Evelyn Ford looked back at Ronan Kendrick, completely at a loss. Her eyes were filled with pleading and denial. "Ronan, he's lying to us, right?"
Just as Ronan Kendrick was about to step forward and grab Evelyn Ford, she suddenly shoved Ethan Dawson and Officer Graham aside and jumped into the cellar.
Inside the dim, damp cellar, a single kerosene lamp burned. Quincy, Miles Vaughn, and Peter Owens leaned in a corner on the left, while Joelle Finch, Micah Manning, Wendy, and Zoe were squatting on the other side. In the corner diagonally opposite them, the bodies of Wyatt Vaughn and Taylor Vance were buried. There were two small mounds of earth, covered with a plastic sheet and a thick mattress to keep the smell of decay from spreading. Evelyn Ford found it hard to breathe. She took off her gas mask, clutching her chest and gasping for air. Everyone stared at her blankly, as if trying to confirm that she had really returned.
