Marie saw Salena packing things into a suitcase. She leaned against the doorjam and watched silently. She had accepted her fate though with defiance. Salena hadn't even bother to listen to her pleads and demands to stay. She had tried to get her father to back her up but he had left on some important matter. So it was decided she would go to Brookhaven.
Unless she pulled an excuse fast to prolong the trip. She thought about school and decided that might be her ticket out of going. She stared out at the trees for a little inspiration but none was coming to her. Then it hit her, she could use the school dance to her advantage. She had to make it convincing that she wanted to go.
Salena closed the suitcase with a snap and turned towards her daughter. The girl was dressed in her wrinkled clothes again and she could see a stain near the collar on the shirt. She was glad that the girl would be leaving soon and taking all the dark moods with her. She couldn't blame Marie for the lost of Kristy but the girl was so sullen and made it hard for her to understand the girl.
"Mom, please don't send me away, there's a dance in a few weeks." Marie's voice sounded husky with lack of use.
Salena turned and looked at her in surprise. Marie never bothered to talk to her since nine years ago, when there was scores of doctors called to see to her mental health. She always felt like the girl blamed her for all those specialists being there. In a sense it was Salena's fault but John had agreed on trying to get Marie help. With all the talk of monsters and how she had been given the dress back, Salena thought she would lose her own wits soon enough.
"A dance?" Salena took the suitcase off the bed and placed it by the door.
"Yes, the Summer Festival dance," Marie lied easily, she had forgotten the real name of the dance. But Salena didn't need to know that.
"And you want to go?" She heard the supision in her mother's voice.
"Yes, more than anything," Marie clasped her hands and did a little twirl like other girls she saw did.
Salena gave her a look then gave a shrug, "Alright, you can stay until this dance, but any funny business before then and you're shipped to Brookhaven, got it?"
Marie nodded then did something she hadn't done in years, she gave her mother a hug. She felt her mother go rigid from the surprise hug but before Salena could react, she let go and ran out the door. She was going to stay. She had enough time now to try and find out about her sister's mysterious death.
She skipped down the stairs and hugged her father. He returned the hug after a moment then she pulled away. She ran out the front door and looked at the forest. She had a few weeks to discover what was going on in Silent Hill along with the forest and its connection with the ten year old murder.