Just as Jeremy went upstairs and into the bedroom, he vaguely heard Madeline's voice calling for help.

He felt his heartbeat speeding up all of a sudden as he ran downstairs before he could even think about it.

He ran to the gates and only saw Madeline getting into the car.

"What happened?" Jeremy walked over and asked.

"No, it's okay,” the woman responded from inside the car, "I thought there was a mouse just now, so I was shocked. Well then, Jeremy, I'm going home first."

With that, the c