Chapter 1
- Megan -
My alarm went off at 6 am sharp, its sharp ring jolting me awake. The robin pair that nested in the tree outside my window are up bright and early singing again, their sweet melody wafting into my room. I stretch, sitting up in my comfortable bed looking out the window to see the first rays of sunshine peek out from behind the tops of the surrounding buildings. The sky is overcast, the clouds threatening to spill rain. Sliding out from underneath my covers I head to the bathroom I share with my twin brother Matt. turning on the hot water and taking off the old pajamas I always slept in, I hop into the steamy shower. Washing my hair I relax as the hot water cascades down my body. When I'm done I step out of the shower, wrapping myself in my robe that is hanging from the door. Heading back to my room I put on my school uniform before going downstairs to make breakfast for me, Matt and Riley, my 6 year old brother. As I walk down the stairs I see my mom running around grabbing her things. When I reach the bottom of the stairs she rushes over quickly kissing my forehead before rushing out the door grabbing her car keys on her way. Heading to the kitchen I pull out the flour and eggs to make pancakes for breakfast. Once I made the batter I went back upstairs to wake up my brothers . first in head to Matt’s room. His room is a mess with posters from his favorite rock band, a bunch of clowns, plastered all over his walls and his workout equipment shoved into the corner by his desk. My twin is curled up under his blankets, snoring quietly. Walking up to his bed I shake him gently. He snorts and turns over , pulling his blanket over his head. Grabbing the blanket I pulled it off of him. groaning , Matt sits up glaring at me as he rubs his eyes. I laugh tossing his blanket into a corner, well out of his reach. “ Time to get up, sleepy head. It's time for breakfast "I say as I walk out the door and head to Riley's room. When I walk into his room Riley sits up in his race car bed and holds out his arms for his morning hug. Picking him up I gave him a kiss on his forehead. Setting him down I helped him get ready for the day. Together we walk to the bathroom he and mom share and I help him shower. Just as we head back to his room to get him changed into his uniform, Matt decides to make an appearance and heads to the bathroom to shower. When Riley is all ready we go back downstairs. I head back to the kitchen, pulling the chocolate chips out of the pantry so that I can make Mickey mouse chocolate chip pancakes for Riley while he sits at the kitchen island. Finally Matt decides to come eat with us. When we are done breakfast I help Riley pack his backpack for the school day before grabbing my things and the car keys . hoping into the car in the front seat while Matt hops into the passenger seat after helping Riley into his booster seat. Pulling out of the driveway I begin the drive to Riley's kindergarten. When we arrive. Matt waits in the car while I walk Riley into the school. Rileys teacher Mrs Greer is waiting for all the students outside of the classroom. Giving me a quick hug, Riley sprints off to find his best friend Bella. Giving a quick nod to Mrs Greer I head back to the car where Matt is waiting. On our way to school we stop by our favorite coffee shop, the Expresso Express, for some coffee for us, Emily who is Matt's girlfriend as well as his friend kane. After ordering an espresso for Kane, an iced mocha latte for Matt and two Frappuccinos for me and Emily. Finally we arrive at school with a couple of minutes to spare. Kane and Emily are waiting for us by the doors. Handing Emily her frappuccino we talk a little bit. “How did you sleep?” Emily asked as she sipped her drink. “ I slept great,” I said as we rounded the corner with the boys behind us. It's our senior year of high school and Emily and I are on our way to calculus class while the boys are heading to their biology class. When we reach our classroom we say goodbye to the boys and take our seats. Mr Pennyworth, our teacher, finally enters the room. No one likes him because he is known for assigning too much homework and for always being in a terrible mood. As he stands at the front of the room he scans the classroom with his cold gaze before turning to write on the board. When he is done he turns back to us. On the board were two words, seat change. Emily and I looked at one another. We have always sat together ever since we met in elementary school. From class projects to school dances we did it all together. Now we will be separated for the first time. Mr Pennyworth had an evil smirk on his face . He knew how close Emily and I were and he didn't like it. He seemed to despise me and Emily because we were always happy in his class when he wanted everyone to be sad and dull. “ Everyone please stand, grab your things and move to the front of the room” he said, still smirking. After moving everyone to new seats and placing Emily and me at opposite ends of the room he began class. After an hour class was over and Emily and I headed to our next class which was history where we could sit next to one another again. After that we have gym and then lunch. We meet with the boys at our usual table. As we sit down to eat we talk about our day so far and how Mr Pennyworth made us switch seats. After we finished eating we decided that we would do some of our homework together at Matt and my house. All too soon the bell rings and it's time to get back to class. After three more classes it's finally time to head back home. Emily Matt and I head to my car while Kane heads to his. Emily hops into the passenger side seat while Matt climbs into the back. We headed over to Riley's school to pick him up from his after school program. Matt jumps out of the car to grab Riley while Emily and I wait. Once Riley is secured in his booster seat we continue the drive home. When we arrive we see Kane has parked along the curb. Parking in the driveway we all head inside the house. A few minutes after we arrived it started to pour rain, big droplets rolling down the window. Heading to the pantry I grab a bunch of snacks for us to munch on while we work. Grabbing the remote for the tv and turning on some cartoons for Riley, I join the others at the coffee table where we have spread out all of our homework that we were assigned today. Mrs Wellington, our biology teacher, had assigned us a module about the krebs cycle that was due in two days. After a while I checked the time. It was already 7 pm meaning it was time to start making dinner. Earlier we had asked Emily and Kane to stay over for dinner and they agreed as it was pouring outside. On the menu for tonight was tacos and quesadillas which were Riley’s go to dinner since they didn't take long and were easy to make. Heading to the kitchen I start to cook dinner while the others continue to work on the homework. Finally dinner is ready and I ask Riley to help me set the table for six people. Everyone takes a break from working and joins us at the dining table. Now all that was missing was mom . Just as everyone sat down I could hear moms car pulling up in the driveway. Riley jumps up out of his chair and runs to the door. I look out the window. The rain has taken on a color similar to the color of blood. Something is not right. Just as I was about to get up I heard a scream followed by another higher pitched scream that belonged to riley. I jump out of my chair and dash to the door. Standing in the doorway was Riley, his mouth open in horror. There in the driveway writhing in pain was mom. Her once smooth skin was covered in boils and blisters with more popping up where the rain touched it. Her skin becomes bumpy and black, her limbs elongated and her fingers grew claws sharp enough to do real damage . pulling riley behind me i start to back up. Suddenly mom stagger to her feet, her red eyes fixed on riley and me. Then without warning she pounced. Slamming the door i run back into the dining room” get to the bunker i scream handing riley to Emily. Then i run to the office and grab the emergency kit dad kept hidden there. After making sure everyone was in the basement/bunker I descended into the basement closing the iron door behind me darkness swallowing me whole.
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