I open my eyes, my room is oddly warm, I get up and feel my heart sink, the light coming from my window is a red-orange-ish color, I get up quickly to peek outside, I feel a rush come through my body, a sound has disturbed me, I look behind me and see my phone lit up, its exactly 3:32 am, there's a message, its an emergency signal from the government. "Don't look at the moon, no matter how tempting", What does that mean? Does that go for the whole country?, I scroll through my social media in a slight panic.
All of the posts I see are of black pictures saying to look at the moon.
"Its gorgeous!"
"Its so pretty!"
"Its beautiful!"
I begin to panic as I run into my little sister's room, "Belle come to my room ok--"
before I can finish my sentence my mother is sitting on my sister's bed.
"Mom! Mom oh my gosh we have to beware, did you get the signal?? its all over social media I--"
My mom looks at me with the most serious expression I've ever seen her have. "Mom? What's going on, Why aren't you talking to me?" I walk towards her when I notice the open window, I look down before being able to see anything, My mom just stares at me, as I get closer, its like she's braindead..
I shake Belle awake and make sure she stares right at me rather than the moon.
Belle sleepily looks at me and asks "What's wrong?" I pick her up and place her head on my chest. "Don't open your eyes Princess, okay?" She closes her eyes, and nods.
I lock the door to my room, checking twice. I place Belle down on my bed, and cover her up softly with my blanket. "Don't look Belle. Okay?" She snuggles up into a ball of a human, basically falling asleep immediately. I continue to look down as I close my blinds completely.
I climb back into my bed and hug Belle. Belle reacts and look directly to me. "What's going on?, why can't I look?" I stayed quiet. "Cameron?"
Belle puts her hand on my cheek squishing it, I can't help but laugh at her silly-ways. "Belle.. Listen Princess, Something is going on, and I'm very frightened, and you need to understand that this is a dangerous situation, so when you are up during night time, please keep looking down, no matter how pretty the light of the moon is, okay?"
Belle curls up once again, and falls asleep hugging the pillow tight. I somehow fall asleep, when I wake up to my mother shaking me awake,
"HONEY PLEASE TELL ME YOU DIDN'T LOOK AT THE MOON!"
