Then her face returned to its blank expression.
She continued walking.
Jude looked at the chairs.
The broken pieces were beginning to reassemble.
One by one, they rose from the floor.
The names returned.
Susan.
Rose.
Serena.
Layla.
Natalie.
Zoey.
Lucy.
Stella.
Emma.
Grace.
Sophie.
Scarlet.
The chairs moved towards the women.
"Run!" Jude shouted.
They raced towards the passage.
But the exit had disappeared.
A wooden wall stood where the entrance had been.
Jude struck it with his palm.
"Move!"
The wall didn't respond.
Behind them, the twelve figures continued approaching.
Sol looked towards the ceiling.
"Jude!"
"What?"
"Look!"
Above them, the shadow had begun to split.
It separated into two enormous shapes.
One resembled a tree.
The other resembled a man.
The man's shadow bent down.
And its face appeared on the wall.
It was Jude's face.
But older.
Much older than the silver-haired man.
Its eyes were completely white.
It smiled.
