Welcome To The Family

She went back downstairs and grabbed the house keys, putting them in the left pocket of the jacket before she put her mask on. Some people said that the creatures left a toxic gas that got into people’s lungs and killed them with pneumonia or with its own toxins. Some even had heart attacks, and no one knew how long the gas stayed in the air. However, there was no way of running away from the place. The closest city was miles away, crossing a desert, and it was too dangerous to go out there, given that the creatures chased whoever moved at night, and there was no way of crossing the dessert in one day. Those that got the free treatment were victims that had been attacked and not killed, and even then, there was not a single soul that had survived to explain what the creatures looked like. A lot of artists had made illustrations, representing their own ideas on how the monsters would look like. Some drew them as outer space visitors: aliens. Othe

Within those three hours of wait Eleanor cleaned the house, Peter watched the TV and Mrs. Carrigan just read a book. When the door rang, Eleanor was the one to head to it, wiping her sweaty hands on her thighs and then unlocking it. She peeked through the peephole and then opened the door to look at her husband. The dark haired male dropped the bag on the floor and brought his wife to a hug, kissing her head, glad that she was okay. Outside, people were already talking with the neighbours, some of them crying about the disappearance or the death of family members, others were quiet, choosing not to talk, like that would make the monsters come back. Eleanor allowed the man to walk inside the house and then closed the door. Peter ran to his father, they looked alike, they both were very innocent and cheerful, even in the worst moments. Eleanor envied

Steam smelling like grilled meat and baked potatoes escaped through the kitchen and entered the chambers of the house, successfully reaching Michelle's nostrils and waking up her stomach, who rumbled to let everybody there know that they needed to eat. Michelle sank down on her chair a bit embarrassed, the cold that chilled her outside had completely vanished and had been replaced by warmth and that feeling of being home and protected. Despite that she was none of those things. After a couple more minutes the sounds of cutlery being used and moved around resonated, and just a couple seconds later the man came out, carrying a plate on both his hands and heading to the table. Now that Michelle was calm and had him in front, she could see that his body was more of a rounded way, he had the usual santa claus belly and he walked with the characteristic s