The Day When Darkness falls

The Day when Darkness Falls 4

The Outcome

                                My mom and I were in the state of hanging from a thread with a mile deep abyss below us. We were chased out of our own house by the new owners who moved in. We had no choice but to walk out of the house with little money remained in our hands after paying the debts and the losses of my dad's boss. Now we started walking into the woods not knowing no where to go. Mom looked like she had no idea where she was going and I had no choice but to go with her following everywhere she went. We came up a point where we saw a small house which came out of the mist which was now slowing disappearing due to the warmth of the sun.

                                It was a twin house painted in the color grey which had eroded due to forces of nature. Some wooden planks were used here and there. And window glasses broken and clothes were used to cover hole in them. I looked at the face of my mother which showed that she had come into a decision. She started walking towards the house. We reached the door and knocked. Only then we came to know that there was no need of knocking. Door was not locked, to be correct there was no provision of lock at all in that door. Mom pushed it and entered a dark room which we can barely see. Alas! There came a wolf battering at us at attacked us at the time we did not expect. It pushed her on the floor and was pounding her chest with its claws. I cannot do anything but stand there and cry while my mom yelling at me to run away. My legs did not respond in fact my whole body was stunned.

                                At that time heard a loud gunshot which came from a nozzle pointed upwards. Wolf got startled. Not only wolf even me and my mom were taken aback. The wolf ran away afraid of the sound from the gunshot. We could see silhouette of a figure holding a pump type shotgun. As it slowly came to the door I can make out only fewer details out of the light which was falling on to it. He was an old man, crooked he nearly dragged the shotgun as he did not even have energy to lift it the full way. I wondered how he loaded it and shot if even lifting of that thing was so hard for him. He lighted the lantern which was hung in middle of that room and kindled it a little so a pleasant light spread over the room and us who now standing amidst. Now I can get the full picture of that old man.

                                He was like corrupted corpse which was dug out of grave which had started decaying. I could not derive the expression he had on his face as most of it was covered by huge blisters and scars. I got afraid a little but exhausted due to the tiresome walk and hunger I didn't bother this odd person standing in front of me. Actually this person was not the kind of person who people get afraid on seeing but they will take pity on him and pray for God's mercy upon him. I looked up to see the expression on my mom's face. She was startled a bit but a friendly look came out of her eyes which I could not understand what it stands for. But finally I got into decision that it was a look of sympathy towards him for his cursed state. He called us into another room which was deep inside. We silently followed him as we had no other choice after our exhaustion and the encounter with the wolf.

                                It was lot larger than what it appeared from outside. There was a rocking chair which I suspected the old man would be using and in front of it a small table which had a ash tray with  cigar giving out smoke. Also there were three stools made out of raw wood and cannot be called furniture. He showed us the stools which meant we were to sit in those things. Nails were protruding the stools here and there. We carefully sat on the part which was safe. Now he called out to someone that was when we heard his voice for the first time. It was scary and like a shallow howl of the very wolf he chased moments ago. Then she came………………