Prologue

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by JDS2001

by JDS2001

**This story contains some dark and gruesome text, don't read if this offends or triggers you

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(Normal text= Eddie )

(Bold text=Scott)

I stood staring out the window watching as they carried Gramps onto the ambulance.

I helped Nan onto the glowing truck, she told me to keep safe and to look after Eddie while she and Gramps are gone.

I watched as two men dressed in green closed the back doors.

I looked back to see Eddie's blurred face, glaring through the front room window.

Scott ran back under the shelter and we both waved as the flashing lights were devoured by the forest that surround Hunters Manor.

I turned and knocked on the huge door. It swung open, Eddie stood clenching the bottom of her crimson hood.

Scott swooped down and grabbed me. "Argh! Let me go!!" I screamed, "you're gonna get my clothes all wet",
"Oh quit your screaming Red" he laughed.

"I only want a hug from my little sis" I laughed as I placed her back down.

My mind started to wander and I became worried and I had to ask.

"Do you think he has the virus?" she asked concerned, brushing down her white nighty.

*****

It was 1 a.m. I couldn't sleep so I went downstairs for a glass of water. Instead, I found Gramps on the floor coughing up blood. He looked up and glared at me. His eyes were all black and soulless.

I woke up to the sound of screams. It was Eddie, Me and Nan came running. Gramps was on top of her chanting some unknown language.

I kick him off and scrambled to my legs. He sat there glaring at me still chanting those strange words.

*****

"Well?!" she said impatiently.
"I'm sure he's fine. Probably just, sleepwalking" I replied.

"SLEEPWALKING!" I yelled "I'm thirteen! Not three. That was not sleepwalking"

"Yeah, I know." He sighed "I don't know let's just hope, ok"

I was trying to ease both our minds. I grabbed the mop and cleaned up the blood while Eddie jumped onto the sofa and turned on the TV.

even with the telly on It was quiet.

Too quiet. . .