tare, slowly raising our he

A thick heavy rope; tied for one to hang

e stuttered, moving backwards. Grace k

e used to end their own life"

e whispered with her fingers quivering. Di

e, the rest followed her out in fear, leaving me and Dianne alone in the basement.

My voice

till staring at Dianne's stoic expression and calm de

got to the door. With my eyes fixed on Di

pe meant nothing. Kate pulled me

.

morning

their bedroom; after leaving mine for

ble with our legs crossed, we ga

hoto album, diary, and key necklace-each was placed in

ice the chain and Kat

fore sister Regina and mother arri

eath and turned

ack and white, meaning they're old. They were pictures of t

egina?" W

who the other two girls are, but they both seem happy in the images. But in some

re, "But one of them wasn't a vowed sister...

and sister Regina were very close. But.

nd the devil herself-Regina standing-behind them, wrapping her arms around their s

e?" We turn

em book. It seems to have belonged to the nun in training because some of the poems in the first few pages are of

Beatrice coc

later poems into extremely dark and suicidal writings. Most were curses over her miserable life and suffering, but she

arkled with curiosity. Kate picked up the book,

s", Kate held out the only piece still attached to the book. It had

irth

en us, everyone kept their h

placed her hand

atrice's call. I stared deeply at the date, thinking. I n

ripped out. I slowly raised my head to the girls looking at their face

ke the silence, point

turned to h

to the box Lola left in the ba

er palm, slowly rolling t

! That's it!!

ld-be nun, who so happened to have known sister Regina right? Now! Suddenly her poems become sorrowful and suicid

the key staring at Grace for more info. "I think there's a connec

My bod

ace are right... Maybe this woman was related

knew your parents?",

tared at h

the church's doorstep... Maybe this sister was the one that picked you up? Or, may

each other, n

oint, Anna",

Anna's and Grac

could hear them speak but co

in my head with every passing second. Anna came

I said looking down in hurt. There was a long pause. Slow

nt me?" I stare

usions just yet. Maybe something happened that was so drastic, t

still staring

don't know what happened, and we're not ev

an down

r questions are in that bo

trice held up the key,

nd me, locking me in a warm embrace. I smiled as my

okay", Anna s

ck, my eyes shot at the door. I narrowed my eyes at the slightly open door. My

ntion or let it go. With their arms all around me, I co

turned. "How did you know

cause I have a brain, and also, it matched the des

ovels? Why?" Beat

houlders, "For infor