The amount of stressed I feel right now is ridiculous...I've applied at so many different places and still haven't heard anything back. I was suppose to be moving in November 1st and now I don't know how that's going to work seeing as October is already almost over. I'm holding out though and hopefully someone will call in the next two days!
The winter wind whipped against my barely covered caves, freshly fallen snow crunching beneath my feet. I crossed my fingers inside my red coat pocket, tucked my black hair back and pushed the doors open. 'Helloooo' there was no response, not even the creak of excited feet running down the stairs. I hadn't seen my family in almost a year and it appeared that they had neglected to remember my day of arrival. It was 5am, October 31st, Hallowe'en or more commonly here, All Hallows Eve and yet my horror crazed family was silent on such an important day. I kicked my heavy boots against the wall and aimed my coat on to a hook. Walking quitely I made for the over sized staircase that interupted the grand entrance way, the marble was cold against my stocking clad feet and I took the steps two at a time. The moment my toes touched the carpet I knew something was wrong, it was almost as cold as the marble I had leapt off. My hand snaked towards the first door and I wrenched it open...silence. The wooden bed in the middle of the room was empty, slept in, but empty for hours. Each room was the same, blinds still drawn and beds left messy. Creeping back down stairs I couldn't shake the feeling that something was off in the house, and that I wasn't as alone as I thought I was. My eyes darted along the ceiling, seeing it instantly. A large black bat hung from one of the many thick wooden rafters, its small eyes glaring back into mine, with one fell swoop it launched in to the air. As I attempted to duck from the enivitable touch of its leathery wings, the brush of something much more sinister met the pale skin of my neck. 'August!' I cried as I turned to find my elder brother with his teeth nearly breaking through my skin. 'Katarina, you've really let your gaurd down this year.' A quick chuckle and he wrapped his long arm around me, 'Everyone's been hanging out since you've arrived.' He laughed at his own joke and gestured to the bats now quickly leaving the rafters and turning shape. In moments my entire family surrounded me, blending with the darkness that always surrounded us. 'To our seven hundred and eighteith All Hallows Eve!' I called, a cheer rising around me and echoing through out the house, 'And to many more!'
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