Blood Moon Lake

Chapter 11

I felt my heart stop. The people were alive. How? There's no way...

A built woman stepped onto the porch, flexing her muscles slightly. "Are you kids alright?"

I sighed. "Not really, we've run into a bit of trouble."

She frowned. "What type of trouble?"

Uh, shoot. What should I tell them? The truth is too crazy.

"Wild animals wrecked our campsite in the middle of the night," Leo lied, "We heard about a town nearby, so we headed over, and tried knocking on the doors, but no one answered. So, we decided to crash here and try again in the morning."

The person behind her raised an eyebrow. "Wild animals?"

Leo nodded.

"What happened to your car?" they pressed, "I'm sure you didn't walk to the campsite."

Leo turned and glared at me. "Wanna tell them what happened to the car, Luke?"

"Wha- uh- I," I spluttered.

He continued to glare at me.

The woman winced. "I don't think we need to hear that story."

I sighed in relief. Why did he put me on the spot like that?

"Oh my gosh!" the lady gasped, "What happened to your leg?"

Leo glanced down at the bloody cloth wrapped around his leg. "I stepped in a bear trap."

"We need to take you to the hospital!" she cried, "Oliver, get the car!"

Oliver fled the doorway, presumably to get the car.

Leo shook his head. "Oh no, I'm fine. I could use some trousers, though."

"You need a hospital," she replied.

"Can I please have pants first?" he asked.

She nodded. "Wake your friends and come inside. I'll grab something for all of you to wear."

I shook my head. "Oh no. That's okay, we don't-"

She cut me off. "Yes, you do. You look homeless."

Shaking Jack, his eyes shot open. "Wha?"

I gestured to the lady, and he elbowed Anna on the side.

Her eyes flew open. "Ow!"

Her eyes widened when she saw the lady.

"She's letting us borrow some of their clothes," I told her.

She nodded slowly. "Okay."

"I am going to kill you!" Ella shouted.

Whipping around, I saw Ella glaring daggers at a smug Leo.

"What did you do?" I sighed.

"I woke her up," he replied.

"You slapped me!" she yelled.

Leo shrugged. "Woke you up, didn't it?"

I pinched the bridge of my nose. "Just get inside."

"Inside-" Ella cut herself off when she saw the lady, "You wouldn't happen to have lady items for me to use. Would you?"

The lady nodded. "Down the hall, second door on the left. There should be some under the sink."

"Thank you!" Ella exclaimed as she dashed to the bathroom.

The rest of us shuffled inside, and she closed the door.