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28th October 2022, 10:24 PM
look, i'm half asleep and i hate when my writing is unoriginal. have fun with this half-assed monstrosity that took much longer than i'd like to admit. happy pumpkin spice frappuccino season
The first thing the boy noted when he came to were his surroundings; most prominently, the ornate bed he laid in which belonged to a room he didn’t recognize. The second was the pounding headache combating the insatiable hunger that was tearing him apart. He noted a woman watching him from a chair in the shadowed corner by the door.
‘’Mother?’’ He called out to her.
The woman gave small, thin-lipped smile he didn’t see. ‘’Not quite.’’
The boy furrowed his brow in confusion. He didn’t recognize her voice. ‘’Where is she?’’
The woman didn’t bother answering. Instead, she abandoned her chair and came forward slightly. A storm raged outside and a crack of lightning temporarily lit the darkened room. She was relatively beautiful, with blonde hair that curled midway down her back and dark, heavy-lidded eyes. She wore a velvet dress that had stained fabric in some spots. She came over and sat on the bed beside him.
‘’You’ve been out a while. What do you remember?’’
The mattress sagged when she sat down but now it felt weightless. The boy chalked it up to good quality. He drew the silk sheets tighter around himself. The room, and his body, were quite cold.
He thought for a moment. ‘’I remember we were in the woods… my mother and I. We were ambushed by raiders. I tried protecting her but one of them struck me across the head and I fell. And then you,’’ The boy looked up at her. ‘’I remember you. You came just before I lost consciousness.’’
She smiled, but it didn’t reach her eyes. ‘’I came just in time.’’
The child’s eyes lit up. ‘’Is my mother okay? Is she here? Please, she’s the only family I have left.’’
The woman didn’t respond and the boy’s face fell. His eyes welled up with tears. ‘’She’s dead, isn’t she?”
The woman nodded. ‘’She died the second I arrived,’’ she lied.
The boy buried his face in his hands and let out a quiet sob. The woman laid a hand on the child’s shoulder. He had to fight back a flinch; her touch was uncomfortably cold.
‘’You can stay here,’’ she said. ‘’I have plenty of room to spare.’’
The boy looked up at her with a stunned expression. ‘’I can?’’
‘’Of course,’’ The woman said. ‘’Get some rest, we can talk later.’’
The woman gave him one last smile and left the room. The woman ensured the door was fully closed and set off down the corridor. She thanked the boy’s lack of attentiveness in his transitioning stage and fought to wipe his mother’s blood from her hands.
‘’I’ve always wanted a son, after all.’’ The Vampress whispered.
The first thing the boy noted when he came to were his surroundings; most prominently, the ornate bed he laid in which belonged to a room he didn’t recognize. The second was the pounding headache combating the insatiable hunger that was tearing him apart. He noted a woman watching him from a chair in the shadowed corner by the door.
‘’Mother?’’ He called out to her.
The woman gave small, thin-lipped smile he didn’t see. ‘’Not quite.’’
The boy furrowed his brow in confusion. He didn’t recognize her voice. ‘’Where is she?’’
The woman didn’t bother answering. Instead, she abandoned her chair and came forward slightly. A storm raged outside and a crack of lightning temporarily lit the darkened room. She was relatively beautiful, with blonde hair that curled midway down her back and dark, heavy-lidded eyes. She wore a velvet dress that had stained fabric in some spots. She came over and sat on the bed beside him.
‘’You’ve been out a while. What do you remember?’’
The mattress sagged when she sat down but now it felt weightless. The boy chalked it up to good quality. He drew the silk sheets tighter around himself. The room, and his body, were quite cold.
He thought for a moment. ‘’I remember we were in the woods… my mother and I. We were ambushed by raiders. I tried protecting her but one of them struck me across the head and I fell. And then you,’’ The boy looked up at her. ‘’I remember you. You came just before I lost consciousness.’’
She smiled, but it didn’t reach her eyes. ‘’I came just in time.’’
The child’s eyes lit up. ‘’Is my mother okay? Is she here? Please, she’s the only family I have left.’’
The woman didn’t respond and the boy’s face fell. His eyes welled up with tears. ‘’She’s dead, isn’t she?”
The woman nodded. ‘’She died the second I arrived,’’ she lied.
The boy buried his face in his hands and let out a quiet sob. The woman laid a hand on the child’s shoulder. He had to fight back a flinch; her touch was uncomfortably cold.
‘’You can stay here,’’ she said. ‘’I have plenty of room to spare.’’
The boy looked up at her with a stunned expression. ‘’I can?’’
‘’Of course,’’ The woman said. ‘’Get some rest, we can talk later.’’
The woman gave him one last smile and left the room. The woman ensured the door was fully closed and set off down the corridor. She thanked the boy’s lack of attentiveness in his transitioning stage and fought to wipe his mother’s blood from her hands.
‘’I’ve always wanted a son, after all.’’ The Vampress whispered.
You'll never silence my voice, no, I won't go.
Izuno - Mal31 - SecurityGuy - Jenna
Estrella 
*sobs* 
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28th October 2022, 10:53 PM
Littlemix wrote on 28th October 2022, 10:52 PM:
Listen, I need you to retire from writing competitions. Just this once, I think my scary story has it in the bag *sobs*
girl this was just for fun dont worry ur story is fine
ive been writing horror stories for halloween for this community since 2018 i think
You'll never silence my voice, no, I won't go.
Izuno - Mal31 - SecurityGuy - Jenna