Rising Love

Chapter Six: Evil Has Risen

   "The world is a strange place. I've learned that through a lot of experience. You think you can make it through alone, you'd be dead wrong. People need help, in every way. To talk them out of something, be there in their worst times, and go on 'magical journeys' with them. She’s not telling you everything. In fact nothing. You want to stay alive you listen to me. I’m the only one with the least bit of sense around here. Now don't tell anybody I was here. Just if you like your life."

 "Mell! Honey you’re going to be late for school!" I listened as my mom yelled for me to come downstairs. I wasn't very happy and wasn't going to show that by doing anything she said. A few days ago I was texting my friend and in front of the most popular girl in school, she said, "ha, are you texting your boyfriend? Oh, what’s his name, Dean?" I was humiliated and never want to talk to that horrible woman again. I mean would you blame me?

 "Mellany I’m not kidding, get your butt in here this instant!" At least now I'm here because my birth mom would have already killed me. I slithered out of bed and slipped into a pink shirt and a . Afterwards, I ran downstairs and grabbed a waffle. "Eat quick you're going to be late." she said, as every word disgusted me. I finished my meal and she and I walked outside to leave. Then she stopped dead in her tracks. Her neck. It spun and the rest of her body was still. Her head got faster and faster. I screamed as loud as I could and suddenly it stopped. I was breathing heavily and I couldn’t stop.

  “This is not your mother. We loved you. You didn’t accept. Maybe we did make a few mistakes, but killing us was not the solution. You think we are gone? We will always be here. Always.” I was shaking and had no clue of what to do. For god sake, what would you do if what sounded like. No. My m-mom. That was her. Her inside my mom’s body. It's Impossible