The town and its secrets

chapter 1

Hey, everyone, my name is Luna. Scarlet Luna. One day I was on my usual walk in the woods behind my house I noticed the trees around me were unfamiliar and taller than normal. I looked around to see where I was and could see the forest where I normally walked. I decided to keep going in the new part of the forest and after about 50 miles (80Kilomiters) I found myself in the ruins of a village that looked to be from the settlers period. All I knew about that time was that three villages were founded in each country and the resources were plentiful.  I had been to our countreys three villages. 

The first was black horse in the southernmost corner of the island. It was built around 1020 and has survived on the crops they harvested and the water they got from the snow for the last 5,000 years and people still live there today. 

The second one was white wolf peck on the west side of the island. It was well known for horse races and its trade markets but now it is a ghost town as a vicious plage spread through the town and killed everyone. People visit it but it is said if you steal from the town or drink the water you will be doomed to suffer the same fate as the everyone who lived in the town.

The third town was called bullet bluff. It was a small town on the cliff side of the east most side of the island. People there were fishers and farmers. But they were forced to stop fishing for a 1,000 years as the fish population almost went extinct but after that, there was so many fish that they practically jumped into the boats. People still live there today but are cautious of the number of fish they catch and they make sure to help the fish repopulate when needed.

My family live on the north side of the island and our town is a 2-hour horse ride inland. My mum is a fisher and works in the gardens. My dad is a hunter and a farmer. My older brother helps dad on the farm. My older sister makes cotton and does things like widilling, sowing, knitting and anything to do with fabrick and thread. I, on the other hand, help our cook and stay out of the way.

I looked around and could see a saloon, jail, mayors office, houses, hair saloon, barn, cafe and a hotel. Most of the buildings had collapsed or been very badly damaged. 

I walked into the saloon and could see blood stained floors and scratches all over the walls. There were broken pieces of glass everywhere and a gun laying on the floor with one bullet left in it. I picked it up and examined it. It was a revolver and the trigger was stuck. I pointed it away from me and loosened the trigger. The bullet flew into a wall with a loud bang. I put it down and left the bar. 

I went to the jail next and saw a few cells and the sheriff's desk. The cells had been opened and there was again claw marks all over the walls. In one of the cells, I found a skull that had been chewed at. I turned around and found a wolf pup staring at me. It looked up at me and I could see it was hurt. I walked over to it and tore off a bit of my shirt and wrapped its paw up. I then left the jail and went over to the mayor's office.

In there was a stack of papers, an ink carton and a feather pen with a metal tip. There was also a set of stairs and a small vault. I opened the vault to see a horses reins. I left it there and went upstairs. Up there was two bedrooms to the left and a bedroom and bathroom room to the right. I walked into each room and studied them. In the toilet room, it stunk as there was a rotting skeleton of someone attacked while they were peeing. I could tell they were peeing as it smelt of urine and rotting corpses. I went down the stairs and decided to go outside.

When I left the building I saw the wolf pup sitting there waiting for me. It followed me through the houses. They consisted of a sleeping area or two, a kitchen, a bathroom with a metal backet and a concrete bath, and a dining area. I went to the hotel and the bedrooms were the same. They consisted of a wooden box with a couple of animal hide blankets and a desk and chairs. On each level, there were 5 bedrooms and a bathroom. On the bottom level was a bar and a kitchen. The kitchen was seperated by a wall with a hole in it for people to order from. I could see shattered glass all over the floor and scratches over the walls. Every building inside and out had scratches on the walls. As if something was clawring them to get out.

I went to the hair salon and there was a couple of chairs, a broken mirror and an old shaver. Next, I went to the barn. In there was pens that were all open and a foul smell. I was as quiet as possible because I noticed that there were wolves that were sleeping in the stalls. The pup yapped and woke them up. Pretty soon I was confronted with 30 or so wolves. I took a deep breath and knelt down. The alpha come forward and sniffed me all over. She then barked at the others and they left me alone. I got up and left the barn.

I then walked over to the cafe and found that it was two rooms. One was the kitchen and the other was the dining area. I could smell rotting food and left. I looked at the collapsed buildings and among them was a church, bank, hardware store, food store, a bunch more houses and a town hall. I turned around to leave and jumped sky-high in pure terror.