Darken Rain

Chapter 2: Awakened

After awhile, I could see Claire still holding the serrated knife in her hand. "Giselle, I'm going to murder all your friends and family, are you ready?-" she said, licking her dry lips with her tongue. "But let's start with you first." 

Claire walked towards me, slowly as I stuttered backwards. Then, my instincts told me to run and I did. But Claire chased after me, she was much more faster than I was. Wild thoughts came running into my racing brain as I felt the internal energy from inside of me blasting through me, making me run even faster. I could feel my pupils string, making the road ahead look blurry but surprisingly I manged to not knock into anything.

Claire then threw the knife and aimed at me, the blade of the knife missed me by a few centimeters but I still managed to cut my neck. I could feel the carmine warm red blood flow down from my neck, gushing out of me. I collapsed onto the ground, hard. Once again I was unconscious.

Slowly I, opened my sore eyes. The first thing I saw was mom and dad standing from beside the bed, holding my hand, praying that I would be alright. "Giselle? Giselle? She's awake, go call the doctor!" Mom said anxiously, looking at dad. "Mom? Where... where am I?" I asked weakly, gathering all the strength I had while trying to sit upright.  

I could see Claire walking into my ward. I panicked. " Don't you come closer." I said while gasping for air. " Who are you talking too?" Mom asked confused with my words.

To me, I could see Claire walking towards mom, holding a blade that reflected into my eyes. I wasn't sure if I was hallucinating or just seeing illusions all I knew was Claire wasn't the nice old Claire anymore. She had changed, a lot. All I wished was she had not hurt anyone yet. 

The image of Claire then vanished when the doctor arrived, he was a tall, burly man. He had a face that i would never forget. He also spoke with a deep voice, sounding like he got a sore throat. He talked about all the medical stuff to my parents as i looked at him closely. His beady eyes made my fear grow even deeper.

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When I was resting at home not long after I left the hospital, Claire walked in again. I though it was an illusion, hence I did not fear that much. She was very calm at first, but then her tension grew. Before I could say something, she swung her knife at me, cutting my arm. Blood oozed out from my arm rapidly, forming a bloody smudge. I knew that I had to run away, fast. Everything that took place now and in my dream was the same except for the destination. 

Using my elbow, I tired to pin her down. She held the knife at my head, ready to slice into my brain any moment. I lowered down my head as I push her onto the ground, hard. I could see hatred grown in her through her bloody red eyes, spreading all over. She flipped me over, making me the one on the ground now.

She pointed the knife in front of me, making me fear more. I was pretty sure she could see the fear that had always ran through me. To make sure that i don't die today, I shoved her shoulders, as I quickly stood back up running away, leaving the house in a complete mess. I could feel her oncoming presence, pressuring me to run even faster.

I needed to seek help now. But given my condition, everyone would think that I was crazy. "It had to be Leo , it has to." I mumbled to myself. He was the person in high school who I had trust besides Claire. I took out my phone, and punched in the number as fast as I could, but there was no response. I went to his house and knock on the door a several times, I was impatient so I kicked the door wide open.

The door creaked as it swung violently. I was shocked to see him on the floor, surrounded by a pool of crimson red blood. His mom and dad was also on the ground, motionless. My shivering hand was put near his nose, too shock to see him in this state. I fell to the ground, burying my face into my hands as tears dripped down from my eyes. 

I walked out, I realizing that there was word written with streaks of blood behind their white door. It wrote: The next one is you. I stumbled behind,  feeling really lost. I opened the door by the metallic knob, finding Claire behind the door pointing the razor sharp knife at me, only a few centimeters away from my neck. She gave an evil grin and then started to get really fast. All this took place within a few seconds. I only had a few seconds left to escape. Without thinking twice I jumped out of the nearest window, hopping that I don't fall and break my neck.

The tall dry grass from below me protected me as I saw her looking for me through a little gap. As I looked at the fresh new wounds, one word then came into my mind and it was Death.