Sixteen Shadows

Slingshot

Days just passed. We just do the same routine everyday. We hunt sometimes which is fun. I think I fell inlove with him. Everytime he's done hunting wild boars he gave me tiny purple flowers. I noticed him looking at me always. I knew him. His parents were killed at the border years ago. His brother left him alone. His ex was named Claire. Sorry Claire, i think he's falling for me too. He told me about these shadows. He told me that these shadows drove his ex away.

It was night and the crickets were noisy outside the cottage. I am lying on my bed, well it's mine but it's his really. He just enetered the room in his tattered muscle shirt. Well his arms were muscular but not brawny. He was just staring outside. I was just staring at him. He looked at me. The look became stare. It was cute and it was not creepy.

"You're beautiful" he smiled.

"I'm never" I laughed.

"You are"

"You're gorgeous"

"Yes"

"I think I like you"

"I think I love you"

I was shocked. He just sat beside me. I blushed because he loves me. He loves me. I am never been loved by someone. I looked at him and sat beside him. We both looked at the moon shining above us.

"See you're beautiful under the moon. Your dark hair and your tan skin blends well. Your soft waves look amazing on you. Please don't leave me. But you have to know something" he grinned.

I looked at him and kissed his cheek. My heart skipped a beat.

"You're trapped. We're trapped" he fronwed.

"What do you mean, babe? We're trapped by love" I smiled.

"It's not what you think"

"What?"

He was serious and his eyes were bit glassy. He looked confuse. I began to tremble. I felt goosebumps on my arms and all over my spine. It's like my horror movie was beginning again.

"I am Marcus and you can't leave me again" he said flatly.

All the things flashed back. The things I read on the diary. Marky is just a ghost? I felt my lips pressed on his cheek, how can he be a ghost? His warm cheeks... I pushed him away.

"You... You're Marcus George.. Marcus Anthony George, right?" I began to cry.

"You can't leave me Claire" he warned me.

"I'm Elena"

"Whoever you are, you can't leave me. You're trapped. We built this world together"

"You built this. Let me go!"

"You married him! You had a baby! You can't leave me this time. I thought you love me!"

"I loved you but  I am the present dude. You're dead!"

"You can't leave me. Rememeber the shadows, they're coming for us"

I just ran away and tears were falling on my cheeks. I just bumped in this tall guy. It was Joseph.

"Sister!" he hugged me.

"Joseph!" I cried.

He pushed me and he was crying.

"I swear I'm trapped" he gasped.

"what do you mean?" I was confused.

"We're trapped. That mansion. It has a curse!"

"what?"

"We're going to die here"

"Don't say that, idiot! we have to escape!"

"we can't. Listen to me! This is another world"

"what do you mean?"

"I don't know but this is another world and we're dead"

"We're not!"

"we are! I was pulled by a shadow while I was sleeping and so as you! We're dead!"

Tears were falling on my cheeks. I am dead. I am destined to be here. I kept on crying. Marcus came and saw both of us. He stood there and he was crying too. I was frightened. I am not the only one frightened but everyone is, even Marcus.