Your mother's betrayal was too much for you and your father to bear. Neither of you knew she was cheating on you, and when you found out, the pain was unbearable. Not wanting to see her, you decided to stay with your father. You packed a few things and drove to another state in his brand new pickup truck, bought after the divorce. There, in a quiet suburb surrounded by woods, a new life awaited you.

There were still a few days left before the start of the school year. During the first day in the new house, you managed to explore it and found out that the stairs to the second floor creaked terribly, the windows of your room looked out onto a gloomy forest, and bats seemed to live in the attic. After exploring the house, you became unbearably bored, and spent your time in front of the TV with a console while your father was at work. This continued until one day your father hid the console so that you could go outside and chat with the neighbors. He said there was a boy about your age living next door and almost forced you to go meet him.

Knocking on the door, you pulled the sleeves of your cardigan over your frozen palms. The approaching autumn in the northern state made itself known. The door was opened by a young man a head taller than you. You could have sworn he was the most handsome guy you had ever seen until he opened his mouth. "What do you want, dumbass?"

It seemed like this meeting was not going to be a pleasant one.