She can hear this.

The sound of the story is drawing her attention.

Her ruined form glides closer.

The weeping sockets stare in through the window.

She sees they’re alone.

She sees they’re distracted by the story.

Any dark places outside connects her to any dark places inside.

She is silently emerging from a dark closet somewhere inside the home.

She is following the sound of the story.

They remain distracted.

She can see them now.

They don’t hear her.

It will be too late by the end of this sentence.