You're a hunter too, eh? I'm glad you weren't one of those freaks.

Witt was confused.

So, where is your uniform, kid? inquired the man.

Also, your gun is safely locked on. Even if I was one of those freaks, you would have died.

You would also not be able to outrun one of them.

Witt was confused until he realised

He thought it was deer and rabbits like he did with his dad, but no.

We're they?

Were they hunters for

Vampires?

You seemed shocked. Have your parents not told you yet?

His head shook.

"Why do both of you have guns?" his sister asked as she walked out the door.

Witt and the guy or uncle both lowered their guns.

So his family thought it was bad, but he did recognise him to some extent.

Witt looked at his sister and told her that I thought he was a robber; it was just a miscommunication; go back to bed.

Nah, let her stay here; she needs to know what's going on too.

She was concerned and confused just as much as her big brother.

Flint is my name, and I believe we've met before.

Witt knew the name, but it did not ring a bell.

Maybe, but I don't know from where.

Well, I'm pretty much a great friend of the father, and I guess you could consider me an "uncle cracker" even though I'm not really family.

That does sound familiar; that's the guy who goes hunting with his father on weekends.

He could not believe that the same nice-hearted guy was him, but he did have the same face, tattoo, and hair.

But the jacket was so different, and the gloves were too big for normal-sized hands.

Ok, let me explain everything.

Meanwhile……….

Curtis has refused to go to school lately because of that nightmare, and when he found out he was biting

How  could he do this to his best friend? His heart ached again.

You had to get over this feeling. Otherwise, it will be too late.

He always wanted a friend, but he never really acted like it.

Picking on that school was hard enough for him.

Worse, he's dragging someone else along with him.Mostly, dragging them down was something he did not want.

So to sincerely apologize, which he rarely does, made him cringe, and he was annoyed by the thought of him doing so.

He thought it would be best to avoid him and ignore him, but now he knows that's not so smart, is it?

He went to Witt's house, which was not too far from the school and not too far from his house; he never really realised how close they were living in the same neighborhood, but then again, he never asked.

He was about to knock on the door until he noticed that it was on the floor.

The next thing he noticed was that no one was home, and it kind of looked like a mess.

He wondered if they just got robbed until he heard voices, and one of them was his best friend.

He isn't usually a coward, but he was angry and didn't want to fight, so he went back to his house cowardly.

He tried to call him, but there was no answer. He called him again, and there was an answer.

. "I aw the door down are you OK? Should I call the cops?"

No, I'm fine. I'll explain everything later; there were just a few misunderstandings.

Curtis was even more perplexed by this.

So he hung up, saying goodbye, and had to wait until the next day, when he had to return to his hell hole of a home.

Once he got home, his mom was at the front door waiting for him.

The moment he saw his aunt's face, he knew he was in trouble.

It was not a good sign that his stepdad was also there; he rarely leaves the couch and his TV.

Curtis, what is going on and where were you?

She had yelled at the top of her lungs, and he swore the neighbours could hear them.

That was hard to explain for him because he was at the park again, but of course his mother would not believe he was just at the park doing nothing.

So he just looked down at the ground, said nothing, and went upstairs, as his aunt usually does: dismiss him, grumble, and walk away.

No, you don't come down here, Mr. You're in trouble.

He had no idea why he was in trouble other than The accident

He gulped, afraid that she knew his darkest secret.

His father came into the picture and said, "Where were you today?"

He grumbled and said

He grumbled and said I was at the park again, and I'm usually at the park.

this was not related to the previous incident.

Well, got anything to say for yourself? The mother insisted on him saying something.

He had no idea what they were talking about; he did nothing wrong today; he didn't get into any fights; he did not get into any trouble; he didn't get any drugs; and he did not get cigarettes either for his  fake parents.

Until She stepped forward and asked, "Why weren't you at school?"

Usually his mom did not care if he was at school or not. Maybe she never knew, or oh no, did she never know?

I just got the call from school, and even though I've missed this week and so many others this year, I know you're grades 

Oh, so this is about his grades? The project was the last straw for a teacher, he guessed.

You're grounded. Go to your room. You're not leaving this weekend. Don't even try sneaking out the window.

He was surprised, not because he wasn't there, but because she knows he's been sneaking out through the window.

Don't worry, I won't. He went straight to his room and slammed the door.

mostly out of anger at himself, not because of his adoptive parents.

It will make them more cautious if they find out what happened, and who knows what will happen next.

It's shocked you think I showed up because his mom was yelling at him to come downstairs. Why are the police here?