Chapter 1. New Beginnings.
The car hits a bump and I'm jolted awake with a slight thud of my head agaist the glass.
"You ok?" a voice from the front seat asks, it's my brother Jake, i rub my head slightly and manage to mutter a soft
"yeah"
"Well we're here Alex so wake up" my dad's voice drifts back to me from the driver seat, I didn't know where "here" was all I knew was that it was going to be the same as it was before...no not before after
It was the same routine as always, get up/shower/brush teeth/get dressed/brush hair/set out moms meds/go to school, I rarely ate since mom went nuts I didn't see reason too eat anymore, this day like every other flew bye, time went fast when you have no friends, when people stare at you 'cuz you had to grow up faster the them, and take care of a mentally unstable mother, a mother who would start screaming about vampires and other monsters that didn't exsist outside of fairytales, as I thought about it all I looked up and saw the bus leavig "shit" I muttered, it didn't seem important at the time there would be another one in five minutes no big. The bus rolled up infront of me and I quickly took my seat. I stare out the window and watch the passing trees and houses, we reach my house and I climb off slowly dreading the moment I faced my mother, it was Friday, that ment a whole weekend with her. Stepping through the door I called out my usual greeting, "Mom I'm home, time for your meds." She didn't answer. I sighed and headed to the stairs, making my way to her room to wake her. I pulled open the door and almost passed out at what i saw. it was mom...dangling 4 feet off the ground from the ceiling fan, a phone cord wrapped around her neck, her face a deathly blue...
I sigh and look up and the huge house, our new home, our new life, I get out and go to the back without a word grabbing as much of my stuff as i can carry. walking into the house i head up the stairs to find my room, I opened the last door on the left of the hall and found my bed already set up and waiting. With a sigh I walked into the huge room dropping my first load of crap on my bed I headed out to the care for the rest, Jake was the only one out there,
"Hey Als whats the matter with you, you'd think you'd be happy to get away from all the shit back there, so whats wrong?"
"What's wrong is the fact that no one cares what I think...how I feel it's all about whats best for you and dad!"
"Als thats not true and you know it, dad's just really busy at the moment, he loves you, so do I he just forgets to tell you sometimes..."
"Yeah just like he "forgot" to tell me we were moving?!" I retorted my voice dripping with sarcasme.
"Ok I admit that was a bit cruel but you would have fought him, he saw no other way..."
"Yeah whatever Jake just leave me alone." I bolted to the safty of my room throwing myself onto the bed and started to cry, it was like a dam bursting all the tears I had locked away since mom's suicide flowing freely. I soon fell asleep.
The men in the white coats looked down at me and I realized they were speaking "She's in a state of shock but look she's waking up she'll be ok just give her time." Then a new voice spoke,
"Alex...honey can you hear me?"
"Dad?"
"Yeah Als I'm here so is Jake. Oh sweety I was worried."
"Dad what happened...where's mom?"
"Als...what all do you remember?"
"Nothing...I don't remember anything, now where's mom, I want to see her."
"Alex I don't know how to say this but...mom's dead" I looked at Jake then to dad in horror.
"Wha-No she can't be dead your lying YOUR LYING!"
I woke up with a scream and heard a car pull out and take off, just a dream, it was just a dream, I showered as fast as I could and pulled on a Red shirt and black jeans with a pair of black and white checkered Vans. I put on black liner over applying and smudging it like I always did. I walked downstairs and into the kitchen, a note was on the table
Als dad's gone on a buisness trip and im in town I'll be back around 10 tonight
Jake
A frown crossed my face and i crumpled the note. I walked outside and noticed the forest for the first time. With a sigh i walk towards it. Its quiet and very peaceful, as i walk further i notice a shape in the distance. It looks like a giant house, a mansion really, I make my way up to the door and slowly open it. It's old and a musty scent attackes my nose, all the couches and chairs are covered in sheets, it's apparent that noones lived here in a very long time. It was beautiful in it's own creepy way. I start to climb the stairs looking around when a movement catches my eye, it looked like a man, suddenly I feel an icy breath on my neck "Leave Now!" The door below me flying open and I dashed from the house and through the woods, not stopping till i reached my house and had locked the doors. I moved quickly to the bathroom and stripped turning on a hot shower i climbed in water encasing my body relaxing me. Then I felt it..the icy breath on my neck, turning i found...nothing. A shiver ran through me as I wrapped myself in a towel, my head was spinning, who was that guy? Did he live there? Why did he have such anger in his voice? What did I do to him? The doorbell rang and panic washed over me I threw on a black tank top and skirt and slowly walked downstairs. I took the know and froze, what if it was the man from the house? To late now I pulled open the door. Standing there was a guy about my age he was tall, taller then me but that wasn't saying much since I'm only 5'4", dirty blonde hair piercing green eyes in other words he was totally hot but he looked to jockish not at all my type.
"Yeah what do you want" I asked in an annoyed voice
"Is that how you always greet your hot new neighbour?" He was cocky I give him that, he was used to girls drooling all over him I could tell from the way he talked, the way he stood and looked at me.
"I just did so yeah it must be."
"Wall aren't you going to invite me in?"
"I wasn't planning on it but I might as well, I have some questions, don't worry they aren't too difficult, even you should be able to answer them" He laughed and dropped onto the couch
"Very funny, ok shoot."
"Ok you know the forest outback of our houses?"
"Yeah."
"Well you know that huge house, the mansion..."
"Did you go in?" he asked with a look of panic on his face
"um...Yeah?" I said unsure of why it was important
"S-s-stay away from me."
"What did I do?!"
"Every one that's ever gone into that house has gone nuts, first they start screaming about vampires and mosters then they kill themselves or worst, others." He got up and bolted to the door. I sat in shock as it slammed behind him, was it true was i going to end up like my mother? Just because I walked into the house? Was dad, or worse Jake going to come home someday and find me hanging from the ceiling....NO they wont I'm nothing like her. A car door slammed and I heard laughing as my brother walked through the door followed by a really cute guy, great second day here and he's already made friends im such a loser.
"Hey Alex, this is Chris. Chris this is Alex." I put on the fake smile I had pefected so long ago and shook his hand,
"Hey nice to meet you"
"Same here"
I turned to Jake.
"I'm tired I'm gonna go to bed ok?"
"Yeah sure night Als"
"Night" I ran up the stairs and dropped onto my bed my last thoughts hoping I wasn't going crazy.
