Chapter 9 - Pulling Her Up
Refusing to let her father close the doors again, Lily reached her hands down into the cold opening. "Grandma, grab my hands! I've got you!"
Martha stretched her thin arms upward, her fingers locking tightly around Lily’s wrists. Seeing that he was completely exposed and that the guests were watching in horror, David stopped moving, his arms dropping to his sides in total defeat. He rushed forward to help, grabbing Martha’s arms and lifting her out of the dark concrete vault with a heavy sigh of guilt.
