Role

Chapter 2

It was night, for a couple of hours now and Alyce should have been
alseep already, but the yelling woke her, keeping her from happy
dreams. The noise was frightful. She could hear her father and mother
screaming at one another. Alyce pulled the sheets up to her nose as
she set in the bed listening.

Suddenly the yelling ended and heavy footsteps echoed down the
hall, growing louder as they neared the door. Ominous creeking filled
the air as the door to Alyce's room slowly opened. Light fell upon her
as she sat in bed, eyes fearful from the fighting. A figured, shadowed
by the light behind them stood in the door way, a drink in hand as it
seemed to stare at the girl.

Before it entered, a woman's voice whispered "Don't...please...I'll let
you do what you want, just don't." The figure took another swig of
their drink before closing the door, leaving Alyce to be safe in the
darkness and stillness of the room.