Cordia gasped. Barely any light was coming in through her bedroom windows, making it difficult to see who she was looking at, but she thought the form and the voice were familiar. Finally, she said in a very meek voice, "Frieda, is that you?"
The shadow shifted a little bit, and the voice boomed, "Yes, it's me. Where have you been child?" She stood up now and reached over and lit the lamp next to Cordia's bed, her face portraying she was unhappy with finding the girl sneaking back into her bedroom so late at night.
Though Cordia was about as frightened as she had ever been, she suddenly became very aware that she was still wearing Will's ring. She slid it off before Frieda turned back around and shoved it down the top of her dress. She decided to play nonchalant. "Oh, Frieda," she said s
