WARNING!
- Graphic violence
-Language
-Horrifying scenes
-LGBTQIA+ presentation (If you do not like then I suggest you DO NOT READ)
Twilight Springs, Raegan decides to take her son, Sade, to the starlight waterfall. They camped there for two nights as they got to do swimming, hunting, puking from eating poison fruits and telling each other ghost stories. It's Sunday morning as Raegan and Sade pack up, meanwhile Sade texts while helping his mom with the tent.
TEXT MESSAGES...
S- Can't wait to see you tomorrow.*Heart emoji*
M- Me too, I take it camping with your mom went great.
S- It was a blast.
Sade smiles but doesn't notice that his mom was behind him looking at every text.
Raegan: Is that Maverick?
Sade: (Shocked) Mom!?
Raegan: Oh baby, when am I gonna meet him?
Sade: Meet who? You ain't meeting anyone? And how do you know him?
Raegan: (teasing)One, every time when I pick you up from school, you're with him and two his mom and I are long time friends.
Sade:(speechless) I didn't know that...
Raegan:(sinister smile) There's a lot you still don't know about me baby boy (kisses his cheek). Ok I believe we got everything, ready to go?
Sade: (low voice) Yeah...
Raegan: Great, oh hey how about before we get to the city we can check out that burger diner down the hill, they really got good burgers and-
Sade instantly hugs Raegan tightly.
Sade: I don't want to go back to dad....
Raegan:...
Sade's parents are divorced, have been for 5 years and it hasn't been easy for Sade. His dad lives at the Springs Estate which is 8 miles away from his mom and only gets to visit her mostly on school holidays or maybe once a month on weekends. Raegan hugs her son back and tries to console him, but something was off. She noticed her hand shaking a bit and she looks back at the woods then soft whispers vault out to her. On road, in the car in silence.
Raegan: Am I bad mom?
Sade was shocked by the question asked by Raegan and slowly turn his head to look at her.
Sade: Come again say what?
Raegan: I mean, sweetie it's... (sighs)... It's obvious that you're not happy and I feel bad... like... It's like your dad and I don't love each other... I mean yeah.. our love is lost but..... what am trying to say is....
Sade: (serious voice) Mom, do not ever ask that question again. I am the son of Raegan Lynn Eclipse, the strongest, independent, trash talking, badass woman on the planet. And you don't have to be sorry, you don't have to force yourself to pretend cause if you did and stayed... you wouldn't be happy.
Raegan: (gratified) Wow, how did I give birth to such a wonderful and strong baby boy?
Sade: I'm a survivor just like you mom don't ever forget that.
Raegan holds on to Sade's hand and kisses it, after they continue on their trip back to the city with their favorite song.
They stop at the burger diner but couldn't stay long so they got take outs finally they get to the Twilight Springs Estate, passing by white and grey houses until they get to Richard's, Sade's dad. They get out of the car and see Richard waving at them.
Sade: Hey dad.
Richard: Hey kiddo, how was the camping trip?
Sade: Great.
Richard: (looks at Raegan)... Raegan... you look great...
Raegan:(sarcastically) I know, well I should get going. Baby boy, I'll pick you up on Tuesday and Thursday ok.
Sade: Actually mom, why don't you stay for dinner?
Raegan freezes and smiles a bit but she knew that if she stayed it will only make things awkward between her and Richard.
Richard: Sade, come on now you've spent the weekend with her and your mom has other things she need to do.
Raegan: (annoyed) Says who... but his right-ish, maybe not tonight baby boy.
Sade: I'll invite Maverick over.
Raegan: (instantly) Deal. But I'm cooking.
Richard: Wait, what are... are you sure? And who is Maverick?
Raegan & Sade: My/his friend.
They look at each other and smile, Richard goes back in the house nervous and confused as Raegan and Sade follow.
Raegan: (whispers) You sneaky little brat.
Sade: Me? Huh, guess you don't know much about me do you mom?
Raegan ruffles his hair and get in the house but as the door closes, something or someone was watching them from a distance as it whistled and disappeared in thin air.
The night was still young, Raegan makes the best meal, chicken, smashed butternut, rice, chilly gravy and sweet potatoes. Something disturbs Rae, like she feels like she's being watched as she looked out the window, watching the wind blowing the trees. Her hand shakes again and her necklace which was in a shape of an eclipse like was glowing, out of no where Richard comes in the kitchen to check on her and she threw a knife towards the wall which almost hit Richard's face.
Richard: Shit!
Raegan: Ooh, I am so sorry... reflexes (nervously smiles while grabbing the knife off the wall)
Richard: No problem?.... (nervously smiles back)
The door bell rings and Sade come rushing downstairs "I got it!", he stops and looks at himself in the mirror and tries to breath in and out. As he opens the door a tall boy with short purple hair, red blood eyes, dressed in a black t-shirt, teared jeans and boots just standing on the corridor with one hand in his pocket.
Maverick: Hey...Mm!
Sade closes the door and rushes in for a kiss which catches Maverick by surprise but kisses back. Oops, did he say friend? He meant boyfriend <3, they've been dating for 2 months but they haven't came out yet especially Sade whose keeping his dad in total darkness but his mom knows about her baby boy being gay and she loves that just only his dad is not to fond of it. Anyway, Sade pull away and blushes.
Sade:(embarrassed) Sorry, I couldn't help myself.
Maverick:(teasing) Oh yeah, I felt that.
They both laugh and hold each others hands as Maverick kisses Sade on the cheek.
Sade: Come on let's go in.
They get in the house and see the table set and ready for dinner, Sade let's go of Maverick's hand as soon as his dad walked in the dinning room.
Sade: Um... dad this is Maverick my friend from school, Maverick this is my dad, he's a business man.
Maverick: Nice to meet you sir.
Richard: Nice to meet you too Maverick and please call me Richard.
Raegan: (swoops in like a speed demon) Raegan Lynn Eclipse, Sade's mom but you my boy can call me Rae or Lynn and may I say you are a handsome boy. I see how you and my son got to be such good friends.(winks)
Sade: (perplexed)Okay mom, let's eat, I'm hungry.
Raegan smile victory for getting back at Sade for setting up an unexpected dinner, but Richard was a bit tense, there was something about Maverick that was not sitting right with him. In the dark cold night a shadow appears from outside the house then a black hole opens revealing a bunch of red eyes on the ground. It rises with it's long thin arm with claws and and long tail, a cat from the trash bin was noticed and the creature slowly looks at it with it's neck twisted and attacks it. Meanwhile on the dinner table, under the table the Maverick holds Sade's pinky with his making him blush and ends up holding his whole hand.
Richard: So Maverick, what do you do, like your options in school?
Maverick: I do pure sciences, statistics and computer science in school.
Richard: (amazed) Oh so, you're an A+ student.
Maverick: Yes sir. I mostly focus on my math skills and programming cause once I graduate I'm planning to go to Visions Academy for my Bachelors in engineering.
Richard: Fascinating.
Sade and Raegan look at each other cause they know where Richard was getting and that was about to get Raegan mad.
Richard: But why computers?
Maverick: I'm a technology kinda guy.
Raegan: (teasing) Sade? Visions Academy, isn't that where you want to do your biology animal studies, I always wondered where got the idea of visions academy. You were inspired by Maverick.
Sade: (mad) Mom...
Sade looks at Maverick notice their nose almost touch and instantly turns away and chugs on his mango juice while his mom smiles and enjoys watching him suffer of embarrassment. Sade tries to stay calm then notices a cat on the living room floor.
Sade: Um, what's a cat doing here?
Everyone looks at the cat and Raegan reacts with fear in her eye and immediately grabs a fork and strikes it on the head.
Richard: Jesus Raegan!
Raegan: Shut up Richard.
Sade: Mom, what's going on?
A loud crack gets their attention as the cat gets back up with the fork stuck on it's head oozing blood, it turns to Sade and gives out a long creepy smile. Raegan looks at the cat and leaps off the table and tackles the cat throws out the window.
Raegan: Maverick, get Sade upstairs now!
Before he could the cat creature becomes 12 feet tall and grabs Sade's face out through the window.
Richard: Sade!
Sade: Argh! (gasps)
Raegan: Hey dipshit!
An axe is thrown on the creature's eye as it stumbles on it's knee and lets go of Sade, Raegan catches him in time and grabs her axe out. The creature snarls at them then notices Maverick and Richard and tries to attack Richard.
Sade: Dad!
Richard gets pushed out of the way by Maverick and the tackle each other, it tries to bite him but surprisingly Maverick was able to fight it off. His hands were bleeding because he was holding on to it's teeth them kicks it off of him. Before it could get back up Raegan stabs it through the heart with three sword like weapons formed by her hand, her eyes were glowing bright blue as she went through deeper in the heart and chopped off it's head with an axe. The head flew and it was raining blood, the body falls to the ground and turns in to mist. Raegan tries to breath in and out and the mystical weapon on her hand disappears leaving an X mark on her palm burning.
Sade: Mom?
The sound of Sade's voice froze Raegan, she couldn't even turn around and face him, she wanted to cry but didn't want Sade to see her like this. Who is she? What is she?
Raegan: I'm sorry baby boy.
Sade: Mom wait!
Raegan runs and forms in to a shadow figure that flies and disappeared, Sade couldn't believe what he just saw as he had so many questions in his head. Sade notices an X mark on his palm as well.
Richard: Sade, are you ok?
Sade stays quiet and runs towards Maverick, hugs him as he cries. Sirens were heard from a distance and the neighbors began to come out of their homes to see the commotion.
This was only a deadly beginning....
TO_BE_CONTINUED
(Hope that got you to imagine the event of horror that transpired and build of suspense, there are still more chapters to come please comment on it and tell me your thoughts for they matter, keep up with updateds, thank you darls ;3)