Chapter 1 House
In a small town known as Denver Land, a family of three were driving into the town and to their new house. The family consisted of two parents and their daughter who wasn't very happy about the move. The Parents were named Angelica who was the mother and the father named Angelico. Angelico looked in the rearview mirror and saw his daughter laying down in the back seat staring up at the car roof. Her raven black hair cut into a neutral cut resting on the car seat, her equally black eyes staring at the cars roof with sadness written all over them.
"Hey Tina, are you excited to see our new house?" Angelico asked.
"What do you think dad?" Tina said apathetically before turning on her side.
"Oh Tina, I know you're upset about the move but the jobs me and your father got here are a lot better than the ones we had back in the city." Angelica explained.
"But I didn't want to leave our old home, I loved it there and I was still trying to figure out who I am there." Tina explained, both sad and annoyed.
"I know, but hey you'll go to a new school and meet new friends. Also from what I hear this is a town where everyone knows everyone, so I'm sure you'll make a lot of new friends here." Angelica tried reassuring her daughter.
Tina sighed again and just continued looking at the back of the car seats sadly. After about another hour Angelica tapped Tina's shoulder getting her attention.
"We're here dear, come on, you're going to love our new house." Angelica said cheerfully.
Tina didn't say anything and just sat up and followed her parents out of the car and looked to see their new home. When Tina saw it she had to rub her eye's a bit as she couldn't believe what she was seeing. Their new home was three stories high and looked pretty old, it reminded her of the old houses that you see in a horror movie.
"Um Mom dad, what price did you two buy this house at?" Tina asked.
"We got it for a really good price, just about two hundred dollars!" Angelico explained.
When Tina heard that she couldn't believe it as a house like this looked like it's price would've reigned in the thousands or even the millions price range due to how big and old it was. However she felt like something was up with this place as normally when places like this were that cheap there was something off about it.
"Isn't it great Tina? We got this place at such a nice price and it's so big!" Angelico exclaimed.
"Um yeah It's nice dad." Tina said.
"I know right, Oh and look, the moving van is here!" Angelica exclaimed happily.
Tina looked to the back of their car and saw that the moving van was coming up to them from just down the street.
"Great now we can get started on moving our stuff into the house and picking out our rooms!" Angelico said excited for the new place.
After the moving van got up to them the workers helped them with getting their stuff inside the house. As the adults were taking the big stuff inside the house, Tina decided to look around the property to see what she could explore till she had her entertainment.
She walked around to the back to see what was back there, and when she got there she saw many overgrown plants. The place was so overgrown that it looked like a small forest. However she knew that her mother could make this place lively again as she loved to garden.
"Hey Tina, come on and help us unpack. You also need to find a room in the house for you to call your room." Angelica called out to Tina.
Tina sighed and went back to the front to help her parents and the movers get everything else inside.
After some time had passed the family had all of their belongings out of the van, their car, and now had it all inside their new home. Tina looked around and the inside of the house wasn't all that bad, aside from a few cobwebs and some dust bunnies it was alright.
"Hey mom Dad I'm gonna explore this place a bit and see if I can find a nice room." Tina said.
"Okay dear, well clean up here and let us know about the room you find." Angelico said before going back to gathering up more cobwebs with a duster.
Tina then left the living room and went up the stairs to see if the second floor had any rooms she'd like to sleep in. She looked into the first room and saw that it was rather small and didn't have any windows in it. Not liking the atmosphere the room gave off Tina went on to the next, however this was rather big, way too big for her so she went on to the next one.
After looking through a few more rooms Tina found a room that was just right for her, and to make things better the room had a window that led out to a balcony.
"Ah perfect this room is just what I need, now all I need to do is to get my stuff and put it in here." Tina said to herself as she went downstairs to get her things.
"Hey mom Hey dad I found a room I like in this house." Tina explained.
"Ah well that's wonderful, me and your father are also going to find our room once we're done brightening this place up." Angelica said.
"Okay I'll show you two when I get my stuff up there." Tina said.
Her parents nodded and went back to cleaning the dust and cobwebs so the house won't look as creepy. Tina then started gathering up the boxes that had her name on them and brought them up to her new room. When she got up to her new room she suddenly felt a cold breeze within her room. However, that only lasted for a few seconds till the room became hot again.
Tina thought that was strange as summer had just begun and it was very hot outside right now. However Tina just shrugged it off and didn't think much of it and just continued on bringing her things into her new room. While Tina wasn't happy that they moved away from their old town she was at least the new house had a room that was similar to her old room.
However it didn't make her feel any better as she was still trying to find out who she was. Tina sighed before continuing on unpacking her stuff trying to get her mind off things.
Later that evening when the sun was setting, Tina and her parents were heading over to the next door neighbors house wanting to introduce themselves. Angelica had also managed to make a lasagna with some ingredients she was able to afford at the convenient store. Angelico knocked on the door and when he did a woman soon answered the door.
"Hello I'm Angelico, this is my wife Angelica, and our daughter Tina, and we're new here." Angelico explained.
"Oh nice to meet you all I'm Charlie, and it's so nice to meet you all." Charlie said.
"Nice to meet you as well, also here I made some lasagna as a little gift for you all." Angelica said.
"Oh why that's so kind of you dear, hey why don't you all join me and my family for dinner tonight. I accidentally made too much for the three of us and sensed you all just moved in, you all could have a nice warm meal." Charlie suggested.
"Oh well that sounds nice, what do you say Tina?" Angelica asked.
"Sure why not, I'm not in the mood for microwave meals." Tina said.
"Okay then that settles it, we'll come in for dinner." Angelico said.
"Wonderful, come in, come in, I'm sure my husband and son would love to meet you all." Charlie said and made room for them to come in.
They all went inside and when they entered the house they were hit with the delicious scent of warm soup.
"Mmh that smells wonderful, let me guess, chicken noodle?" Angelica asked.
"Why yes it's my son's favorite, and I'm sure with the lasagna you made will be wonderful as well." Charlie said excited to try the lasagna.
"Eh my moms cooking is just average so nothing gourmet." Tina said.
"Well even if that's true it smells good so I'm sure it'll taste good." Charlie said.
They then went into the kitchen and saw a man and a teenage boy sitting at the dinner table. The Man was reading the newspaper and the teenage boy was texting on his phone.
"Hey honey, Alex, we have guests here." Charlie called out getting her family's attention.
The two looked up and when they saw their guests they put their items away and smiled, then waved at them.
"Hello it's nice to meet you all, I'm Karter and this is our son Alex." Karter said.
"Hey, nice to meet you all." Alex said.
"It's nice to meet you all as well. I'm Angelica, this is my husband Angelico and my daughter Tina." Angelica said.
"Nice to meet you all and I heard you all are new here correct?" Karter asked.
"Yeah we are." Tina said before taking a seat at the table.
Her parents also sat down at the table and Charlie put the lasagna on the table then went to go get her soup. After she came back everyone got their share of the food and began to enjoy it.
As they were eating the adults started talking about their work life. Tina however wasn't listening and just picked at her food while also eating a bit of it. Once her plate was empty she excused herself from the table.
"Hey mom dad can I go back to the house?" Tina asked.
"Sure it's getting late and we've already got your bed set up. We also need to be up tomorrow as we still have a lot of unpacking left to do." Angelico explained.
"Yeah I know dad, I'll see you all later then." Tina said.
She then made her way to the door, however before she left she felt someone's hand on her shoulder. She looked back to see that it was Alex who had stopped her from leaving.
"Hey Tina before you go I wanna ask you something." Alex said.
"What's that?" Tina asked.
"Well sense you're new here and I was hoping for, if you'd like to come to the local park and meet up with me and my other two friends?" Alex asked.
"Hmm sure why not but I'll need to meet with them some time later this week as me and my parents have a lot of unpacking left to do." Tina explained.
"Okay well let me know when you all are done unpacking and I'll make time for us to hang out." Alex said.
"Fine by me, see you around Alex." Tina said before leaving the house.
She went over to her new home, she looked up to the window of the third floor of their home, which was the attic. When she did she saw a dark figure staring down at her from the window. When Tina looked closer however she saw that it was just a coat rack with a large black coat hanging off it.
'Oh thank goodness it wasn't a stranger, the last thing I need is to be scared out of my mind the day we move in.' Tina thought to herself before heading inside.
When she went in she suddenly felt a cold shiver run up her spine, but it only lasted for a few seconds.
"That was weird, but whatever. I'm tired so I'm gonna head to bed." Tina said.
She then went up to her room, when she got there she opened the door and saw something strange on her bed. Lying on her bed was a white blanket with a red stitching outline of a strange symbol. Tina looked at the strange blanket for a while before shrugging it off and thinking her mom found it and decided to give it to her.
Tina then changed into a nightgown and got into bed, she first pulled her normal blanket over her, then the white blanket over her as it wasn't that thick. She then fell asleep under the nice warm covers that embraced her body.
When Tina woke up the next day she felt someone shaking her gently. She opened her eyes and saw her mom was the one shaking her and she had the white blanket in her hands.
"Oh *yawn* Morning mom." Tina said tiredly.
"Morning Tina, and might I ask but where did you find this blanket?" Angelica asked while showing Tina the blanket.
"I found it on my bed last night, I thought you found it and left it for me, did you not?" Tina asked.
"Well no I didn't, also what's with this symbol on it, it looks kinda satanic." Angelica said while looking at the blanket.
"Wait what?!" Tina was concerned when she heard that.
"I don't know, but don't worry Tina if you have faith in god you'll be safe from the demons." Angelica said reassuringly.
Tina just rolled her eyes at her mothers words as she felt like it was nonsense.
"Oh and the other neighbors, the two old ladies who live next door, said if we liked to come over for tea, then we could." Angelica said.
"Hmm good to know I might go over there and have a cup before finishing unpacking." Tina said.
"Great idea, but me and your father will have to stay here and finish unpacking as we're doing the more complex stuff around the house." Angelica explained.
"I'm fine with that, and besides I won't be long." Tina said then got out of bed.
She then went up to one of her boxes and got one of her shorts and tank tops out of it. She then left her room with her mother who then went down stairs while Tina went into the bathroom to change. As Tina was changing she felt like someone was watching her, she looked around but didn't see anyone. She even opened up the old shower curtains and thankfully didn't see anyone.
"Tina you're just being paranoid this old house is getting to you." Tina said to herself.
Once she was done getting changed she left the house and went over to the old lady's house. On her way there her foot hit something, and when she looked down she saw it was a copy of the bible, she knew this because her grandmother read it all the time.
She looked at the package and saw that it was meant for a Mr. Adam, she looked around and saw a sign that read "Mr. Adam this way." The sign was pointing up the stairs, which led Tina to believe that the house was a duplex.
Wanting to be a nice neighbor Tina grabbed the book and went up the stairs. After going up about two flights Tina came across a door that had a cross on it, believing it was Mr. Adam's house she lightly knocked on the door.
After she was done knocking she heard someone start walking in the house, then locks being undone, then the door opened and she was met with a tired young-man who looked to be in his late 20's.
"Um hello I'm Tina and I'm the new neighbor, I saw this left at the bottom of the stairs and I thought I'd bring it to you." Tina explained while handing him the book.
"Oh thank you I've been expecting this for a while now." Adam explained happy to have the bible.
"Cool, so why did you want this?" Tina asked.
"Well I'm the new priest at the local church and I want to read up as much as I can on the bible, so thank you so much for bringing this to me, I will pray to god and tell him of your kindness." Adam said.
Tina just nodded before saying goodbye and leaving to go have some tea. As she was walking to the garden where she believes the two old ladies are, she heard Adam calling out to her.
"TINA! TINA WAIT!" Adam called out. Tina looked back and saw Adam running up to her with a concerned look on his face.
"What is it Adam?" Tina asked curiously what he wanted.
"I received a message from the heavens!" Adam exclaimed.
Tina just gave him a confused look as she was now starting to think he was crazy by saying something like that.
"What was the message?" Tina asked, hoping that if he told her he'd leave her alone.
"They said, don't trust Madeline Hive... do you know anyone with that name?" Adam asked.
"Um... no I don't." Tina said.
"Eh well it was strange but I felt like I should tell you, anyway have a good day, and may the heavens watch over you." Adam said gracefully as he went back up to his part of the house.
Tina just rolled her eyes thinking that Adam was just another crazy religious person like the ones she's met back in her old town. She then went up to the gate to see if the two ladies were in their garden, and sure enough the two were having tea.
"Hey Miss, Alice, Miss, Tambry! It's me Tina, the girl next door! Can I have some tea as well?" Tina asked.
Miss Alice looked back and saw Tina waving at them, she smiled and got up from her seat to let Tina in the garden.
"Why of course anyone who'd like to have a spot of tea with us is welcomed." Miss Alice explained as she opened the gate.
Tina then went into the garden and walked up to the table with Miss Alice. She sat at a seat across from the two, and Alice sat down back in her old seat and poured Tina her tea.
"Dear if you'd like, I can read your tea leaves for you." Miss Tambry said.
"My tea leaves?" Tina said, confused.
"Why yes, I used to be a fortune teller when I was younger, but I gave it up in favor of a gardener and tea seller, but I still read people's fortunes every now and again." Miss Tambry explained.
"Eh Why not, who I need to know something interesting will happen." Tina explained, a bit apathetic as the two haven't impressed her so far.
"Ah good, now here drink up, it's lavender tea, it'll help you relax and it has a lot of health benefits." Miss Tambry said as she put a little sugar in the drink and handed it to Tina.
Tina took the cup and drank her tea till Miss Tambry told her that she could stop. Once Tina was finished she handed the cup to Miss Tambry who started reading what the leaves said. When she read them her face turned to horror and concern.
"Oh, Oh my, Tina Darling, you're in grave danger!" Miss Tambry exclaimed with worry in both her voice and concern.
"What? What do you mean by that? What do my leaves say?" Tina asked.
"Well I see a very bad symbol that in my time and now represents satanism." Miss Tambry explained.
"What? That's nonsense, why is that even there?" Tina asked.
"Well I don't know, what do you think Alice?" Miss Tambry asked.
"Well I'm no excerpt on this matter so I can't say much, but if that's there then I guess you should be very, very careful Tina." Miss Alice explained.
"Okay well thanks for the tea, I need to go now, I'll see you around." Tina said before getting up to go back home.
Tina thought about what Miss Tambry said, but brushed it off as nothing as Tina never believed in demons or the supernatural. She also didn't have much faith in religion either due to insane people back in her old town that spewed out all kinds of nonsense to her.
"While the people here are weird like Mr. Adam, they don't at least pressure their beliefs on me like my old insane religious neighbor, Miss Canady did." Tina thought to herself as she went back inside to finish unpacking, not even noticing the strange dark figure in her attic watching her.
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