Shadow That Lives In Darkness

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First chapter, yay!
I put a picture above of what Barra looks like so you can get a good idea, i know the island looks stunning in that but just imagine it in a British winter.
Lots of love hope you enjoy reading.

Bara, Scotland

The year is 2016, i'm 16 and in my finall year of school before going to collage on the main land.

Today the weather outside is cold, wet and breezy, like ususal.
Its monday morning and school starts at 8:35, it's currently 9:01.

I'm late.

The walk to school is long, slow and boring. We get hardley any signal on the island, and due to a power outage last night my phone is dead.
Great.

I trudge through the muddy gravel, my shoes already drentched. My hood blows in the wind, my mousey brown curls frizzy and messed up from the constant rain.

Fuck this place.

My school uniform is dripping wet, my tatterd old coat not at all waterproof anymore. It's my mums old coat from before i was even boorn. Why my parents can't just get me a new one baffels me still.

"You off to school?" A warm voice calls from behind me. I turn around squinting to see the warm yellow lights from the local caffee iluminating the dark clouds.
Maggie, the ower, is stood in the door way. Her back hunched with age, apron loosly handing from her small, thin frame.

I smile at the sight of her, knowing full well she can't see it due to her aging eyesite. She's the oldest person i know, nobody quite knows her age but we all know she's been around for a while.  "Yeah, yeah. I'm a bit late though!" I call back.

She shakes her head, ushering me over. I follow, obviously, theirs no saying no to Maggie. Everyone trusts everyone on the island, nobody even locks their cars.

"Ain't you been told schools not open?" She askes as i step inside the warm building. The smell of fresh bread and cakes overpowring and nostalgic. I practicaly grew up in this building. My mum would meet up with her friends for book club every Wednesday and untill i was about 10 she'd make me go with her and just listen to everyone chat. It was boring but Maggie would give me a free pastry everytime.

Typical, schools closed and nobodys told me untill im halfway there, practicaly drowing from the rain.

**

As i get out the shower i'm instantly met with the cold air, it sends chills staright through me. I'm quick to cover myself with my towel, it's old and scratch but it does it's job.

I creep back to my small bedroom, its only enough room for a single bed, a chest of draws and a book shelf. The walls are a light blue and theirs butterfly stickers on the wals from when i was a baby. It's not much but it's all i need.

Trying to avoid the cold i hurry throwing on a pair of my dad's old joggers, he dosent fit in anymore, and an old worn out t-shirt with some band I don't recognise on it.

My dads asleep after working a night shift down at the fier station and my mums on the mainland for a while on some stupid church camp she's supervising. That means i can do whater i want as long as i'm quiet and it dosen't involve going outside or using the internet due to the storm causing everyones wifi to be cut off.

So basicaly nothing.

**

1:32 am

I wake up in a panic, my room is freezing cold and pitch black. I can feel a strong breez coming from my window so i can tell it's open.

I sit up in my bed, glancing around my room trying to make anything out in the darkness. I stand up slowly, my back stiff from sleep. I rub my eyes, pacing over to my window and closing in.

The rain has stopped for the first time since this morning but the wind its still very strong. Im guessing thats what caused my window to open.

Crawling back down on my bed my room is slightly lighter now as i left the curtains slightly open. Something moves in the corner of the room and I trun my head quickly to see what, i flick my lamp on, the warm light filling the room just enough to see clearly, but nothing is there.

Typical.

Deciding i'm just tired I close my eyes tossing and turning desperate to fall back asleep.

Thank you so much for reading. Im sorry this took ages to write like a typical fanfic aurthor i ended up in hospital last night after falling out of a car. (Im fine dw xx)

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