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I - Strange Encounter

"What is it that you want from me?" She spoke before turning around. In the front opening before the tree line, stood a tall figure with a hoodie over their head. Their hands in their pocket. She took a deep breath and held her knife handle in her jacket.

"If it's money you want, your wasting your time. If it's blood shed you desire then come get it." She spoke steady and stern her eyes not leaving the figure. They took a few steps forward as she walked down to the bottom of the steps. They both made their way into the moonlight. She gripped her knife tighter. So this is it. My time has come. She stopped as did they just feet from each other. Her pale face glowed slightly as did her eyes as she stared at the unknown figure. Their face hidden under their hoodie, darkened by the shadow. They stood in silence glaring at each other for what seemed to be hours but was a mere few minutes. The mystery figure raised his hands to his hoodie and pulled it back. It was a man. His long sleek black hair pulled back in a ponytail. His eyes glowed a dark wine red as he looked up to her, his skin pale and smooth. He watched her still holding onto the knife clipped to her belt. He didn't show any emotion. Just stared.

She watched as he sat on the ground and crossed his legs. She slowly sat on her knees but continued to watch him. Until he finally spoke.

"Perhaps, I wanted to converse with you. Maybe... make a friend?" His voice was deep with a slight accent that was unknown to her. She clenched her teeth.

"You followed me into the woods.. to make a friend and chat? I highly doubt that." Her voice steady and calm. He looked at her with curiousity. "You don't seem frightened."

"I don't scare easily." She said bluntly. He made a hum before looking around. He looked at the house that was slowly falling apart. The paint was peeling bad and the wood looked to be dry rotted on the sides. Her eyes still locked on him as she watched him look around.

"You live here?" He asked with a questionable voice. His voice seemed relax and almost.. alluring. She graced her teeth on the inside of her lip. "For now. Does it matter?" He let out a sigh of dissatisfaction before locking eyes with her again. His eyes were intimidating, they seemed to look right through you. "What made you come to this place?"

She gritted her teeth. "Does it matter?" She snapped getting agitated. Why should I tell you when I barely want to remember myself. He tilted his head in confusion.

"Are you happy here?" He watched her grunt in her throat before letting out a slight chuckle. "Well since you asked, no I'm not but honestly I have no choice but I don't care to share that with you." She paused. "Now if you don't mind I'd like to get to bed unless you plan on killing me. Then get it over with." He laughed slightly shaking his head. "Why, someone is eager to die. There must be a reason." She stood up and dusted off her cloak facing her palms outwards toward him with her arms spread out. "Well, if this is all that you're here for then you found the wrong person for a friend." She lowered her hands and turned away. "You know the way out." She walked up the steps and looked back. He was gone. She looked around then hummed in her throat. He might come while I'm asleep. She sighed and went inside.

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She looked around as she cracked the eggs in the frying pan before adding more wood to the fire. She woke up alone and alive. Maybe he did only wanted to chat.

That morning she was on her way out for breakfast at the church when she found an egg carton with four eggs inside. She was hesitant when she picked it up finding a note inside saying, Thought you'd be hungry. She found it right outside her door. Looking around she couldn't see anybody nearby. She sniffed the eggs and looked at them with her stomach growling. She didn't eat since the morning before.