the Green Door

Alessandro is inside of the mart. he looks at his brother. Alessandro falls on his knees. he starts to cry. he throws up some blood. Lorenzo and Russell helped him to move to a safe corner. Russell searches for medicine. Lorenzo stays at his brother's side.

Wendy is sleeping. she hears a voice. Wendy stands up. she follows a song outside. Wendy looks at Mr. O'Brien's corpse. she walks outside. she stands in front of the body. a disgusting smell comes from Jane's corpse. Wendy throws up.

Jane's body is decomposing at a fast speed. it is rotting fast especially for the heat. the smell is so brutal. it is horrible. Wendy searches Jacob's corpse's clothing. she finds a small notebook. Wendy goes back inside.

Alessandro feels better now. he looks too pale. he has bruises around his eyes. he has bruises on his arms. he is in a lot of pain. Lorenzo asks questions. Alessandro is unable to speak for the moment.

Russell isn't suppose to be here. he hates his own brother. Russell was always the black sheep on his family. no matter how hard he tried. he was always seem as a failure. no matter how many mistakes his brother commits. he is always forgiven.

Russell had a huge fight with his brother four years ago. Russell slept with his brother's girlfriend at the time. Russell commits stupid mistakes every so often. all just to be a pain in the balls to his brother. and after all that Russell was ready to put that shit behind and move on. now he is about to die.

it wasn't always like that. they use to be good friends when they were children. but their own parents put them against each other. their own parents sowed the seed of discord on their hearts at a young age.

Lorenzo sits next to his brother. their parents died on a car accident. since early on his youth Lorenzo took care of his brother. Lorenzo and Alessandro fell apart years ago. they went to a trip to fixed their brotherhood.

some years ago when Alessandro was on his worse. Lorenzo left to be with his bride and children. he left his brother behind. Lorenzo feels regret. he wishes to amend his relationship with his brother. now Lorenzo questions his life choices.

for the rest of the time everyone is quiet. the time keeps going slowly. seconds turns into minutes and then it turn into hours. the suns are as bright as earlier. there is no sign of the Darkness coming back.

Russell starts to feel irritated. the desert doesn't change at all. the heat is the same. there is nothing at all out there. Russell feels frustrated to not know what fucking time it is or when the day starts.

the darkness comes at any time. just as it comes, it leaves. the day time can last as long as two or four days. and no one will ever know without a clock nor a working watch. the Darkness usually last few hours.

there is a noise coming from outside. it is the sound of footsteps. then a tall man gets inside of the mart. the man is about 6'5 tall. he has broad shoulders. he is wearing a neon black suit. the man's skin tone is light brown. he is bald. he is wearing sunglasses with a blue frame. the man looks around of him.

"where am I? I was on a car accident. I left my car trying to find help. but then I found my self in the middle of nowhere. when I tried to go back to my car it was gone. and I saw this place. it cost me few hours to be here. I may sound like a wacko."

"no my dude. welcome to the shit-show. oh dude, you're going to like it in here."

"Dorian Perez, is the name. nice to meet you."

"nice to meet'ya dude. our predicament is plain out'a tragedy. I hope you brought gold coins to pay for the boat. pardon my rudeness dude."

Dorian Perez is sweating. he had to walk for about four long hours out there. to walk under such a violent weather is almost suicidal. Dorian Perez falls on his knees. he finds it hard to breath properly. his throat is so dry that he is bleeding.

Russell walks towards Dorian with a bottle of water. Dorian takes the bottle. he almost swallows the water in two seconds. Dorian thanks Russell, then he faints. Dorian looked like a sleeping bull. he has that kind of strong presence.

Russell asks Alessandro if he needs anything. Alessandro asks for some ice cream. Russell laughs for a moment. he then goes behind the cash register. he takes a box of expensive cigarettes. 'if it is free, why not try it?' Russell thinks with a smirk.

as time keeps running Alessandro feels worse and worse. there is nothing they can do. there is no doctors or medical supplies nearby. they have to make certain decisions. Alesandro knows that his life and death become more irrelevant by every minute.

Wendy is reading the notes on the notebook she stole from the corpse. she freaks out when she sees a door. she remembers now how a green door kept appearing on her dreams nights before arriving here. she finally remembers when she arrived.

there were green doors above her on the sky. some green doors bellow her. and she opened one of those green doors. she crossed the green door. Wendy screams and cries in despair. she finally understood why she is in here.

"I belong here. we all belong here."

Wendy throws away the notebook. she goes to the bathroom. she washes her face. she is starting to think about her days as a teacher. she thinks about her life before arriving on this strange place. she is afraid to accept what she already knows.

Alessandro's pain is gone for a moment. he falls asleep. Alessandro seems to have some kind of fever. on his dreams he sees some eyes. he can see those eyes looking at him and following him. those eyes are looking directly at his soul.

some sort of liquid leaves the big eye. it falls on top of Alessandro's eyes. it burns. it feels horrible. it hurts so much. Alessandro wakes up breathing loudly. he looks at his brother asking for help. he seeks his brother's support.

Alessandro cries on Lorenzo's shoulders. he is terrified of the tomorrow. Alessandro doesn't want to die, not like this. he wants to have a long and happy life. he wants to have a family of his own. Alessandro clings to his brother in search of support.

.....

out there on the desert. John and Karla are on a stranger's car. the stranger is a lady on her mid-fifties. she is searching for her husband.

Rose Anne explained that her husband disappear on a business trip to Spain. Jacob O'Brien disappeared about ten years ago. there are no traces of his disappearance. she found about some green doors. her husband was searching about it before his disappearance ten years ago.

Rose Anne talked about how her husband is caring and nice. Rose Anne haven't lose hope on finding her husband jet. she believes that she can save him.

John has a good idea of who her husband is. he haven't seen him since he left the gas station and the Jacob he met is an elderly man. the person Rose Anne described was a man about of her age.

John is thinking that either this place makes you age faster or something out there drained Jacob's youth. or the Jacob he met stole the identity of the real Jacob. anything can happen, or be real. so John has no choice. but to listen and to stay silent.

Karla hugs John. she looks at Rose Anne with jealousy. she knows that John has a thing for older ladies. she hates to see John looking at others. she wants John for herself. Karla loves when John is only looking at her.

Karla is a cold person. it is hard for her to express her emotions. there is basically nothing important for her on the world. but John one day came like a ray of light. he felt like some kind of savior. he brings peace to Karla. she wants to protect that.

Rose Anne stops talking about her husband. she is so tired. Rose Anne closes her eyes. she puts her head on top of the steering wheel. she falls asleep on seconds.

John and Karla are looking at each other. John asks her if she remembers their days of youth on high school. Karla blushes and covers her face. she doesn't want to remember those ignominious days of the past. she wants to create new memories with him.

John laughs as he retells times of the past. John moves his left hand. by accident he touches Karla's face. he starts to caress her face. he touches her lips and nose. John smiles softly looking at her lips. he touches Karla's hair.

"I am sorry. I don't know what happened to me there."

"it is okay. I know it wasn't your intention..... just like always."

"excuse me? I didn't heard that last part. what did you say?"

"I saw the green gates. I saw them when it was night time. I saw them when I was driving. I forgot to tell you about it."

John hugs Karla. he knows that she feels guilt for what is happening to them. John knows that it isn't her fault. it was just a coincidence. it was by accident that they arrived on this strange place. he wants to be like a hero on shiny armor to her.

the darkness covers the sky. previously the Darkness took control of everything. on the previous 'nights' the darkness was everywhere. this time the darkness in on the sky. so it makes it easier to see. at first glance it looks like any normal night, but it isn't.

John looks behind. there are parts that are bright. the darkness is only covering from the car to the gas station. John swallows saliva. he didn't know that the darkness wasn't cause for the lack of light. but because the Darkness is a being.

John is trembling feeling fear. Karla hugs him tightly. she makes promises of protecting him and not letting anything hurt him. John is too afraid to think about anything else. this place has to be hell. there is no other way to explain what is happening.

"you are mine. mine alone." whispers Karla.

there is a huge purple eye above the car. the Darkness moves like if it was breathing. the Darkness doesn't leave the sky. tentacles com from the darkness. the tentacles are covering all the area. those black tentacles are trying to find a form of life.

John is witness of all this. he can't believe the horrors in front of him. he covers his eyes with his hands. he is still on denial. no human mind can comprehend things that are beyond of their understanding. John is in shock.

Karla rests her head on John's shoulders. she hugs him. Karla whispers on his ears. she tells him that everything is going to be okay. Karla keeps whispering sweet things. she knows that she has control over John.

Rose Anne wakes up. she looks at the tentacles. for a moment she thinks those things are small tornadoes on the night. then she looks closely. Rose Anne is dumbfounded to see tentacles coming from the sky. those things are transparent. you can see bones.

the Darkness makes a loud sound. everyone was silent. no one spoke for the next hour. the Darkness kept communicating by making loud terrifying noises. the Darkness was sending a message. even the most stupid soul can comprehend what it meant.

it was a warning to them all. it was clear. no one is leaving alive. not until the Darkness is done with its feast. and it is too hungry to be done with just two lives.

John is almost crying. he covers his eyes. Rose Anne almost crying tells him to see. she tells him that he has to see. John opens his eyes.

there is a voice coming from behind. it can be an hallucination, or John's paranoia. he looks behind. he can see something green far away. it is on a green emerald color. it was something big. like a giant green rock. it was too far for him to see what it was.

.....

inside the mart.

Lorenzo is standing behind the front door. he is witness of the tentacles. he trembles. his eyes are wide open. the hairs of his arms are standing. his hands are shaking.

Wendy is on his knees before the horror. Alessandro asks her if she wants to play poker. he has some cards with him. he wanted to play card games, or board games with his brother on their vacations. now it is a waste to think of playing with him.

Russell is eating a cup of noodles. it is shrimps flavor with habanero. Russell hates noodles from marts. but the ones he is eating are good. Russell thinks of the many times his brother was a menace. those noodles are great indeed.

Dorian is awake. he is drinking an energy drink. by now he is aware of the supernatural bullshit that is going on. he didn't freak out at all. Dorian is fine appreciating to be inside this small ancient mart, and not out there with the creepy looking tentacles.

"let's talk about leaving."

"we don't have exits so far."

"then let's talk about killing that fucking Goliath."

"can that shit be killed?"

the five of them are standing behind four walls. on a small old place. on a cage with the false title of a safe zone. they caged themselves with a false sense of security. the Darkness is only paying with its prey.

the Darkness is a ferocious beast with a vast intelligence. the Darkness is conscious of its every action. it is a God that fell from its throne for its vanity. it is a loving God that accepts the love of its followers. and gives them love in return.

be aware of the Darkness' power. the Darkness can play with anyone. it can make fun of any other soul. but no one must ever cross the line. if you are stupid enough to try to make fun of the Darkness. then it will repay you with tears of blood.

the Darkness is a Pagan Deity that was erased from the history books. everything about the Darkness and its linage was erased by profane tongues. its title of Pagan God is a shameful badge to hold. the Darkness lose its rightful name. now it exist with no name.

blasphemous pawns decided to act on their own to profane the Darkness' altars and numerous temples. Blasphemous prophets erased records and slaughter followers of the Darkness. its actual home was given by loyal followers.