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Blood in the Snow: A Person I Once Knew by Tanyaeyssen75📖 Blood in the Snow: A Person I Once Knew
Chapter 1: Dad’s Screeching
(by \Fritz Swanepoel – Youth Author Spotlight)
💀An original suspense tale unfolding one chapter at a time 👀follow the story weekly right here as we publish it chapter by chapter.
✍ Diary Entry — November 2, 1978
*"Today, we are driving to that stupid timeshare Dad bought in the 60s..."*
Blood in the Snow: A Person I Once Knew
Chapter 1: Dad's Screeching
Diary Entry 1
1978 November 2nd
Dear Diary,
Today we are driving to that stupid timeshare Dad bought in the 60s "as a great investment opportunity" - whatever that means. Mom keeps suggesting dumb games to "pass the time." Dad is going to start screeching at the top of his lungs again in like 20 minutes, and worst of all, I forgot my phone charger and cassette player at home (which also includes my headphones), so I can't even pretend not to hear his request to join along in the song he knows none of the lyrics to. This is going to be a long drive to that old horror house this year.
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My pen glides over the page to mark the end of my entry. I lay my head in my cold palms as I stare out into the trees. Flashing by like a thought through a busy mind, yet I can see perfectly into the forest. This old house we keep revisiting is barely holding together. Just last year, Dad walked upstairs and fell through the floorboard. I see a crumpled-up paper behind Dad's seat. I unfold it. It's been folded recently, as it still looks relatively new and undamaged. In the folded lines of the paper is written:
To Fix List
(in Dad's handwriting)
- The windows don't close.
- The doors creak.
- The floorboards crack.
- Privacy for Nina.
I roll my eyes as I always hated that nickname, Nina. The cold wind blows it out of my hand, and it vanishes into the forest like a thought in a sea of ideas. I get lost in thought and slowly drift into my mind. The cold wind brushes my face as I poke my head slightly out the window. The wind feels like the snow is dancing on my face with simple grace.
Then my peaceful mind is interrupted by a loud bang as the car shakes a bit, then comes to a full halt. I get thrown forward, I feel a hard bang and hear a ringing in my ear. I feel like my body won't move as I hazily open the door and fall into ice-cold snow. I feel the cold penetrating almost three layers of jackets, like I'm wearing nothing at all.
I get up in a haze, trying to find my footing, my head pounding like I just got hit by a hammer. The car is quiet behind me as the lights shine brightly. "How did I get in front of the car... where am I?" The car is empty, and I can barely see inside. Around me, a dark void swallows everything in its wake, the wind howling like a mother who just lost her child, blowing so strong it almost picks me off the ground.
I stoop forward, trying to find my footing with every step I take, my head pounding like it has a bullet wound in it. I hear a voice in the far-off distance. "NINO, WHERE ARE YOU?" It sounds like my dad, and I almost immediately reply, "I'm here..." When my blood runs cold. "Wait... you don't know that nickname."
The creature shows itself as it walks with an unnatural limp towards me. Its skin almost resembles flesh, its eyes jolting around like it's afraid. Its eyes lock on me, its mouth opens. Its voice was almost like my dad's but distorted. "Please... Neno... I'm hurt... please," its voice feeling like needles in my head, I scream in pain.
It comes into the light, revealing its face, its resemblance to Dad uncanny, but it looks unnatural and unsettling. I scream as I jolt awake on the backseat, laid down with an ice pack on my forehead, the smell of the old car entering my nose - the smell of grease and old leather and the occasional secret smoke from Mom in the backseat.
I sit upright and take in my surroundings. Mom and my brother are standing outside playing patty-cake in the snow while the hood is open. This old Sunbird has been with us for a long time. My dad bought it when I was just born.
I get out and feel the wind blowing my bangs behind me. I slowly walk around the car and peek over the hood to my dad. He struggles with the motor and grunts, then looks at me. "Oh, good morning, princesse. Is your head feeling any better?"
To be Continued ....
❤💬 Reader’s Corner
We’ll be releasing Blood in the Snow chapter by chapter on this blog. Each week reveals more of the haunting mystery as remembered by someone who once knew a very different version of their family.
👁 *What to Expect*
* Strange sightings in the woods
* An eerie house that hides secrets
* A girl unraveling her family's past... and her own identity
📚 Inspired by classic psychological horror and YA suspense novels like:
* Coraline by Neil Gaiman
* The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon by Stephen King
* Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children by Ransom Riggs
🎒 Behind the Writing
This is my son's original story 👌 written from scratch. He's been crafting this character and her strange world for months. I’m so proud to support his creativity and share it with you.
If you enjoy stories about *mystery, memory, and eerie truths, follow along weekly! We’ll be publishing one chapter at a time until the book is finished ❤ and then launch it as a **complete eBook and paperback*.
💬 Leave a comment if you'd like to be notified when the next chapter is out!
📚 Get in the Mood
While you wait for Chapter 2, here are some suspense reads that set the tone (affiliate links):
* 🔪 The Hazel Wood – Melissa Albert
* 🕯 A Monster Calls – Inspired by an idea from Siobhan Dowd
* ❄ Small Spaces – Katherine Arden
👀 Coming Next: Chapter 2
❤*“Brandon… is that you?”*
❤A search for a lost bag turns into something more chilling — and the snow remembers what it saw.
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Happy Monday, everyone! 💖✨
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