Lightning Skies

Chapter 22

I collapsed onto the floor, tears streaming down the sides of my face.

"Wake up Annaliese" I whispered "Wake up..." I then grabbed some tissues and began dabbing at the spot on Annaliese's head where she had been stabbed. I then found some gauze in the bathroom and began binding her head. I knew it wouldn't do anything, but it made her look more peaceful. Then I heard a soft thump and saw a shadow on top of Annaliese. It was Daniel.

"What do you want, you jerk?!" I muttered. Daniel sighed, and knelt down beside me.

"I'm sorry this happened Juliette" he said softly "But I couldn't control it." I looked at him furiously and shook my head.

"YES, you could've controlled it!!!!" I screamed at him "You're the one who..." I stopped suddenly as I heard footsteps outside the door, and then a soft knock.

"Annaliese? Juliette?" said Annaliese's mom "I heard yelling, is everything okay in there?"

"Yes, everything is fine" I said in my most cheerful voice. When I heard the footsteps retreat, I turned back to Daniel.

"How long are you going to keep her daughter's death a secret from her?" Daniel asked me. I gkared at him, and rolled my eyes.

"You should be the one to tell her, since you murdered her" I said, pointedly. Daniel snorted and folded his arms across his chest.

"Why are you still hanging on to that?" he retorted "I thought we cleared this up!" I snickered at the scowl on his face.

"Well, maybe, I don't believe you" I said smugly. That made Daniel's eyes grow bright red, and his menace made him seem bigger. He slammed a desk chair to the floor, and let out a blood-curling scream. This made Annaliese's mom shoot up the stairs faster than a bullet. When she entered the room, I saw her whole body go pale.

"My-my poor baby" she moaned, picking up Annaliese's dead body and cradling it. Her eyes showed her going slowly insane.

"Shhhhh!" she told me harshly "My little baby Annaliese is trying to sleep." Then she began to sing a song with an eerie melody and haunting words.

Death is just like sleep my dear

There is nothing to fear

Bathed in blood

Or lost in a violent flood

The blood seeps quietly

The murderer lurks so silently

Death is so near

So listen closely hear

The muderer knows where you are

He waits in the dark...

She tickled Annaliese's chin and looked up at me with a grave look on her face.

"You killed my Annaliese, didn't you?" she said softly, but hinting at menace.

"No, it was..." I started, but when I went to point at Daniel, he was gone. Annaliese's mom set Annaliese on the bed and she slowly walked over to me.

"Liar..." she said "LIAR!!!!!!!!" Then she reached out viciously and took something out of my pocket.

It was a bloody knife...