Chapter 25


    Roxanne knew she wasn’t going to school today, yet she made extra care that her hair was


    entirely ck and her contact lenses were worn. She did these out of habit, not thinking as to why she


    needed to know that she wasn’t going to be attending school anytime soon.


    “I… I…” Roxanne muttered, unable to truly answer her grandmother’s query.


    Linda smiled as she saw the look of uncertainty and surprise in Roxanne’s face.


    “I don’t want to see those contact lenses on you when I get back and you should wash away that


    dye. Their hair bleached somewhere in the kitchen, Ibelled it so finding it shouldn’t be too difficult”


    Linda said.


    She turned away from Roxanne and walked down the path leading away from her cottage, waving


    goodbye to Roxanne


    “I’ll be back soon. Take care” She let out before disappearing into the shrubs and trees.


    “Y-Yeah… I will… “ Roxanne mumbled, still pondering on her grandmother’s words.


    She entered the cottage and went first into the kitchen to find the bleach. She found it, took the


    buckets she could find and the pail, filled them with water, boiled the water with the cooker and set


    everything up for herself. She removed her lens, revealing her natural blue eyes as she furrowed her


    brows in determination.


    She never really hated her blue hair and eyes. She only gave them up in order not to attract


    attention to herself.


    “Well, no one is looking at me now! Might as well go back to natural” She said, dousing her hair


    with the chemicals as she began the cleansing.


    It was now afternoon and Roxanne had taken a light breakfast. Regr oats and milk did the trick.


    Fortunately she knew how to make that, else she would have settled for the other weird looking cereal


    she found in the kitchen.


    “What the hell is ‘Nutty Basins''?” She asked herself.


    She remained in the kitchen after washing her tes and was on a voice chat with her friend,


    Betty.


    “OMG. I can’t believe she did that!” Betty said, after hearing Roxanne’s story of the previous day.


    “Yeah. I know, right? Still recoiling from the shock even as we speak” Roxanne said.


    “But, you know… You have to understand. Your mom is a woman, you know? She feels things.


    You can’t me her for trying to move on with her life.” Betty said.


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    “Are you taking her side right now?” Roxanne said, feigning annoyance.


    “No, No… Of course not… Maybe? I mean, just apologise so she’ll allow you toe to the


    dance. It’s going to be pretty lonely without you” Betty whined.


    Of course, Roxanne knew where Betty wasing from. She was also trying to be understanding


    about her mother and being honest with herself, she wasn’t as upset anymore. But she still didn’t want


    to go to the dance, and this was a perfect excuse for her. Too perfect to give up.


    “I don’t want to!” Roxanne said adamantly.


    Suddenly Roxanne felt a strange feeling permeating throughout her body. Her body hairs shot up


    and a feeling of uneasiness seeped into her. Somehow, she felt like she was being watched. She


    shook off the feeling and tried to focus on the call she was having.


    “Come on Roxy! Please? For me? Just say the words sorry! I’m sure your mom would ept it


    with open arms” Betty nudged.


    “She and her new boyfriend can go screw themselves for all I care!” Roxanne said, still feeling


    uneasy and it was getting stronger than before.


    She frowned at this and twirled her hair, a habit she developed anytime she felt nervous or


    unhinged. As her hands yed with her blue hair unconsciously, Betty still continued to speak, but


    Roxanne wasn’t paying much attention to her words anymore.


    All of a sudden, she heard loud bangsing from a part of the kitchen. Immediately she turned to


    see the cause of the sound since she was already on alert since a while ago thanks to the cautious


    vibes she had.


    Roxanne saw a blurry image of some sort of beast suddenly hide its face. It was dark, had red


    eyes and it clearly wasn’t human!


    “What the hell??!” She let out.


    Her hands trembled at the horrifying sight, causing her phone to slip and fall as her heart began to


    beat faster as she quickly left the kitchen and made way to her room.


    “I’ll call youter Betty!” Roxanne said as she ran past her phone which was badly damaged on the


    floor, not bothering to look down to pick it up or listen to her friend’sst words.


    She heard a growling sounding from the kitchen area. Sweat appeared on her face. A wild


    animal? Here? Her grandmother never told her of any such thing or warned her of dangers like that


    which existed in the woods. Her mother wouldn’t have brought her here if she knew and Linda would


    clearly not have left her all alone in the house if she was aware.


    “”


    She heard a scraping sound and then before she could understand what was happening a loud


    ‘CRASH'' was heard.


    Whatever that was, it was in the house already. She had no time to hesitate. She quickly left her


    room wide ajar and went straight for the other door which led outside, to the back. The storage room!


    She quickly opened the door, causing a sudden rush of cold winds brushing across her face, but


    she didn’t care. She could only do one thing as the crashing sounds and growls grew nearer…


    Run!