"Do you think God heard your prayers?" I asked. Then I realized she hadn't mentioned praying to God at all. "Tell me " I asked "was I ever in real danger?" She seemed shocked by the question. Then she fell quiet as though debating.

Footsteps sounded in the hall. Heavy scraping footsteps. Tears slipped out of Tommy's eyes and down his cheeks. In the hall the floorboards creaked and groaned as if under a great weight. Staring at the open door with no less terror than if he had been gazing into the entrance of Hell Tommy saw flickering orange light in the corridor. The glow grew brighter as the source - no doubt a candle - drew nearer from the left from the direction of his parents' bedroom. .
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