September, 20, 2015

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DREW ANDERSON

"The house was on fire!" Louise yells in frustration to the officer who we dragged from the police station.

"Listen miss, this is the last time I'm saying this. This house was burned last year by a criminal in an attempt to murder the people inside." He spoke, I'm too drained to even join the conversation. I sat on the rough grass in confusion. Nothing adds up. The officer said someone had burned down her house last year but how was that possible? I was just inside. Then again how could we explain what we saw?

"Who was this criminal?" I ask the officer, he quickly turned to where I am and sighs.

"You guys aren't from around here. It was a serial killer named Anne Brooks. She was trying to kill her parents. That damn bitch was a nuisance." The officer angrily yells. My cheerful attitude is gone, the horror in the house has changed my thinking as of the moment.

"How are you an officer of the law with your amount of unprofessionalism?" I ask him in anger as I stand up from the ground. I walk over and I begin to notice how tall I really am. The officer is right under my nose as he clears his throat.

"Listen, you guys need to get out of this town before I throw you both in the forest." He threatens. Suddenly my body feels cold, as if I'm filled up with ice. I blink rapidly as Louise threatens him in response.

"How could you be threatening us? Your duty as an officer-" She scolds him as if he's a child. If I wasn't in so much pain I would chuckle. I squeeze my eyes close when my body begins to bubble with heat. It's felt painful but...powerful?

"Listen you bitch." The officer grabs Louise harshly. Louise grabs his arm and twists it around. He pulls his arm from her grip and draws his hand back. I gasp as his hand contacts her face. My vision could a with red and I feel myself losing control.

What?

I see myself move but I'm not the one making the movements. My hands grab the officer and fasten my hands around his throat. I watch in horror as the officer's eyes fill with panic. I try urging myself to let go but my my body doesn't listen.

I want to cry when I see his eyes roll back. Did I just kill someone? I don't stop there, I feel my cuticles stretch which causes me horrid pain. I watch as the nails grow out of their sockets, the nails are thicker and jagged than my regular ones. My hands go towards the man's forehead where I angrily scratch a name.

D A N

My nails fall off my fingertips after that and I see my regular ones. I try moving my hands and when I do I'm pushed back into control. I feel dizzy, I didn't notice my skin felt as if it were burning until the feeling went away. I close my eyes, and when they open I see my vision is clear again.

"Drew what did you do?" Louise is in hysterics. I feel a pain in my shoulder, Louise was trying to force me off and I didn't feel her.

"W-We...I...Just-" I trail.

How do I explain what just happened to her? Well it's worth a try.

"Louise this town is demonic. We have to leave." I simply demand but she gives me a glare.

"No, after this we can't leave. What was that?" She harshly points her finger at the dead officer. "It looks just like the crime scene from Holis."

I look back at the body. The same name was carved in his head. Dan. I thought back to the house and blinked.

"Louise..." I trail and she looks at me. "Didn't Anne call Winston 'Dan' when we were in the house?"

"What?" Her eyes widen and I know she remembers that as well. "What are you implying?"

"Do you think Winston's real name is Dan? I mean something is fishy." I suggest but she shakes her head.

"No, Dan Howell is the chief in this town, remember?" She reminds me and I sigh. It seems the dead body was forgotten.

"We have to meet him Louise." I tell her and she nods in agreement.

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UNEDITED