OCULUS: The Story Of Riley Thatcher

Part 4: Friends?

I wake up on the ground. Thoughts of the horrifying crime scene I now have to deal with in my bedroom haunting me. I walk back in my house locking the front door behind me then sits on what is my bed with no blankets or sheets. I ponder of what I will do with the now rotting body in my bathroom. How will I dispose of it? Where will I put it? Then thoughts of that little girl popping in my head. What if she tells people about her lost brother and tells them I was the last one seen with him? Maybe If I take a stroll around the park I could clear my head a little. I get dressed into a normal outfit of tight skinny jeans, converse, and a cute tunic top under a jacket. I then walk to the park going through the forest again. The people I am about to interact with all too familiar almost. I have documented them and have information on all of them. Some more dangerous than they look. The first person I see is a dorky ginger girl on a laptop with a pumpkin spice latte and big framed glasses. She was Alinkashia Nurain, More known as Alinka or Link. She is a Satyr, Half woman Half Goat. She has been known to heal many and revive others from major injuries or death. She is also one of the rare members of this strange town that has been here her whole life. She is known to hang around a specific group of individuals who have also lived here their whole lives. A pair of twin werewolves named Satara and Ramona Baster, An Ice queen with the ironic name Icesis, A mermaid named Helena, A trickster named August, and a girl who could clone herself named Carmen. They are one of the main groups. There are two other main groups. The Zoltun Family and The Shocks Family. They were two rivalling families. The Zoltun's were all demons and the Shocks' were all witches. In the Zoltun family so far there is Dante, Gareth, Kenzi, Colette, Duncan, Jay, Milo, Blaise, Sam, Rig, Kevin, Remiir, Orion, Sanguine, Keegan and Caspian. In the Shocks Family so far there is Annabel, Ravenna, Jezebel, Olivia, Thomas, Absentia, and Segovia. The town leaders are Ithereal and Salathiel, two fallen angels. There's many more citizens but those are the main ones. I skip around them and go into the city. "I think i'll have something to eat at the cafe" i say to myself. When i get to cafe I see it's not that busy yet and there is only a few people scattered around. One of Carmen's many working clones is working the counter then again it is named Carmen's cafe. "Welcome to Carmen's Cafe! What can I get you today?" she smiles ever so gently and friendly. "Can I get a cup of Purple Blueberry Acai Iced Tea and a Caeser chicken salad?" I ask her and she nods smiling. She types it in and I pay her then grab my food. I sit at a table looking at my phone at the park and realize I just sat next to Alinka. She looks up from her laptop and smiles "Oh hi cx!" She says in her bubbly nerdy voice.  I smile and say Hi back nervously. I take my salad out of the bag and starts eating it. I then realized that i'm eating meat next to a vegan. "Oh im so sorry!" I look at Alinka. She smiles "It's alright. It happens a lot to be honest. Im used to it. Just as long as you're not eating sheep or goat i'm okay. Please don't eat those." she smiles sweetly and I giggle getting it. I finish eating the salad and drink my tea while I talk to Alinka. She's actually really sweet unlike most of the people I have met in the past. I look at her and she smiles "I'm glad to have a new friend." Alinka​ says and I look at her with wide eyes. "Friend?" I ask her and she nods "Yeah we are friends, aren't we?" she asks and I nod. "Yeah I guess we are.." I smile nervously "Well I'll see you around then" I say and leave home. As I walk I think to myself about how link is now my friend.. What does this mean? I have never had a friend.. What do friends do? What are friends...?