Smile
Chapter 1
"…The Smile had moved to another location, once more. Tulsa, Oklahoma. Although he is said to be a myth, people should be aware of their surroundings. Four bodies have already been found in the area, and the presumed killer is the Smile. He is a demented, serial killer in a clown outfit…" Sodapop read the article, posed under the Mass Murderer on the Loose title in the front page of the newspaper.
I was sitting in the couch, reading a book, listening silently at what Sodapop was saying.
Of course, the Smile was coming to Tulsa. He's already been in every other town in Oklahoma. I found the stories intriguing, yet incredibly fake. The Smile was said to be a man who sold his soul to the devil and was now immortal. He was born in the mountains, 7 Devils, in Idaho. He had moved to Oklahoma when he was 15, ran away from home after killing his abusive father. Afterwards, he took a liking into killing people. He dressed in huge clown shoes and clown clothes. He also wore black, thick makeup surrounding his eyes and the rest of his face white, except his mouth. It has painted bright red and had a sinister smile on it, even while he was making a killing. When he killed someone, it was said that he asked the frightened to give him a smile and then proceeded to stick a knife in their mouth and slitting both cheeks, in the form of a smile. Then he stuck his lips of the victims' lips and suck out the blood, like a vampire.
"Hey, I'm going to babysit the Townie's daughter tonight," I called out to Darry, who was about to leave for work.
He looked at me and then said, "Ok. Be careful, though."
"Alright," I said. Darry didn't believe in the Smile either. He thought it was just some urban legend or something. The only greaser that believed in the Smile was Two-Bit. He swore it was true, but who would ever listen to Two-Bit?
Sodapop left, too, and I was left alone. I took a quick shower and did my homework in order to kill time. No such luck. When I finished, it was only two thirty and I was supposed to be at the Townie's at five. So instead, I decided to watch some TV. The only thing that was on was this 'Dracula' movie, which was utterly different from the book.
It was finally four thirty and I was still alone. Strange, since Sodapop was almost always home by this time. Hmm… either he was being brutally attacked my love-desperate fan girls or he was working overtime.
I went to my (and Sodapop's) room to get dressed. I put on jeans and an old shirt with my sneakers that had a hole in them. I greased my hair and it was 4:50.
I decided to go already, since from my house to the Townie's it was only 5 minutes.
The streets were deserted and there was a slight breeze. I had chills, goose bumps, and an odd feeling that I was being watched.
I finally got to the Townie's and knocked on the door.
A nice looking woman opened the door, Mary. She was wearing a simple blood red dress and matching shoes. Her hair was in a bun at the top of her head. She smiled widely at me and then said, "You're early. Good. Come on in, I'll introduce you to Sophie."
I walked in and it was an average home. The furniture was old, probably the only thing they could afford. Suddenly, an enormous golden Labrador came into the room and started sniffing me with its wet nose.
"Well, that's Jacob. Now, where is Sophie? Sophie!" she called out and almost immediately a little girl came out. She had blonde, short, curly hair that was picked up in two little pigtails. She was wearing petite, pink pajamas and she was barefoot. She smiled at me and said, in a high pitched, squeaky voice, "Hi! My nwame is Swophie."
"Sophie, this is Ponyboy. He's going to be taking care of you while me and daddy are at your Auntie Heather's party. Ok?" Mary asked her daughter. The little girl just nodded her head and looked at her mother with her big, brown eyes.
"Now, Ponyboy, there's a list of emergency phone numbers on the refrigerator door. The police, hospital, and my sister's house. Now, if anything weird happens, you know with the whole Smile thing and all, just check in the second room to the left. That's my room. Stick your hand under the bed, where Jacob will be. If the dog licks you once, then everything is alright. If he licks you twice, then you should be aware of your surroundings. And if the dog licks you three times, I want you to close all the doors and windows, call the police and me, and hide with Sophie. Ok? Her bedtime is 7 and she likes to eat chocolate ice-cream before bed, but not too much."
"Yeah, sure," I said. Her message was really strange.
Mary smiled at me.
"Oh, shoot. I have to go now. John! John, come on! The party is starting!" Mary called out to her husband.
He came into the room and looked at me. He was a tall, broad man with a square jaw and cold gray eyes. He shook my hand without a word and he and his wife left. The dog went to the second room to the left and Sophie smiled at me.
"Can you twell me a stowy?" the little girl asked me.
"Oh, course," I said. I told her one about a princess, little elves, and a fire breathing dragon. That killed time.
It was 5:30 when I finished with the story and Sophie and I started seeing some Mickey Mouse cartoons till 6:30.
"Mwickey Mwouse is so silly!" That phrase was repeated, at least, forty times. I swear, it's permanently etched into my brain.
I took Sophie to the kitchen and made her some ice-cream. She ate happily, wolfing the chocolaty good down. I don't even think she took a breath. Then, I took her to the bathroom, where she brushed her teeth. It was finally 6:52. She walked me into her room, where I carried her into her bed and tucked her in. I turned off the lights and said, "Goodnight," before closing the door on my way out.
"Nighty nwight," I heard her say. Then, there was silence. Finally.
Yellow! Some of you might recognize this story. I wrote it about two or three years ago. I was looking through it and realized some mistakes in my writing, so here I am again, rewriting it. I have definitely improved in my writing. Don't worry, it's still the same story, just some things are fixed. I hope you like it. :) It'll only be a two-shot, by the way. I don't plan on adding anymore chapters than two. I'm focusing on my other stories.