Enjoy.
(5 years later)
(Samana's point of view)
I looked through the window of the house to watch Jason play out in the field. I was making some ice cold lemonade. He was playing with a stick and running around to pretend to stab monsters. As I turned to put a piece pecha pie on a little plate I heard him cry out to me and I looked for him. He was no where to be seen out in the field. I ran outside to hear which direction his crying was coming from. I ran East into the forest and ran as fast as my thin little legs could take me.
"don't worry baby! Mommy is here!" I shouted. I saw him in the distance and I booked it halfway before I was slammed into the ground. I opened my eyes to see a mightyena. It growled at me before pouncing on top. It started biting my shoulder and I winced in pain as I started to bleed. Then a second mightyena came in to join the attack. It latched its jaws on my right leg and I began to scream.
(Jason's point of view)
{save your mom's life before you end up all alone} the voice told me. I got up and ran to my mom to see two mightyenas attacking her. I grabbed one of the hounds and threw it off of her. I picked up a stick and started to hit the second one in the side. It yelped in pain and jumped off of her. Both the mightyenas growled at me in anger and one of them jumped at me. I swung my stick hard against the mightyena's skull and I heard a crack. It fell limp onto the ground. I raised my stick to find it was broken. I then looked at the last mightyena and I tackled it to the ground. It clawed and bit me as I tried to reach for it neck with my hands. I headbutt it and it was dazed. I quickly wrapped my fingers around its neck and squeezed my hands together with all my might. I then heard a snap in its neck. It too fell limp. I looked back at my mom to see her bleeding rapidly. She looked like she was in shock and I tried to carry her. Lucky I was strong enough to lift her up. I walked all the way home.
(Samana's point of view)
I woke up on the couch with my little Jason applying bandages to my injuries. I started to tear up and I hugged him tightly. " you saved me my baby boy. You saved my life" I whispered in his ear. He looked concerned for my safety. "don't worry jas-… JASON! My boy! You're injured!" I got up as quickly as I could and I took his shirt off and began clean his wounds with the peroxide. "mama I'm fine. It's just a few scratches and bites. I don't need to be taken care of mama. You need to ju- shh" I interrupted. I wiped the peroxide away and put some cream on his cuts and bites. I then applied cotton to the top of his injuries. I got some surgical tape and wrapped it around the cotton bandages. As I finished he hugged my leg. "mama. I don't want to lose you. I love you mama" he told me as his face started to fill with tears. I hushed him and I lifted him up in my arms and sat down with him in my lap. I cuddled with him to comfort him. I sung him a song.
"The fish have scales…
The birds take flight…
I know I know. Oh oh oh oh.
And the ocean glows…
All day and night… I know I know…
Oh oh oh oh. And the ocean rises…
And the sailboats sail… I know I know… oh oh oh oh.
And the salty sea burns my eyes… and the wind blows free over the tides. Oh I know.. That I'm away from home. I know I know… where to go…. Oh oh oh ohhhhh"
I finished. He was asleep in my arms. His tears stained his face. His red hair brought out the freckles immediately and I giggled at the sight. I decided to forget the food and lay down with Jason. I held him tight in my arms as I dozed off. I woke up with him snuggled into my chest. I started to tear up with the memory of Seren. I hadn't cried since the fire, maybe now was a good time to cry and mourn for my dead family. To mourn now while Jason is asleep. He would never see a tear of mourning come out of me. He would never see a tear of strife. I want him to be my happy little boy. I want him to grow into a man and settle down with a nice woman. Maybe even start a family. I never want him to be alone. As I let it all go, I caressed Jason's face and started to have tears run down my face.
"My dear Seren. My lovely Yeagetin. I spend this one day in mourning of you both, and I know if you were here right now; you would want me to not shed a tear in grief, but a tear in joy. If you were here; you would smile knowing I still had someone to care. Someone to love. Someone to keep me going no matter what. I thank you both for the joyous memories you have given me. I wish you both were here with me. I wish you both could see this little boy. I wish you had both never died. But if you hadn't this little boy that I hold in my arms, would have died without knowing what it is like to be loved. I consider both your deaths not only a curse, but a blessing as well. Without your Sacrifices, this little boy wouldn't be in the arms of his only mother. He would have died in that God damn room. Either eaten alive or starved to death" I started to hold onto Jason tighter. I closed my eyes to let the surge of devastation envelope every fiber of my body. And as quickly as it came, it vanished. It vanished as I opened my eyes to look at Jason.
I wiped my tears away and I nudged him awake. He started to open his eyes.
"wake up my sleepy boy" I cooed at him. He rubbed his eyes and put his hand on his stomach as it growled. "mama, I'm hungry" he said.
"don't worry my lovely boy. Mama will make you something to eat okay? You just sit here and wait" I reassured him. He eased off of my lap and sunk into the couch as he saw me get up and walk into the kitchen.
I poured lemonade into a glass cup and warmed up the slice of pie that was left out for Jason with my psychic abilities. I came back into the living room and set the lemonade and pie down for Jason. He dug in immediately and chugged the entire cup of lemonade. I giggled and sat down next to him. He looked up at me and smiled. "I love you mama" "I love you too my lovely boy" my heart swelled with joy. I leaned down and nuzzled my face into his. He didn't resist like most children would. It would seem like he couldn't get enough of my affection. He sat down on my lap and leaned against me. "mama could you tell me a story?" He asked.
I look down at him and kissed his forehead. "of course mama will tell you a story" I told him. "once upon a time, there once was a boy who didn't listen to his mother. When she would tell him to come inside for dinner he would still stay outside. When his mother told him to eat his vegetables he didn't eat them. When his mother told him it was time for bed, he didn't go to bed. Eventually the mother stopped talking to him. He would play outside all day. And he would start to get hungry there would be no dinner on the table. And when he was sleepy he couldn't go to bed because no one would tuck him in. Eventually to boy cried out for his mother and she asked him 'what is the matter'. 'I miss you mother' the boy said. 'I miss you. Please come back. I promise I will listen mother' and the mother came back. The boy went outside one day. And his mother call him for supper. He obeyed and went inside to have a nice dinner with his mother. When it was time for bed he would jump under the covers and wait for his mother to tuck him in. And he slept happily for that night and many more nights to come" I finished. He clapped in joy and hugged me before getting off my lap.
"Mama, can I go outside to play? I promise I won't go Into the woods" he asked. "yes you may but I want you to come back and check in with me okay?" I said. He nodded and ran around the field as if he was being chased by something. I took my eyes off of him to make dinner.
(Jason's point of view)
As I ran from the monsters I heard a little girl crying in the woods.
{Go into the woods Jason} the voice said to me. I refused. {Jason what if it is a monster trying to pretend to be a girl. What if it's a monster that hunts only at night. Would you let your mother be killed at night because of your pathetic promises}
"o-ok. I don't want mama to be harmed" I said as I picked up a rock. {Whatever you see don't let it deceive you. It will take any chance to kill you and your mother} the voice said. I began to walk closer to the crying with the intention to kill. As I turned around a tree I saw a little girl sitting against the tree with her knees to her chest. "hello?" I said to the monster. She looked up and had tears running down her face. "please. Help me. I'm lost. I don't know how to get out of here. Please can you tell me where to go to get out of here?" She sniffled.
"uh. Yeah I can show you a way out of here, just follow me" I told her.
I went around the tree with the rock in my hand wanting for her to show her face. {Kill her. She's trying to take mother away from us!} The voice yelled.
As I saw the girl's face I smashed the rock into her nose and she fell down screaming in pain. I looked down to see her nose crooked and messed up. {See she was wearing a mask. Her face is fake! Kill her! Kill her!} The voice commanded.
I saw the girl starting to rise and I kicked her back down. "you're going to take her! How dare you try to take her away from me!" I screamed at her. She put her hand up block the next hit but failed as I smashed the rock against her face again. And again. And again. I began to stomp on her skull and I notice that her head was cracked open. I kept stomping and blood splattered on my clothes. I then smashed the rock into her head one more time and it caved in. I looked at the scene before me to see her brains slowly ooze out into a puddle. "you disgusting pig!" I yelled as I kicked her dead corpse. I then began to cry and I ran back home.
(Samana's point of view)
I heard my Jason running in crying. I stormed out of the kitchen and ran into the living room. I saw him covered in blood. He saw and ran into me. He clung to my left and cried into it. "they tried to take you away from me, she wanted to kill you. She wanted to take you mama. She was a monster with a fake face. I had to mama. She would have killed us. Mama I'm sorry I went into the woods please ma- shhhhhh. My child. I would never be mad or disappointed in you" I interrupted as I bent down to hold him on my arms. "shhhhh. It's okay baby. You are okay. Let's go see why this monster was okay? Is safe for me to see?" I tried to reassure him. He nodded and we left the house.
I set Jason down and I walked to the bloody scene before me. I saw a little body wearing a pink shirt and black shorts with pink flip flops . I noticed the pool of blood and brain matter. Blood and skull fragments were what remained of the girl. I crossed my arms as I inhaled to prevent myself from crying. I left the scene and went back to Jason. I carried him with me to the house.
"Jason….I…I….are you sure that girl was monster…." My voice seemed to start to fail. "yes mama. She told me she was going to kill us. She told me. I heard it with my ears. She said it" Jason said truthfully. "Jason…. Next time you go outside…..I'm going with you okay baby?" I said quickly as I calmed down. Jason hugged my leg and I kissed him on the forehead.