Renee's POV
"Let's talk about that after eating, we don't want mom and dad peeking into this at all." Cam said.
"Maybe." Anna replied.
We already reached the dining area, Dad just walked in with his phone. A typical businessman on a typical business day.
He uttered, "Honey I'll be on my way, can you pack that up for me. I'm in a rush." Rush? Who goes to work by exactly 7:00am?
I mean he's the boss, everyone answers to him first but then. The pancakes look good. Anna already ate hers, she's going for the second round now. What?! Wait, what about dad's room?
"Cam, what about dad's room? Before the well? Before Morgan?" Anna asked.
He paused his motion, He asked, "Dad's room? What happened to it?"
"I just need to check every corner of the house before he does. What do you prefer we do?"
"I think we should check the house first then gain access to the well before we move to see Morgan."
I'm already thinking about what I saw.
On the wooden table we sit near, I see the writing again, "Daniel is Daniel, Daniel is alive."
"Cam she's writing again, look down on the table." His eyes go to the exact spot I point to.
The ghost lady wrote again, "He burnt them all, family after family, he tore them limb by limb."
Both of us make eye contact, back to the table, just between us both.
"Daniel is Daniel, he will kill you. Daniel is Daniel, you're next."
My heart beat increased after, "You can't run, you can't hide. Your names are a part of it already, you're next."
Our names? I see Cam's face, he's trying to figure this out. I guess he's wondering about the same person too. Dad.
"He acts, he lies, he kills, he is dark. Fight while you can."
"Who is Daniel?" Cam asked.
"Daniel is Daniel."
The table goes back to normal. Cam re-adjusts his sitting, so uncomfortable for us to read this. Mom just left us, Anna noticed our facial expressions so she asked. "She's talking to you isn't she?"
"Yes." I replied.
I forgot to ask, "What's her name?"
"She's your namesake. That's why she found you first." My eyes remain still. Her name is Renee.
Cam saw this, "Hey she's writing again, look." We all read it.
"Find me in the well, bury me so I may rest. Find others first, bury so I may rest."
Anna asked, "So where do we bury her and when?"
"When mom leaves the house we walk around to uproot the bodies, she said she's the last."
"Why her?"
"She's the only calm one around isn't she?"
"Of course, the others will kill us."
"So she's nice and we trust her?"
The ghost reply, "Yes, I am your only ally." This time we heard her voice sharp and clear.
"How do you see us? Why didn't you kill Daniel ever since?" Cam asked.
"He's covered by the cult, he cannot see us or hear us." She said.
Her words make me feel like he's with us. She made me feel like he's amongst us or around us. "He lives with you, he breathes with you. He is you."
What?! Cam's face is extra serious now so he asks, "Do you mean me? I'm not Daniel." He sounded extra emotional.
"No, but you. You are his first blood." The ghost said. The three of us stare at each other knowing fully well what she meant.
Anna said, "I think we are done here. At least we have the first piece of our supposed puzzle."
"Yes, to the well then. Afterwards Morgan, deal?"
"Deal!"
We pack the plates to the kitchen, I pick up the knives and Anna takes the dishes out. Cam stared at the wall hoping she'll write again and she does. "Be careful, he can tell."
"Guys, she said we should stay in a careful lane. He can tell?"
"Tell who?" Anna asked.
I answered, "Wait no, I think she meant he can notice anything unusual."
"Probably. Quick let's move." We're walking to the well with knives hidden in our clothes. Ready for anything I guess. With the front door already open and easy to pass, I guess we're on the right train.
We can see the well, mom just left the house. "I'll be back soon! Love you!" Cam yelled.
Anna said, "Love you too mom."
Of course, we reply, we don't need her back here. "Alright!"
"What's that?" The foul odor got closer as we walked towards the direction of the well.
Cam said, "The stench we're almost there. Wear the gloves now."
We need extra protection from all this. We reach the well, time to open it all up. The well's open, I don't see anything. All I feel is the stench of death, Cam stood by the side.
Anna yelled into it, "Hello?"
Just immediately we receive a set of flies come out of it. Lots and lots of it. They fly out, we're already on the ground. Cam stood first as usual, "They're gone, we need to dig quickly."
"Wait she said, she's the last to rest. Find the rest and call the ambulance to pick them up."
Both Cam and Anna stare at me, "You think we'll call the ambulance, they'll think we killed them. We can only dig them out, and take them to the mortuary. Finish."
"No way? I can't go there. What if we draw some back to ourselves?"
"Renee we need to do something."
Anna breaks our conversation, "Be fast guys, we need to do something before evening."
"Alright then, we've found one at least. Next up the rest, wait we should ask her how many."
The well shows writing from her, "He killed fifteen families, he wasted fifteen destinies."
"So fifteen, next up Morgan."
"Nope, the fifteen. Morgan can wait after all Anna can run him a text."
Are we doing this? Oh no.
"Come on, to the stones." Cam led us to them.