.:Chapter three:.
The pumpkin sun's ray's broke through the silk black curtains. They slowly crept up to Sam's fragile pale skin. He opened his eyes slowly and sat up, the covers falling off his body, revealing bruises and cuts from Scott and his nasty friends. He got up and slipped his shirt over his shoulders leaving it unbuttoned. He messaged his sore abs and rubbed his tired eyes. Walking over to the door he slightly remembered what happened last night. He opened it slowly and slipped outside into the hall.
He decided he was going to explore the house. Looking around at the wicked pictures and paintings on the walls and unique furniture. This was all so new to him. Nothing was the least bit bright and cheery. Gloomy and dark, but he liked it. He felt more in his place here. He peeked into a few rooms. He soon came to a black door with a small yellow 'X' at the way bottom. As he was just about to open the door a tall and dark figure stepped in between him and the door.
"I wouldn't go in there if I were you." Sam recognized the voice as Jacks. "Much to scary for you. How about you come down stairs and have a bite to eat?" Sam nodded and followed Jack down the spiral stair case.
"How are you feeling this morning?" Jack asked as he pulled out a chair for Sam to sit in.
"Um... less tired."
"What would you like to eat?" Jack asked pulling some jars and bags out of cabinets and drawers.
"Pancakes, if that's not a problem" he said yawning.
Jack looked at Sam with a confused look. Then Sam realized that they probably don't eat the same kinds of food.
"Um...never mind. I'll just have what your having" he said blushing a bit.
Jack rustled around with things here and there then brought over a plate and placed it in front of Sam. Before Sam could say anything the door bell had rung. There was a bell and then a small screech. Sam smiled at this sound and gave out a little chuckle. Looking back down at his plate his eyes widened.
'What in the world is this thing' he thought to himself as Jack answered the door. There was what looked like two pieces of bread and something black in between. Sam not wanting to be noticed lightly poked it and the food jumped. He too jumped back and almost fell out of his chair. A spider crawled out of the bread and climbed down the table and scurried away.
Jack and the person at the door turned to see what was all the racket. Sam looks up and slightly smiled letting a small nervous laugh escape his mouth. The other person was short, much shorter the Jack and himself. But he had a very tall black top hat. His skin was a peach color and his body plump and round. He wore black clothing with a red ribbon on his left breast that read 'MAYOR'. Suddenly his face turned around and there was a white face with worried huge eyes and sharp scary teeth.
Seeing this, Sam stood up and screamed. Then as the Mayor heard his shriek, he too gave out a loud yelp. Jack silenced them both .
"Mayor this is a friend, Sam, who cam to visit Sally and I." Jack leaned down and put a hand on his shoulder. "Now about that costume. Sally is fixing it up for me and it will be ready in time for Halloween next week. Mayor..." Jack shook him slightly to awaken him from his trance.
"Yes, yes um.... but still you have to come and approve again of the settings and...." he said pulling his eyes of the boy and back up to Jack still with his frowning pale face. They continue their conversation with occasionally frightened glances from the Mayor. Soon they finished and Jack walked over to Sam.
"I'm terribly sorry, I must go but I will be back soon. Please fell free to do what you wish, explore the town some more, in the daylight this time." He smirked and winked then exited the house with the Mayor who finally changed back to his original face.
As jack left his home, one sentenced kept appearing into Sam's mind. 'That was weird and scary, but who's Sally?' He sat down on the chair and tapped his fingers on the table. He was hungry but his 'breakfast' ran away. All of a sudden, from the quiet house he heard someone coming down the creaky stairs. A lady with red hair and ragged clothing appeared in the entrance of the kitchen. She had stitches and thread all over her pale skin. Which later he realized was clothe.
"O, you must be Sam. Jack told me about you. I'm Sally." Sam was startled to hear her talk. He just sat there and nodded, then it was silent till his stomach rumbled.
He grabbed as if to try and shut it up.
"O dear, you must be hungry. I'm sure you don't eat anything we do...let me think." She walked over to a cabinet and pulled out a small old, dusty book and searched through pages. Then with a happy sigh and smile she slammed it shut and placed it onto the counter. She grabbed a few pots and pans, some ingredients and other things then fixed up a soup. As soon as she was done she placed a bowl of it under his nose.
Sam hesitated at first but when smelling the sense he couldn't resist. He took the spoon and filled it with the soup then gulped it down. It was actually really good. He finished the whole thing within minutes.
" That was extremely good" he said to Sally. She smiled and sat down. She and Sam chatted for what seemed like an eternity. They where both really interested in each others worlds. Sam told her how he came to Halloween town and everything else that had happened. Sally not being able to help herself got up from her chair and gave Sam a big hug.
"It must be horrible. Tell you what, to get your mind off of this, why don't you take that cloak hanging on the stand by the door and walk around town." Sam nodded and Sally walked with him to the door. He slipped on the long black jacket that fit perfectly well, it must of been Jacks, then walked out the door waving to Sally at the bottom. She waved from the door, then shut it behind her.
Sam was thinking about his mother and how worried she must be as he walked along the stone pathway. 'Was there a way to get home if I want to? I like it here, I feel that I belong and am accepted for who I am. I can't stay here forever though, or can I?'
The pumpkin sun's ray's broke through the silk black curtains. They slowly crept up to Sam's fragile pale skin. He opened his eyes slowly and sat up, the covers falling off his body, revealing bruises and cuts from Scott and his nasty friends. He got up and slipped his shirt over his shoulders leaving it unbuttoned. He messaged his sore abs and rubbed his tired eyes. Walking over to the door he slightly remembered what happened last night. He opened it slowly and slipped outside into the hall.
He decided he was going to explore the house. Looking around at the wicked pictures and paintings on the walls and unique furniture. This was all so new to him. Nothing was the least bit bright and cheery. Gloomy and dark, but he liked it. He felt more in his place here. He peeked into a few rooms. He soon came to a black door with a small yellow 'X' at the way bottom. As he was just about to open the door a tall and dark figure stepped in between him and the door.
"I wouldn't go in there if I were you." Sam recognized the voice as Jacks. "Much to scary for you. How about you come down stairs and have a bite to eat?" Sam nodded and followed Jack down the spiral stair case.
"How are you feeling this morning?" Jack asked as he pulled out a chair for Sam to sit in.
"Um... less tired."
"What would you like to eat?" Jack asked pulling some jars and bags out of cabinets and drawers.
"Pancakes, if that's not a problem" he said yawning.
Jack looked at Sam with a confused look. Then Sam realized that they probably don't eat the same kinds of food.
"Um...never mind. I'll just have what your having" he said blushing a bit.
Jack rustled around with things here and there then brought over a plate and placed it in front of Sam. Before Sam could say anything the door bell had rung. There was a bell and then a small screech. Sam smiled at this sound and gave out a little chuckle. Looking back down at his plate his eyes widened.
'What in the world is this thing' he thought to himself as Jack answered the door. There was what looked like two pieces of bread and something black in between. Sam not wanting to be noticed lightly poked it and the food jumped. He too jumped back and almost fell out of his chair. A spider crawled out of the bread and climbed down the table and scurried away.
Jack and the person at the door turned to see what was all the racket. Sam looks up and slightly smiled letting a small nervous laugh escape his mouth. The other person was short, much shorter the Jack and himself. But he had a very tall black top hat. His skin was a peach color and his body plump and round. He wore black clothing with a red ribbon on his left breast that read 'MAYOR'. Suddenly his face turned around and there was a white face with worried huge eyes and sharp scary teeth.
Seeing this, Sam stood up and screamed. Then as the Mayor heard his shriek, he too gave out a loud yelp. Jack silenced them both .
"Mayor this is a friend, Sam, who cam to visit Sally and I." Jack leaned down and put a hand on his shoulder. "Now about that costume. Sally is fixing it up for me and it will be ready in time for Halloween next week. Mayor..." Jack shook him slightly to awaken him from his trance.
"Yes, yes um.... but still you have to come and approve again of the settings and...." he said pulling his eyes of the boy and back up to Jack still with his frowning pale face. They continue their conversation with occasionally frightened glances from the Mayor. Soon they finished and Jack walked over to Sam.
"I'm terribly sorry, I must go but I will be back soon. Please fell free to do what you wish, explore the town some more, in the daylight this time." He smirked and winked then exited the house with the Mayor who finally changed back to his original face.
As jack left his home, one sentenced kept appearing into Sam's mind. 'That was weird and scary, but who's Sally?' He sat down on the chair and tapped his fingers on the table. He was hungry but his 'breakfast' ran away. All of a sudden, from the quiet house he heard someone coming down the creaky stairs. A lady with red hair and ragged clothing appeared in the entrance of the kitchen. She had stitches and thread all over her pale skin. Which later he realized was clothe.
"O, you must be Sam. Jack told me about you. I'm Sally." Sam was startled to hear her talk. He just sat there and nodded, then it was silent till his stomach rumbled.
He grabbed as if to try and shut it up.
"O dear, you must be hungry. I'm sure you don't eat anything we do...let me think." She walked over to a cabinet and pulled out a small old, dusty book and searched through pages. Then with a happy sigh and smile she slammed it shut and placed it onto the counter. She grabbed a few pots and pans, some ingredients and other things then fixed up a soup. As soon as she was done she placed a bowl of it under his nose.
Sam hesitated at first but when smelling the sense he couldn't resist. He took the spoon and filled it with the soup then gulped it down. It was actually really good. He finished the whole thing within minutes.
" That was extremely good" he said to Sally. She smiled and sat down. She and Sam chatted for what seemed like an eternity. They where both really interested in each others worlds. Sam told her how he came to Halloween town and everything else that had happened. Sally not being able to help herself got up from her chair and gave Sam a big hug.
"It must be horrible. Tell you what, to get your mind off of this, why don't you take that cloak hanging on the stand by the door and walk around town." Sam nodded and Sally walked with him to the door. He slipped on the long black jacket that fit perfectly well, it must of been Jacks, then walked out the door waving to Sally at the bottom. She waved from the door, then shut it behind her.
Sam was thinking about his mother and how worried she must be as he walked along the stone pathway. 'Was there a way to get home if I want to? I like it here, I feel that I belong and am accepted for who I am. I can't stay here forever though, or can I?'