Chapter 14
A car horn beeped outside the house as Sauli rushed to grab his wallet, his keys, his cologne, and a small comb and place the objects into his satchel. The car horn beeped once more and Angela called from the car window,
"Come on, Sauli! We'd like to go shopping today and not tomorrow!"
"I'm sorry!" Called Sauli back. He looked at Adam really fast and said, "Are you sure you and Mika will be okay?" Adam rolled his eyes with an innocent grin upon his face.
"We'll be fine, Sauli," he said, "trust me! We're both grown men, after all."
"And you'll give him the note I left?" Adam nodded.
"Of course! I'll give it to him as soon as he wakes up." Sauli beamed bright and kissed Adam on the cheek.
"Kiitos, Adam," he giggled. "I'll see you later!" Sauli ran out of the house and shut the door behind him. Adam walked up to the window and waved to Sauli and company as they drove off to the outlets. Once the car could no longer be seen from the window, Adam chuckled to himself and slunk with snake-like stealth to Mika's bedroom. He stood in the doorway and cleared his throat, ready to sing.
"In the silence of your room,
In the darkness of your dreams,
You must only think of me.
There can be no inbetween."
Mika stirred and opened his eyes slowly sitting up at the edge of his bed.
"Huh?" He said stretching, "Who's out there?" Adam grinned menacingly and continued to sing.
"Stay with me...
Stay with me..."
Mika rose from his bed and headed to the bedroom door. With precise speed and stealth, Adam moved into the kitchen, leading Mika to him from afar.
"You better hope and pray,
That you make it safe,
Back to your own world.
'Cause when you sleep at night,
They won't hear your cries,
In your own world."
"Hello?" Called Mika, following Adam's voice. "Sauli? Adam?" Adam chuckled and seemed to vanish into thin air. Mika walked around the kitchen, cluelessly searching for the source of the singing, his head turning left and right. Adam, who was hanging by his tail on the ceiling above him, creeped down and stood behind Mika, panting as saliva dripped from his mouth. Mika stood frozen in fear, hesitant to turn around. He gulped and slowly turned his head to the right. Behind him, stood a six foot tall horned beast with bright red hair and long open black wings. Its reptilian tail swished back and forth as its jaw gaped to reveal layers of thousands of razor sharp teeth. The creature extended its claws and roared into Mika's face, spit flying out of its mouth. The force of the sound blew Mika's hair back as he stood frozen in shock, too terrified to move. The creature's roar sounded like a mix of a t-rex's roar and a high-pitched human shriek. Regaining his volition, Mika ran as fast as he could away from the beast, but it wrapped its tail around his ankle and pulled him to the floor.
"Help!" Mika's bloodcurdling screams echoed throughout the empty house. "Somebody please help me!" The creature reeled Mika close to it and Mika flopped around like an injured fish caught on a hook. The creature laughed from deep within its throat and smiled, showing off its glorious fangs.
"You pitiful fool," it said, lifting Mika off the ground, leaving him hanging upside down, "I almost feel sorry for you." The creature used its index finger to spin Mika around like a windchime in the breeze. "Time to say goodnight," it growled, opening its mouth wide, ready to feast. In a flash, Mika grabbed the earring he saw hanging from the creature's ear and pulled on it hard, tearing the flesh on the creature's ear completely off. The beast shrieked in pain and whipped Mika across the room. While the monster was distracted, Mika scrambled to his feet and ran upstairs into a nearby closet. He shut the door carefully, trying not to slam it, and covered his mouth to prevent his breathing from being heard. Mika heard the creature's long spiked tail scraping the wood floor as it walked.
"I know you're here, Mika," it said, dragging its claws against the wall, "I can smell your fear." Mika trembled in terror, closing his eyes and praying that he was going to wake up from this horrible nightmare at any second. This, however, was no nightmare. It was real, and there was nothing or no one there that could save him. The creature stopped in front of the closet and took in a long deep breath. It chuckled and the door knob slowly began to turn. Just as Mika accepted his fate, preparing to see the creature's hideous face behind the door, the sound of the front door opening downstairs made everything stop.
"Hello?" Called Sauli from downstairs. "Mika? Are you home? I left my cellphone here so I-"
"SAULI CALL THE POLICE! Screamed Mika. "THERE'S SOMETHING IN THE HOUSE!" The creature gasped and began to breathe heavily.
"Oh no," he heard it said, "I can't let him see me like this." Mika opened the door slightly and saw the creature spread its wings and fly out the nearest window, leaving pieces of broken glass everywhere. On its way out, the creature cut its arm on the windowsill, leaving a sliver of blood behind. Mika walked out of the closet in awe, still trying to process what had just happened to him. Sauli ran upstairs and came to Mika's side.
"Mika!" He cried. "Baby, what happened?!" Sauli's voice became softer as the sound of Mika's ears ringing drowned out all noise. His eyes rolled back and he collapsed in Sauli's arms. The sound of police sirens could be heard from outside and two cops walked into the house with Tommy and Angela. Sauli carried Mika's unconscious body to the paramedics as best he could, then watched as police officers searched his house for any kind of evidence they could use.
"Sir," said the officer, pushing Sauli out of his home, "we're going to need you to leave. We'll have the station call you when we're finished with our investigation."
"Wait!" Said Sauli, trying to see over the policemen, "My friend should be here! His name is Adam and I left him and Mika here when I went out. He has to be here!"
"We'll look and see if we find any bodies. In the meantime, you must leave."
"Bodies?!" The police officer shoved Sauli and his friends out of his home and closed the door behind them. "Bodies," said Sauli to himself, "oh Adam...please be okay..."