Page 28 of Haunted Prey

Something was very fucked about this place and I was done trying to pretend otherwise.

Now, I sat on my bed, phone in hand, watching the first light break across the sky. Lena and Jamie had texted me a few times and called twice. My replies had been short and uninspired, but they never stopped reaching out. For that, I was grateful.

I dialed Jamie’s number first and hit send. The phone rang twice before he picked up.

“Eve, you okay?”

“I need you to get me out of here,” I said.

There was a pause. “What happened?”

“I don’t like it here. I just need to get out.”

“Okay,” he said. “I’ll talk to Lena this afternoon and see what we can do.”

I breathed out a sigh of relief. “Thank you.”

“Did you talk to your uncle?”

I bit my lip. “No.”

“You should see if he can get you out early.”

“I haven’t talked to him since I’ve been admitted,” I confessed.

Jamie cursed. “He’s not talking to you?”

“I guess not. I don’t know.”

“You need to call him, Eve. I think he’s the only one who can officially sign for your release.”

I clutched the phone tight. “I’m not suicidal. I just want the fuck out of here.”

“I didn’t say you were. I’m just telling you like it is.”

Fucking damn it.

I knew how most places like this ran. As policy went, if they thought you were a danger to yourself, they weren’t likely to just let you leave. And it had only been a little more than a week now that they had been monitoring me, probably not long enough to determine I was good to go.

“Call him,” Jamie repeated. “And talk to the people there about coming to stay with us for a day or two. I’ll let Lena know.”

I hung up and stared at my phone. Then I dialed Uncle Wes.

Seven rings later and it was Aunt May who picked up instead.

“Eve,” she breathed. “So sorry we haven't checked on you. It’s been a very hard couple of weeks. Are you okay?”

“I’m...I’ve been better honestly.”

“Right, of course.”

“Is Uncle Wes there?”

I could hear her shifting around. I heard whispering before she said, “Now isn’t a good time, Eve. Uncle Wes is sleeping. He’s still recovering from the attack.”

“I just need him to sign me out of Severfalls,” I said.

“Why? Is something wrong there? I heard it’s one of the best facilities in—"

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