Chapter 26

  I was awaken by a small sound.

  For a split second, I thought I was back home in my bed and then everything came back to me. Living with Allan had made me become aware of every small noise. Especially when I was sleeping.

  I looked at the alarm clock that was by my bed and saw that it was five minutes after twelve. I was about to go back to sleep, when I heard a creaking noise again. Curious as to what made that noise, I got out of bed and tiptoed to the door. I opened the door slowly and stepped out into the hallway.

  As I stood outside the door of the room, I saw a figure coming up the stairs. "Carson?" I whispered.

  Carson looked up quickly when he heard my voice. "Kayla, what are you doing up?" He asked in a hush voice.