Hundreds of candles lit the basement, spilling pools of strange wax. Everyone turned to look at her at the same time, their faces peering from under t...e hoods of their cloaks. They had all gathered around a circle drawn on the floor, in the center of which was a golden statue of—well, exactly what it was Cassie couldn’t say. But it was strange and awful, and it had wings and horns. There was a certain energy in the air, as if they’d all just been in the middle of something and stopped when she. I was a total mess inside as it was and I knew that drinking wasn’t going to help, so I sipped that shot down slowly. I knew that Katie’s mom would eventually get down to the house but after tonight I had no intention of ever coming back here again. I decided that I would go clean out my clothes from the first bedroom. I got up, went to her sink and got the box of trash bags out. I stood there for a few seconds, but then I thought about the playroom and I was sure that her mom didn’t know about. ”“Oh, it'll stay warm.”She smirked then put the small bottle into her mouth. And turned to Brittany with a surprised look on her face. Brittany was in hysterics but not so bad she couldn't get the phone camera going.“Do it again, Lisa, I want to get a photo of it.”Never one to back down, Lisa popped the bottle back in her mouth and pulled the same surprised face as before. Brittany took the photo, typed a quick message to Dave, then sent the message.“Did you just send that to Dave?” “Sure did.. “We’ll give you the full tour now.”We started in the basement and worked our way to the attic room. When we finished, I gave Amanda a set of keys and we walked her to the door. When she’d left, Jennifer and I walked back to my study.“I never asked - what are you doing with Abbie’s old room?”“For now, it’s a guest room. I don’t think we’ll need a live-in nanny in the future.”“Did I detect something between you and Amanda?” she asked with a smirk.“Abbie likes to cause trouble as much as you and.