Restless Nights

Ally's POV

"I don't know what happened, I just opened the door and there she was lying on the ground!" I said to the police officer. We were walking out of the building and heading for the parking lot area. "Did you see anything strange at the scene, anything unusual?" The officer asked pulling out his notebook.

"Well, the room was complete disaster it looked like someone broke in and went through everything she owned. Ugh, I don't know." I said with frustration. The sight was unbearable to see. What I saw could not compare to anything I've ever seen in my entire life. When I entered Dr. Lynn was dead and what really scared the crap out of me was when I saw her in the middle of a circle with a cross right underneath her...

"Thank you Ms. Dawson your father should be over there with your Sheriff John." The officer said before walking away to the crime scene. I pulled out my inhaler and took in a big whiff of it trying to calm down my nerves.

I sighed and ran across the parking lot to my dad. "There you are oh my god you almost gave me and your mother a heart attack." He said bringing me into a tight bear hug. "Can't...breathe..."

He let go and patted my hair. "Are you ok? Are there any bruises, cuts?" He rushed at me. I cocked my eyebrow, "Dad I'm fine can we just go home?" I said walking towards the car. I know I seem in a suckish attitude but I can't help it, what I saw wasn't normal at all. No where near normal. I couldn't help but feel like I've seen that sign before.

Suddenly the drivers car door open. "Hey sorry sweetie did I do something to upset you? You seemed pretty off back there." He said starting the car. He backed out of the parking space and quickly found the road back towards decor neighborhood. "Nah, I'm perfectly fine just a little freaked out that's all."

"Oh ok."

We arrived at our house and I stepped out fast walking to the door. I rang the doorbell and it swung open to mom. "Oh honey!" She opened the screen door and pulled me into a tight hug. "O-ok mom I'm fine chill."

"Don't tell me to chill! Honey you're probably scared out of your mind right now." She soothed my hair softly and I mentally sighed. Why couldn't they understand that I am perfectly fine? I didn't need my parents to give me reassurance right now all I wanted was to get ready for when Nikki comes over and then go to bed. That's all.

"Seriously mom I'm fine. Actually I'm not even scared anymore, look Nikki's coming over to interview uncle John so can we please just clean up around here and just I don't know all chill out?" I said with frustrated groan before storming up the stairs and into my room. I know it looked like some drastic proportion of mellow dramatic functions but I didn't care.

I closed my door and plopped down on my bean bag chair grabbing my diary out of the end table next to it. I looked around my room and smiled at my paintings. I'm an artist and virtuoso which means I love art and music. But I'm more into abstract work. It's kind of my thing. It gives a whole new twist on things. Positive things I mean.

So ever since I was 7 I have been drawing but I've never really grasped the meaning of my work. It's all circle's and weird objects, that's how I knew it was abstract work a long time ago.

Anyways... I pushed my book to the side and got up. Looking at my work on the walls I couldn't help but feel that there was more that meets the eye. A strange, exasperated feeling that ran through my veins. I sighed and took a deep breath of air trying to regain any normality I had left inside me.

There was a knock at the door and I turned only to find Nikki peeking her head in the doorway. "Hey Ally your mother let me in, your uncle isn't here yet so she said I could come up here." She said stepping inside. I flashed a smile as she plopped down in the bean bag.

"I thought you said you were coming later Nikki?" I said sitting down on the bed.

"Yeah me too but then Daniel rushed out of Cazzette's before I could get a chance to stop him." She rolled her eyes for some reason and crossed her legs. "He left you? That doesn't sound like Daniel at all."

"I know I couldn't believe it either but he messaged me saying that there was some type of family emergency." She pulled her cell phone out of her pocket and handed it to me. I took and scrolled through the message. Hmm, that is totally not like Daniel to leave a crappy message, he would've called.

"Nikki, Ally uncle John is here!" I heard dad yell from downstairs.

Nikki squealed, clearing her throat she straightened her jeans and flashed a smile. "Time to dazzle and shine."

She always says this before she thinks she's done something newsworthy and for some reason interviewing my uncle would be her "big break".

I laughed and passed her as she followed me down the stairs. I saw my uncle standing there in his uniform, a huge grin forming on his lips. "Well isn't it my little Ally-gator! Come here sprout." I smiled and ran over to give him a giant hug. My uncle and I were very close, sometimes even closer than my dad I.

"Hey uncle John I've missed you." I said as he swung his arm around my shoulder. "I've missed you too kiddo. Oh and that must be Nikki," He held out his hand and Nikki shook it firmly. "It's a pleasure to meet you sheriff."

"Oh please call me John." He said with an honest smile. I loved the way my uncle was so honest and open with everyone. He had a lot to live for. "Will do John." Nikki said with a charming smile. "Shall we eat?" Mom asked clapping her hands together.

"Why not?" John said as we all walked to the kitchen.

"Are you kidding me? You might have to take an all night shift?" Mother asked taking a quick bite of her lasagna. We were all sitting at the kitchen table enjoying ourselves. Well that was until mom had to bring up the recent killings and of course add Nikki into the conversation we'll get a boat load of gossip from the police office.

"Yeah I mean the killings are all too random for us to figure out a pattern." Uncle John said as he sipped on his drink. Nikki then spoke up, "John, do you have any clue who is doing the killing. Have you even found any evidence, maybe DNA?"

"Unfortunately no we haven't but it's so random though."

"What's so random?" I asked butting in. "Well it's just weird. The killer is picking random people to slaughter it's very irrational if you ask me. And then the random bites on them and the weird markings. Trust me it's nothing I have ever dealt with before." He gave out a little chuckle before taking a bite out of his lasagna.

"Wait there were bites?" Nikki asked pulling out her notepad. "Yeah strange bites, we took it to the veterinarian and he said it looked like marks from a mountain lion but weird concoctions were mixed inside the victims blood."

"Whoa." Nikki said in awe. "Mayor Hamilton is not going to happy about this either. Dr. Lynn was one of our highly decorated therapist in all of Nightingale." I said leaning back in my chair. "Probably, but advise you to all stay out of green bay woods. We don't know where the mountain lions are coming from but I feel that it may be coming from there so just a warning." He said smiling at all of us.

Mom spoke up finally switching the conversation to a new turning point, "Oh have you guys seen the new people that just moved in 2 days ago?"

"Yeah the Moons, they are really something." Uncle John said with a smirk. "What do you mean?" Nikki asked. "Eh I don't know it's just they are very isolated and quiet. They didn't even want to sign up for participating in our local fair in 2 months."

"Wow that's rude." Dad said taking a big bite of his salad. I totally agreed with Uncle John I could see Austin turning them down judging by how he reacted to me this morning at school. Still what is up with that kid?

"Well," Uncle John said getting up, "Thank you for the lovely dinner Penny, and I'll see you later little brother." John said giving my father a little push. "And I'll see you later Ally-gator. Stay safe Nikki."

He walked out of the kitchen leaving us in silence. "Thanks for the dinner Penny, I'll see you later Lester bye!" Nikki said quickly said getting up and running out of the room probably to finish the article she oh so desperately wanted.

"Ally are you ok?" My mother asked. I groaned, "Stop asking that mom I'm fine please just-" I stopped myself and got up running up the stairs and into my room. I couldn't help the thoughts that ran through my mind. Bite marks, mountain lions? None of this was adding up, if anything it looked like the person who did it made it look that way...

A/N- What do you think is happening guys? Who do you think is doing the killings? Tell me in a review oh and make sure to reviewwww!:)

-Taylor:)