I watched in dismay the terrifying sight before me.
This weird looking creature,how it got into my house was what I seemed not to understand.
I had just gotten home from work that night.The atmosphere was kind of eerie and the whole living room was dark.Only the rays of light from full moon up in the sky lightened up the room a bit.This was very strange because on normal nights like this,my darlimg wife Patricia would be siting beautifully in the living room,gently rocking our two months old baby to sleep.
This was a sight I realy loved and enjoyed seeing as it brought so much joy to my heart.Sometimes,she would be asleep already.I would then tiptoe to where she was and then wakw her up by placing a kiss on her forehead.
“Hey babe,you are back” she would always say.
“Yeah honey,sorry for keeping you waiting” I would reply,placing another gentle kiss on her lips .
My family had always been fun,peaceful and lovely and the arrival of sophie our little baby girl brought more joy into the house.
I could remember the day she broke the news to me.
“Babe!” Patricia called out happily. “Babe!” she called out again.
“Yeah Honey,what’s it ?”
“Guess what?” she asked obviously blushing
“Ummm,I don’t know and you know”
“Try baby”
“Ummm…okay’,you just got promoted?” I said smiling
“Ummm,,you really are bad at guessing” she pouted
“What’s it then,tell me” I said,tickling her a bit.
“I am pregnant babe!Pregnant!” she said,jumping into my arms with so much excitement.
“What!....Pregnant?...For me…Baby” I said all in one breath.
“Yes babe” she said drawing lines on my chest.
“This calls for celebration” I said,lifting her up by her waist.
“Careful honey,there’s a baby in there you know” she said,laughing out loud.
“So he is a boy …umm, he sure is a biy cause you weigh much more than before”
“Fortunately for me,she is a girl” she said sticking out her tong…umm, he sure is a biy cause you weigh much more than before”
“Fortunately for me,she is a girl” she said sticking out her tongue.
“You know this is cheating,after all my hardwork ,you didn’t give me a boy” I teased
“I gave you back what you put in me silly” she said knocking my head playfully,
“Ummmm,worever but let us begin this celebration by topping it” I said sweeping her off her feet’
“I knew you would say that but I am all yours babe” she said relaxing in my arms as we headed for the room.
“So she will be sophie right?” I said licking my lips
“Look who is giving names,thought you were just sad it wasn’t a boy”
“I have always learnt to adapt” I laughed
“You ought not to” she laughed and continued “by the way,I think Dora is far better thsn sophie”
“no,sophie”
“Dora”
“Sophie”
We continued laughing and arguing until we got into the room.
My joy knew no bounds when her belly began to protrude . I would kneel before her baby bump every morning kiss the baby bump which would sometimes send the baby kicking.
“She loves her dad” patricua would always say.
“And dad loves her too” I would reply.
“So you won’t include me in this love cycle?”
”Someone is getting jealous” I said rubbing her chubby cheeks.
“I’m not”
“Yes you are”
“Ummm… juat wanted to hear you say it to me too” she replied blushing.
“And I love her mum much more” I would say,stressing the more.
“Awwwn…I love you babe” she said kissing me
“And I love you too”
Everything was going fine umtil this night.The night that changed who I was,the night that brought out the side of me I wish I never knew existed.
I am Shawn Elias and this is my story.
I dropped my bag on the sofa and went upstairs.
“Honey…Honey?” I called out,expecting a reply nut none came.
I looked up ahead and saw that the door was opened with a weird looking shadow popping out through the door.This sent different waves of thought through my mind.
I grabbed a stick nearby and stealthily walked towards the door.What my eyes saw was so terrifying.
Groaning in pain on the floor was my wife with sophie laying lifeless beside her and standing tall above them was a being which I wouldn’t call human.It had long claws and long hairs like that of a woman on its head .
In its two hands were two long swords which I believed he used to stab patricia in the side.
“No!No!” patricia screamed as this vreature moved close to her.
I wanted to rush in but I found myself stuck to the ground .How that happened I couldn’t tell.
He grabbed patricia by her hair,lifted her up and sent the sword right through her stomach as she gave a last stiffled cry with blood spurting out of her mouth.
She looked at me and then smiled before closing her eyes.
“No!” I screamed out in pain.
This startled the creature as it looked back at me.He lifted patricia’s dead body and then walked towards me.On covering half the distance between us,he suddenly stopp[ed,dropped her dead body,looked me deep in the eyes and then raised his sword up over the body.
“No…No…No” I screamed,trying to move my body but it was use as he forcefully brought down the sword into her body.
Hot tears flowed freely from my eyes as the creature smiled wickedly at me.That was when I noticded that it had a human’s facewith yellow eyeballs and long vampire-like fangs.Though it had a long coat on but I could see the wolf like hair it had all over its bare chest but his face was smooth and hair free.
The creature knelt down beside patricia,looked for a nice spot and then digged in with his long fangs while I watched helplessly.
After drinking to its satisfaction,he stood up,gave a wild howl like a wolf and vanished into thin air.
Suddenly,I was able to move my body again.
I rushed to where patricia lay and held her in my hands.
“Babe,Babe I’m home….I’m home honey,I stayed long amd I’m sorry….please say somethimg,remember we were going to bath sophie together this night?kI’m here now let us go” I said crying over her lifeless body.
“Talk to me…please,,,say something” I sobbed.
“Noo!” I ccried in pian.Just then,I heard a baby’s voice.
“Sophie?” I said as if expecting an answer.
I stood up from where I was crying and walked to where she was.Found out that she wasn’t dead like I had assumed.I lifted her up from the pool of her mum’s blood and them sat on the bed,rocking her gently in my arms to stop her from crying even though I myself was crying..
I stretched my hands to pick up a photo of patricia from the table.
“I will take good care of her babe” I said looking into the picture.
“I promise”.
