Where Darkness Runs

Izabella's Diary

Diary Entry One: The start?
August 23rd had been the date, the day that I'd been brought into the world. My Mama said I had been a very calm baby. I hardly cried, though I always had difficulties sleeping. I guess that's the reason for my constant lack of energy.

I had been born into a family that consisted of five people already. I had three older brothers. A Mama that was beautiful and kind and a Papa that was not the best. My brother's and I had always been close, they made sure I was safe no matter what. They were always overprotective, though I was never sure why until the day everything changed… though I guess I should introduce myself.

I'm Izabella(most people call me Izy or Zy though) Nicole Toraki, the youngest child of Irisa Toraki and Jackson Toraki. I was born a demon and an Angel, with beautiful grey wings and horns that were sharper than a knife, along with eyes and hair as red as the nicest of blood, skin like the finest, most fragile porcelain too. By the time I was seven, everyone assumed I'd be the perfect woman. Everyone expected me to marry into a rich family and have many beautiful children even if that's not what I wanted in life. According to my Papa, he wanted me to carry the family genes and have beautiful children with some rich man that HE specifically chose… but I wanted to have fun, I didn't care about marriage or anything like that.

But! Before I get carried away, let's start at the beginning where EVERYTHING changed… for the worst…

It was many years ago, but I remembered it like it had been the day before.

My Mama was getting ready to go to the store "alright, everyone I'm going to the store. I'll be back in about two hours" she said as she put her shoes on and headed to the door

I looked at her then hugged her before she left "Mama, please be safe" I said

Mama smiled sweetly then nodded "of course, dear. I'll be safe" Mama said then with a blink of an eye she was gone, walking to the store. Little had anyone known, that would've been the last time Mama  had been seen.

Mama was missing for months, it changed the house. Papa became violent while drunk. My eldest brother, Soul, had started to take a second job and more hours to help pay bills. My second eldest brother, Yuri, was gone constantly. Erin, the brother closest to my age, and I suffered the punishment of being the two youngest kids.

After many months of Mama being gone, my best friends' father took me and them on a hike in the woods. It was so much fun, and it was the perfect way to get out of the house and away from the abuse Papa put me through. I was smiling and laughing the whole time!

"ZY-ZY, I'M GONNA GET YOU!!!" Hailey Hatcher, one of my best friends, shouted as she chased me through the woods

"NO YOU'RE NOT!!!" I shouted back, giggling happily

Heather, Hailey's twin sister, chased after us "wait up, guys!!!" She said

I stopped to catch my breath after a few minutes of running but ended up being terrified by the sight I'd seen Infront of me. It wasn't until Hailey and Heather both bumped into me that I came back to my senses

"Zy-Zy, what's wrong? Why'd you stop?" Hailey asked, looking at me

I couldn't speak. The words had gotten stuck in my throat as I stared at the monsterosity, all I could do was muster out a cry for her, for Mama "MAMA!!" I shouted as I ran to the tree that she'd been hanging from, tears of pain and fear running down my face. The feelings I felt burned like a flame that couldn't be put out by splashing a bit of water on it, they tore my lungs. All I could do was scream for my Mama even though I knew very well that she would never come back. Her lifeless corpse hanging there, chilled me to the bone. I felt everything in my chest being torn apart as I sobbed.