The house was dark, no light coming from within. Did he trash anything looking for me? I went to the door trying to open it, the knob wouldn't even turn, I forgot they sealed every opening to the outside world preventing us from coming out. Then how did I come out? All the windows were even closed except mine which was on the second floor. There's no way I will be able to get up there. I need to sleep to clear my head because my mind is still going back there… I don't want to believe they're real so I'll probably forget them like a bad dream if I get a good sleep.
I placed the hand which had the feather on the door knob and the door opened easily like it wasn't even locked. I entered inside tiptoeing down the hallway trying to not alert him, just need to go to my room.
“Elana is that you?” His voice echoed through the hallway. I hate that voice.
“You are late.” I could hear his voice getting closer, I didn't want to see his face.
“Well I don't care, did you get them?” He's just a few steps away from me. His face was partially covered by the darkness that enveloped the house. I could only see his mouth which was twisted in a strange manner. I handed over the beers to him. Left without hearing his reply.
“Elana” He called out my name while I was just two steps from climbing the stairs. I turned and looked at him below me, his face still covered by the shadow.
“∆°°°∞∞∞” The incomprehensive words that came out of his mouth didn't baffle me, I just didn't care.
“Goodnight” I replied to him, getting to my room is the safest option right now since he's not in ’that’ mood right now. I went to my room and locked the door. Falling down to my bed, it felt like ages since I had the chance to sleep on it. The thoughts of what happened when I went outside kept on trying to creep to the center of my thoughts but I pushed them back. This is why I needed that sleep, a good sleep will do everything. Staring at the ceiling, my eyes started getting heavy. I turned to the other side of the bed, facing the window which was opened. I don't think it's possible for a human to squat on a window. It's too small for anybody to do that. When I was going out it was even a hassle getting out through it.
Then why is there a old woman there? I can't even see her face but her nose is more highlighted by the length of it. Noses are not supposed to be that long and wrinkled. The naked old woman sat on the frame of my window looking at my direction. I can't see her face, it's all dark in here. It felt like there was something pressing me down, an invincible force I couldn't move or scream. Scream for what? He would even bat an eye if I was dying, my voice won't even get outside.
“CACACACA” The woman started laughing, it sounded like a laugh that's made by someone without teeth or tongue. It was like a choking sound. Her hair was white, I haven't felt that type of fear in my life before. The woman was just there looking at me, I need to get out of here, but the force pushing me down won't let me. The pressure feels like I'm a sachet of tomatoes and my soul is the contents inside which is being forced out by the pressure. The blood in my entire body was flowing to my head, my blood vessels were to burst at any moment because of the pressure. My eyes rolled up, tongue trying to flee into my stomach to avoid this terror.
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HELP HELP HELP HELP HELP.
The thoughts are there but the words won't come out, so this is the end for me… at least I'm relieved from everything. It's better. I don't understand how I survived the encounter with that demon just to die here. Was there no special meaning to that?
It's my fault for thinking too much about it. Or I blame this world for setting a special scenario for me, what is it trying to do… making me feel good about myself and shattered everything in the very next moment.
Well I'm just a fool, if I could just remember how I got this feather on my hand I'll probably be able to do something about all this, about Mom and Sara…
CLAP CLAP CLAP.
The woman started clapping, with each clap the pressure on my head grew stronger, it'll pop up like a sledgehammer to a watermelon. My nose was wet with something I don't know. But it's probably blood, if my eyes rolls any further I'll probably go blind. But I could still see the naked old woman sitting on the window frame normally which is weird because my eyes are rolled up to my skull right now.
The woman started dancing while still on the window frame. My mouth gave way to a big stream of blood, I have never let out this amount of liquid from my body in my entire life.
CLAP CLAP CLAP
The woman clapping increased.
“CACACACACA” Same with her laughter. The pressure on my body increased, my body couldn't take it longer I could feel my blood vessels bursting. My blood is going the wrong way.
CLAP CLAP CLAP
CACA CACA
CLAP CLAP CLAP
CACACACACA
CACACACACA
CLAP CLAP CLAP
“ARRRRRRRRRRGHHHH” I let out a scream, my throat were probably damaged from it. My body arched up with my sweat soaked back leaving the bed in anticipation of my soul leaving my body. My hands dug deep into the bed forming a root trying to keep my soul intact inside me. It's probably going to be futile but it was worth trying. Eyes, mouth, ears and nose are wet with blood.
The laughter and clapping increased.
CLAP CLAP CLAP
CACACACACA
CLAP CLAP CLAP
CACACACACA
CLAP CLAP CLAP
CACACACACA
ARGGGGGHHH
CACACACA
CLAP CLAP CLAP
The chaos ends with a loud thud on my wall. Was it dad? .. No it was a golden spear? The strange object stuck to the wall ended the chaos. The woman was nowhere to be found. The second before it hit the wall there was a scream which sounded like that of thousands of people. I couldn't feel my body. Its probably in a lot of pain right now. My eyes are still rolled up my skull. I can't move them. The bed was wet with blood like two liters of it poured on the bed. I couldn't move, like I lost control of my body and was unable to find the connection.
There was a rustle at the window, is the woman back? Two figures appeared close to my bed. Their silhouette that of a male and female. They moved across the room looking for something.
“ She's not here.”
“How is that possible?”
“I don't know.”
“Why was that witch trying to suck out this kids soul.”
“It wasn't just her soul, but her insides too. Look at her organs, they all at the chest region…. Eww is she dead? “
“No, still breathing which is odd”
“We could save her.”
“That's not what we came here for.”
“This is the only place her essence is coming from and I can't find her anywhere here. Is this some kind of trick?”
“Which is why we should save her, like look at the big picture. This is the source of the essence.”
“Which doesn't make sense! Because Aria can't just disappear like that… she's bound to this city, her role is to protect it.”
“And that doesn't mean we should save her? Like she's emitting her essence.”
“I don't understand….’
“Then get her out of the blood soaked bed before she choked on her own blood.”
“She's so light do you think she'll make it?”
“Staying here won't bring us that answer.”
“Where are you Aria …”
Whispers to my ears, I can't understand what they were saying. My ears were the only thing working for me. Buzz to my eardrums, felt like wind, I'm soaring high in the sky. What do you mean
by this ? Why are you trying to mold me to something after shattering my very existence.