A contract (1)

Its face was a black slate with two gleaming red dots for eyes. It had the same body build as Gray, and wore the exact same clothing he was wearing while fighting the goblin earlier.

***

The scene shifted, this time they were home. Gray's mother was crying, his father was trying to comfort her but nothing seemed to be working.

Gray was confused and scared, so he kept quiet. The once warm feeling slowly became colder, no light came through the windows even though it was midday.

***

"Dad, what's wrong with her?" cried Gray as he stared at his mother sprawled on the floor, foam coming out of her mouth.

Pills lay scattered all over the floor next to her, a glass of water spilled on the ground.

"Stop crying, I'm trying to think," shouted Gray's father, shock, confusion, sadness, and disappointment all mixed into his voice as his hands shook in front of him.

"Will she be okay dad?" asked Gray, his crying only becoming worse.