My name is Nathalie Singer. I am a sixteen year old, who just moved in with my family to a new house located in the countryside. We're mom, dad, one brother who's the eldest, one sister who's the middle child, and myself, the youngest of the three… The house we moved into is huge and has a vintage appearance. It has a gable roof, white walls, an attic, a backyard, and there are windows all around it.
As for the reason why we moved here, well you see… We've always lived in the city, but recently, there have been sightings of nocturnal creatures sneaking around and some people have admitted having heard some strange noises near their residence. Certain places were a mess every morning and not only stuff kept disappearing., but also people.
Then, it was reported in the news that these occurrences were the doings of demon-like beings called “ghouls” who had invaded the city. Troops were sent immediately to exterminate them but they discovered soon that it wouldn’t be that easy, because apparently, these supernatural beings look just like humans and blend in easily during the day, and they do their deeds at night. That’s when they show their true colors, literally.
It’s been three days, and everything seems fine around here. I’m not going to lie tho, I am scared. We are scared. But we can’t do much about the situation at the moment so I guess we are just going to wait and pray that everything will be okay.
Two weeks later
It’s been a while and the situation seems to have gotten better out there. We haven’t been going out that much, we’ve only done it to go grocery shopping like once or twice.
Three weeks later
Everything seemed normal here, but today I’ve noticed something strange. The grass around the zone has… purple spots? They must be flowers of some kind that are starting to germinate.
Four weeks later
Something weird is going on. Yesterday night, I heard some noises coming from outside, not so near, not so far away. I’m not sure if I was dreaming or if it was just a bunny moving around the bushes but I’m certain I heard something and felt movement nearby.
I’ve been alone the whole day. It seems my family left early in the morning, I have no idea where, but they left a note saying they would be back early. It’s already late at night, though.
About half an hour went by and finally I heard the doorbell ring. They are back! I hurriedly went downstairs and opened the door to greet them. I’m so glad you came back, I was getting worried; I said. However, something was off. They looked at each other, then stared at me for a moment and suddenly, there I was, watching my family transform into ugly demon-like creatures, releasing some purple liquid. They were ghouls! I desperately tried to run but my body wouldn’t move, so I looked down at my feet and realized they were glued to the floor by that purple substance. My scream was the last thing I heard before everything went black and no more thought crossed my mind.
By Verónica Duque, Step 10
