The Cantipede Woods

Just the beginning

- —187, Allord drive— -
- — 2:45 pm — -
- — Narrator's POV — -

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Character Description!!

Samantha: A 15 year old girl, with shoulder length brown hair and blue eyes. About 5'4 and weighs 118 lbs.

Alyssa: 18 year old girl, with short blonde hair and brown eyes. Close to 5'8 and weighs 142 lbs.

Emmy (the dog): A 3 year old female husky mix, with brown eyes. Stands up to 4 ft and weighs 62 lbs.

The man: ://$/$/$3&@29282)3)3&2$$3)3)/$2&2)3):$
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It was a normal day. Samantha was in the kitchen, doing her normal chores, while her mother was at work. Samantha was used to living like this. Her mother worked 12 hour shifts from 2pm- 2am, and her sister was always cleaning upstairs. Samantha had a satisfying assortment of chores to do, not too much, but just enough to get 10$ from her mother every week. She rinsed off the last spoon that she had for dishes, and put it away after drying it. She checked the dishes off of her list.

The next chore was very simple, take the dog for a short walk around the neighborhood. Now, Samantha didn't really live in a neighborhood, she lived more in a cornfield. But she knew what her mother meant. She whistled, and shouted for her dog, while she went to the front door to grab the leash. She smiled when she heard her dogs paws thumping on the stairs. Samanthas dog ran into the living room, full of joy and ready for her daily walk. Samantha put the leash on her fluffy white dog, and opened the front door.

"I'll be back, Alyssa!!" She yelled to her sister. She grabbed her coat, and slipped it on. She searched for her boots, while waiting for a response from her sister. She grabbed her left boot and threw it out of the closet searching for her other one. Once she found it, she slipped them both on and got the answer she has been waiting on.

"Don't take too long!" Her sister shouted from upstairs.
"I won't!" Samantha responded.
Samantha grabbed her dogs leash and held her phone in her hand. She took the extra house key off of the table and unlocked the door. She swiftly made her way out the door, shutting it behind her, and locking it. And off she was, down to the end of the road and back.

Samantha began walking, as her hair blew in the wind. She looked down into her phone and saw her eyes sparkle in the reflection. It was a beautiful winter day outside, despite being about 38 degrees, it was a clear, satisfying day. Samantha focused on her boots as she walked. Her feet steadily walking over the ice layer on the road. She watched as her dog looked around, being observant of her surroundings. Emmy stuck her tongue out and started sniffing around. She was always a happy dog and she ran along the side of the road.

"Emmy, slow down!" Samantha shouted at Emmy as she started pulling, dragging Samantha along. Emmy didn't listen and continued to run along the road. Samantha slipped on the ice and fell down, pulling Emmy back to her.
"Ouch! You stubborn dog..." Samantha muttered as Emmy ran back, licking Samantha on the cheek. Samantha managed to get back up, and sighed, covered in a layer of snow on her legs.
"Come on, Emmy. That's enough walking for today." Samantha stated to herself as she turned around and began walking back. She winced to herself in pain as she put her foot down. She fell pretty hard, but she didn't think it was that bad.

After a bit of walking, Samantha showed up with Emmy at the front door. She pulled out her key and opened the door, letting Emmy back inside. Samantha grunted as she took off her leash and released her to run around the house. Samantha checked the clock, and saw that it was now 3:20.
"Alyssa! I'm gonna hop in the shower! Can you grab me a change of clothes?" She yelled out to her sister, who was still upstairs. Samantha took off her coat, hanging it up. She slipped her boots off, and walked to the bathroom. She shut the door and grabbed her brush, brushing out her hair. Just then, Alyssa slowly opened the door, handing Samantha her clothes.
"Here, I got you your favorite outfit." Alyssa whispered, with a sweet smile.
"Thanks, Alyssa" Samantha smiled as she took the clothes.

Samantha shut the door and locked it, beginning to undress herself. As she did, she examined her ankle, and the back of her thigh. She had a large bruise on the back of her thigh, and her ankle was twisted. She knew she would be fine and she started the shower water. Samantha grabbed a towel and began her shower.

3:50 pm.

Samantha stepped out of the bathroom, done with her long shower. She felt much more relaxed now that she was clean. She ran the comb through her hair in her bedroom, and flopped down on her bed, checking her phone.

Text from mom:

Hey, Samantha. I'm going to be
home late tonight. A Bunch of
things are happening And it's
just very stressful. Make sure
you're in bed by 11:00 pm tonight.
Love you.

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Samantha simply responded with an
"Ok, Love you too." And left it at that.

Samantha got bored quick, but she knew what she wanted to do. She turned on the tv, and opened Netflix. She smiled and turned on her favorite movie.

-Time skip!-

8:00 pm.

It was getting late, and Samantha was in her room, eating a late dinner. She was never hungry around dinner time because she always ate breakfast late. It wasn't healthy but it kept her steady. She walked to her door and opened it, heading downstairs to the kitchen. She placed her plate in the sink, and left it for tomorrow. Samantha walked into the living room and saw Alyssa passed out on the couch with Emmy. She sighed in annoyance and turned off the living room T.V.

"Alyssa, wake up.." Samantha whispered to her sister. Alyssa jumped awake, not expecting it to be dark. She reached up and rubbed her eyes, looking at Samantha.
"What..?" Alyssa questioned her.
"You fell asleep on the couch again, Emmy needs to go in her cage and you need to sleep in your bed, come on." Samantha helped her off of the couch, calling Emmy along with her.

"What time is it?" Alyssa asked Samantha as she laid down on her bed.
"It's about 8:07, mom texted me and told us to be in bed by 11:00, so now is a decent time to lay down." Samantha smiled and tucked her into bed. Samantha was very mature for being the younger sibling, and Alyssa appreciated her for it.

It had been a boring day, and Samantha was ready to go to bed. She put Emmy in her cage, and headed to her room. Samantha sighed, as she turned on her T.V, and powered on her fan. She shut off her lamp and laid down, drifting off into sleep.

•*Word count: 1,208*•

A/N: Hey guys! I decided that I wanted to make this story as a new year special. I hope you all have an amazing 2021! It has to be better than 2020. This year was very stressful but I'm ready to start again and take on a new year! Enjoy the story!! -Kayla