Side Chick Era... Over

Loving Mom 235

Chapter 235

Sharon gently patted Matty on the head, her voice calm as she offered comfort. “It’s alright. I’m calling the police.”

As she spoke, the call connected. Her expression remained composed, yet the voice she used was thick with panic. “There’s a madman outside… he’s trying to break down the door,” she said breathlessly. “He’s screaming that he’s going to kill us. It’s terrifying. There’s a five-year-old child in here, and an elderly man over seventy… we’re no match for him.”

She switched to speakerphone.

Bang! Bang! Bang!

The violent pounding on the door filled the room like thunder.

The officer’s voice on the other end turned grave. “Stay hidden if you can. Find anything nearby to use as a weapon. We’re on our

way.”

When the call ended, Matty still looked uneasy. “Sharon… do you think we’ll make it until the police get here?”

Sharon smiled faintly. “We will. Don’t worry.”

then turned to Uriah. “Uriah, do you have any medication here that causes allergic

had the guts to

he began pulling jars and vials from a cabinet,

Crash!

gave way under the relentless assault and

powder

and Matty obeyed

across the threshold when the cloud of powder hit him full

in the mix, it worked fast. His eyes

betrayed him first. Nate dropped to the floor,

at all, angry red

his arms-tearing long, bloody streaks into his own flesh.

howled like

started forward instinctively, but the scene made her freeze.

time Nate finally stilled, he was barely conscious, wrecked by pain and covered

knew how long it took, but

by what they saw. One of them