hells chambers

chapter 4

                                 Chapter 4

Wait what did she just say? I looked at him and then it was like a video was playing right in my head. It was all memories of what it was like when my dad was with us.

“What!?!?! Is this some sort of sick joke?!?!?!” I asked with total confusion. My mother looked at Harold and then back at me. “No honey. This is all real. I don’t know how he’s back but he’s back.” She tried to explain. I stared at him while I was trying to make sense of it all. It then hit me when i saw his neck. There right underneath his left ear was a birthmark in the shape of a pentagram, the same birthmark I inherited from my father. He stepped closer towards me and I hugged him while tears rushed down my face. Right then I felt like my life could be normal once more but this was just the beginning.

                                           1 month later

“C’mon Samantha. Let’s go.” My father Harold told me. I peered outside the car window up at the big mansion. It looked like it has been abandoned for years. There were vines branching all around the house. I stepped out into the October air. I didn’t want to come with my father here. I wanted to go to the fall ball tonight for some reason. I looked like a fool dressed up in my gothic vampire costume. I had on my little black cape, a black short dress with a skull printed on the front, my fishnet stocking, red eye contacts and small fake fangs. I even made myself all pale and have fake blood around the corners of my mouth. I tried to convince my dad into at least letting me change but all he said was that he didn’t want to be late.

So now here I am standing in my father’s friend’s front yard in my costume. “Dad where are we?? It looks like nobody has lived here in years.’ I asked. He just walked up to the front door and went inside. I stood there for a minute wondering if I should just follow my dad.

I walked through the door and saw a familiar looking woman talking to my father. She turned to look at me and started to walk towards me. “Oh Samantha. Look how much you’ve grown!!!” the woman exclaimed while hugging me. “here come and sit with us.’ The woman suggested after she pulled away from me. I just nodded while she ushered me into the living room. I looked around the room and froze. “Isaac??”  I asked. Isaac looked up and the smile that was on his face disappeared. “Samantha!! What are you doing here?!?!” he asked in a panic. I couldn’t talk. I just stared into his eyes. They were the same eye color as mine. Red.

Beep.beep.beep. I jumped at the sound of my alarm. Wait that was all a dream?? I sat up and thought about the dream. Was this a sign or something? I didn’t have time to think. I have to get dressed and go meet up with Kevin. I got out of bed and got dressed. I grabbed my bag and a piece of toast then rushed outside to my car.

“Samantha!! There you are!! I’ve been waiting here for like fifteen minutes. “Kevin said while walking up to me. “Hey it’s not my fault you were fifteen minutes early!!’ I shot back. Over the last month Kevin and I have become great friends. We study together and always hang out. “Here is what I was thinking. After my detention let’s go and get something to eat in Kamloops.” He said while looking at me. “Sure. I have nothing better to do.’ I agreed.

We were talking about what he got in trouble for this time when I saw it. The portrait of blud Mary. The same woman from my dream. The one who invited me into her house. “Yo!! Sam!! C’mon let’s get moving to class” Kevin yelled from up the hall. “Okay I’m coming!!” I yelled back even though my mind was racing with thoughts about last night’s dream.  

It was after school and I was getting hungry while I waited for Kevin to get out of school. I was walking down the stairs on my way back from the vending machine when I tripped. I fell over the railing and started rushing towards the cement ground.

I was embracing myself for impact when I felt two strong arms around me. I opened my eyes and saw Isaac looking at me with worry in his hazel eyes. “Isaac??” I asked in disbelief. He just put me down and rushed away. I stood there for five minutes trying to make sense of what just happened. I finally decided to head back to my car.

It was 5:30 when Kevin asked me something I never thought he would ask. “Sooo sam. Y’know with the fall ball and everything is coming up next weekend on Halloween. Well I was wondering if you want to go with me?? Just as friends of course.” He told me. At first I was shocked that he would want to go with me to the fall ball. “Uh sure.” I told him. I mean I didn’t have anything else to do on Halloween. I dropped him off at his house than drove back to my house.

I was getting ready for bed when I remembered that my dream took place the night of the fall ball. Could this dream mean anything?? Nah!! I’m probably just paranoid I thought while I climbed into bed. I laid there thinking about the dream and what happened earlier with Isaac. I finally drifted off to sleep. I woke up in the middle of the night with a bad feeling.