C25 At Last…Face to Face with Mary

The room’s dark, with only the glow from a night light next to Anna’s bed illuminating a very small area. Beth hears Anna rocking back and forth in her rocking chair.

Anna’s rocking chair is in the far corner of the bedroom, facing the wall. The chair’s slowly rocking back and forth. Beth can make out the top of her head…protruding slightly above the back of the chair…and