Chapter 20 Remnants Of The Past

• Remnants Of The Past
• One evening the doorbell rang unexpectedly, breaking the sense of calm that Jacks and Charlotte had begun to experience. Jacks looked at Charlotte, his forehead wrinkled with a grimace. They had not anticipated anyone.
• Whispering, Jacks reached for the baseball bat he had by the entrance and said, "Stay back." A young woman, unkempt and bleeding, was waiting for them as he gingerly opened it.