i keep one hand pressed to her neck to stop the bleeding . `` how the hell was i supposed to tell you then ? once she was outside , however , she broke down and wept . `` evil has come to your town . '' as we got closer to the woman , i saw that she was in her late twenties and pretty with a short , curled bob . they live in her little cottage down by the beach . '' *** it was not a fun christmas at our house . 