After dark

Chapter 2

                  It was another grim evening ,fog arose from the ground and as the sun began to set,I gave my village a glance before stepping into my cottage,my mother pulled on my shirt rushing me inside.She slammed the door and a few nails fell to the ground in response,"bloody hell,Athena please grab some nails from the closet"my mother said to me as she was struggling to nail the door shut as she did every night."yes mother hold on"I said looking at her casually because my parents did this every night,it was normal to me.After retrieving the nails from the cold and dusty closet in the back of the house a quickly gave them to my mother,"here"I said,as my mother reached for them in my hand I noticed her hands were clammy and cold.I put my hand on her back,"mom please let me help you"I said,"no Athena,go wash up and please get ready bed."my mother said.I nodded my head in response,while I was on my way to the shower I peaked into the kitchen to see what father was cooking,grilled chicken and mashed potatoes I assumed from the lovely smell.I didn't say anything to him,as to not make him stress enough since night was approaching or to ruin his concentration on cooking,it seemed like it was his only chance to escape from reality.Mine was drawing and painting,my walls were filled with wonderful colors,I decided since everything was grey around here I could at least fill my room with color.As I turned on the shower and waiting for it to heat up I stared at my reflection in the mirror,my curly blonde hair flooded my face,i had baby blue eyes with freckles here and there all over my face.I noticed I got side tracked when the mirror started to fog up,I stepped into the warm and exquisite shower,the water droplets running down my body,the steam of the hot water running up my back,I loved it,fragrance of herbs and essential oil filled my senses as I washed my hair and body.My mother made our soaps homemade,it was lovely.I stepped out of the shower and into my room,it was unusually cold,I looked up when I noticed my window was open,and all I saw was the night sky,panicking I yelled for my mother and father."mother,father!!",I heard there footsteps instantly,I heard a gasp from my mother and my father instantly slammed the window shut,"nail her window shut Lilith while I check the house"my father said the a ghastly tone.I was in a daze since this never happened,I quickly pulled my night gown over my head and lit a few candles to light the room so I could help my mother."All clear"my father said as he came in my room to take over my mothers job,"do you think it could be just the wind?"I asked cautiously,"maybe so dear"my mother said,as from my father I heard nothing."Lilith,Athena please go set the table for dinner"my father said not turning away from my window as he continued to nail the window more than he usually did,"yes"we both said at the same time.Me and my mother sat the table quietly,I knew not to say anything because I knew her mind and my fathers mind were racing at 100 miles per hour,we both fixed all of our plates.I was right,grilled chicken and mashed potatoes.We all sat down at the table and halfway through eating in silence I spoke up"father dinner is very nice,thank you"i said,he nodded in response.I was trying to lighten the mood up,my parents were spooked,they couldn't afford to lose another child,I was all they had left.After dinner I kissed both of my parents on the cheeks and said goodnight.As I made my way into my room I looked outside out to the woods,I started day dreaming when something or someone caught my eye.

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