Monday, February 6, 2012

Dream Scenario

It's dark. Darker than usual as a young man and his sister slip silently through the night. The parking lot is empty except for a few buses scattered here and there. Their yellow detailing is only visible in the dim moonlight. She sees her reflection warp within the glow and she jumps. A quiet hush escapes the older boy and they pause. Breathing. It's louder, labored, but not their own. He didn't expect anyone else would be around. It's late or early rather...no one would be on campus for another four or five hours at least. Still, someone is there breathing heavily.

Loudly. The sound is painful, like dull knives against a tattered sidewalk.

He peeks around the corner to try to spot the source of the noise. It's dark, but he can make out a silhouette of a man. She yelps and before he has a chance to shush her, he feels a strong hand on his shoulder. They're busted.

The young man sighs, his arms across his chest as the two men look him and his sister over. They're skeptical, it figures. No one seems to take him seriously. Not even his own mother. His sister believed...and now look where they were. A worn down bus garage. His money is gone and jingling lightly in the thugs pockets as the pace about the room. They're unsure on what to do. It is hard to see and yet, the young man must have seen or at least picked up on their voices. Security guards weren't always the best at scamming and these two were no exception. The young man squirms and his usually outspoken voice is falls upon deaf ears. They're arguing now. The young man is certain they're going to 'dispose' of them. This is all his fault. His sister is going to pay and this is all his fault.

They decide to call a friend and within the hour, the young man and his sister are being shipped away to some sort of 'camp'. This wasn't a camp at all though. It was a house and inside a couple lives. A very unusual couple. A very predatory couple. After few days the young man notices a body in the freezer and it is obvious this family isn't normal at all. They are playing pretend. The 'father' is violent and beats his wife and the wife is unstable. She screams and yells one minute and the next she is as sweet as can be. He doesn't understand. How do they escape. Is there one, is it possible?

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