Demon

A Story by Julz

Ever feel you're not in control...

Demon

PROLOGUE

‘Cassie, stop! Listen to me!’ Connor shouted down the phone. ‘Wait, I’m coming don’t do anything!’

The sobbing down the phone became hysterical. Connor panicked, this never happened before, it was usually under control, he had to get home, before his sister did something that they would all regret. He jumped into his car and put his foot down on the accelerator, nearly there, nearly there, he thought. The car skidded into the driveway just as a scream of pure hatred and pain sliced through his eardrums like a knife. Oh s**t, s**t, his mind shouted at him, as he fumbled for the right key to the door. A click, and the door opened, he sprinted upstairs and banged open the bathroom door. He froze at the sight, Cassie was holding a knife glistening and gleaming, splashed with red, poised at her wrist, ready to slice open the fragile veins, bursting with blood.

‘Cassie! Stop! I’m here now, it’s Connor! I’ll always be here for you no matter what they say!’

Suddenly the girl looked up; this wasn’t the Cassie he knew, though… Her eyes were a pure darkness, tears streamed black down her freshly cut face. Her long hair was matted with blood and her face twisted in agony, as she stared at him. Then she began to laugh, there was nothing evil about it, it was a tantalizing laugh, a familiar laugh, a stolen laugh… She moved the knife from her wrist and stroked the long sharp edged blade. Her mouth opened and she hissed.

‘Why doesss she care for you ssssso much…? For you, she fightssss me! Human love…pitiful, sssssso pitiful…but when I kill you she won’t have to fight anymore, your poor little sssisssster, let her resssst, ssssacrifice yoursssself to ssstop her pain.

She cocked her head to the side.

Connor didn’t think, he pounced on her and snatched the knife out of her hands, and restrained her, the way he normally did every time something like this happened, but it had never happened like this.

‘Cas…Cas! It’s me, I know you’re in there, come on!! Fight it! You can win!’ he begged.

The screaming started and Cassie writhed in pain as her eyes changed back to grey, and her tears of black began to clear. Soon the screaming became sobbing, Connor knew it was over…for now, but it was never really gone…