The Knock

I'm afraid to tell you that the world isn't as nice as people say. Apart from wars and other issues we encounter every day in life, there are other problems of earth we can't explain. Some of those even science cannot explain. If every thing could be explained the world would be no fun. Rather more importantly, this story wouldn't be able to happen. In this story Jake finds out those things are scary.

It all started in the month of November, on the first in the morning, Jake came down to be greeted by his mother, but she was different. Her clothes were of the sort a flight attendant would wear. She explained how she had come across a job as a attendant at the USS airlines airport down town. His father had died 5 years ago when Jake was only 7 years old. It has been hard for their family since then. His mother explained how they have had just enough money to live from his father's banking account. She would be working all day every day and when she was told to go on a flight, she could be gone for weeks. She also said she was allowing Jake to be home alone for those days. Then she left.

After school, Jake had some fruit roll ups, and sat on the couch, and watched some TV. He stayed up till when his mom was supposed to be home. (Midnight). When he heard a loud knock. He figured it was his mom had returned from work. So he answered the door to find nothing, but to see a black figure sitting on the curb. He thought about going to check if it was OK, but he decided against it when he heard a loud hiss. He closed the door and locked it. He ran upstairs and looked out side a window and the figure was not at the curb anymore, but a little more visible, but still black as night standing under the streetlight by the bus stop.

It was waiting, waiting for the bus perhaps? The bus his mom was about to come home on! He was scared as he saw the bus pulling up and stopping by the figure. The figure stands up and walks toward the bus as his mom comes out and the figure reaches its hands out and hugs his mom! Then a huge puff of smoke comes out of nowhere, encasing his mom and the figure. Then, in an instant, it's gone. His mom just stands there a while, then seems to snap back to reality, and walks home.

In the morning, Jake came down the stairs and realized a note on the table. It says:

Dear Jake,

Sorry I wasn't here to make you breakfast. I think I've been seeing things. I went to a therapist to try to help my problem today. So make yourself some cereal and go to school. Don't worry about me, Mom.

He tries to get it, but he can't. When his mom came in the door last night he asked her if she was OK and she said she was OK and she told him to go to sleep and then she went to bed. He was worried a lot. He came home after school and found his mom home early from work. She was watching the TV with lots of concentration. She saw him and immediately went to bed.

That night, Jake heard a sound. A knock perhaps. At the door. Not to the house. To his room. He ran and locked the door.

That morning he went down stairs. He didn't see his mom. He only heard a noise. In the basement. He got a fruit roll up and left for school. Then he came home after school again. His mom was on the couch again. Then there was a knock at the door. His mom told him in a that she would get it. She opened the door and there stood a little Girl Scout. She said hi and asked his mom if she wanted some Girl Scout cookies. She told her No, then told Jake to go to bed. He went upstairs and fell asleep.

That night, the black figure awoke him. It spoke in a scratchy, devilish, voice. It told him he was an night wanderer and there was no time. He spoke of his mom being possessed by a demon. He also told of how he tried to save his mom from the beast, but it just managed to get in. It told him that he would explain more, but there was no time and he had to follow him. Jake and the figure swiftly ran down the stairs.

When downstairs he told him to go into the basement. He suddenly heard the pounding again from the basement, but he opened the door. He turned on the light to find several kids shackled to the walls. The figure told him that his mom was coming and he had to go. Then once to his room again the figure said he would see him tomorrow and it disappeared

Leaving him alone when his mom came in and dragged him into the basement.

When in the basement she shackled him up by the Girl Scout. She yelled "hell!" Then left. All he could do was sleep, like all the other kids.

He awoke in the morning still in the basement, hoping it was a dream. The Girl Scout was awake, but no one else was. She said hi and tried to act as kind and calm as possible, happy to have a new prisoner friend to talk to. All day he talked to the girl, not hearing anything else, but the screams of his fellow prisoner and his hellish mom's feet shuttering above.

At night, the night wanderer appeared. He was disappointed to see his friend tied up and decided to free Jake. The figure told Jake he was going to free him and Jake asked him to free Lucy (Who he found out was the Girl Scout's name.) The figure agreed and freed the girl. He told Jake and Lucy they had to pour salt on Jake's mom and then dump water on her stomach to remove the demon.

They sneaked up to his mom's room with a cup of water and salt. They slowly opened up he door and sat down by Jake's mom. He decided to dump the salt and then was about to put the water on her stomach when she shot up and attached herself to the ceiling. She hissed and rolled down her socks to reveal a large strap bearing several small knives. She took one and threw it at him. It barley missed his skull.

She swiftly rearmed herself and threw one at the figure. It got him smack dab in the chest. He pulled it out and threw it back at her. She caught it and threw it. It hit Jake. He was mad so he threw the lamp at her. It knocked her off the ceiling and Lucy quickly poured the water on her. Then, like a flash of lightning, the demon shot out of her stomach. It lied weak on the floor.

Jake took a knife off of his unconscious mom's ankle and stabbed the demon. It screeched, then exploded. Jake left his mom in her bed and told Lucy good bye. Lucy headed home and the figure and Jake sat on the couch in the living room. The kids all went home and all was well. The figure said it had to go. Jake said goodbye and the figure said "Goodbye, son."

Then he vanished.......................