Elinor

Esther helped Anna unload the car. Jay was silent for much of the time they spent getting out their lunch. Just plain ham and cheese sandwiches on dry bread and ...

"Well," Jay said, once he was in the room. He was about as clueless as the others were in finding out the source of the blood, but he knew he ...

Claire took a step back from the woman when she saw the whites of her eyes. disappear. Her heart was pounding. She'd never seen like that before. "My name is ...

"We're doing all right," Anna said. "How did you sleep last night?" "We slept well," Esther said quietly. Just then, Anna turned to Jay. "Tell them what you want to ...

Esther buried her face in her arms. Now, there wasn't much they could do about it. Not until Anna and Jay came in and walked right over to the four ...

Jay followed along beside the others, and he too noticed the blood. Whoever had done this made such a mess. That was why he'd strangled Simon to death. The boy ...

Before long, their break had appeared and the group got their food and joined the Librarian at a table. "I need you to kill the boy," she said. It was ...

Claire stayed close to the woman, this Jay's words in her mind. "Maybe she can help us get home," Claire offered. She was no trained nurse, and couldn't help but ...

"I want to talk," The Librarian said plainly. "I know Edith is going to let you take a break and eat yourselves once you serve the morning rush. I'll be ...

"We're dead, aren't we?" Jay replied. "Why wouldn't they be here?"

Esther didn't have much of a chance to respond to what Skull had told her, because soon Edith was knocking on their door telling them to come down. As she ...

"Yes," Esther said, looking at the wall rather than Skull. "But supposedly I kill myself anyway. So maybe the world would be a better place without me." She paused. "But ...

"I don't," Esther said quietly. "But I don't know if I have the best feeling about it either."

"I agree, searching the other rooms in the motel is a good idea," Jay said, standing up. He turned to the taller man. "Don't you want to know if your ...

Esther flopped onto the bed, and was met with the sharpness of springs. It would be an hour yet before they'd be needed in the kitchen. She thought about when ...