Well, Joseph, I did not expect to be in so deep, so soon. I think you should tell Laura — or I could, if you would prefer?”“Can I tell you what ...appened, first?”“Yes, please...”“Jenny had gone back to work to see their Human Resources people and had a pretty unpleasant encounter with her Professor. You know Jenny’s friend, Cathy Corbin. had identified some academic work Jenny had done here before she disappeared, written up in a foreign journal after she went away?”“Yes, I had heard that.”“I. They didn't know all what was going on in "Hel", but enough to keep their mouths shut. They get paid quite well and were often asked to service Lilith... And they liked it.The basement was large, larger then would be expected of a mansion. Down the stairs you would see 3 doors. Through the left you would enter a huge room, called the Pain Room by Lilith. In the middle of that room there was a huge bed with latex surface. The floor was tiled and equipped with drainage systems underneath the. The stars above shimmered as rain began to fall and the inner symbols ignited.Yellow flames races around the inside of the star as my blood felt like it was boiling. I held still and gritted my teeth as the earth shook and the outer glyphs began to glow a pearl color. Icy cold swept through me, making the fire and the pain from it sting. The circle erupted in a wall of white that seemed to reach into the sky and beyond.I stilled the shaking as it felt like my muscles were slowly freezing solid.. Finally, though, I burst out, "What am I going to do?" Her answer was interrupted by the slamming front door and Mimi's call, "Hi mom, I'm home! Is Juliet here yet?" Juliet sssh'ed me and promised we'd talk more tomorrow, but to act normal for now.It was nearly the hardest thing I'd done to pretend nothing had happened and let Mimi hug me and give me a peck on the cheek before she departed with Juliet. Barry, as usual, was oblivious to my mood that evening and wasn't interested in doing.