After finishing breakfast Jake went back to his room. He knew that he needed to help Marlo whether she liked it or not, and that being said, whether he liked it or not.
He picked up his cell phone and started to flip through the contacts.
"There you are," Jake said upon reaching his cousin's, Daniella Fisher, number. He dialed the number and sat there in his dim lighted room listening to the ring back tone and silently praying she would pick up.
It was highly unlikely that she would pick up, considering they hadn't spoken with each other since he was seventeen
"Who are you and what do you want? The Lady Daniella is quite busy at the moment, so speak quickly, but no to quickly be-",she had answered.
"Daniella it's me, Jake Fisher. I'm your cousin and I need your help." Jake said. It was pretty amazing that she had decided to pick up.
"Jakey?"Daniella said. She sounded truly amazed.
"Yes, now could you please help me, my friend, Marl-"
"Oh!" she exclaimed," Have you two finally decided to start dating? I always did like that girl."
"No, but she needs help and it is kind of urgent so if you could just please hel-" Jake had forgotten how it was basically impossible to have a decent conversation with his cousin.
"Nope. I will not do that for you." she replied.
"But you didn-"
" Oh, I know perfectly well what you want me to do to poor Marlo."
"And what would that be, oh wise one?" Jake was getting fed up with all of this nonsense, so his voice was dripping sarcasm.
"You want a love potion. I know you well enough to know that much." Daniella sounded amused but sad at the same time," She is to nice of a girl. I won't do it, not even for you ,Jakey."
Jake quickly face palmed," If you would just listen to me for once you would understand that she is being stalked by this creepy little creature and I needed you to help me, help her get rid of it! I don't need one of your crappy love potions."he hadn't meant to shout at her.
"I do not like people that shout and further more, people that sware. So,gooday, Mr. Fisher,I trust that you will find help else ware than my humble self, Lady Daniella."
"click"
She hung up.
Jake had gone to his room after breakfast which left Marlo alone at their wooden kitchen table. She sighed. It was surprising how quiet their house could get. Marlo put her head down on her arms and shut her eyes.
She hadn't meant to fall asleep. The quiet and the calmness that was over the house had lulled her slowly to sleep. It was inevitable.
Marlo felt slimy ,slender , fingers creep around her shoulders. They traced patterns on her skin making her shiver.
"Hehehheee," It was the green little man." You like that don't you, Mrs. Hope." He could have spit out her last name, the way he said it.
"Yes," Marlo was speaking but her voice sounded distant and stretched thin," I do, Master. Like it that is."
His hand whipped out in front of her eyes and came slashing across her cheeks." You have failed me and your family. You do not deserve to enjoy anything." He slapped her again," You and all the others who are pieces of filthy trash do not deserve to even live."
She was crying," Forgive me, Master."
She cried out in pain as he cut her with a double edged sword. It burned . He continued to cut her until he had completed drawing a series of complicated symbols all up and down her arms. She looked down and saw that he had used the sword to cut the symbols into her arms. One final tear drop fell from her eyes and then everything went completely dark.
