The Ministry Child

Terror In The Dark

Terror In The Dark

Chapter 7!

May 1981

Albany sat in the hallway with some of her toys, she had been playing with her doll and drawing pictures for most of the day. She wasn't with her Father today, he allowed her to play in the hallways by herself sometimes if the Ministry wasn't too busy. She got bored when she had to sit in his office, he never spoke to her much if his attention was being held by his paperwork. The ghouls were always around if she needed them, she was perfectly safe within this unholy place. Looking along the hallway she could hear footsteps, her three older siblings soon came into her sights. They always spent their afternoons together, it was something they always did after their studies had ended with the ghouls. She quickly gathered her drawing book and some of her toys before she moved out of their way, but she soon looked over her shoulder when she heard a crunching sound. Her eyes grew wide when she saw Primo standing in the middle of the hallway with his Brothers, his attention was focused on the floor. Her gaze wandered towards his feet, her doll's head was broken beneath his foot. Their gaze soon met, the hallway became silent. Primo didn't look happy, his voice soon boomed along the hallway.

" Stupid child!" Primo frowned, he kicked the broken doll towards her. " Watch where you keep your toys in the future!"

Albany looked down at her broken doll in front of her, it's face was cracked and one of it's eyes was missing. Touching it's hand she frowned slightly to herself, she was too pleased about her older Brother breaking one of her dolls. She looked at Secondo when she heard him talking to Terzo, he was telling his Brother that their Father would buy her a new doll anyway. Her hand gripping around the doll's arm she got to her feet, her attention soon focused on Primo. He was walking down the hallway, he didn't care that he had broken one of her toys. She frowned at her doll before she hurried down the hallway towards Primo, raising her arm she flung her doll at him. The doll hit him on the back of his head, he stopped dead in his tracks. He remained motionless for a moment before he looked over his shoulder, his features soon darkened. She glared at her older sibling, she hated him for what he had done. It wasn't the first time he had broken some of her toys, he sometimes did it on purpose. His mismatched eyes focused on the child, he wasn't amused.

" Good aim, good arm." Secondo said.

" What did you just do?!" Primo asked.

" She didn't mean it, she's sorry!" Terzo said.

" You little shit, get here now!" Primo yelled.

" Oh-oh!" Albany muttered.

Primo threw his book on the floor before he strided down the hallway towards his younger sibling, he didn't look too amused with Albany's spontaneous behaviour. She gasped and hurried passed her other siblings, she needed to get to her Father's office before Primo caught up with her. Turning into another hallway she slipped and fell into her knees, she tried to scramble to her feet. But it was too late, she had been caught. Primo yanked her up from the floor by her arm, his grip was tight around her tiny wrist. He glared down at her while she tried to free herself, he was too strong. Secondo and Terzo soon joined them, they looked concerned about the situation unfolding in front of them. Primo had a temper, he could be just like his Father on the odd occasion. He was getting a reputation within the Clergy, they called him the bitter one.

" How dare you strike me!" Primo yelled.

" I'm sorry..." Albany said, her eyes were wide. " I won't do it again. please let me go to Pappy!"

" Not yet, I need to scold you first!" Primo said.

" What are you planning to do?!" Terzo asked.

" I'm going to lock her away, somewhere dark and damp. Hidden from the eyes of the Clergy..." Primo replied before he looked down at the little girl. " The janitor's closet, yes? The perfect place for naughty little girls like you!"