammered painfully inside my chest as I stared down at it.
“What the hell—”
Dorothy suddenly
