The Wiccombs Mansion
Stella was laying sprawled out on the couch in her spacious sitting room. Staring up at the ceiling without blinking her eyes. A white cloth that reeked of vinegar were on her forehead.
The maid came in followed by Sheriff Mitchell and an officer. They were returning back.
Sheriff Mitchell and the officer covered their noses. Is she trying to suffocate herself in this vinegar smell. Sheriff Mitchell thought to himself. He was upset that his breakfast was cut short this morning. His wife made his favourite breakfast for him. When he came here earlier and found out it was really a finger belonging to a human hand he almost passed out next to Stella. Good thing he didn't eat otherwise his breakfast would have landed on Stella's expensive imported tiles or on her face, but that's not where his horrific joy ride ended. He was called over to Lee's apartment. He and the officer stopped along the way for some hot dogs. He ate three and his still regretting it. Why they didnt take the body down and covered it was beyond him. On trembling legs he rushed to the toilet puking his lungs out along the way. Now they have to clean his puke from the scene. How embarrassing. When will this nightmare ends? Someone woke up this morning with a sick sense of humour. Sheriff Mitchell thought to himself.
"Is she .. is she alive?" Sheriff Mitchell whispered to the maid. Pale in the face.
"Mitchell?" Stella called out loudly making the Sheriff shriek.
With trembling lips he said. "Jesus Stella dont do that again." Sheriff Mitchell looked for the officer who was by his side seconds ago only to find the officer by the door. Pale in the face. Hand on the door knob.
He too felt like escaping this vinegar hell with a madwoman that looks like a ghost.
"Is that Edwards finger Mitchell? " Stella asked.
"We have send it away for tests. Right now we can't say for sure Stella if its Edwards." Sheriff Mitchell said and wiped his sweaty face with his handkerchief.
"Its his finger!" Stella screamed. "He is coming for me Mitchell. He is coming for me!" Stella said with wild eyes. She looked completely like a possessed mad woman.
The officer cleared his throat hard and said weakly. "Sheriff I'm going to scan the grounds outside." He quickly opened the door and mumbled, "this is too much for me."
"Calm down Stella. This is someone playing a sick joke on you. It might not even be a real finger. Look we will find him and the punishment will be severely." Sheriff Mitchell said comfortingly.
"and they say I'm nuts!" Stella said loudly. "My maid said you held the finger in your hand Mitchell. You even had it in your mouth. She said your face turned pale when you realised its real. Its Edwards finger I'm telling you!"
Sheriff Mitchell felt like throwing up and then faint. In that order. "Look its normal police procedure to do that." Sheriff Mitchell explained quickly.
"To bite a dead finger?" Stella shrieked with wide eyes.
"Yes Stella." Sheriff Mitchell said clearly annoyed and upset. "And what's with the vinegar cloth on the head? This is not the medieval era. Get with the times Stella.
Tears of laughter were rolling down the maid's cheeks. She had her head bowed the whole time. This is comedy at its best.
"Show Sheriff Mitchell to the door." Stella said upset.
"No need. I'll show myself out. I will keep you up to date Stella. Good day to you." Sheriff Mitchell said quickly before rushing out.
The Salvatore Home
Bonnie came home from town. Dylan and his friends were still playing in the pool. She called him and Connor over to help her with the grocery bags.
Aunt May was sitting in the sun room busy reading. The twins playing with their soft baby toys on their playmate. "Their the sweetest babies ever, child. Not once crying." Aunt May said with a soft smile.
"They take after me." Bonnie said and smiled.
"That they do. You know I remember how Sheila used to get so worried. She would say, May this baby is not crying? Why isn't she crying? She just looks at me with her big green eyes like she can see right through me. Maybe her mother dropped her or something. I said Sheila all in due time and when you cried for the first time, boy did you make a noise. Your grand mother was so happy to hear you cry that I thought Sheila has gone crazy on me. Those were the good times." May said and laughed.
Bonnie smiled sadly.
"Kenzie is out with that boy Antwone and Alex is out with his friends. I told them I want them back at six. I'm not cooking for ghosts. Zoe and Dylan are still in the pool with their friends." May said. She looked at Bonnie. "What is wrong child?"
Bonnie cleared her throat and said. "They found Lee's body in her apartment hanging by the ceiling."
May sigh deeply. "There goes another child of Mystique Lake. Another child of us. She was a woman who was not without sins, and we dont judge for she too are a child of God. May her soul rest in peace. Come child. Let us pray for her soul." May said softly.
Bonnie walked to May crying. She held onto the old woman's wrinkled hands like its her lifeline.
The Henderson's Home
Kate was down in the basement doing laundry. Hendy still have to check the new washing machine in their washroom so for the time being she is using the old ones in their basement. She heard a sound behind one of the washing machines. With a furrowed brow she switched the machine off. She slightly moved the machine.
Her blood stilled and her body turning ice cold. The scream died on her lips. Kate fell backwards. Sitting on her behind unable to move from shock.
The grey black serpent's head moved furiously. Its mouth opened. Revealing the black hideous mouth. Kate knew one slight movement from her and the snake will strike her. She felt warm liquid running between her legs. Her pee wetting the concrete floor in front of her.
The snake hissed. The black souless eyes blankly staring at her.
"Kate? Kate? You still busy dear?" Henderson asked from where he was standing on the top of the stairs. "I'm going to the store you want something honey?"
Kate couldn't talk or move. She closed her eyes and prayed for her husband to come down and check on her.
The serpent hissed loud. Its head swinging viciously.
"Kate for the love of God do not move a muscle." Henderson said. He decided to come down and check on his wife when he got no reply from her. He moved slowly. Directing the snake away from his wife. Slowly he picked up an old shoe from a box and threw it near the snake. Like lightning the snake went after the shoe. Striking it repeatedly. Injecting the shoe furiously with its venom.
"Come Kate. Now." Hendy said and helped his wife up. He helped her up the stairs and locked the door behind them.
Safely in their kitchen he hugged her tightly. "Did it strike you? Let me check Kate. We need to get you to a hospital as soon as possible."
Kate just shook her head no. Unable to talk. She was shaking from shock.
He helped his wife to a kitchen chair and immediately called the guys at the snake park.
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Dr Henderson gave his wife a pill to calm her down. Stewart was sitting with his mom. His hand rubbing her back to comfort her. She was pale in the face.
The snake ranger came out of the basement with the snake in a big black container.
"I had to kill it or it would have killed me. It was pretty aggressive but its in their nature." The man said jokingly.
"My wife was almost killed by that snake! And your joking?" Henderson said angry.
"Look doc I dont know how this baby ended up here. She's not reported missing on our records. So we honestly didnt know. Sometimes they do escape but these babies we keep under high security. This here." The guy said and kicked the container. "Is a black mamba. One of the most venomous snakes in the world. Very aggressive and can inject you with their venom repeatedly. Docs wife are very lucky. Not many lived to tell the tale. Even after their dead they're fangs are still poisonous. One guy touched the fangs of one of them and sadly he is no longer with us which reminds me did you guys get the anti venom for their poison? Last time we check there was none." The man said and smiled.
Dr Henderson grabbed the man and shoved him out of his home. "I'm reporting that place and believe me I will not rest until that place is shut down."
"Relax doc. Look I'll get your son a pet snake. On the house." The man said and smiled nervously.
"Get out!" Dr Henderson yelled.
The man hurriedly rushed with the container to his jeep.
"Mom are you okay?" Stewart ask his mom.
She looked at her son and just nodded yes. Tears rolling down her cheeks. Dr Henderson came in and hugged his wife and son.
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