Chapter 1
Ring…ring…ring…ring.
"Hello?"
"Hey Maddie." Virginia Davis smiled softly as she sat in her hotel room, her phone pressed to her ear as she listened to her sister's excited reply.
"Oh! Virginia! How's it going? How far are you? Think you'll make it back soon?"
"Nope. May be a few more days if I keep up the pace I'm going now. How're the kids?"
"Oh, they won't stop going on about you. Especially Austin, being the momma's boy he is. Other than that, they're fine. So, how was Brahms?"
"Good, good. I was happy to help the hospital up here and I told them I'd drop by again if they needed me. If anything, I'm considering their job opening."
"Awesome! You should really take it. I think you deserve a restart after all the drama over here!"
"You've got a point there. Hey, can I talk to the kids? It's been awhile and apparently I'm incredibly missed."
"Yeah, hold on one sec!" Virginia couldn't help holding back a laugh as she listened to Madison yell jokingly for the children, followed soon by three excited voices talking all at once.
"Mommy? Are you there? Are you gonna be home soon?"
"Grace, I wanna talk to her! I'm older, so I should go first! Hi mom!"
"Are you almost home, mommy? I miss you."
"One at a time, sweetheart! I can barely understand a word you're saying!" Virginia laughed, imagining the scene of her three kids all fighting for the phone as Madison laughed hysterically in the background.
"Hello!" Her oldest daughter, Hannah, was the first voice she heard through the phone's speaker.
"Hi, baby, are you all behaving for aunt Maddie?"
"Yep! …wait…Grace wants to know when you're gonna get home. Are you gonna be home later?"
"No, not for a few more days. I'll be home as soon as I can though, alright?"
"Okay…can we go to the park when you get back?"
"Of course, sweetie."
"And get ice cream?!"
"I don't see why not." Virginia answered, smiling as she heard Hannah speaking excitedly to her siblings, no doubt telling them her idea.
"Hi mommy! How far are you from aunt Maddie's house?" Grace's voice soon coming through the phone.
"Pretty far. I promise I'll be back as soon as I can. I'll be back on the road tomorrow morning."
"You're gonna have to get a good night sleep if you're gonna be driving so long!"
"I'll try to, sweetheart. How're you and your siblings?"
"Good, but Hannah thinks she's in charge all the time and aunt Maddie treats Austin like a baby."
"There's nothing wrong with that, but Hannah needs to remember that Madison's in charge." Virginia yawned as she spoke, rubbing her eyes and glancing at the clock for a moment. '8:30? Way past their bedtimes…better not keep them long.' She thought.
"Hey, do you wanna talk to Austin really quick? You sound tired."
"Yeah, it's been a long day. Sure, I'll talk to your brother."
"Okay, one minute!" … "Mommy?"
"Hi Austin. How you doing, buddy?"
"Good. Are you tired?"
"Yeah, it was a long day, baby. You should be tired, considering what time it is."
"I woke up when Maddie answered the phone…and I lost my bear."
"Did you check under the bed? Or maybe you left it in the living room. It isn't good if you stay up too late, so if you still can't find it, ask Maddie for help."
"Okay mommy. We miss you."
"I miss all of you too, Austin. I love you. Goodnight."
"Love you too, mom. Night night." Virginia smiled softly to herself as she listened to her kids respond with more 'I love you's and 'I miss you's before Madison took the phone and said goodnight.
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That was the conversation that ran through her mind as she drove quietly down the road, the radio long since turned off and only a few passing cars providing background noise. She repeatedly glanced down at the GPS to make sure she was headed in the right direction. The last road had been blocked and the detour had taken her way off course, easily annoying her as she thought of her kids back home, waiting impatiently for her return. To top off the matter, there was a downpour outside and it hadn't let up all morning. Virginia leaned back in her seat as she drove, checking the time and sighing impatiently. 'Five hours…five hours and I'm not even near home. I hope the kids aren't upset…hope Madison isn't freaking out!' Virginia thought, chuckling slightly at the thought of her sister. Even though Virginia was older, it always seemed like Madison was with the way she acted. Always worrying and looking out for Virginia. 'Where would I be without her?' She wondered, a small smile appearing on her face. It vanished when she felt her car jolt upward and lean to one side.
"Popped tire…great." She mumbled as she listened to the tire slowly leak air. It took her a moment to find a good place to park away from the main road, but soon she was able to within a few trees that just barely hid the lake from the road. Virginia rubbed her temple as she left the car and checked out the tire with a sigh. Her mood only worsened when she took out her phone, only to see there was no reception.
"Madison isn't going to believe this when I get back." Virginia muttered, her mind worriedly thinking back to her kids and sister. She checked up and down the road, seeing if she could spot someone, anyone, who could help. Unfortunately, it wasn't that simple, seeing as the road was empty, safe for a light fog rolling in. Sighing, she looked at her surroundings to see if she recognized where she was, maybe even find someone who could help her situation. Then, an idea came into her head as she looked out at the lake.
"I think I can walk to that town from here…it shouldn't be too far, judging by the last sign." She said, narrowing her eyes as she tried to see a town. However, with the rain and the fog, she could only make out about one or two silhouettes of buildings in the distance.
"Let's hope I can make it there quickly…and get back before my car is stolen…" Virginia stated, taking a deep breath before beginning her trek towards the town of Silent Hill.
~❄️~
"Hello? …hello? Anyone?" Virginia called out as she walked through the empty town. Or at least, it seemed to be. She wanted to think that people were there…somewhere. She sighed, listening to her footsteps hit the cracked road as she shivered, rubbing her arms to warm herself up. Her eyes lit up when she spotted a light near a bar directly across from her.
"Hello!" The light moved and Virginia heard a yelp, causing her to take a step forward with a concerned look on your face.
"There's no need to be scared, I won't bite. I'm just looking for help…my car popped a tire and I'm, well, stuck. Can you please come out?" She said gently, all while walking towards the run down building, slowly going around the side and following the sound of the person's whimpers. In the alley between two buildings, she found what seemed to be a young woman with a tangled mesh of hair and sickly grey skin. Her knees were pulled to her chest and her hands, while hidden behind a curtain of hair, covered her face as she whimpered quietly to herself.
"Miss…are you okay? Are you hurt?! Do you need any help?" Virginia asked, approaching the crouching woman with an outstretched hand. The woman's fingers moved and made one large eye visible, her head turning at a painstakingly slow pace towards Virginia. Her breath hitched in her throat at the sight of bits of metal clamping her mouth shut and her lips torn apart. Her eyes widened and she took a step back as the woman's mouth forced itself open, tearing at the lips and skin around them even further as it revealed rows of ragged teeth. An earsplitting shriek left its throat as it stood up and lunged at Virginia. With a scream, Virginia covered her ears and jumped back, desperate to avoid the grasp of the…'what even is it?!' Virginia thought, jumping back and forth as she kept as far from the creature's claws as possible.
"Stay back!" While dodging another mad grab from the creature, she tripped and fell onto her back. Seeing this as an opportunity, the thing lunged again and Virginia pushed it out of the way, it's head banging into a wall. Her breathing turned ragged as Virginia tried to get up, but her legs didn't want to work as she back up from the creature as it slowly stood back up, blood now running down its face. Her hand soon wrapped around a rusted pipe and, just as it lunged again, she swung at it with as much strength her adrenaline could allow. The metal clanged against the creature's skull and it dropped to the ground at Virginia's feet, injured greatly, but still moving. Hurrying to her feet, she shrieked and kept repeatedly hitting the creature with the pipe until it completely stop moving, an arm still outstretched towards her leg. Virginia looked back and forth between the creature and the bloodstained pipe in her hands before dropping it and leaning against a wall as she tried to calm her breathing, though she was still looking around frantically for anything else that decided to attack her before turning back to the creature.
"What just happened? What…the heck…is that?! …what did I do?" She muttered, mostly to herself, as she looked up at the sky, terrified of what she'd gotten herself into.
Author's note! Well, I've gotten a new obsession and it's called Silent Hill. At least I've chosen an awesome horror game series out of all things! So, I've been really interested in the stories of the games (mostly for games one, two, and three, but I know all about the others) and I thought of how cool it'd be to try what the first three games achomp listed. So, I made a character, some monsters, and a story! I hope you enjoy it and feedback is always helpful! Until next time!