By the time we reached outside, some of the other residents had gathered near the protestors who were chanting, “Do not reopen”. As we walked towards them, Emmett and Zach decided to go and stand near the residents while Hannah and I went to face the protesting group.Even as we approached, they continued to chant, their lips moving in sync. The chanting grew louder when we stood right in front of them. There was a woman with huge dreadlocks wearing a black t-shirt with a huge drawing of a skull and crossbones at the front. She seemed to be the leader.Hannah and I remained silent, waiting for them to stop so that we could have a decent conversation. But they never stopped. When I had heard enough, I yelled. “STOP.”Suddenly, the group became silent and stared at us in anticipation. The woman with dreadlocks stepped forward. She was very tall and big boned. Those characteristics made her very much intimidating but I knew she would not dare to try anything in front of so many people.
Hannah and I watched as Bradley walked towards us in calm, collected strides. His frame, covered in black garments, looked taller than before. My heart rate was slowly skyrocketing as I watched the hottest man I knew head towards me. I had fantasized about running into him and my chance had arrived.“Who are you and what are you doing in our home?” He asked.“I believe you already know who we are,” I said. We were the newest family to move into the town and he had seen us on that first day at the resort. Surely, Mr. Morgenstern had told him about us.“Sorry about my sister,” Hannah said. “We haven’t met. My name is Hannah Colman. Your father and I spoke yesterday and he agreed to let us have some flowers from your garden, with the help of the florist who will be arriving soon.”“Okay,” he said and walked away.“Rude,” I said.“Not more than you,” Hannah lashed back.I rolled my eyes. “If Mr. Morgenstern is his father, why is his name Lightwood?”“He’s adopted,” Hannah informed me.“Oh
We returned to the resort and found Emmett and Zach lounging on a bench on the balcony of the ground floor. Zach was playing a game on Emmett’s phone while the latter was looking through some house plans.We passed them without a word and made our way to the flower garden where Hannah started to sort through the soil she had dug up the previous day.“We have to get rid of anything that is not soil,” she told me as she collected grass stems and put them in a growing pile. “We get rid of all the rubbish and grass residue. Once everything is gone, we shall begin planting.After watching her for a few seconds, I grabbed a pair of black gloves, squatted down and started removing everything that was not soil. Hannah was doing it without the gloves but I thought gardening barehanded was not healthy. In science class, I had learnt of several microorganisms and germs. I was sure the soil contained most of those.The work was going fairly well until I saw an earth worm. I screamed out loud befo
A few minutes later, I saw Leon coming out of the forest. He had changed into purple overalls and seemed to be in high spirits. I could swear he was even singing under his breath. “Hey Emilia,” he said as he passed by me. I barely glanced at him. After everything that had just happened to me, I was sure Hannah was giving the threats from the locals less attention than they deserved. This was gravely serious and I was not going to let her ignore it anymore. I had been a few feet away from an animal that could have erased me off the world. I knew that Zach could not tolerate another loss in the family, especially that soon after another. Hannah was going to have to listen.Speak of the devil and it appears.“Hey you,” she said, appearing in my view. “I’m hungry. The workers are going for lunch so I guess we need a lunch break too. Why do look like you just saw a ghost?”She pulled out a hander kerchief. “Here, wipe off that sweat. Have you been running in the forest?”I refused her ha
Hannah and I did not talk much for the rest of the day. After lunch, she dropped me at home and returned to the resort alone. To avoid the negative thoughts, I decided to try and bake some cookies by following a recipe book. I ended up making a mess of things but the cookies turned out to be pretty decent. The extra sugar I put in them made them eatable. Otherwise, there was not much to them. Zach actually loved them. Emmett said he was not going to risk upsetting his taste buds and stomach while Hannah acted like they did not exist.We all returned to the resort the next day. Hannah dropped us there and left, claiming she had a meeting with Arthforde high school’s principal to get us vacancies. She did not forget to warn us about going to the forest. I had a feeling that would not be listened to because when I had told my brothers the story, they had seemed to be filled with curiosity.“I want to see the big bad wolf,” Zach had said. “I don’t think it will bite me either.”“No one is
It seemed Emmett had not been expecting Zach to turn down his offer for an adventure in the dangerous forest. His skin turned red in anger.“Okay, I will go there by myself.” He said and started walking towards it. I relaxed when I saw Leon coming out of the forest in black shorts and a black shirt. My smile faded when I realised that it meant Emmett was safe but Zach and I were in danger. How many of the workers were like Leon? Was everything I had seen real?It was as if Leon had also known that I had seen him because he walked by u without making eye contact. I decided to wait for Hannah to return before confronting him. Knowing the people of that town they would rather kill foreigners than their own, regardless of who was wrong really scared me.Zach and I played a game he liked as we waited for Hannah to return. When she took too long, I started to get worried. I had grown suspicions of everyone around me, expecting them to suddenly turn into animals and devour us.“Do you think
The hospital waiting room was quiet. Hannah, Zach and I were the only ones there at that time. Zach was playing with Emmett’s phone while Hannah was chatting with someone on hers. Occasionally, I would see her face curve into a smile, and that made me curious. Hannah had not been very happy recently since her friends had mostly abandoned her. To see her so happy, so free despite everything going on was a miracle. I had tried about three times to peep and see what was making her so ecstatic but she would sense me and moved her phone away.Emmet was okay, mostly. He was only having his wounds dressed and we were going to go home with him. I was about to get up to find more water when I saw Bradley Lightwood and Mr. Morgenstern walking in through the large doorway.They seemed like an actual father and son. They walked the same way and had the same sharp looks on their faces. Bradley was wearing black jeans and white t-shirt. He was carrying a phone and wallet. They stopped right in fro
“The answer to your question is yes,” Mr. Morgenstern said. Hannah and I glanced at each other before turning back to him. It felt good to be prove right.“Werewolves exist and there are a lot of them in this town,” he continued. His wife slipped her dainty hand into his. They were seated on a loveseat couch while the three of us were on a four sitter opposite theirs. Mrs. Morgenstern seemed like the perfect stepford wife who did nothing but care for her husband and the family. “In fact, there are more supernatural beings than humans in this town.”Hannah gasped.“But don’t worry, they are not evil monsters waiting to pounce on you. If they were, you would all be dead by now.”That did not console me at all. Imagine knowing that you’re living among creatures with powers that can harm you with no struggle. I had expected him to confirm my suspicion, but this was a bombshell. “Apart from werewolves,” Emmett chipped in. “What other supernatural beings are here.”“Vampires and witches.