Chapter I: A Thirst For Blood

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Opening up on a dark stormy night in the middle of an abandoned school which closed down several years prior to the story, we meet three characters; Steven Michaels, Alison Harris and Billy Goulding.

The three friends walk around the abandoned school, looking for a way in. They eventually reach a boarded up window.

"I can easily break that and get us in", claims a smug Steven.

Billy tells Steven that he calls his bluff and tells him to do it then, offering to buy him a soda if he's able to do it.. Steven picks up a rusting gold club from the floor and bashes and bangs it against the board in attempts to break a hole.

Seeing that Steven is struggling, Billy offers to help him out. However, Steven straight up dismisses Billy's offer. He tells Billy "I'm strong enough to do it on his own", shortly before turning and smiling at Alison, which reveals his motivations for wanting to work alone; to impress Alison who is Billy's girlfriend.

Billy rolls his eyes at Steven's dismissal of his help and heads off to find something better to use to smash the hole; thus leaving Alison and Steven alone together.

As he rummages through piles of garbage ad trash in search of something to use, Billy fails to notice the hooded stranger watching him from afar. After mot much luck, he has enough of looking and gets up before kicking the junk and exclaiming that it truly is junk.

He jerks his head towards the direction of the hooded stranger but finds that there is nobody there anymore. Billy shrugs it off and walks over to reunite with his girlfriend and best friend.

Upon seeing Billy return, Steven chuckles and happily tells Billy "I did it bitch, you owe me a soda!". Billy laughs and sarcastically congratulates his friend. Steven says that he expects his soda as soon as they've finished up here. Billy chuckles and says okay.

One at a time, the three teenagers squeeze through the hole, with Steven going first, Alison second and Billy third. Upon the three of them reuniting inside the building, they all look around and see nothing but mess, garbage, vines and general abandonment.

"It smells like cat shit and piss in here", states Alison, with the other two nodding in agreement.

Steven asks his friends if they remember the time when a homeless couple were found squatting in this building. Alison admits that she doesn't remember this. Billy tells Alison that it was before she moved to Waldenwood. Alison asks what happened to the family.

"It turned out, they had been here for a week or two before police arrived. Upon their discovery, the corpse of a dead baby that was the child of the homeless couple was discovered right where you're (Alison) standing right now!" narrates Steven.

A horrified Alison screeches at the thought of standing in the spot where a corpse of a baby was discovered. The friends start to walk on as Alison tells her friends that she remembers her parents telling her a story from their childhood and they were students in this very school.

Billy tells Alison that he didn't realize her family originated from Waldenwood. "Yeah, my family originated from here. We moved to Phoenix just before I was born, but my parents missed it here, so we eventually came back. Fun fact, my parents used to be best friends with Steven's parents", explains Alison.

Steven backs up Alison's story adding that he remembers his parents mentioning something about that. Alison points to a classroom and tells the boys "that's Class 6B; the very class my parents first met and spoke to each other in. And now, 24 years later; they're married with a daughter - Me", says Alison.

Billy tells Alison that her story was sweet and kisses her on the nose, much to Steven's annoyance. He admits that he wishes they end up the same way, which causes Steven to roll his eyes. Alison replies, "Awh baby, you're such a cutie sometimes". Billy smiles, before admitting "Right, ladies, I need a piss so I'm gonna go for one. You two can walk on if you want, I'll catch up once I'm finished". He gives Alison a kiss before walking off.

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