Grandma's Home

5.

             Dominik woke up with her vision hazy and the back of her head in pain while she regained consciousness. She was on her bed as she sat up looking out the window to see the sun starting to set. 

"What...Happened?" Dominik mumbled slowly sitting up.

"Dominik, Sweetie you up?!" She heard Grandma call out from downstairs.

"Right, Grandma!" Dominik gulped dashing straight downstairs to see Natasha giggly and still eating, her mouth and tongue stained with green, Her eyes were even beginning to turn greener. Dominik grabbed the food from Natasha's hands and tossed it in the trash.

"Hey!" Natasha said angered. "Grandma! Dominik trashed my food!"

"You need to stop eating!" Dominik defended grabbing Nat's shoulders. Natasha shoved her back as Grandma rushed over.

"Sweetheart, it's okay!" Grandma said coming between them. She handed Natasha a bag of green candy. "Dominik, What on earth has gotten into you, Child?" 

"Grandma, She's been overdoing it by eating all the sweets!" Dominik said pointing at Natasha's mouth. 

"Well, you haven't even had a nibble, sweetheart." She said offering Dominik a green lollipop.

"Who were those women in the forest?" Dominik said sternly turning away the lollipop. Grandma rolled her eyes and returned to the stove, "Ill ask again, Who are those-" Grandma quickly smeared Dominik's mouth with green frosting and both grandma and Natasha chuckled."Blah!" Dominik spat out heading out the front door and wiping her mouth clean. She sat frustrated on the porch and let out a long sigh. 

                          Raymond came back with bags of groceries and while he hung his keys next to the door he heard giggling. 

"Mike?" He called out placing the bags down. He turned into the living room to see Mike sprawled out on the couch giggling and twitching. "What the Hell?!" He said immediately sitting up Mike. "What's wrong?!" He noticed a green hue to his eyes while he wiped his mouth clean, There were wrappers surrounding him. "God, Mike are you taking something?"

"I-I need to see Grandma!" Mike chuckled nonstop as he hugged Raymond tight.

"Ooookay..." Raymond was so confused as he stood up. "Mike, Come on. Let me help you to bed and I'll make dinner." 

"I want Grandma's food!" Mike whined standing up and squaring up Raymond.

"Woah, What?" Raymond smiled raising his hands. "Dude, What grandma?" He noticed a pouch with one singular green candy and the wrappings on the floor. "Did you eat all this?"

"Grandma..." Mike smiled heading out the front door in a daze. Raymond raised an eyebrow and grabbed the last candy in the bag. There was no writing on the wrapper or nutritional facts, it was just blank. Raymond headed into the garage and placed the candy in a sample bag while he put on safety gloves. Using forceps he pulled the candy out of the bag and wrapper and noticed it leaves a powdery green substance behind. He dipped a piece into the test tube and swirled it around before placing it in a spinner. He began typing on his computer when he spotted Mike knocking on the girl's door through the window. 

"What is this guy doing?" Raymond sighed and reached over to retrieve the paper the machine printed out testing the candy. "Mass amounts of...Scopolamine?! That's a mind-control drug! I gotta tell Dave!"

                     Dominik answered the door and was greeted by a Dazed looking Mike. "Babe!" Dominik said hugging him. "I wasn't expecting you? I haven't even taken a picture yet. Why are you-"

"Dinner is ready!" Grandma called out approaching both Dominik and Mike. "Sweetheart! Invite him for dinner we got plenty!"

"Thank you, Grandma!" Mike giggled like a schoolgirl with her crush. Dominik raised an eyebrow and noticed a green hue in his eyes just like Nat's. "It's the food..." Dominik said to herself heading into the kitchen where Mike and Natasha were already seated. 

"Darling, Help me bring the food to the dining table will you?" Grandma said setting up the table. DING DONG 

"I'll get it!" Dominik said heading to the front door thinking of a way to dispose of the food. She opened the door to see Raymond with a piece of paper. "You!" She whispered yanking him inside. "Ray! I need your help-"

"Your Grandma is poisoning you two with-"

"It's in the food!" Dominik said lowering her voice as they talked in the living room. "It's in everything she makes! And right now both Nat and Mike are pumped full of it." 

"We gotta stop them from eating," Raymond added. "I tried calling Dave but the phone lines are still down and-"

"Dominik!" Grandma surprised both of them as she stood in the archway of the living room."Who is this, fellow?"

"Um, Raymond, Grandma," Dominik replied. "Mike's brother. You don't mind if he joins us, right? He'll help set up the table with me!"

"Sure! Whatever you need Mam." Raymond added with a smile. Grandma looked at them both suspiciously and nodded leading them back into the kitchen. "Bring the food to the table..." Both Dominik and Raymond looked at each other as they carried dishes of food. Raymond took a couple of steps and pretended to trip and drops the cheesy potatoes. Dominik actually slipped on the potatoes and spilled the macaroni all over herself.

"Whoops! Clumsy me." Raymond said clearing his throat. "I can treat everyone to Pizza!"

"Aww." Both Mike and Natasha cried in unison. "But grandma makes the best food!" Grandma slammed down a pan on the counter as she huffed loudly in anger. But she closed her eyes and took a deep breath and calmed herself. 

"No matter, Kids." Grandma smiled widely. "Tonight we will have this Ray...Get pizza. But tomorrow!" She turned to Dominik with spite in her eyes. "We have a feast!"

"Yay!" Mike and Natasha cheered while Dominik and Raymond looked at each other with dread in their eyes.

                          "Bye, Grandma! Thanks for the sweater!" Mike chuckled hugging her tight before picking up leftovers.

"I'm glad you like it, Honey Butt!" Grandma smiled ruffling his hair. "Now go ahead and go off to bed!"

"Yes, Grandma!" Mike smiled heading home. Dominik and Raymond sat on the porch pretending to talk about random stuff. Grandma turned toward them as she dropped the sweet elderly attitude.

"Dominik! Head inside, Please."

"I will." She said trying to remain calm. "I'm gonna walk Ray to his house, Be right back!" They continued talking once Grandma closed the door behind her. "The trunk, Whatever is in there is most likely the source of her poison." She explained as they walked slowly.

"You said it yourself, That trunk has numeral padlocks. There's no way you can get it opened!" Raymond sighed trying to think of an idea. "Maybe with the right tools-"

"I'll sneak into her bedroom..." Dominik spat out.