Moonlight

Chapter 1 : San Marta hills welcomes you

San Marta Hills. A small town situated close to one of the largest forests in the country. The woods were known for it's tall trees and the manufacturing of the finest quality wood. The wood manufacturing assisted the town with it's economy as well providing housing and income for the residents of San Marta.
With San Marta being situated so close to the forest, but even closer to the mountains, temperatures would often be chilly and would continously be covered by a cloud of mist.

The town of San Marta was always filled with smiles from the locals, accompanied by warm greetings and pure joy. The streets of San Marta was filled with the beautiful auras of it's residents.

Sounds amazing right? Definitely a place you would wanna live with your family right?

But...

Like every town San Marta has it's secrets and It's secrets, come to life at night. The strangest and most mysterious things occur when the moon is out, leaving San Marta unsafe and vulnerable.

Here's a story of 3 individuals caught between the ties of love as well as the battle of the supernatural .

San Marta was also home to San Marta High, one of the biggest and well recognized public schools in the country. San Marta High was where one could find top notch education as well as the one place where groomed students were manufactured and was also the place where the  towns night secrets lied.

Would you believe me if I told you that we're not alone? Would you believe me if I told you that there are other sorts of beings out there,somewhere ? and I'm not talking about aliens or anything like that. Wait let me make this simpler for you. Do you believe in the supernatural ? I know you probably thinking this is a load of bull and that I'm probably insane or doing drugs.

Believe it or not we're not alone, I speak from experience and so I'm going tell you about something that happened to me not so long ago here in San Marta Hills that proves that we're clearly not alone so it happened like this January the 15...

It was an hour before midnight and the moon was out at its fullest, shining like giant crystal stuck in the sky. I bet you wondering what on earth I am doing outside at this hour? I usually take long drives through San Marta's forest to clear my head. My reasoning for going at that hour is because it is usually peaceful, it's my little escape from the world.

I usually park my car in the centre of the woods and climb up one of the forest trees and just stare at the moon.

Yeah i know. What's a 18 year girl doing in the woods, out of the comfort of her warm bed, just to go and sit in some old tree, simply for the pleasure of staring at the moon , absurd right?

At the time it seemed like a good idea.

Midnight struck and i climbed down from the tree and decided to lay on the roof of my car, slowly closing my eyes. I usually leave at midnight but tonight I felt the need to stay a bit longer because of what happened earlier the today at school. My mind travels with the sound that the forest trees create when the branches are caressed by the wind. But tonight was a little bit different. I usually hear nothing but the forest trees moving back and forth as the wind commanded it. But tonight there was a strange presence. As if I was being watched. I thought my mind was toying with me but this feeling become more heightened. I opened my eyes and got up , slowly looking around and I heard someone or something running. Judging by the speed and sound, it didn't sound human. What ever it was it was moving really fast. I got off my car's roof and got into the car and decided to head for home. On my way home something ran pass and whatever it was, it looked human. I slammed on the brakes and got out my car to see if I maybe knocked it or maybe even injured it when I got to my cars left head light  i didn't see anything . My curiousity directed me into the direction I saw the "thing" heading in. As I was walking I heard panting. Definitely sounded human as if this person was running for a while . I  slowed my pace,The panting become louder and louder. It sounded like it was coming from behind the tree in front of me .As I was walking towards the tree, I questioned myself "why didn't you just go home at midnight sharp like you usually do now". Now I found myself walking toward a tree in the woods at this hour.  I realized the breathing become sharper which meant i was getting closer and stopped walking. Before I could say anything, I heard a voice come from behind the tree saying " You shouldn't have followed me here ". I stood there petrified. how did he know I followed him, I thought to myself.  Judging by the voice I could tell it was man. Even though my heart was pounding and my hands were drawing in sweat, I had the balls to speak and ask: " uhm...sorry sir ar-ar-ar-are you okay ?" I said With a mouth full of stuttering provoked by fear , he replied:" Your kind never seizes to amaze me. What are you doing in woods at this time, defenseless? ". Judging by the tone of his voice he didn't sound like the friendly type but I replied anyway saying:" I was just out for a night drive and what did you mean by my kind ?". He then emerged from behind the tree I couldn't see his face neither his body due the darkness given off by the tree but what I saw was bright glowing yellow eyes. Almost as if the person had glow in the dark eye contact lenses. As he walked into the moonlight I saw a man covered in blood, all over his torn pure white t-shirt and mouth. At this point, the pounding of my heart sounded so hard, It became deafing. The rational part of my mind was like, what if this is just a prank that the San Marta high kids were pulling. But then again why would they spend their time trying to prank me of all people? I tried to make a run for it but in a blink of a eye he appeared in front me , our faces just a inch apart from each other and next thing I knew I was being held up by one hand from my neck. I tried getting out of his grasp but I struggled. For some strange reason he was really strong, a kind of inhuman strength. His grip around my neck was so tight it felt like my windpipe was being crushed , ever so slightly , I mean this is the things you only see in thriller movies. But it's really happening,fangs appeared in his mouth, I could slowly feel my heart slowing down , my lungs slowly giving up and all the oxygen failing to get to the rest of my body. I felt the feeling of Nirvana . So this is it? Is this how I go out ? some way to die I guess. No one would even shed a tear if I died, no one really cared about me, Alexis, San Marta high's Introvert died in forest at midnight when she should've been at home, in her bed, but no she decided to go follow sounds in the woods. She was probably killed by a deer or a bear , stupid I know so this is it. I'm dying a virgin and not being able to attend my prom... but before he could do anything else we heard growling, not the same as before,more like a big dog and it came from the opposite direction which was a deeper part of the woods. I saw a pair of biggest glowing blue eyes appeared from in between the trees and more eyes appeared. Next thing I knew, I was on the floor and they attacked the man that had me held by the neck, mid-air. Trying to make out everything in between the chaos, I saw a pack of huge bear like dogs which were the size of an elephant rip him to shreds. Limb by limb. The dog like creatures all had these big bright glowing green eyes. The one with the bright blue eyes looked me in eyes and growled at me. That was my cue. I quickly got up and ran for my car before these creatures change their minds and  I face death for the second time tonight. I jumped into my car, put my key into the ignition and sped off. In shock and fearing for my life, I've never been this scared. Traumatized by both my near death experience and seeing someone being rip to shreds right before my eyes had me in total disbelief of what just happened. Let's not forget that these dog-like creatures are roaming in San Marta and I might be the only one that knows.

As the first rays of light struck my face ,I shot up from the sofa and scrunched my face up in distaste recalling last night's events ,If only I had stayed home or chosen an alternative place to go to I wouldn't be in this state
As I rack my brain with all the "what ifs" thoughts ,I start to think "It's a wonder I'm always finding myself in sticky situations"
Last night felt like a dream ,so realistic that I can recall every single detail.
As I haul myself off the sofa to prepare myself for yet another day of misery in that hell hole of education ,Now don't get me wrong the education itself is what I enjoy ,it's just the people who just irk me.
After brushing my teeth ,I step into the shower and turn the cold water on.I know what you're thinking but there's just some thing satisfying about when the cold water hits my skin and I suppose it must be because I've become accustomed to San Martha hill's cold weather or I'm just strange.
As the water runs down my body ,nothing but the sound of the shower is heard.
I'm not some hippy from the 70s whose all about peace and zen mode or some idiot hooked on ecstasy pills but it's just something about the peace and tranquility that soothe me.
As I become one with the water cascading down my body ,thoughts of last night slowly creep into my mind and I start to panick but remembering the cascading water is my shield.
Vulnerability seeped in ,I see myself in the woods in nothing but my towel ,as my feet sink into the soil ,I hear the sound of someone struggling to breathe ,to my shock ,it's the man with the fangs from last night ,discarded limbs yet it was as if he was trying to tell me something ,he looked me dead in the eye and stretched his arm pointing in the direction behind me as if to say "Beware",curiosity getting the best of me ,I heard the growling of last night coming from the direction the man was pointing at and I was met with those blue orbs once again ,I took a step closer but I was drawn back to my reality and I found myself back in the shower.
Those blue orbs ,what do they mean?
Eventually I managed to get out of the shower and get dressed even though I wasn't ready mentally for school
I sat at the table with my dad and I was met with a greeting "Morning Lexa",Dad's the only one who calls me Lexa ,"Morning Dad",I greeted him back as I poured myself some orange juice
"I see you slept on the sofa last night ,huh? Stealing my job?" He chuckles lowly
You see mom and dad are on the brink of breaking off their marriage ,a disaster waiting to happen if you ask me,constant fights and arguements
So to avoid the constant bickering they agreed to sleep in separate places ,mom clearly taking the room and dad the sofa
"Was it you at 1am this morning?" Dad asked with curiosity written all over his face as I answered coldly "Yeah ,why?","You sounded like you were having an asthma attack or something",If only he knew why I was breathing like that ,If only he knew what I had seen ,If only...Last night when I had reached home ,I could barely remember what breathing was
"I went jogging" I replied curtly
Dad froze and pursed his lips then suddenly burst into a fit of laughter "You?Alexis Hale?Jog?"
My father knows me too well but I brushed off his comment by replying "I'm trying out new things"
Dad held my hands and said "C'mon honey ,is it a boy?You know you can tell your old man anything"
Knowing dad if he knew there was a boy in the picture ,he'd either break the poor kid or put him in a coma
"NO,I just went for a walk" I answered ending the conversation on a very awkward note
Dad thinks I'm either sneaking out my non-existent boyfriend or I'm having sex ,the poor man if only he knew that his baby girl ain't getting some at all
My train of thought is interrupted when I see those blue orbs at the back of my mind and I start to wonder "What do they mean?And what do I have to do with all this?Wrong place ,wrong time maybe?"