*Madeline's POV*
i stared out of the drawn shades, over to the yellow house across the street. A new family moved in a few days ago, their 'For Sale' sign was still out in the un-trimmed yard. I opened the window and breath in fresh air. Our house was so musty and moldy from the many dark days inside, the wet rainy dark days. Mother appeared inside my room. Her black hair covered her face and her jacket was falling off her shoulders. I immediately knew where she had been. "You told me you wouldn't"! I yelled.
"You know i had to." she said nonchatanlty, like it was no big deal.
"I want to have a normal life! i want to have normal neighbors who don't scream and flee when they meet us!"
"We aren't normal, Madi. And you know it. So you're going to have to face facts." She said coldly, walking across the room to sit on my matress.
"Who'd you see there?" i asked, deicding not to argue any longer. "It was a woman, at first. I snuck into her basement and she saw me. She screamed for a few minutes before a man and a boy came down and helped her upstairs. I broke the light bulb though." She said.
"Mom!! Why on earth was your energy that high?".
"I'm not sure. i did feel a very big presents though. And it wasnt just a regular human presents. More of a demorted soul."
"Well don't use any more of it, that is at least until tomorrow night." I said closing the window and drawing the shades back down. The room was devoured by darkness, though it didnt faze us. We could see clearly in the dark.
"I know... i know. I'm going to go get your father to make us dinner. I'm famished." Mom said getting back up and exiting the room.
I sat on the window sill, thinking. No matter how un-normal we were it didnt give her an excuse to say that we shouldn't scare away neighbors. i thought to myself. I tried to convince myself that it was true, that we were normal and thought don't normal neighbors bring over cookies or something to new neighbors? But i dismissed the thought and gave up.
We aren't normal.
Authors Note:
Hi! i hope whoever has read so far, has enjoyed this story. This is my first story and i am just trying to think of good ideas.... please, please, vote, comment and read further :)
-L or Lulu
