The Next Highpriestess

Episode 1

Running so fast as my two legs could carry
me

my heart thundering in my chest, crashing on twigs and leaves

I could hear it roar behind me, shaking every trees in the forest

The wicked huge beast that has been tormenting me since when I was a kid

I crashed onto a large tree log lying aimlessly on the ground,

Out of breath and my heart panting like a beating drum,

I came face to face with this huge beast,

grey eyes, small head, sharp fangs and long sharp claws.....

dried skin, black ink dripping from it's mouth to it's jawline,

it stood on all four, staring at me deeply,

it moved back and let out a piercing mournful cry.

I shook with fear knowing my end has come,

suddenly it charged forward with this killing aura around it.

I let out a shrill cry and just before before it could touch me, I woke up........

I woke up from this horrible nightmare

covered in sweats, shaking in fear and panting like an athlete that just ran miles,

I tried to breathe slowly, to regulate my rapid heartbeat.

I got out of the bed, putting on the lamp,

I walked to the dressing table, where I kept a bottle of water earlier,

picked up the bottle, and gulp down some water, sighs worriedly...

It's been five years since I last dreamt of this vicious beast...

why is it back?

And why does it choose to haunt me again?

Those were the questions running through my mind, as I stood with the bottle of water in my hand.

A light flashed across the window, snapping me out of my thoughts

I hurriedly looked through the window, only to find my mom with two other women in black veil

I arched my eyebrows in curiosity, who could she be meeting at this odd hour?

I look up to the wall clock, it's 2am in the morning.

I looked again, and realize the other woman is a little girl younger than me,

I moved closer to the window, pulling the curtains sideways, stretched my neck further for a better view...

just then the little girl looked up, her eyes meeting mine.

"Someone's watching us" she screamed

calling the attention of my mom and the other woman who seems to be an old woman

Before the old woman and my mum could looked up to see me

I was hit by a strong wind, it threw me across the room, hitting my head against the wall, and everything went black...

I woke up the next morning morning with a throbbing headache,

fuck why does my head hurt so much,

I heard a click on the doorknob, the door opened revealing my mother with a coffee mug in her hand,

"Good morning mummy" I rumbled

"morning princessa", do you have a beautiful night rest?

She asked caressing my forehead, and handing me the mug of coffee,