Deemotay

Chapter 3

KETLIN

I watched how the paramedics carried the unconscious girl in their van. But something wasn't right here. As much as I understood, this girl was exactly in the same condition as Mari. Only, Kairi was still alive. But her skin was white, she had no injuries etc. And Kairi was very decent and exemplary student. She didn't do drugs. And even if she did, why did she scream before losing her consciousness? Now I was certain, that granny knew more about this. I was also a bit angry. If it's so dangerous, why can't she just say what's going on?

Suddenly I decided,what to do next. I took my bag and left school. I went home. But I didn't see granny anywhere. I asked mum.

"Granny left this morning, right after you left for school. But why are you back so soon again? Something happened?"

Then I told her, what had happened. Mum believed, that even if Kairi acted like a normal girl, she could easily have used drugs. But I didn't believe it. I think that mum didn't want to believe that something more dangerous was going on.

"Can I visit her?" I asked.

"Ketlin, you should get back to school. Ton't take it seriously what granny said. After grandad's death she has changed and became so-called psychic. But her visions aren't always clear. But if you want to talk to her so badly, you can visit her in the weekend. Or just call her."

"Okay, I'll stay home." I said. "But I don't want to go to school either. I can't think straight."

Mum thoughed about it. "Okay, you can stay home and rest. If Kairi wakes up, she can tell what happened."

I nodded and went to my room. I sat on my bed and thoughed about stuff. Then I stood up and turned on my computer. I found a chat room and went there.

What can kill a human, leaving them cold and white and with no injuries. Something that makes a person scream, like they get scared? I don't know why I asked it.

A ghost bear? someone said.

Real answers, plz.

A vampire. answered someone else. But I didn't believe in vampires. There's just too many films and stories about them lately. And I actually checked Kairi's neck in the woods. No bite marks.

Maybe a deemotay. someone said after a short break.

Who is that? I asked.

Some mythical creature who was believed to exist ages ago. My grandmother used to tell me stories about them. How they killed people by villages. They leave behind bodies with no symptoms. But it was so long ago when she told that. Granny's dead now.

But what to they do? I asked.

I don't remember exactly. But you had to avoid their touch. Clothes and hair doesn't count.

I've never heard of those creatures.

They didn't live everywhere. Even then, people who believed in them were mostly believed to be crazy.

Who ever those deemotays are, this was a bit weird. I've never believed in creatures like this. Maybe ghosts only. But I tried to google that name. I didn't find anything special. Some old people stories, where they talked about human-like creatures who had a deadly touch.

Then it all started to seem funny. This deemotay was just a really unlikely possibility. Maybe they both really did use drugs and before losing her consciousness, Kairi thought she saw something. Then she fell. But I was also interested in this new thing.