Desclaimer: I do not own The Strain.
Maddy stretched on the couch, then proceeded to lift a arm to place over her eyes. Even though she hardly did anything, the day felt exhausting. One thing was for sure, Maddy was greatful that the mob wasn't buzzing around the house anymore. Truthfully it did not stop the phone from constantly ringing. One call was actually from one of the survivers from the plane. Only with the insistance of her mother did she listen to what the woman on the other line had to say. It was aggrivating but the constantly ringing of the phone made her head spin. Maddy was currently feeling the strong urge to throw it across the room. Her father walking in and unhooking the line from the wall saved her from her insanity to do so.
"Did..." Her father hesitated at first, then continued while making his way to the single couch that was on the far left side of the front room. "Did you enjoy your time away?"
"Yes...a lot of interesting sites to see. I mangaged to take photos on the camera, so once I have them saved to the computer you should be able to see them." Maddy mumbled tiredly as her father sat down, the chair squeaking in response to his added weight.
"Before you left honey, I know your mother won't say it but she and I are both sorry. That fight shouldn't have happen." He confessed.
"It's fine dad...no point in getting caught up in it." Maddy commented, moving her arm to place both hands on her eyes to rub them. Honestly, Maddy didn't want to bring up something that will only end in another argument. Time away from home did not heal her wounds. It was laughable really, she came back with more.
"I know...but still we really are." He whispered with a sigh. Out of both her parents only her dad truly knew how she was.
Her father gave a huff, all the while grabbing the remote to turn on the TV. More then likely to watch the sports channel like he always did.
Her mother entered the room with a smile, sporting an orange and white apron with dog prints on it. Normaly when Maddy smelled the scent of food from the kitchen it was a heavenly smell. As of right now the smells were to powerful to the point it made her sick to her stomach. Maddy would be lying if she said she wasn't hungry. On the contrary, Maddy was but nothing she ate satiated her appetite. She chalked it up to her inability to swallow food at her normal pace, making her eating periods longer. Heck even the Hot Cheetos her mother got for her didn't help. They laid on the microwave barely uneaten.
"I could use a little help with the salad." Her mother declared. Maddy's father made to get up but Maddy beat him to it.
"I got it dad, no need to get up." Maddy said with a fake smile, her body feeling winded from sitting up. Her father leaned back again and gave a smile as thanks. Maddy and her mother made their way back into the kitchen.
Maddy grabbed a head of lettuce, tomato, shredded cheese, cucumber, onion, bacon bits, and a jar of pickles out of the refrigerator. She walked over to the counter, which was in the middle of the kitchen, placing the items onto the counter. Maddy pulled out a kitchen drawer to retrieve a knife, then grabbing a plastic cutting board. She set to work on cutting them one at a time. Her mother worked on the other side of the kitchen with her own counter in front of Maddy mixing the ingredients for the guacamole dip. It was her fathers favorite food to eat during game night. Maddy would confess that something did smell good. It didn't smell like the guacamole which she loved though. Her face scrunched up as she turned her attention back to her own task.
Her mother washed her hands, making her way over back to the refrigerator to let the guacamole dip chill for a while. She proceeded to walk back to her original spot, bending down to open the bottom cabinet to pull out the george forman grill.
"Maddy can you hand me the chicken please, it should be right next to you." She called over her shoulder as she started to grab various items out of the cupboards.
Maddy's looked to her right and spotted the thawing chicken placed on a plate. A puddle of left over blood started to pool with the melting ice that covered the chicken. Maddy placed the knife down and walked over to it as if in a trance. That hum was back again and that smell. That delicious smell was coming from the raw meat placed out before her. The realization snapped Maddy out of it and she shook her head. She completely blocked out the hum and set back to work.
Once finished with piling the cut tomato's and onion's into the bowl of lettuce, Maddy turned her attention to cutting the cucumber. In the process of cutting the pieces five times across from the already sliced cucumber her mother in her heist knocked a glass cup onto the floor, shattering it. The noise surprised Maddy so much that she nicked her finger with knife. The skin pulled back from being sliced away. Maddy muffled her pain behind closed lips as the blood started to drip out. She grabbed a bounty paper towel to clean up the mess. Her mother walking past her, most likely to intent on heading to the laundry room to get the broom. Her mother failing to notice the blood pooling on Maddy's paper towel. Maddy pulled off the loose hanging skin, deeming it now longer useful. Dabbing at the wound with the paper towel again she tilted her head and narrowed her eyes. Strange. Something was sticking out of her finger. Pinching her finger at the base, next, sliding them upwards it slid out more. Maddy focused on it and with terror watched as it wiggled. Panicking Maddy grabbed it between two finger nails and watched as it grew long and longer as she pilled it out. She freaked and flung the worm like creature away from her. It landed on the counter squirming even more. Maddy's hands shook as she gathered herself to look at it. From all the Monsters Inside Me episodes she seen on Animal Planet, it had to have been a parasite.
The parasite shifted around and look like it was reaching for her. She grabbed her used paper towel and smacked it onto the worm with the intent on killing it. She quickly walked over to the half full trash bin, flipping the lid open, then tossed it inside. It left Maddy with no choice but to call and make an appointment but as of that moment what she needed most was some fresh air.
As if on cue, her mother walked back into the kitchen.
"Aren't you going to help me." She asked a the while cleaning up the shards of glass.
"I don't feel so well. I think I need some air, I'll be back later." Maddy apologized grabbing her wallet, which was located next to the phone.
"Okay, don't stay out too long." Was the response Maddy heard while at the door. If Maddy would have bother to look back then, She would have seen her mother reaching into the half full bag of trash to dispose of the shards of glass.
I'm starting to progress more with the first book The Strain, I'm on page 185. I'm itching to whip out the second book but for once in my life I'm actually reading a book whole without skimming it. I kind of feel bad for Eph in the book, I don't get why people hate him so much yet. I don't like Kelly and Nora's just...there. I hope to finish the first book soon and see were it leads me. This was kind of hard for me right here, please ignore any typo's. I did my best to fix them.
