Dear readers, a combination of a great book and an amazing tv show.
Hope you enjoy.
Pet Semetary
A large white house stood dominant in an almost empty highway road.
The two houses faced each other on opposite sides of a road, a large oil truck flew past too fast to stop.
Off the road and onto a gravel drive entered a four door car. It pulled in slowly and halted infront of the house.
The door flew open and out stepped Chad Cooper, 25 and in the prime of his life.
His hair was ear length and blonde, on his face were black sunglasses that he thought made him look cool, Sonny dared tell him otherwise.
On the opposite side of the car the other door opened, a little more gracefully this time.
Out stepped Sonny, 24 and beaming with joy. Her hair curled round her shoulders and shined in the sun like chocolate silk.
Chad grabbed Sonny's arm with a loving but firm grip and swung her close, "So what do you think?" he asked.
She didn't hesitate before answering, there was no doubt in her response.
"I love it " she replied before they giggled together like newly weds.
In the car Amanda had grown restless with all the excitement, a two hour flight and hour drive had taken its tole on her. After all she only 5 years old.
Next to her sat patiently was cage, her 1 year old brother, who despite his age was remarkably linguistic.
Amanda was brunette, like her mother, and cute as a button. Almost a splitting image quoted anyone who lay ed eyes upon both her and her mother.
Cage was blonde and seemed to have a permanent grin, a cheerful baby whos hair was as golden as his dad's.
Chad had it all; a job, a beautiful wife and two great kids.
His promotion in the medical profession had moved him here with a payed for house and a great job teaching high school kids at the local college.
However the house seemed far from local, in fact high way and forest was all that they could see. Just a winding road running through thick woodland that stretched on indefinitely.
Despite the isolation it inflicted both Chad and Sonny were no less than in love with the beauty of the landscape and the house it self.
A large modern house that brought back memories from a great child hood.
Sonny's childhood held other, darker stories, but she dared not even think of them.
Across the street was another, almost identical house. It to was alone.
Chad opened the back doors releasing his eager daughter, instinctively she ran straight to a tree swing in the garden.
Chad leaned in, "so nice of you to join us, have a nice sleep?" asked Chad.
Cage nodded pleasantly and smiled. Chad unbuckled him and pulled him from the car.
Outside Sonny was stretching, she was also tired from the journey
Screams of joy cought Chad's attention, Amanda swung higher and higher, she swung over a gravel path lined with rocks that descended into thick woodland.
She looked with a strange curiosity, as she did the rope connecting the tire to the tree became looser and looser.
Chad put Cage down and looked over to Amanda, as he did Sonny popped the trunk revealing a lot of suitcases and a see through container with a cat inside.
Small air holes and a green trim, inside a black cat awaited freedom.
Amanda screamed as she swung higher and higher.
"Careful aman.." began Chad before the inevitable happened.
The string snapped and Amanda hurtled to the floor, once down Amanda sat helpless and sobbed loudly.
Chad and Sonny ran together to her aid. Mothering her and paying no attention to cage he began to wonder.
Hearing the cat purrs he moved round to the back of the car, coming down the road at great speed was a large red truck, too fast to stop, too fast to even see him.
Curious Cage wandered into the road slowly, baby step by baby step.
The truck driver, unawares, his foot down hurtling across the road.
Chad looked back to see Cage wandering slowly onto the road.
His heart stopped and his legs flew into action, he ran as fast as he could to no avail.
The baby stopped dead in its tracks facing the metallic monster.
Before the truck got any closer, an old man swooped him up in his arms and carried him onto Chad's front lawn.
As he did the truck raged past nearly knocking them over with the gust of wind.
"Oh no you dont, not on that road!" said the old man as he saved the child.
Chad finally arrived at the old man with Sonny, Sonny took Cage from the old man can cuddled him close.
"Thank you," tears welling in her eyes. "thank you so much" words couldnt express her appreciation but the old mans face was a sign that he hasnt always been quick enough.
"Thats a bad road, them trucks come up and down here all night and day, youd do good to stay clear" his warning was sincere, as if from past experience.
"My names James, but you can call me Jed." he smiled a yellow smile, teeth stained from years of smoking.
Amanda approached, her knees grazed and a tear still in her eye.
"My mother told me that tears had to be cured, this should do it. " From his jacket pocket he removed a red lolly pop. Amanda saw no evil in his present, shes far too young to understand evil.
Around thirty minutes later they were sat talking together, Amanda was talking to chad about the gravel path.
"Jed, whats down that gravel path?" Asked Chad.
"Ah yes, well thats a good walk with a good story. But that will wait till tomorrow when your more settled in. Its good to see someone in that house again." he was very humble, they couldnt have asked for a better neighbour.
The old man stared down the gravel path, memories flashed before him, he snapped his wrinkled eyelids together then apart agin and they were gone. He knew in his heart he would have to show them down there. But not yet, it can always wait till tomorrow.
Hope you liked chapter one, i know its not the best storie ever but the ball starts to roll next chapter. Thanks for reading and please review.
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