Hard Enough

Facing My Inner Demon?

Amora's POV

    At the end of a very dark hall was a big wooden door. I slowly walked toward it, the floor very unsteady under every step I took. A huge gust of wind blew past me almost knocking me over and take the breathe out of me. Trying to focus on every step I take, out of nowhere I hear a shallow spine chillingly low voice crack and say " Turn around and take my hand. I will reunite you with your parents and you will never have to miss them again. Come. They are waiting, Amora."

    Turning around, a few feet away from me was a shadowy figure, not exact skinny or big. Not exactly tall or short. This shadow was just barely in the light at the end of the hallway. From what I could see this figure had a hood on, so I couldn't see much of it's face to tell who it was. " Come on Amora, Mom and Dad are waiting just take my hand. I promise it won't hurt. Just come and take my hand." It said in the shallow voice of a woman. 

    "Who are you? Why am I here? Why are you here? Where are we?" I said trying to take in as much as I could about this thing, as I could. She stepped forward into the light having now her whole body in my sight. She had long hair that flowed out of the hood of her jacket. Her long jet black hair wavy. She was pale, from what little bit of her face I could see. 

   " You are within the deepest part of your mind. I am here because you need to face your inner demon. If you continue to act like what happen didn't happen it is going to haunt you until you do. So you have two options come with me and reunite with Mom and Dad or run to that door, and face the reality of not having them anymore. Take care of the little brother that could have a better life without you in it. Leave the only guy you have ever loved and go live with an abusive Uncle that could care less whether or not you live or die. Your choice. Which will you chose?" She said grinning on every word.

    Looking at her trying to figure out who this person was in front of me, my thoughts were hanging on how she could know how anyone feels about me. " Who are you?" I said in anger. She stood there for a second then slowly removed the hood from her face. As she took her hood off I was shocked yet scared at what or more so who was under the hood. She looked dead into my eyes and creeply smiled, " Amora, I am you. You could have been with them. If only the nurse had waited just a little longer to check on you. We could have been with them." she said walking just a few steps closer.

    My body and mind wrapped around everything happening at this moment. Why am I my inner demon? Why was I telling myself these things? What I did was a act of remorse and denial that my parents were gone. Not because I thought my brother would have a better life without me... Right? " We cant leave Liel. What I did was out of denial. That's all that was." I said trying to keep calm.

    " Really? Is that really all it was? Think Amora. Think of how you felt the moment you were looking at yourself in that mirror!" She yelled in what seemed like a shallow screech.

    " It don't matter what I thought in that moment! What matters now is that I want to be with my brother. I want to be Kyle! And I won't let you stand there and tell me how I felt! You don't know me, you may look like me, but you're not me!" I yelled in fear but also in relief. She quickly changed her expression to what seemed like chaotic, within moments she was right in front of me face to face.

    " You think what you want. I know you better then you think. But if living in hell is what you want, then your wish is granted." she spoke calmly, she stepped back slowly then faded into the darkness. The ground started shaking under my very still feet. I felt as if I was frozen in place. The ceiling started caving in and in my head I was screaming wake up Amora! Wake up! WAKE UP!!!

Author's note:  If any of you that has read the chapters before this one Im sorry for the big pause in chapter updates I have had a lot happen and have been busy with trying to finish my schooling, but I am going to try and be more active on this story.