The Shadow's Daughter

The Voice

  My child you are loved by your parents, they left because they wanted you to be safe

I had heard that my parents were dead for so long now that it almost felt like I was imagining their voices when they spoke to me in my dreams. They would tell me stories of how great my life would become one day. Sadly, that itself was just a dream, I often wondered what my life would be like if I did not lack that one thing.

"I want my parents back," I said with tears rolling down from my eyes as I hugged my pillow tight. "come on, bring them here," I told myself hoping that it will work.

"you are too young to understand everything about this world" I heard a voice that made me pause in surprise." who is that? The voice in my head again huh" 

The entity in the darkness looked down at the child and understood that being in the light was no longer a good place for her. He had watched her slowly lose herself, forgetting her goals and dreams, the constant thoughts of killing herself. she pushed everyone away while letting in those that would make her into a victim. A face which was just a smoky presence in the shadows shifted It had made a  decision.

"Time for you to go back home," he said looking down at her with a smile. "go"

she opened her eyes and screamed as she stood up from bed. She ran out of the room where she kept the candles lit and went outside.

Ghost is real she thought but that was definitely not the voice of her parents but a stranger. She had lost her parents and now her home. She crumbled to the ground in acceptance. whispering under her breath.

" I truly have no place left, then she got up with a determined look in her eye. Running back into the house faster than she had left. "who are you, where is this home that you speak of!" she called out loudly. "I need your help! Be real" she screamed as loud as possible until she heard him coming towards her. 

She was in the kitchen of the house her mom left her and the thing stopped in front of her and there was a smile in its voice as it said. "well aren't we a curious little thing," he said with a chuckle. "so who am I?"

she raised an eyebrow   "The voice in my head is a man, old but kind, he has been with me since my parents died." she said with a sad expression, he nodded in understandingly.

"ha ha ha ha, you think"

"Well, I hope you are, you have been with me from the time my parents died."

"I am a shadow and I am everywhere and nowhere at the same time, and I have been with you for longer than you think. He watched as her eyes widened but had no other expression on her face and nodded in satisfaction. The home I speak of is in another world, your parent's world, your world" it said, waiting for her reaction.

"and you are going to take me to this home, and how do I know you, 're not the devil?" she asked still confused.

"ah, humans have rubbed off on you I see. I am not the devil but I am also not far from it for some, will you come with me " he said with a smile.

"yes, I will" she replied and took a step in the direction she had felt its presence. She had no idea of what was happening or where she was headed but she trusted him.

***

I woke up I could not remember anything after I had expressed my desire to go with it. When I opened my eyes, I saw all these symbols around me. They were written all over the walls and ceiling. I tried to figure out what they meant but nothing came to mind.

"Hmm, maybe I should try to sleep this dream feels a little too real," I said thinking of the possibilities. A few hours later, I saw that the symbols were gone, there was only one wall left with a large symbol painted on it. It looked like an egg.

"what does it mean?" I asked as I moved closer to the wall.

I pulled back my hand, I can't believe what I'm seeing. It's a drawing of swirls of darkness reaching out and I knew it was mine.