Theodora "Theo" Crain [The Haunting of Hill House] (ineededachange) wrote in valloic,
Theo didn't understand exactly what had happened and a part of her didn't want to know. Was this someone else's memories? Their past. Something that had happened? Or was this something that was happening involuntarily? She wasn't sure and she didn't like it. Not knowing made things that much worse.
Footsteps. There were footsteps in the woods. Pacing. Though, the pacing seemed familiar. In sets of seven. That made no sense to her. Not when there was only one person that she knew like that. Had something happened? Was this her abilities finding a way to drag her close to one of her siblings? Her abilities didn't work like that, but anything could happen.
It's the sound of his voice that has her running towards it, not caring about any type of branch being snapped or anything else that happened. Of branches feeling like they were trying to reach out and touch her. Give her their memories. Things that she didn't want.
"Luke?"
Or maybe this was all in her head. Maybe she'd finally lost it, had left Trish behind to pick up the pieces. Maybe it was all an illusion. One that felt far too real.