The Stranger in the Night
Chapter 1: Mom and Dad gone
This takes place in 2006. Jareth and all the other goblins have not aged. And they will not age. Enjoy this story!
Ginger Wyatt was a mysterious girl. Her friends sometimes referred to her as "The Vault" because of her tendency to have great secrets that she wouldn't even tell her parents about. If you ever had a problem that you didn't want to tell a lot of people, you could tell Ginger Wyatt. She truly was like a vault.
Ginger was 19, in college, and living in a dorm room with her best friend Sidney. Unlike Ginger, Sidney was the type of person who is the person you LEAST want to tell your secrets to, unless you want the whole world to know.
Both of these girls were very attractive. Ginger had long, wavy black hair with the softest blue eyes that 'Look like Sapphires'. Her lips were a light pink and her face very pale. She had very long legs, which means that she is, in fact, tall. Sidney had short curly red hair with bright red lips and a freckled face. Sidney wasn't as tall as Ginger but she was close to it.
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"Come on, Ludo, The King doesn't have all day. He might throw us in the Bog of Eternal Stench if we don't hurry up!" said a short goblin.
"Ludo coming," said Ludo.
"I think he said it's about Sarah, or a relative of Sarah," said the goblin.
"Sawa fwiend," said Ludo.
"Sarah is a friend. But don't get your hopes up on seeing her. I don't think she knows me, and I don't know her but I think we will get along. I don't know?" said the goblin.
"Sawa fwiend," said Ludo, again.
"Ludo, I get it. I know she is a friend…you don't have to keep saying that. Now, here is the castle, come on," said the goblin.
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"Sydney, I've got to go now!" said Ginger.
"Oh, bye!" said Sydney as she hugged Ginger.
"Merry Christmas!" said Ginger.
"Merry Christmas!" repeated Sydney.
And Ginger was off. She was going to her parents' house (or so she thought) for Christmas.
"School is out for 3 weeks! Great, enough time to see Tim, Caroline, and Mary before Christmas, and enough time to actually converse with my parents!" thought Ginger as she approached the familiar house.
She knocked a little, not feeling the need to have to but feeling the need to be polite.
She heard footsteps getting closer and closer.
Finally, the door opened. And there stood…not her mom or dad or sister Madeline. There in the doorway stood a totally new stranger. She was a lady, maybe in her late 30's. She had perfectly straight brown hair with the most gorgeous green eyes.
"Yes?" said the lady.
"Umm…last time I checked my parents lived here," said Ginger.
"What were your parents' names?" asked the lady.
"Sally and Robert Wyatt. What is your name?" asked Ginger.
"Mind my manners, my name is Sarah. I remember Sally and Robert, a sweet couple. They never mentioned they had kids. They said they were moving away to Ireland, didn't you know?" asked Sarah.
"No. Didn't you see my sister, Madeline? She is 17, brown hair, purple eyes?" asked Ginger desperately.
"I'm afraid not. Oh, wait; now that I remember they did mention a girl named Madeline, they said she had her own apartment in Oxford. They never mentioned you, what's your name, anyway?" asked Sarah.
"Ginger. I'm 19. I was coming to stay here for Christmas. But now, I guess I will have to find a hotel." Ginger said as she started to walk away sadly.
"Wait, it's only me, my husband, and my daughter. You could stay here through Christmas if you like, I have even got your parents phone number!" said Sarah.
"Thanks, but no thanks. I don't mean to sound rude but, I don't really know you...I think I will stay in a hotel somewhere. Will you please give me my parents' phone number, though?" said a confused Ginger.
"Oh, well I understand. I really didn't want you to stay with us anyway...I mean don't get me wrong but you just, well, never mind. Now, let me go get your parents' phone number. Please do come in and sit down," said Sarah.
"Thank-You, but I'd rather not," said Ginger...walking away from the house she grew up in and loved.