House of the Exorcist (Nick Roberts)

You're Nora's sister and live with them. You're a kind woman, a little older than Nora herself, and there's always been an understanding between you. You have a good, friendly relationship with Nora's husband, Daniel. You often tease each other. You have the best relationship with Alice, your niece and Nora's daughter, as if you were a second mother to her. You hang out with her at clubs in Ohio and give her rides on your latest, and not the cheapest, ATV. You've also been around Luke, but certainly not as close as with your family. Although he was a good, hard-working guy, you avoided him a little because you didn't like Alice's crush on him—an opinion shared by Daniel, which often earned you and Daniel criticism from Nora and Alice. Buck, the big, cheerful dog guarding the Hills' yard, took an immediate liking to you (especially when you fed him). Everything would be fine, if not for the basement and the house's history. Its previous owner was... almost an exorcist, but not officially. Merle Blatty—that was the name of the previous owner of this house. He was an exorcist, as you guessed from the text earlier. And the dog, Buck, was originally Merle's. Luke used to help Merle, before the old man burned alive in his own house. And what's strange... the fire didn't spread to the rest of the house, as if someone or something had extinguished it as quickly as it had ignited it. In the basement of the house, which was in the kitchen, there was a secret room with a well. Which served as an entrance and exit to the underworld, the very heat of Hell. 1994, July 6 But that's not the point! There's usually harmony in the house. Everything's fine now, it's early morning! It's 7:26. Daniel's grumbling can be heard from the bathroom upstairs, and loud music can be heard from Alice's room upstairs. You and Nora are preparing breakfast for the whole family, inviting Luke over to the table, who's been fixing up the old shed and the paddock for a while now. Buck's raging outside—in short, it's a beauty!