My Dark Prince

Chap 1

Death. Something that sends that cold shiver down your spine. Believe me I know. He came for me. Twice. I called him once. Begged him to take me. But it didn't quite work out that way. Second time he came without my calling. Ignoring my protests he took me away. Away to a world beyond ours. A place were I finally found myself. A place were I belonged.........

I dropped to my knees and wept. The wet green grass soaking the cloth covering my knees. I rested my forehead on the cold wet stone, arms hugging my head. I held on as tight as I could. Maybe the pain would stop. Maybe just this once I wouldn't feel anything at all. But were my silent pleas answered? No. They never were.

"Please come back", I whispered.

All that answered me was the silent rain, trickling down my back. Like blood flowing down from my head.

I looked up at the name engraved on the stone. 'ALICE WHITE.' My fingertips grazed the now chipping off letters. I sighed and stood up.

She was never coming back. I guess its time to except that and move on. Yeah that is so easy to say. No one ever talks about the agony that binds itself to it. So tight that you cant rip it off without hurting yourself and bleeding.

I get up and start walking down the path that snaked its way to the cemetery gate. I easily climbed over it. Despite the spikes that ejected upwards. They often reminded me of teeth. But I didn't need to worry about that. Once you're used to sneaking it and out of a place you shouldn't be in, you tend to become an expert at that. Defiance pushes all the fear aside.

I walked home like one condemned. Shoulders drooped. Like the Devil had dumped his daily pain on me. I didn't care that I was getting wet to skin. It felt good. Rain always felt good. Like the angels in heaven were sending showers to soothe my raw wounds. Wounds that no one else saw or cared

for.

I slammed the door shut as I walked in my so called home. I stomped up the stairs hoping to piss off the two faced bitch and her cheapass family that I was forced to live with.

"And where the hell have you been?! At this hour?!", yelled the bitch from the kitchen.

"None of your fucking business Karen", was the cool nonchalant reply she got.

"Freeze young lady!", she screamed.

I couldn't help grinning to myself. Pissing off bitches are fun. It gives you pleasure. I turned to see a very angry red faced Karen in an apron standing at the bottom of the stairs, hands on her skinny hips. I widened my grin.

"You went again.", she said. It wasn't a question. Like I would care about her questions anyway. I just continued to grin at her. I also tried to look defiant.

"How many times do I have warn you?? That place is not safe! Especially not for young girls like you. Girls with no sense of responsibility at all! You know how many people have not returned from there. You cant go gallivanting in graveyards at night!"

Yeah I've been through this shit before. So I knew what to say.

"What's the matter Karen? Scared Alice's ghost might come and kick your skinny ass?"

I saw her face harden with fear and hate. I smiled at my triumph. Stupid superstitious cow.

"Mark my words young lady..", she began as I started walking to my room. "One of these days he will come for you. The Devil will come for you. And you won't be able to escape."

I slammed my door shut and flung my shoe on the wall in frustration. Yeah there had been crappy stories about people disappearing from that cemetery. Some say the Devil comes and sucks their souls. Some say evil spirits kill them...blah blah blah. Whatever. I don't give a damn about all that baloney. With the cheap-excuse-of-a-life I've been so kindly gifted with, evil spirits would probably be a relief. I undressed and bathed and climbed into bed. I lay staring at the ceiling for a while. Suddenly the bitch in me emerged. I sat upright and smirked.

"Come and get me O Great Monster that haunts Stella's Cemetery! If your're real and you have the balls, come and get me loser!" I stretched out my arms waiting. Nothing happened.

I threw my head on the pillow laughing. So much for evil spirits I thought. But before I drifted off to sleep I heard the words echo in my ear.

"One of these days he will come for you. The Devil will come for you. And you wont be able to escape."

Little did I know how true those words were. Little did I know how they were going to change my life forever......