Vivian shuddered slightly in the backseat as she watched her Dad slowly get out of the car. Her face was blank and she decided to look ahead between the front seats. She noticed someone standing in the middle of the road.. covered in something which Vivian couldn't decipher. It looked like blood. The person's hair was long and covered in something red and liquid-like.
Her dad slowly walked up to them. He noticed how the stranger cowered and held their arm in pain. The mysterious man had eyes like a wolf, glaring into his soul. He twitched slightly before deciding twice to get closer to him.
"Are you injured, sir?", he suspiciously asked him. The stranger walked closer to him and Vivian buckled up in her seat.
She didn't know why, but the way he held his arm was weird. Even how he walked like a zombie towards her Dad. She was worried about the man's injury, sure! But for a glimpse moment... She could see red eyes escaping from the stranger. Even though she sat far away from him, there was an eerie glowing light coming from him.
Vivian's heart stopped for a moment as she quietly watched the scene. Suddenly, the stranger approached her Dad too close... She kept watching them. But something sinister happened. Something sinister that let her skin crawl up in fear and her face got extremely pale. Her eyes widened in shock as she tried to open her jaw.
She screamed. The little girl started to scream at the top of her lungs as she just fell back in her seat...
What shocking thing did she encounter that night?
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It was a day like any other as the sun shone over the house of the Bullions. It crept through the glass window as Ariane made breakfast and Fabien walked down the stairs in a heavy mood. His face was long and pale. He didn't look like he felt like going to school. But then again, he didn't feel like missing it either. He narrowed his brows as the picture of René flashed through his head. Fabien bawled his fist as he looked over to his pack of favorite cereals. There was an uninterested look on his face as he looked through the small puzzle in the back. For some reason, he didn't feel like eating his favorite cereal either.
"Good morning!", he heard his father say in an uplifting manner. Garen had a bright grin on his face as he walked down the stairs to join his family. He gave Ariane a quick kiss on the cheek which she didn't return. Her eyes were still dead with anger but it didn't seem to bother Garen. He sat beside Fabien with a wide smile and Fabian didn't pay him any attention at first. But there was surely a weird vibe to him.
"Morning Fabien, I need to talk to you about yesterday...", he said, ruffling Fabien's hair. Fabien rolled his eyes as he poured the milk in his bowl.
"I know I messed up yesterday even though I promised you something. I swear, from now on, it will be different. I also have a plan for us today...", he continued, looking at his son with puppy eyes. Fabien's face remained listless as ever. He didn't even look up to his dad once.
"Wherever it is, I am not going with you..", he simply said. Garen smirked while looking down at his boy.
"Hmm... You might regret this later. I know it's something you always wanted us to do but we couldn't because of the misty weather in the city. I heard it's going to be sunny today.", he said, grinning. Fabien let out a sarcastic laugh.
"I'll bet you get another deal and ditch me like yesterday.", he said, slightly cranky. But he was a lot calmer than yesterday. It seemed like he didn't have enough energy to fight with his Dad.
"Alright, I'll pick you up after school. I think you will like my surprise.", his Dad said, self-assured. Fabian banged the bowl of cereal on the table after swallowing it down like a hippo.
