The summoning

Chapter 1

12 years earlier.....

Mummy forgot to warn the new babysitter about the basement.Nikki teetered on the top step, chubby hands reaching up to clutch both railings , her arms shaking so much she could barely  hang on. Her legs shook , too, the Scooby Doo heads on her slippers bobbing. Even her breath shook, puffing like she'd been running.
"Nikki" Emily's muffled voice drifted up from the dark basement. "your mum said the coke's in the cold Cellar, but I can't find it. Can you come down and help me?"
Mummy said she'd told Emily about the basement. Nikki was sure of it. She closed her eyes and thought hard .
Before mummy and daddy left for the party, she'd been playing in the TV room. Mummy had called , and Nikki had run into the front hall with mummy had  scooped her up in a hug, laughing when Nikki's doll poked her in the eye. "I see you're playing with Princess —I mean, pirate Jasmine. Has she rescued poor Aladdin from the evil Genie yet?"
Nikki shocked her head, then whispered ,"did you tell Emily about the basement?" "I know certainly I  did ,No basement for Miss Nikki. Door stays close". When daddy came round the corner mummy said "we really need to talk about moving Steve"
"Say the word and the sign goes up "  daddy ruffled Nikki's hair . "be good for Emily kiddo". And then they were gone. "Nikki, I know you can hear me" ,Emily yelled. Nikki peeled her finger of the railing and stuck them in her ear . "Nikki "
"I can't go in the basement" Nikki called "I'm not allowed "
"well, I'm in charge and I say you are you're a big girl "
Nikki made her feet moved down one step at the back of her throat hurts and every thing is fuzzy , like she was going to cry.
"Nikki Saunders , you have five seconds or I will drag you down here and lock the door."
Nikki Raced down the steps so fast  Her feet  tangled and she stumbled into a heap  on the landing. She lay there, ankle throbbing, tears are burning her eyes as she peered into the basement, it's creeks and this smells and shadows. And Mrs.hobb.
There'd been others before Mrs.hobb scared them away like old mrs miller  ,who'd
Play peck-a-boo with Nikki and called her Mary and Mr Drake asked who'd  ask weird questions like whether  anyone lived on the moon yet , and the most time nikki didn't know the answer but he'd still smile and tell  her that she was a good girl.
She used to  like coming downstairs to talking to the people . All she had to do was not look behind furnace ,where a man hung from the ceiling , his face all purple and puffy . He'd never said anything, but seeing him always made Nikki's tummy hurts. "Nikki? "
Emily is muffled voice called "are you coming "
mummy would say "think about the good parts not the bad " so as Nikki walked down the last three steps,  she remembers Mrs Miller and Mr Drake and didn't think about Mrs hobb  at all ...
or not very much at the bottom, she squinted into the near darkness just the night lights were on, the ones mummy had put every where when Nikki Started to say she didn't want to go downstairs and mummy thought she was afraid of the dark, which was, a little, but only because the dark meant Mrs.hobb could sneak up on her.

Nikki could see the cold cellar door, though, so she kept her eyes on that as fast as she could.when something moves, she forgot about not looking, but it was only that hanging man she could see was his hands peeking out of the furnace as his swayed . She ran to the cold cellar door and yanked it open. Inside   it was pitch black "Nikki"
Emily called from the darkness .Nikki clinched her fists.now Emily was being really mean.hiding on her—
Footsteps battered overhead.mummy? Home already?
"come on, Nikki.are you afraid of the dark, are you?"Emily laughed. "I guess you're still a little baby after all."

Nikki Scowled.Emily didn't know anything.just a stupid, mean girl.Nikki would get her a Coke, then run upstairs and tell mummy, and Emily were never babysit her again.

She leaned into the tiny room, trying to remember where mummy kept the Coke. That was it on the shelf, wasn't it? She darted over and stood on her tiptoes.fingers closed around a cool metal can.
"Nikki?"  "Nikki!" It was Emily's voice, but far away,shrill. Footsteps pounded across the floor overhead."Nikki where are you?"
Nikki dropped a can.it hit the concrete with a crack, then rolled against her foot, hissing and spitting soda pouring around her slippers.
"Nikki, Nikki, where are you? "Mimicked a voice behind her, like Emilys, but not quite.
Nikki turned slowly.
In the doorway still an old woman in pink house coat, I was on T flittering in the dark.Mrs.Hobb .Nikki wanted to squeeze her eyes shut, but she didn't dare because it only made her madder, made everything worse.Mrs.Hobbs skin rippled And squirmed.
Then it went black and shiny, crackling like twigs in a campfire.big chunks fell off, plopping onto the floor. Her hair sizzled and burned away.and then there was nothing left but a skull dotted with scrapes of blackened flesh.
"Welcome back, Nikki ."