My Musical Friend
Chapter 1: The Accident
It was Halloween. A night of crazies and candy. Catherine was a fan of the holiday... Just not the people. She was tired of the stupid "haunted houses"and other childish renditions of the day. She thought of them as poor mockeries of Halloween. All week she had been "scared" by her co-workers and friends. She was relatively numb to most of the tricks.
She was on her way home, in the rain. As she was driving, she saw a humanoid shape forming in front of her headlights. The rain was pouring down, and she couldn't see what it was until it was too late. With a terrible "thud" she ran it down. She banged her head on the steering wheel despite the seat-belt in place. She had a tiny cut on her forehead, but she didn't notice. All she could think about was the person she had just run over. Her long blonde hair became heavy on her head, drenched with rain as she got out of her car to check on the injured person.
She was shocked to find only a skeleton, broken into bits and pieces everywhere. Most seemed intact around the chest area, because it was in a black suit with white pinstripes. Intrigued as to how this mess could have been standing only moments earlier, she tried to piece it back together. She was unaware of the concussion the hit to her head had caused, and seemed possessed to put this skeleton back together. She had managed to get it all together but for a leg-bone, one hand, and the skull. She was amazed that the bones held fast together once re-assembled. She found the skull underneath the car. Starting to feel woozy, she picked it up and looked into the black holes where eyes should be. Then it blinked. She dropped it and shrieked. It blinked! It BLINKED. So help me, that skull just blinked! She passed out moments later due to the trauma.
"Jack, thank goodness!" Two witches flew by and helped the skeleton-man to his feet, picking up the rest of the pieces. They held the remaining bones as he screwed on his head. "Come on Jack! We've got to go! It will be daylight soon!" They pulled at his arm, trying to pull him to a nearby graveyard. He seemed less than eager to leave.
"Wait! I can't just leave her here!"
"Yes you can, now let's go!"
"At least let me get her into someone's care... Get someone's attention for her."
"Fine, just be back soon, the Mayor will get all worked up if you're not back."
He finished assembling and picked her up, running toward a large building, full of lights. There's got to be someone in there. He snuck around, avoiding sight, and set her near a doorway. About the time he left, a doctor noticed her and rushed her inside the building, which Jack hadn't noticed was a hospital.
"Jack! I was starting to worry, it's time for awards!" The Mayor was excited and announced every award with glee. Jack was in a haze, thinking about Catherine. I just wanted to scare people, not hurt anybody... When everyone was inside and out of sight, Jack crept to the well and found Catherine, sleeping. He smiled a little, and sat down. He watched her as everyone slept. Only one soul noticed, and didn't like his sudden soft spot for a human.