Silent Hill : Crimson Remorse
By Colton West

Chapter One : Lost Carol

A gentle breeze blew through the small town of Cedar, British Columbia that night. It was Christmas Eve so a large number of the civilians were inside their homes enjoying the nice, snowless night. Not Greg however..He was sitting in his small house alone watching a little bit of TV. In one hand he held the remote, in the other a beer. He no longer cared much for this holiday..not since he lost his family. Back in 2000, he was driving home with his wife and daughter after a long and exciting weekend at a campsite known as Bear Lake. It was just before Christmas and the roads were covered with ice. He remembers how his daughter spilled her juice on the floor and how he yelled at her..and how he lost control of the car. They crashed into a tree and while he suffered a broken nose and many cuts, his daughter and wife were both killed on impact..The doctors said his wife's rib cage shattered and impaled her heart while his daughter flew forward and smashed her head against the windshield..She died of a broken skull. Every Christmas, Greg sits alone drinking his beer and sometimes he watches home videos that they recorded over the years. He never gets out much..Just long enough to go to work then he returns home. Greg picked up a family picture as a tear ran down his cheek. "Terri..Allison..I miss you both so much." he quietly said to himself as he ran his finger over their faces. The clock struck midnight as Greg layed back in his chair. "Christmas Day...wonderful". The light started to flicker a bit but it didn't really bother Greg so he remained in his chair. He closed his eyes and slowly drifted off to sleep. A loud bang coming from inside the house woke him from his sleep as he shot out of the chair and looked around. He heard the laughter of a child coming from his bedroom and recognized the voice right away. "Al..Allison?" he unknowingly said outloud. He continued to hear the laughter as he walked to the bedroom door and swung it open to find it was just the way he had left it except for a note on his pillow. He slowly picked up the note which was stained red from which appeared to be blood. "Hi daddy..Will you come see me soon? Me and mommy really miss you and its Christmas..we should all be together!" He stared at the note..speechless. Keeping the note tightly in his grasp, he walked out of his bedroom and without warning, fainted and crashed to the floor...