D am on a nd m e. I m ean, th in gs in F ell’s C hurc h a re
w ors e th an e ve r. E ve ry d ay m ore c h ild re n b eco m e
p osse sse d a nd te rrify th eir p are nts . E ve ry d ay, p are nts g et
a ngrie r w ith th eir p osse sse d c h ild re n. I d on’t e ve n w ant to
th in k a bout w hat’s g oin g o n. If s o m eth in g d oesn ’t c h ange,
th e w hole p la ce w ill b e d estr o ye d lik e th e la st to wn S hin ic h i
a nd M is a o v is ite d.
S hin ic h i… he m ade a lo t o f p re dic tio ns a bout o ur g ro up,
a bout th in gs w e’v e k e pt s e cre t fr o m th e o th ers . B ut th e tr u th
is , I d on’t k n ow if I w ant to h ear a ny o f h is r id dle s s o lv e d.
W e’r e lu cky in o ne w ay. W e h ave th e S aito u fa m ily to h elp
u s. Y ou r e m em ber Is o bel S aito u, w ho p ie rc e d h ers e lf s o
h orrib ly w hile s h e w as p osse sse d? S in ce s h e’s g otte n
b ette r, s h e’s b eco m e a g ood fr ie nd, a nd h er m oth er, M rs .
S aito u, a nd h er g ra ndm oth er, O baasa n, to o. T hey g iv e u s
a m ule ts — sp ells to k e ep e vil a way, w ritte n o n P ost- it N ote s
o r little c a rd s. W e’r e s o g ra te fu l fo r th at k in d o f h elp .
S om eday m ayb e w e c a n r e pay th em a ll.
E le na G ilb ert p ut d ow n th e p en r e lu cta ntly . S huttin g h e r d ia ry
m eant h a vin g to fa ce th e th in g s s he h a d b een w ritin g a bout.
S om eho w , th o ug h, s he m ana ged to m ake h e rs e lf w alk
d ow nsta ir s to th e k itc he n a nd ta ke th e d in ne r tr a y fr o m M rs .
F lo w ers , w ho s m ile d e nco ura gin g ly a t h e r.
A s s he s e t o ut fo r th e b oard in g ho use ’s s to ra ge r o om , s he
n o tic e d th a t h e r h a nd s w ere tr e m bli n g s o th a t th e e ntir e tr a y
o f fo od s he w as c a rry in g ji n g le d. S in ce th e re w as n o a cce ss
to th e s to ra ge r o om fr o m in sid e, a nyo ne w ho w ante d to s e e
D am on h a d to g o o ut th e fr o nt d oor a nd a ro und to th e
a dditio n ta cke d o n n e ar
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