Lia was having second thoughts.She began retreating slowly until her body slammed into someone. She turned only to see Cassie blocking her only view of escape. She placed a hand on her shoulder and rubbed it gently as if seeing through her thoughts . Their eyes met as they communicated telepathically, though no words was said but Cassie's assuring look comforted and strengthened her.
She inhaled deeply and finally took a bold step forward. The initiator was already done with her mother whom was standing behind her urging Lia with her eyes to be bold.
"Do you wish to be protected? " The initiator asked as soon as she stepped into a marked circle with a triangle in the middle enclosing the both of them.
Protected from what? She sassed mentally
"Make a choice or forever hold your peace." The initiator continued and it took every will in Lia not to laugh right now.
oh, they were saying wedding vows now .
As if the initiator noticed what was going on, she frowned while Lia assumed a straight face devoid of emotions.
"Yes, I wish to be protected " She declared unamused staring straight at the imitator's eyes and discovered her features.
She had a few wrinkles on her face that was hardly recognizable at first, it had to take one a good second glance to notice that. Her shimmering ash hair had Lia question if she had dyed her grey hairs cause it was now apparent the woman was past middle age but how she was still able to stand strongly on her foot puzzled Lia. The woman even had more stamina than her.
" Child of light " She called drawing Lia's attention
"Yes? " She answered confused on who she was referring to . But when she saw the woman's yellow teeth probably from tobacco consumption moving again, she understood at once she was being summoned.
"Do you wish to be protected from the darkness, from those who don't sleep at night until the light is extinguished " She asked again collecting some sort of slimy mud she had taken out of a broken coconut shell which was smeared on her ring finger.
Lia replied positively again . She eyed the substance cautiously feeling the urge to take out her pepper spray. Was it too late to flee out of here?
She flinched when she felt something cold being rubbed on her forehead in the shape of some strange character. The sudden contact jerked her out of her daydreams, the slime was cool to the touch like some sort of menthol. She suddenly wondered how this crappy looking slime would taste like if she took some into her mouth?
Focus! She scolded herself mentally . Taste that sh*t ? What are you? an animal?.
Suddenly, the hand rubbing the character on her forehead stiffened alerting Lia immediately.
"What's wrong? " Lia looked up at her initiator's eyes and regretted it immediately.
The woman's gaze bore Into her's with blazing intensity as if she could see into the depth of her soul.
Suddenly, her lips moved "Why is there corruption in you?" She whispered to Lia, an involuntary shudder running down her spine.
She frowned trying to make sense of her comment but before she could ask her question, an earsplitting roar came from the crowd almost destroying her eardrums.
Has she being accepted? Judging from the excited shout from the crowd, it seems like. Then why did she make such a statement? Eventhough Lia have no clue of this town's crazy customs but she was clever enough to notice that this ceremony was done to ward off evil possessing a person.
Then why did the priest or so called initiator perform the rite? She could have just rejected her and tell everyone she has an evil inside. Unless this ceremony was fake and she was just mumbling bullsh*t .
Yes, that must be it.
The momentarily distracted Lia turned to give the initiator a piece of her mind but to her horror discovered she was no where to be found but to her delight the party restarted in full swing. It was obviously full blazing party mode.
Jugs of booze were brought in from wherever they've being hiding it all night , party music blasted from the speakers while strung round twinkling lights hung at strategic points gave off a colourful ambience.
Lia gulped.They definitely knew how to organize a party.
She looked around nervously searching for her mom . Lia knew there was no way her mom would let them stay especially when the booze is involved moreover they've completed their initiation, there was no more reason to stay.
When Lia couldn't find Jenny , she figured out she must have gone in search of Trevor who must have snuck out after his initiation. Of them three, Trevor was the most impulsive and reckless so it was no wonder her mom must have left her behind to go look for him probably with Rex's hand secured safely in hers.
Well since her mom wasn't here yet, she could have a little fun before she arrives. So Lia joined the crowd who was jumping , screaming and dancing to the party beat .
"Hey " Someone said to her from behind interrupting her when she was just getting started with this party.
"Hi" She replied curtly hoping the stranger would take that hind and buzz off.
"Happy acceptance " The girl congratulated obviously pretending to be oblivious to her cold reception.
Fine, Lia sighed. She would be nice this once since this one was not the like the egoistic barbie from earlier.
"Thanks " Lia flashed a smile warmer than her previous response
"To your acceptance " She said toasting to a drink and offered another to Lia which she turned down politely.
"No, thanks . My mom would skin me alive "
The girl rolled her eyes, sipping her drink leisurely "Hello ? don't be such a buzzkill, you could always apologize to momma later. What's the worst that can happen anyway? " She snarked.
Exhilarated with the urge to prove she wasn't a party pooper, She snatched the drink from the girl and downed it in one gulp causing the crowd to cheer at her performance.
The girl whistled at her action. "Wow, that was intense "
Blushing from the alcoholic effect, she stared down at the girl. The girl wasn't exactly good-looking , if anything she looked too boyish. She was toned and muscular, her blonde hair kept in a pixie cut and her eyes luminously large and dark. She was wearing a dark jean with an oversized polo shirt totally different from the people dressed in their animal print designs. Unfortunately her boyish figure belied her femininity.
Her voice was incredulously deep but pleasant to the ears, not to talk of her boobs. Judging from her attitude, Lia knew at once she's a tomboy.
As if in cahoots, people started raising toasts to her, offering her drinks upon drinks until she couldn't afford to drink anymore. Her mom was totally going to kill her. Where was she by the way?
Feeling tipsy, Lia knew at once the alcohol had started to work its magic. She walked out of the dancing ground and plopped down on a nearby seat.
"Hey " The tomboy called approaching her again.
What now?
"What's z this time? " She slurred , her articulation currently sloppy.
"Wanna have fun? " She inquired , a strange glint in her eyes.
"Wat Fun? " Lia asked curiously
The tomboy inched closer, a huge bunny smile on her face "Ever heard of the haunted house of Little Town, we could have a lot of fun and adventure in there "
Hearing that name sent shivers down her spine but thanks to the alcohol she couldn't make sense of anything. The only she understood was 'fun' and 'adventure '
"So what do you say?" She pushed for an answer
" Fun " Lia babbled
"Then, I'm taking that as a yes " The tomboy concluded helping Lia to her foot.
A huge malevolent smirk fell on the tomboy's face which Lia didn't fail to capture but she tried to tell herself it was the alcohol scattering her thoughts and not the growing feeling of fear or concern she felt toward her.
So like a lamb to the slaughter, she followed sheepishly not knowing the outcome of tonight was going to change history forever.
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Fighting! ?
Warning : Gory scene ahead
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Gathering courage, she grabbed a nearby branch trying to climb a tree atlest wolves can't climb trees , she thought, when she felt something grab her leg . She shrieked and tried kicking off its hold on her leg but instead it's claws dug into her skin as she let out a sharp cry.
Distracted, she lost her balance and slipped from the tree landing on the ground with a loud thud. Ground? No, no, no .
Lia sat up at once wincing at the pain at her leg but that was nothing compared to the fear that crept her heart when her eyes met glowing brown eyes.
Oh God. She cried. Is this how her life was going to end?
She knew it was a bad idea coming here but she was just too intoxicated to care. There was a reason why haunted houses were avoided by sensible people but she had bluntly and stupidly arrived to her death.
They were exploring the haunted house when they heard a deep guttural growl, the next they know they were being chased by a rabid wolf who was keen on hunting them now.
Hyperventilating, Lia tried to run but tripped on a root and fell face flat on the floor .
"Ouch" She winced but didn't have time to check her wounds cause the low rumble from the wolf dragged her back to reality. She was in really deep sh*t.
The wolf didn't lunge at her , just circling and watching her quietly and intently. It was probably figuring out the slowest and pleasurable way to end her since they were bloodthirsty savages.
Suddenly, their eyes met sending a shudder down her spine. She tried to avert her eyes having read somewhere that one shouldn't look a wolf in the eye, cause it's seen as a challenge and doesn't end too well but it was too late.
The wolf leaped towards her which she narrowly escaped but incured some injuries. She looked down on her stomach,to her horror, she discovered her clothes were soaking with blood.
She sucked in a cold breath leaning on a nearby tree. Thankfully the moon was bright tonight , illuminating the whole woods that one could see without the aid of a torchlight.
Sorrowfully, she sighed.
She was really going to die on a such a beautiful night. She glanced at the wolf and swore she saw a bone chilling smile on its face.
She's definitely dead meat.
The scent of her blood seem to excite the wolf with the need to ravage her and it acted upon it, launching its second attack.
This time it pushed the escaping Lia down to the ground, it's powerful jaw snap and slobber just inches from her face as she struggled to push it away.
Successfully launching a kick that tossed it a few meters away from her, she cowered away squinching at every movement she made.
She clasped her stomach tightly, she was bleading profusely. The wolf had slashed deeper at her stomach and arm during its second attack .
She snorted, so this was where she would actually end up? It was quite funny . She suddenly realised she hasn't done a lot of things in her lifetime. Heck! she hasn't even had her first kiss yet.
Lost in her trance, she slid her hands unconsciously into the pocket of her dress and took out the mini led pocket touch.
Earlier before coming to the acceptance party , she had ransacked the basement and found this item along with other strange items that probably belonged to her dad.
She had taken a fancy to the touchlight due to the intricate logo crafted on it's side and kept it in the pocket of her dress hoping to study it when she returns. But atlast, she was studying it on the verge of death.
The mini torch was in the form of a stylus pen with gold coating and a logo of a small humanoid creature carrying a quiver of arrows on its side.The logo was fascinating, definitely a masterpiece.
The wolf stood on its hindlimb preparing to launch its final attack. The kick from Lia was infuriating, so it hoped to finish her this time with one clean sweep . It growled , propelled itself madly towards her.
Concurrently, Lia choose that moment to spontaneously lit the torch, it's beam landing straight on the wolf's eye.
Immediately, a long, loud , high-pitched cry rent the air. The scream, so inhumane and distressing that it caused her to close her ears with her hands. She recognized that sound right away, it was the scream of someone in pain.
Did the torchlight hurt it? She pondered. She had never heard of a common torch having the ability to hurt a wolf unless this wasn't an ordinary torchlight at all . There must be more to it than the eyes can tell , She thought realizing she has tumbled upon a rare gem.
If there was anything she learned in Little Town in this few hours, is probably the fact that nothing in this town was normal. There seem to be a lot of secret paranormal activities going on and no one was complaining.
Lia realized she might have a chance to stop this rabid animal from consuming her body, atlest she wants her body intact even if she dies eventually and not in the belly of some animal.
With a killing intent, the wolf rose again but this time she stared it straight in the eyes hoping her feelings would be conveyed. This time she wasn't scared, she was angry and would fight to death.
As if it understood her message clearly , it roared in protest but when it saw Lia's determined and attacking stance, the wolf slowly backed away and then ran off.
Once it was no where to be found and never returning , she slumbed against a tree with her chest heaving , exhaustion taking over her body.
She have fought a good fight.
Suddenly she coughed sputtering large amount of blood , she wiped her lips with the back of her hand. Eventhough she emerged victoriously, she suffered a great loss, one that was irreversible .
Even if help arrives at this time, she'll probably die from bleeding before reaching the hospital. This was a pretty large wood, it'll take some time before she's located.
She let out a hysterical laugh, it was pretty amazing what alcohol can do to the human brain . She was so intoxicated that she had covered such a large distance in a short time, infact she couldn't remember most of the journey, she had only sobered up a bit after entering the haunted house.
She thought of the tomboy, was she calling for help? or did she orchestrate this all along?
Lia looked up at the bright moon as if searching for answers.
Was she a victim of some crazy conspiracy?
If true, what's their goal? What's the benefit of her death tonight? Why her? A lot of questions roamed her mind but no answers.
She thought of her family and suddenly wished there was a way to warn her family to leave this crazy town.
She had a lot to do and say to them. She wanted to tell Trevor she was going to miss his taunts, warn Rex not to jump on her bed in her absence and thank her mom for raising her but nay, no time.
A tear slipped down her cheeks, this was really the end.
"Cold and lonely " She murmured before her eyes closed in death.
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