New World

Chapter 26

Previously: "Ok, now I want you to focus on that heat and slowly relieve the tension in it, forget the fear, forget the anger, forget yesterday and pull the flames back into your arm." He said in a demanding voice but still soft.

I nodded, I closed my eyes and focused on the burning sensation in my arm, I made my mind void and I started dragging in the flames into my body, bit by bit the heat receded and the burning stopped.

I opened my eyes and the flame was gone but my arm was charred, I smiled at everyone till the adrenaline faded away and fatigue set in, next thing I knew the floor sped towards me and the world went black.

A calm dripping sound filled my ears and I looked up and saw my mother starring down at me.

"Get up sleepy head, I want to show you something or are you tired to spend time with your mother?" She asked in a teasing voice.

"Mum!" I said as I jumped to hug her.

"Gosh, you're so much heavier than I remember." My mum said with a giggle.

"Of course she is did you expect her to be the weight of a 10-year-old forever." A male voice that sounded very familiar said.

I looked up and saw my dad walking out the forest with his hands in his jean pockets, a bright smile on his face as he opened his for a hug.

"Dad!" I said as I ran to hug.

"You're right she is heavy, gosh what did you eat Ais, an elephant." He said with a chuckle.

"I told you, she is so beautiful now." My mum said in a teary voice.

"I wish I could have seen you grow up, go out to buy you your first pad, listen to you tell me about your first crush, help you get ready for your first date, help you through your first break up but I wasn't there for any of it, I feel so useless, am I a bad mother?" She said falling to her knees with her face in her hands.

"Mom, you are amazing, you are far from a bad mother, if you want we can catch up on everything you missed," I said lifting her face to look at me.

"She's right El, you loved Ais and that's all that matters and also you have a weird obsession naming your kids with names that begin with a, why can't you throw in a Chase or a Tony in there?" My dad said annoyed.

"Mom, you said I had a brother, what's his name? Where is he? Why haven't I met him?" I asked.

"Sweetheart, take a seat; this is going to take some time to explain." My mom replied.

"Time we don't have." My dad said.

I looked up to see their fading bodies, the forest around us faded with them; I saw darkness, when I opened my eyes I was back in the castle room.

"Oh come on, I couldn't even get his name this isn't fucking fair," I yelled.

"Hello, Miss Cora." A voice said.

I quickly turned to the source of the voice; it was Prince Patrick sitting by my bed with his hand on my thigh.

"Good evening your majesty," I said jumping off my bed to get his hands off me.

"Cora, you look so beautiful." He said grabbing my palm and kissing it.

"Me? Oh no, I've seen bacteria look cuter." I responded.

'What is it with Aaron's family crushing on me? Family of womanizers.'

"Cora, you are gorgeous don't say that," Patrick said pulling me against him.

"Your majesty please release me," I said.

"Oh I am so sorry Miss Cora but I always get what I want." He said dragging and pushing me to the bed.

"Your majesty please stop‼" I yelled at the top of my lungs tears filling my eyes.

'Where's Jasper? This can't be happening now, why isn't any magic working? God, please help me' I thought tears falling down my cheeks.

"Patrick, please let go of me‼" I screamed between cries.

"Oh, I love it when you beg." He said kissing my cheeks.

"Please stop," I said pushing him off.

"I love this so much," Patrick said pushing my hands above my head and binding it with something.

I tried to break the binds but I couldn't I scream some more until he gagged me, bound my legs apart and started leaving marks on my body, I turned to look at the window, I gave up, I really hope that he isn't rough.

"Cora!" Jasper's voice followed after the bang of the door.

"Cora!" Quinn, Aaron and Kayden chorused as they got to the door.

I heard their voices but it sounded so dim, I tuned the entire thing out, I felt someone scoop me in their arms, I started screaming and then the world went dark.

I felt something wet drop on my face, one after another, I opened my eyes and say Kayden holding me, he looked pained, I looked around the room; Patrick was gone, Aaron and Quinn sat at my feet, Jasper sat on the floor and a crying Valentine sat in the corner, I didn't speak I just gently pushed him away and sat up.

"Cora, I'm sorry but I told them," Jasper said.

I looked up at him my face void of emotion, I just nodded, I looked at my legs and saw the animalistic bite marks on my thighs, my tears started filling just seeing.

"Why?" That was all I said.

"Why what?" Kayden asked.

"Why am I cursed? This keeps happening to me." I said.

"You're not cursed, you are just Cora, that's all," Kayden said stroking my back.

I stood up grabbed a towel, some clothes then I ran to the bathroom, I stripped off the night gown off and grabbed the soap, I turned on the hot water and stood under it, I liked the burn, I scrubbed at the marks till it bled yet I didn't feel any better, I grabbed a floor brush and started scrubbing, the beautiful feeling off dirt washing off didn't come, instead, all I did was turn the bath water pink, I leaned against the shower wall and screamed my heart out, I sat there and cried, I truly hated myself, I grabbed a razor from the sink, filled the bath up then I got in and put the razor at my thighs, I looked at the scars of my old cuts and pressed my blade to them and made my first cut, the beautiful sting as the bath water turned pink again, I made more till the pain wasn't enough anymore, I just wanted to end it so I pressed the blade deep on my wrist and cut, the bath water was already so I gladly sunk to the bottom and smiled.

'Peace.' I thought and closed my eyes.