As good as dead

November 2nd It all started when Lily and her parents bought a small cottage in the city. They were new to the area and didn't know anyone there. The cottage was at the end of the street, with no street lamps in sight. There was neighbours across the street watching as they drove in. As they hauled their belongings into the house, they could smell something. It smelled like blood. Lily's parents didn't think anything of it, they thought maybe someone had died in the house and quickly started to clean around them. Lily picked the room next to the bathroom, it was decorated with grey and black wallpaper, with stars all around. It felt homely to her. Lily's parents room was across the hall, the walls were blood red with a white boarder around the whole room, they liked the colour, it reminded them of red wine. They moved the rest of their things into the house and settled in. The neighbours came to visit, with a lovely apple pie. Lily's parents invited them in to share the pie. There was a gentleman, he looked to be in his late 20s, he came with an old lady and a young girl. They were a lovely family. Days went by and Lily was feeling more at home than she ever had. Her mum started working at the local hospital, and her dad started working at a construction site. Life was going great. Lily enrolled in college to study catering, she already made some friends already! It was all coming together piece by piece.