Gallows Hill
As that thought took form in her mind, Sarah found herself struck by a feeling of such abrupt and intense foreboding that it was as if a black void had opened directly in front of her. In that instant of dislocation, as she fought to maintain her equilibrium and keep from tumbling headfirst into the pit of darkness, a voice seemed to shout directly into her right ear.
"Guilty as charged!" it bellowed. "Away to Gallows Hill!"
"No!" Sarah heard herself whimper. "I didn't really mean it!"
"Poor little Betty," another voice said more gently. "The child is too frightened to remember. "
Betty does remember, and she's sorry! She never should have done it!
For an instant the chasm gaped wider, and then the illusion was gone as if it had never been. With a gasp of relief, Sarah found herself safe again in the living room, where the only activity was on the television screen and the only voice was Kyra's, tinny and tiny at the other end of the phone line.
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