The Watcher in the Woods Page #2

- You oughta know. You whispered it to me.

- I was talking to Mike.

- Well, I heard somebody say it.

I've never seen you write like that.

Ring up and Mike will deliver what you need.

That's marvellous. When I'm working, it's

hard to tear myself away from the typewriter.

He can pick things up for you in the village.

He's a good lad, my Mike.

My strong right arm since his dad died.

I wanted him to stay at college, but...

Mrs Fleming? What's wrong?

Nothing. I... I just remembered

I left something cooking. Excuse me.

Look, Mom! Isn't she beautiful?

Her name's Nerak.

We've never known a Karen.

Look, this may not be any of my business.

You want to talk about it?

Jan, we're ready to go now.

I can't. Not now, anyway.

Karen!

Come on, Nerak! Come on.

Come here, Nerak. Come on!

Come on.

Come on, Nerak! Come on.

Come on, come on!

Come on. Come on.

No!

Come on, come on. Come here, Nerak.

- Bye!

- Bye!

Ellie?

Ellie?

Ellie?

Ellie?

Ellie, can you hear me?

Ellie!

Ellie, please!

Ellie, why didn't you answer

when I called you?

I didn't hear you. And you shouldn't

sneak up like that. You scared me.

- I was yelling myself hoarse!

- I didn't hear.

- I asked you not to come into the woods!

- I had to. Nerak ran off.

If I hadn't come after her,

she would have gotten lost.

Isn't this a pretty place?

Yeah.

Yes, it is.

- That's a happy song.

- What?

The song you were just humming.

I wasn't humming anything.

Come here, Nerak.

- Did you see that?

- See what?

All I can see is this vicious animal

trying to smother me!

- We should head back.

- Tell that to Nerak.

- I mean it! Now!

- Come back, you little...

Jan!

- No!

- Let go of me!

- Stop! You're drowning her!

- Let me go!

- Stop!

- Get out of my way!

She had to. She had to push you down

to get you loose from the branch.

She saved your life.

- I thought she was trying to drown you.

- Ellie...

Go and fetch some dry clothes

for your sister.

Yes, ma'am. Come on, Nerak.

Dry your hair or you'll take a chill.

I don't know how to thank you for saving me.

What kind of name is that? Nerak?

Ellie just made that up.

It's the name Karen spelled backwards.

What is it? What's wrong?

That was my daughter's name. Karen.

Mrs Thayer told us

you'd lost your daughter. I'm sorry.

Drink this.

- Mrs Aylwood?

- Yes?

Was anything wrong with Karen's eyes?

Why do you ask?

The night she disappeared...

was she blindfolded?

How do you know about the blindfold?

You asked me once if I sensed things.

Well, I have. And Ellie's been hearing things.

It's like someone is watching us.

- And the day we moved in, I saw something.

- What?

An image in a mirror.

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