Stranger Stories 3

A Normal Family Relationship

Sammy regretted going to the house on the top of the hill. Almost as soon as he woke up.

And yet he was there, for some reason.

He didn't want to knock on the door. So he didn't. He just stared through the windows, looking for anyone he might recognize. The only person he personally knew was Braylen, the redheaded vampire bringing a relieved smile to Sammy's face every time he saw him.

"You could have knocked. I'd have let you in." a soft, melodic voice told Sammy from behind him. Sammy spun around, seeing who he already knew was there. Eve. "I've wanted to talk to you."

Sammy stumbled backwards, jerked back onto the house's roof. "Why are you here?" Eve said, pacing remarkably gracefully on the snowy roof. Her pink eyes darted from Sammy back down to the roof. "Are you here to see anyone? Maybe Arya? Braylen? He'll never want you, you know. He's chosen a life where you can't stay by his side." she stopped, placing a finger on the tip of her nose.

"Or... maybe it was Arya." she pondered, mostly to herself. "Maybe it wasn't your choice to come. Cody cares about her. He might even love her. Maybe she was put into a situation he thinks is dangerous. Maybe he's worried." her attention returned to Sammy. "I'll think about it. Anyway. That's not what I brought you for. I wanted to talk to you about, what was it, what was it..." she turned around, tapping her arm with each syllable. "Oh! I remember now! I've been looking for your mother. "Just for leverage and all that. I stopped, don't worry. I didn't stop because of some silly change of heart- I change my mind sometimes, but never my heart- anyway, it was because I couldn't find her anywhere in the afterlife I went to. Very nice up there, by the way. Anyway, I'm getting off track. But then it occurred to me." Eve rambled, pacing closer and closer to Sammy. "It occurred to me that I was only looking in one place."

Eve searched Sammy's eyes for any kind of feeling. He did the same, noticing that Eve's had gotten darker with her use of magic. Where there used to be a bright pink, there was only a dull, almost red color. Her face broke out into a cheerful grin that Sammy didn't expect, and said "Anyway... nice talk. Goodbye now." she snapped her fingers and everything went dark.