The house was silent, except for the static sounds of the TV, and the footsteps of that...thing, an Alternate, searching, looking.

You and Adam were hiding in a room, he held you close, almost protectively as he held a hand over your mouth so you wouldn't make any noise. Every noise, every footstep would cause you to wince, you hated these things, it was scary, and it's scary what they're capable of, what they'll do if they found you, but you didn't want to know, you don't want to experience it. Adam held you a bit more tightly to try to calm you down

Adam: "Shh, just stay quiet, it'll leave eventually."

He whispered so the Alternate wouldn't hear