Sixteen Shadows

Clashed

We went back to the mansion. It was cold inside the mansion. Marky gave me his jacket and we proceeded walking around the house. We were seeing shadows again. Marky held me tight.

"Why are you here? what do you want from us?! Especially from Elena?" Marky shouted.

One of the shadows just became a human form. He was redhead and fair skinned. His eyes were blue. He looks handsome. He is somewhat a villain version of Rupert Grint.

"Sometimes you need to find out that you're just a jerk, Marcus" the handsome guy smiled.

"Shut up Nathaniel! Why are we here? Why are they here?" he shouted to Nathaniel.

It was the guy that Claire married to. The guy who torn her life apart. He was incredibly handsome. He's more handsome than Marky. Marky's the good guy here. Nathaniel looked like one of those Calvin Klein models with that don't-mess-up-with-me look. He looks like a bully though. 

"Elena created this world that's why she's with us" Nathaniel looked at me.

"Me?" I whispered.

"Remember when you're a little kid? You see shadows"

"i don't remember those"

"I am that thirsty soul that watches you and you kept blabbing to me"

"I don't remember... I... I can't"

Memories just flashed in my head. Memories that were like blurry images in my head. I just picture out htat I am talking to this handsome man back when I was just 5. It was the time my parents died.

"You are my grandchild stupid!" Nathaniel shouted at me.

"How sure are you?" I am calmed yet shocked.

"I got Claire preganant for the second time and your father's my son. Claire doesn't like the baby!"

"You're lying"

"Me? Lying? That jerk poisoned your mind"

"he doesn't. You killed my uncle!"

"I didn't. My friends did."

"you're the real jerk!"

Nathaniel just laughed. He's my grandpa. I can't take that. It's like I took a medicine and I want to throw it out of my system. Marky was holding my wrist that it really hurts.

"Where's Claire?!" I shouted to Nathaniel.

"I don't know. My friends captured her body too. My friends and I died early" he smiled.

"How?"

"Claire killed all of us. She went crazy, you know?"

"She's still alive"

"Yeah and I don't know where she is. She is this wrinkled-face granny"

"I have to find her"

I tried to ran away but there's a shadow who stopped me so fast. It pushed Marky away. The shadow was gripping on me tightly that it hurts.

"Don't touch her!" Marky shouted.

"Easy, loser. It's time to get ready to lose another one you love" Nathaniel laughed.

The door bursted open. I can see a silhouette of a woman. She was coming near. Everyone looked frightened except me. It was Claire. It is grandma. She looks amazing. Honestly she looks like my schoolmate. She looks amazing. I can't believe I have a grandma like. her. Grandma isn't the best word but bestie would be. She is wearing jeans and cardigan, like I usually wear.

"Get your hands off her!" she screamed.

"Claire?" Marky smiled.

Cliare just ran to him and kissed him passionately. It hurts of course. I just looked away. I felt anger coming through my head.

"Look at you, sweetie. Isn't this happily-ever-after?" Nathaniel looked at me.

I just kept silent. I saw my brother silent at the corner. He was frightened. Marky looked at me. My tears were spilling. He just looked at me like he's envying me. Nathaniel looked at both of us with such great satisfaction.

"I... I didn't.. Elena.. I.." Marky's sentence were breaking.

"I love Claire and you are just a fool, am i right? That's what you're going to say" i frowned.

"I am sorry. i love you."

"You don't, you jerk!"

"Elena I am so sorry"

"Shut up! I'll let these shadows take me and kill me"

The shadows were staring at me with satisfaction. I was crying hard. My brother was just staring at me blankly. He was traumatized I think. I just looked Claire at the corner held a dagger up high and aimed it right to her heart. Everyone was shocked. I am even shocked.

"No one has to give up their lives. Your memories were locked on me. I need to die" she gasped.

She just disappeared. The shadows disappeared. My brother just stared wihtout any expression. The darkness disappeared. I just blacked out.