Chapter 11: Signs
The school bell for dismissal. I grabbed my bookbag and exited the gym then I proceeded to leave the school. "Hey wait up for me!", Dolly came up to my side walking alongside me.
We continued down the path towards Dolly's place talking about stuff that happened at school. Suddenly she put her hand to my stomach bringing me to a halt.
"What is it?", I asked confused.
"Look to your right, slowly."
Using my peripheral vision I could see across the street from us on the other sidewalk was a boy. He seemed to be about seven or eight years old.
He was stocky with very thin legs. He is blond with an undercut hairstyle. He wore a red jacket over a white shirt and a black tie. He also wore black pants and gloves, and red sneakers.
In his hands was a camera aimed at us. I gave him my full attention crossing my arms. "Hey, What are you doing?", I shouted so he could hear us.
Once he heard me he seemed to panic and bolted off in a random direction.
"Let's hurry up and get to your place.", I suggested.
"Indeed."
"Dylan I still don't understand how this game works.", I said scratching the top of my head. Me and Dylan were playing the game Dolly told me about. Poodlewolf I believe it was called.
"Told ya he wouldn't like it.", Dolly said to Dylan. "Aaron's place is so awesome. He has video games, comics, junk food, and you wouldn't believe who his dad is."
"Who is he?", Dylan asked.
"Mr. Daniels."
"Mr. Daniels?!", Dylan questioned with surprise getting a cocky nod and smirk from his sister. Seems Dylan knows him too.
"Yeah, I should bring you over sometime Dylan.", I said. "Speaking of my dad he's probably wondering where I am, so I gonna get going."
Before I could leave Dolly snatched me up bringing me into a hug nuzzling her cheek into mine.
I locked eyes with Dylan who was glaring at me intensely. I've never been so scared in my life...Well that's a lie, but still it was an unsettling thing to see from someone like Dylan.
"Alright well see ya."
I left the treehouse and walked my way home.
I stepped into the house and shut the door. I was gonna head upstairs, but stopped upon hearing distant chattering in the living room.
I headed into the living room suddenly taken aback by what I was seeing.
Dad was sitting in a chair across from a woman that was sitting on the couch. They must've been having a conversation before I came in here.
"Oh Aaron glad to see your finally here. I wanna introduce you to someone.", Dad announced clearly talking to the woman sitting on our couch. Something about her seemed oddly familiar.
"This is Cruella De Vil.", Dad introduced. "She's one of your Mom's old business partners."
"Yeah I can tell.", I smugly thought.
She had pale dry skin, black and white hair, she had a skeletal build to her, She had a bald spot on her head due to what I assumed was old age and the rest of her hair is longer. She also wore black pants, red gloves a jacket with fur lining.
Last time I remembered fur clothing was illegal pretty much every where. Mainly due to fur being retrieved from killed and skinned anthros which was considered manslaughter.
"Oh my goodness you've gotten so big.", She spoke before aggressively squeezing my cheeks like someone's grandma.
"Uh thanks.", I nervously retorted.
"I was just getting ready to leave, thankfully you showed up just in time.", She added heading to the door getting ready to go. "I just came to check up on you dear to see if you were handling everything well."
"Uh...I've never been better.", I shared.
"Well that's a relief. If you need anything darling don't hesitate to call.", She said opening the front door leaving. "After all, you are part of the family."
Afterwards she slammed the door behind her. Ok...that was awkward. "That last line felt like she was foreshadowing something, I don't know what though.", Dad muttered.