Took: A Ghost Story

Content Warning: “In Auntie’s Cabin” (Chapter 11) contains physical and emotional abuse.

Daniel returns home, and Erica is not there. He searches the house, convinced she’s playing a trick on him. Mother and Father pull into the driveway. Daniel hopes they have Erica with them, but they don’t.

Mother and Father bring Chinese food. Father tells Daniel to get Erica, but he freezes. Mother asks where Erica is and begins calling her name throughout the house. Daniel explains that they had another fight in the woods, and Erica ran off. Father asks why Daniel didn’t go after her, and the latter explains his side of the story.

Daniel and Father grab flashlights and search for Erica. They call her name but have no luck. When they circle back to the house, they call the police. While Mother and Father comfort each other, Daniel thinks about Bloody Bones.

The police show up with dogs and an ambulance. The ambulance startles Daniel. He wants to apologize to Erica and explain that he’s scared, but he’s uncertain what he’s scared of. The police begin to search the house and the surrounding area.