A Tale Of Two Worlds Apart

Chapter 2

A hot, steaming cup of coffee in one hand, sitting in a comfy window seat in her purple-themed, messy, embarrassing bedroom, gazing at the moon, with a complicated floral design cushion on her back. Wearing striped pajamas. She is gazing up at the stars, enthralled by the air of mystery. Her body shuddered, her mind wandered to dark corridors, and her eyes were lost in her own profound ideas, too promising to express aloud.

“People have so many demons that they hide under their beds. In the darkness and the coldness”, said Alyssa Collins to herself. “Demons are lurking in their unconscious and I don’t know how to dodge them. I don’t really have any advice, because whenever I’m home for too long they play with me as a child plays with toys”.

Feeling nostalgic.

Suddenly the door opens….

Lynn enters, the only parent of Alyssa, a well-educated, well-built, and pretty woman, who lost her beloved husband for some reason unknown and who abandoned his family. She starts a new life with her only daughter and sets out on a journey of self-discovery. She’s actually a strong lady who struggled throughout her life independently to make a good life for herself and her daughter.

“Honey! Why are you still awake?” asked Lynn.

“Is everything alright in your mind?” Absolutely! Alyssa replied.

“But to whom were you talking?” umm...No, Nobody Mum!”, she replied.

Both smiled at each other and Alyssa went to her bed to sleep. Okay, “Sweet dreams dear”.

Lynn kisses her forehead and leaves.

In the morning, at Odusanya's house, Lynn Collins is busy in her therapy sessions with clients.

[Lynn conserving with one of the clients, Ruby].

Ruby asked about Lynn’s current life.

“My husband left us. The reason is, his interest in the same creepy things as Alyssa has indulged in”.

“But Alyssa was unaware of all the stuff that had actually happened to her dad. I faked it that he had died in her childhood”.

“You should’ve told her the truth”, said Ruby.

“Alyssa will get disturbed. I will never tell her”.

Alyssa, while coming downstairs, ready for school, listened to Lynn’s and Ruby’s conversation and ran outside hurriedly.

“A friend of Martin told me's that he was along with him, the very last time. He was coming home from work one day. As they heard a dreadful shrieking sound as if someone was asking for help while passing through the forest. Martin couldn’t resist and followed that sound but when he reached there, the sound disappeared. He saw a hole there, it was a slimy creepy hole as if he had life in there. His friend just ran from there but nobody knows what actually happened to Martin”.

“But where did he get lost?”, asked Ruby.

“Next day after that incident, Martin never came home. Later on,it was said that there was something mysterious in that forest and that it was a prohibited area. But I went to see what kind of hole that was. And realized it was something that's active throughout the duration of the evening till night, and as if it sucks things around like a vacuum”.

“It’s suspicious, as it has never happened before, ever before”, said Ruby anxiously.

“I and nobody knows what actually happened, but what I know is that Martin was too interested in extra-terrestrial creatures”, she said. He specialized in space sciences. That thing made him insane!”, added Lynn weepingly.

“Maybe he’s inside there?” asked Ruby.

Who knows? Who dares to go there?

“I don’t know”.” Why!!”.

“Why does my daughter inherit the same thing”.” She’s weird like her father”, Lynn added, “She just loves aliens”.

“I’m worried about my daughter as I can’t lose her and want to see her happy always and to give her the best life’’ whimpered Lynn, “Though I’m a therapist I have been through a lot in my life and now there is no space left in me to bear any sort of loss or mishap”, she breathed.

”You are actually depressed”, said Ruby sympathetically.

“My only reason to live is my daughter and I’m happy with her”, “She is my whole life and I live for her”, stammered Lynn...

Ruby wipes off her tears and hugs her, patting her shoulders.

‘‘What do you think of going to a club tonight?”, asked Ruby. You will definitely feel good.“It’s actually not my thing but thanks for asking”, said Lynn. “You must take a break”, said Ruby.

“Okay, as you insist, let's taste this kind of life too”, Lynn replied happily.

It’s a special day, tonight. “Alyssa’s birthday!”, said Ann. Alyssa was super excited as she would be getting out of her teens, and every birthday was very special to her.

“Let’s make your day special’, said Wylie excitedly.

Alyssa’s closest friend, dressed as if she were a tomboy, a kind of nerd at school, Wylie keeps Alyssa aware of her surroundings.“It's already special as long as you people are with me”, Alyssa replied.

“No, we want to make you feel how it feels to be chilling around humans getting out of the fantasy world”, Wylie sarcastically said.

“Are you making fun of my interest in mythical creatures or what..?”,

“Just forget about this and have fun tonight”, replied Wylie.

“Okay, but I’ll invite a few of them”, said Alyssa.

“Costume party!… at Alyssa’s place. Tonight” you’ll be invited…., shouted Joe.

Alyssa scolds him for acting silly, and calls him “Dumb Ass!”, in a humorous way.

At the club, Lynn Collins has a good time with her friend Ruby. Ruby herself is facing difficult times in life, she is also of the same age group as Lynn. There’s a good understanding level. Both share personal stuff, sitting on bar chairs wearing fancy short dresses like teen girls, ordering drinks, one after the other losing consciousness, both laughing and forgetting about time and responsibilities. Ruby insisted Lynn to dance, and both ladies danced like crazy and had a good time.

The time had come and birthday preparations were at their peak, as Alyssa was home alone and some of her friends helped her with making her house look good and people started coming home.

[Joe, Ann, and Wylie came to help out Alyssa].

The house was adorned with creepy decorations, eerie lighting, and spine-tingling sound effects, fairy lights all over. With hanging balloons, streamers make it look magical and festive.” It’s gonna be a badass birthday”, said Ann, a girl with blonde hair, very much concerned about fashion and loves to put on red lipstick always, too friendly but sometimes careless; while decorating the house with lights and standing on a ladder. Then all of them went into the room to get ready. Alyssa dressed up in her own eccentric way in a cosplaying silver rubber costume, a red wig on her head with typical space buns, and pink high heel boots. Shimmer in her eyes with shocking pink blushy cheeks. Only a few were surprised, as everybody was used to it seeing Alyssa in a cringe outfit collection.” Oh Gosh you look amazing as the sexiest creature of some other fantasy world”, said Joe. Alyssa addressed Wylie. ”Oh my f*cking goodness, how many people have you invited?... Few means few ..Wylie, you’re so stupid, said Alyssa to Wylie in anger. Both gazed at each other and then started laughing.

“You look so different from everything”, claimed Wylie...

“So you too”,

Wylie wears an alien-like dress for moral support to Alyssa and for her to not feel different. “After all, I don't feel strange now”, said Alyssa.

“Your happiness is all that matters”, replied Wylie,

“Let’s enjoy the party”. Everybody came up with unique and sort of awkward dresses too. There was a sort of creativity in each and every person, Adam in a skinny alien invisible suit, Joe as a boy with a rainbow baseball cap, and Cyclops glasses painted face, Ann as a lady as a sexy secret agent, one wearing a astronaut astronaut costume, a vampire steampunk, Rose as a batgirl, Emily dressed up as a princess of the victorian age, Jessica in a latex mask, a cowboy with party rock kit and list is long — in short, everyone arrived in their spookiest costumes...The party was a hit and everyone was having a great time dancing, eating, and drinking. There was never a dull moment. The party was a huge success, and everyone had a fantastic time.

“Who’s this guy standing in the corner with a mask on his face?”, asked Alyssa of Ann while in a drunk state.

“Who’re you, hey, hello…”, Ann laughingly asked.

“Hi!”.

“Nice mask you got on. It's a bit mysterious, don't you think? , uttered Ann.

“Yeah, I wanted to be a bit more incognito today”, exclaimed Jackson.

“Oh, I get it. I like the element of surprise. So, do I know you?”

“Well, let's just say I'm a new face in the crowd”.

“Hmm, intriguing.

“Ooh, you've really piqued my curiosity”, maintained Ann. Huh. Well, I guess I'll just have to keep guessing then. Nice meeting you, mysterious stranger.

“I’m Jackson”, he said while holding a drink in his hand.

“Surprise is remaining…”, shouted Wylie excitedly. In the center of the table, there was a large cake on it with a very unique appearance. The cake was shaped like an alien with green frosting and glowing red eyes.

” It’s my dream cake”, whispered Alyssa.

Alyssa said, having tears in her eyes, and hugged Wylie. Everybody was amazed and impatient to taste a slice of exotic cake. So it was time to cut the cake. Alyssa took a knife from the kitchen, and she cut the first slice, having a huge smile on her face. Everybody clapped and sang the birthday song. There was immense chocolate coming out, nobody could resist appreciating the taste and level of enjoyment they had. As the cake finished, everybody continues to enjoy the party. She was genuinely happy and it was the best birthday she ever had. Everyone departed as party time ended.

‘Is–sss anybody-y home-ee..’?.

[Lynn enters the house as the door was already open].

Lynn herself is lethargic and dizzy as she is already drunk. But to an extent, she is able to see and feel her surroundings. Messy house, litter thrown all over the house, broken and empty bottles on the floor, and all of the furniture misplaced and out of order. ” What the hell you did to my house, Alyssa?”, asked Lynn in dizziness. By saying this, she falls on the couch and sleeps. Actually, she went to the party in order to feel better as she at times felt depressed and both mother and daughter experienced a sort of escapism.

Alyssa was still awake, sitting on her bedroom window seat in a cozy mood, mesmerizing moments in her mind, gazing at the moon as it’s her habit to see while talking to the sky in her own thoughts.A minuscule dimming star.

‘A shooting-ggg-g star-r-rr’ she shouted.

Being in a surprised state as well, I immediately made a wish. Instead of any knowing wish, she made a strange wish and the wish was ‘to visit an alien world as an alien e*****a’...