The Horrors in Tengzu

Tengzu Municipality, Tsi Luen, Cheena

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'A dreadful neighborhood,'

Alysa thought while looking through the gaps in their blinds that covered their glass window. The night was supposedly better without the bystanders that lingered along the road. There were a few of them, some were girls. Their laughter echoed through the block. It was irritating as their guffaws went through the walls of their small house.

Alysa was left alone at home, her mother and brother had to head out for late-night groceries. They have limited food stocks in the fridge, they do not buffer much. It was because of their dire need for money. They do not want to exhaust what was left of her mother's salary just by buying food for the entire fifteen days.

Her stomach rumbled with hunger. She gazed at their wall clock and sighed, it was almost two hours that they were gone. It was unlikely, mostly it would only take them almost an hour to buy what they needed. The small grocery store was just situated three blo