Fated to the Beast

Rain is very excited. She couldn't even wait until Ben came back from the convenience store. There wasn't much time to catch the last night train to Westlake.In that state, there is a small town called Dark Wood. Referring to the story of the woman he had just contacted, Rain only needed to go there by night train.Before leaving, Rain left a note for Ben and promised to be back next weekend. Rain only brought one travel bag containing two pieces of clothing and personal equipment.Rain's departure for Westlake was like a gamble. She risked the last of his money to buy train tickets to get this job."If I fail the interview, I'm sure I'll be a bum tomorrow," Rain muttered as she pulled her coat tighter up.She walked quickly to warm up the body that was starting to shiver. The street lights started to turn on. She walked a few blocks to reach the city station.Rain reached into her coat pocket. She took out some coll and some of her last coins."One ticket to Westlake," Rain said, ha

The sound of a long whistle ended the night train journey. Rain woke up from her sleep. She stretched to stretch the stiff muscles. She was exhausted from sitting on the train for nearly six hours.Rain looked out the carriage window. She saw the atmosphere of the station, which was thickly foggy. The station in Westlake City was very different from the station in the city where she had been living all this time. Feeling the slightly different atmosphere, Rain was excited to go down and see it in person.She stood up and took her travel bag from the upper cabin. After slinging the bag on her shoulder, Rain started walking out of the carriage. As soon as her feet hit the train platform, a thick fog seemed to part and gave him away.The train whistle blew again when Rain was actually standing on the platform. The girl glanced around the venue. No one got off but her at Westlake station.That dark morning the air was so cold. Even though Rain had her coat on, it felt much more chilly in

Rain sat down with her back against the soft back of the chair. She could see into the distance through the carriage's glass window. There was a very majestic and towering black building in front of her. Moss and vines covered the surface of the black structure almost entirely.The roof of the building consists of a collection of black domes and a pointed tower at the top. Around the top of the tower that soared into the sky, a thick fog continued to shroud. The dense fog slowly cleared as Rain's horse carriage approached the building."Wait, Mr Randall. Is what I see up ahead really our destination?""Yes, Miss Orwell. We'll be there in ten… nine… eight…." Randall continued to count down as the horses hooted."One!" said Randall at the end of the count when the carriage came to a complete stop.Rain looked to the left side of the glass window. Dozens of steps lay before her eyes. At the top of the stairs were many giant gray pillars.Some parts of the pillars looked cracked and chipp

Ben had just left the nearest supermarket with two bags of groceries. The tall, blonde-haired youth kept smiling along the way. Just as Ben walked past the cigarette stall, Mrs. Puff greeted him."I feel sorry for you, Benjamin!""Mrs Puff? What are you doing here? Isn't it cold tonight?" Ben tried to make small talk before leaving the woman."Open your eyes, young man!" cried Mrs. Puff after lit a cigarette to her lips. "That little squirrel is just taking advantage of you! Tonight, she may squirm in your arms, but tomorrow she will be curled up under another man's blanket!"Ben's steps suddenly stopped. The smile disappeared entirely from his red lips. Ben squeezed the grocery bag in his hand until his knuckles turned white."Hah! Are you mad at that fact, Benjamin?" Mrs. Puff quipped as she left the cigarette stall.Ben took a deep breath and headed back to his old apartment. He knew Mrs. Puff was trying to make him angry. Ben climbs the spiral staircase while peeking inside his sh

Rain stood up and touched the door to Jace's room. She was about to turn the doorknob but couldn't. Rain remembered her cell phone running out of battery. She had not even had time to reply to her father's message she received at the station."Looks like it won't be easy. Yes, I should have realized this job would not be easy. Who's willing to pay that much for just a waitress?" grumbled Rain.She paced up and down Jace's door in frustration. At the umpteenth step, Rain stopped. She decided to return to the kitchen and talk to Erica."I can't spend my time here without certainty! I'd better find another job that makes more sense and I can do without leaving campus."Rain returned to the kitchen and found Erica nowhere. She walked around the room and saw no one there.Rain remembered her bag and clothes in the changing room. She returned to the kitchen after wandering around the ground floor. Rain's body was exhausted. The room was too big for her to explore alone.When she returned to