Momo: Well, I love the Silent Hill games, so I wanted to give this a shot. This idea just kind of popped into my head one day. What if James had more family that would go to look for him? Anywho, enjoy!
I sat on the couch, trying to watch a movie. It was was hard to do even that with the worry eating away at my heart. Mom had gone to Silent Hill to look for my Uncle two days ago. Worried didn't even cover it. Before she left, we wondered why the hell he would go to Silent Hill anyways.... Unless it had something to do with his wife. He missed her deeply, and she loved Silent Hill to no end. At least, before she got sick and died.
Back to the matter at hand though, before I lose my train of thought. Two days stuck in a ghost town. I know that place is abandoned. No one ever goes there anymore. I don't understand why James had been missing for four days, and why mom had been gone for two. It shouldn't take that long to find someone in a town like that. It kind of made me feel like something was there, but I brushed off the feeling.
As my thoughts raced throughout my mind with questions regarding my mother and uncle, I fell asleep on the couch. That would be the last time I ever went to sleep without a gun or something nearby.
Hours later, I woke up. The damn power had gone out.
"Oh, that's just great." I muttered sarcastically as I got up and started lighting candles. I looked at my cell phone to see that it was about three in the morning. I guess I'll just go to bed or something since it's so late. Maybe mom will be back my tomorrow... Though as I was on my way to my room, I heard a strange noise. Thinking it was just my mind playing tricks with me, I kept walking to my room. Then suddenly, static was emitting from my cell phone just as I approached the door.
"What the hell? Since when do cell phones give off static?" I asked out loud as I opened the door. Looking back, I wish I hadn't because when I opened the door, something was in my room, and it scared the hell out of me. At first, I thought it was just mom messing with me. So I reached into my pocket and pulled out my flashlight that I grabbed on my way to my room. Hey, you never know when you might need one. I flipped on the light to see the figure better. Obviously, it wasn't my mother.
"W-what the hell is that!?" I screamed. The light from the flashlight and my sudden outburst caught it's attention pretty quick. It looked like a man, but I know it wasn't. It had no arms, no face, and it's tight skin was covered in blood and veins. It then growled and started walking towards me. Good thing it was on the other side of my room, but it wasn't moving as slow as I would have liked.
Now, I don't really keep weapons in my room, but after this incident, I think there will be a shotgun, a chainsaw, a handgun, and a knife in my room. Looking around, I couldn't find anything. That is, until my eyes settled on my guitar. I'm an aspiring musician, so I play it quite a bit. The electric guitar was quite heavy, which would work out perfectly right now. As much as I didn't want to beat that... thing with my guitar, I didn't have much of a choice, now did I? I picked up my guitar and stood my ground until it got close enough.
Just as I went to hit it though, it spewed something out of it's chest. I quickly jumped out of the way, but a few drops of it ended up on my arm. It wasn't much, but I still shrieked in agony as the liquid seared my flesh. Was that acid!? It must have been! Okay, now this thing had officially pissed me off.
"You bastard!" I shouted as I swung my guitar at the creature. I hit it right in the head, making it step back a little. I wasn't done there, I kept wailing on it, assaulting it with my guitar until it was on the floor. I then raised the instrument and bashed it's skull in. It twitched a little, but then it stopped. Suddenly, the static on my phone died down as well. I sat down on my bed, taking deep breaths as I tried not to have a heart attack or a stroke.
"What the hell is that thing!?" I screamed. Of course, there was no answer. I just growled and went to the bathroom. We still had water, even though the power was out, so I wet a wash cloth and stuck it to my arm. Now THAT made me scream in pain. I looked at my arm after I removed the washcloth from it. It was bleeding pretty badly. "Damn it." I muttered as I went into the medicine cabinet at put some gauze and peroxide on it. You want to talk about stinging like a bitch...
After taking care of my arm, I walked into the living room. No freaky monsters here. Though as I walked around the couch, I saw a letter on it. That kind of scared me because that wasn't there before. I took a deep breath and opened the letter. I recognized that hand-writing. Though I almost fainted as I read the letter. It was utterly impossible!
"In my restless dreams, I see that town. Silent Hill. He promised he'd take me there one day, but he never did. Well, I'm alone there now. In our 'special place, waiting for him. I see you're mother has come here too. Maybe to see me as well. I hope I was never a burden on you or your mother. If you wish it, you can come to my special place too, Averi. James would love to have us all together, since he knows I really like you and your mom. If you want, I'm waiting for you all."
The signiature on the letter... said Mary. She was my uncle's wife. How the hell can she be writing this!? She died three years ago of that damned disease! Didn't she? Okay, is there anyone else in my family that disappeared to Silent Hill!? I feel like this is one bad family reunion. Should I go though? I'm afraid to, especially with that thing that showed up in my room. I looked back in my room, but the body wasn't there.
"Huh?" I murmured as I looked around. The blood that bad splattered on the floor and walls wasn't there. Maybe I was imagining that thing. I know I'm awake now though. The letter didn't disappear though. Maybe I should go to Silent Hill and look for mom, James, and Mary. It would help. Besides, if Mary is alive, it would make her happy to have some company. I guess I'll drive to Silent Hill. Hey, I'm seventeen, I have my licence.
I walked out to the car and started it. Making sure I wasn't insane, I looked around for the thing I encountered in my room, or thought I did. Nothing. Works for me. I brought my flashlight and cell phone with me. There weren't anymore maps of Silent Hill, mom took them all. So, I'll have to manage without them. I didn't bring a weapon either. I contemplated it, but if that thing was my imagination, there's not point in scaring mom, James, or Mary if I show up with a knife or something.
So my journey began as I pulled out of the driveway and started to drive to Silent Hill. It was kind of far, but I knew where it was. We had passed the turnoff many times. It was blocked, but I think I can get through.
An hour in a half passed. I should be getting close. I got bored on the way and popped in a CD. I was currently listening to 'On my own' by Three Days Grace. Hey, gotta kill boredom somehow, right? I noticed my gas gauge was below a quarter of a tank, so I stopped at a gas station that wasn't too far from the turnoff. As I was standing there filling up the tank, this guy kept staring at me. I just ignored him and filled up the car. Even as I went in to pay for the gas, this guy was staring at me. I was starting to get annoyed.
"$25.00 ma'am." the cashier said. God gas prices were insane these days. I forked over the cash and walked out of the building. As I was about to get into the car though, the guy that was staring at me was next to the driver's door. Okay, now I was pissed.
"Can I help you?" I asked with a strong hint of annoyance in my voice.
"I haven't sen you around here before." he stated. That was it!? I had to resist every urge to kick him in the crotch.
"So, I'm out for a drive and need gas. People do that you know." I grumbled. He then stared at me, narrowing his eyes.
"You aren't going to Silent Hill, are you?" he asked. What the hell was his deal!? Then again, I couldn't say yes, since it's blocked off and all.
"No, I'm not. I'm just out for a drive." I answered bitterly as I slammed the door and started the car. Surprisingly, he didn't say anything else, so I took off out of there. What an asshole. What I do isn't any of his damn business. Too bad he pissed me off so much, he wasn't hard to look at. Especially with the longish (not shoulder length long) black hair and piercing green eyes. Oh well, looks can be deceiving, right?
Going down the road, I came to the turnoff and made my way towards Silent Hill. That's when I noticed someone was following me. I looked in my rearview mirror. Since their brights were on, I couldn't see the driver, but I got annoyed anyways and floored it. Whoever it was had floored it too, but I was pretty far ahead. I guess I should have been more careful, because as soon as I saw something in the middle of the road, I swerved out of the way.
To make my luck even better, my car was starting to die too. I crashed into the railing and my head crashed right into the steering wheel. Before I lost consciousness, that last thing I heard was 'Get out alive' on the stereo. Irony is such a bitch...
I slowly came to, with a migraine the size of Texas. God my head hurt like hell. I sat up slowly. It was no longer night, but day. The sun was nowhere to be seen, but it wasn't pitch black either. Flakes were falling from the sky. It's in the middle of Fall, no one can tell me it's snowing already. Surprisingly enough, my stereo was still going. I glared at it and took the CD out as soon as I heard "Pain without love." Can't you tell my music hates me? I put my hand on my forehead and pulled it back. There was some blood on my hand, so I looked in one of the mirrors. It was just a slight line of blood, I was fine.
Deciding to get out of the car, I scrambled out the passenger door, since there wasn't enough space on the outside of the driver's door to get out. When I was out, I noticed how bad the fog was. I couldn't see two feet in front of me! This was just freaking perfect. I groaned in annoyance and started walking down the road. The only thing I stopped to look at was a huge sign that had me feeling unnerved.
"Welcome to Silent Hill."
Momo: That was my first attempt at a Silent Hill story, so please don't flame me! Reviews are appreciated so that I can know if this is good or bad. Anywho, hope you enjoyed ^-^
