The devil behind the mask

ream but I'm a

ream but I'm a hell

on

were swollen it yearned to be put out of its misery but why would she do this, didn't she know the fact t

y longer" she managed to say in between t

om taking her life. I was so stupid I should have ran to her and caught her before she m

love you" those were her last words to me

stared down seeing my mom lifeless body covered in her own blood. Her head was smashed

at trickled down my forehead as I woke up once again due to another terrible nightmare. I would have been terrified about this nightmare years ago but I have gotten used to the gory nightma

utside my room. Someone was try

a glimpse of a red hooded figure getting out through the front d

and saw the red hooded figure crouch

s trying to make a face but the

o look straight into her face. Her auburn hair spilled

ight before I noticed pairs of green ey

me steps forward to inspect more closely "how did you know th

o the kittens which they acknowledged by stepping out of the rosebush

e to the rosebushes "best guess, some wild animal got to her" s

little" I adm

ct them" she look

d a mini shovel, it wasn't what I had in mind but it would do the task. I hurried back to find her holding one of the five kittens, strokin

at carcass. After some time I managed to m

still holding the brown and white striped kitten in her arms. I placed the carcass of the

don't know what the others might think" she wa

f them. In the meantime let's talk about you, I wat

blivious like a nervous wreck. Poor thing she

ou" I shot at her with a surprising ne

sured by Sophie to tell us what was going on but I

was over and stuff like that" she mumbled to the

shot at her "yeah" she said s

from her waiting for an answer to my question. We paused not saying anything

aid in between laughter as thou

rible joke yo

h clearly worked" I confirmed to her it was nothin

kill Dave would that make you happy?" She

e for me" she finally said the answer I knew she would. I kne

the subject, let's talk abo

fly said not wanting to

she is hellbent on knowing t

I hoped my tactic would deviate

hite striped kitten which she called Bella, I asked how she knew it was a girl and she responded with a shrug

's point

p. Soon after my door was slid open and my mum walked in with a tray fil

l clearing at the end of my bed. "Good morning Mom" I stretched my arms

ng how I made a mess on my face "it is almost

head lovingly "I'm going to the mar

home alone, mainly. because of the unexplainab

e condition" my mum

asked i

s" she smiled tilting her head

s on her cheeks, my face

nger seat and then she turned the car on. Halfway to the market I began to hear laughter of a little girl, my h

an hear

e rearview mirror above "the laughter it is b

ned to my mum and shut my eyes taking in deep breathes trying to cl

alright

th a smile "should I tell dad

urgency in her tone "no yo

nbuckled me and then she grabbed a food cart placing me in it and began pushing me towards the door, I could see the man inside the blue van. It was a gruff man

ory of the nightmare I had unclear but all I felt was devastating

Natalie and Charlie playing with th

ly walking to the kitch

ie and Natalie chorus in unison while

lie said finally taking of

ured some liquid

around to lift our spirits even though he tried to st

. Is this what he had in mind whe

he took up the grey striped cat and snuzzled it. I had no choice but to

re is Damon, I

rtant work to do" Natalie replied while

ed the signs using a path close to the woods. The path had no one in s

ersisted and grew louder, now I was sure I wasn't alone something or someone was in the woods and I ha

ndice lifeless bloody body. My hands in a bid to save me from completely falling landed on the pool of blood surrounding Candice's body. I quickly