The Man Behind the Makeup

Chapter 25: Juliet

Back to work we go. I decided to change things up a little and put on some black leather-like pants and use my glittery purse today. Yes, I am a fashionista, okay? I kissed Andy goodbye and we got in our separate cars and went our separate ways. I am so tired and I just don't want to go to work. My manager wouldn't tell me who my client was, so that kind of worried me a little.

I pulled up to the building and it was all a clean and pristine white. It was as if the tiniest speck of dirt could be seen on it from three miles away. I grabbed all of my stuff and walked up to the door. Here we go. I knocked and my blood ran cold as the door opened. It took everything in me to keep my eyes from turning their deathly black color.

"Why hello, Annabelle. Are you going to be my camera lady for today?" Nobody calls me a fucking camera lady!

"Why yes I am, Miss Simms." I wanted rip my throat out for letting those words leave my mouth. I gave her a fake smile and she let me inside, bringing me into a room that was filled with windows, sunshine, and clothes. I mentally scolded her for not giving me a table to put my expensive stuff on, so I had no choice, but to set it on the floor. Not many words were spoken between us as she got her makeup done and clothes changed. I didn't need to use my studio lights, but I still had them with me just in case. When she walked over in her heels, I nearly cringed at her outfit choice.

"So how's Andy?" She broke me out of my thoughts as I cleaned off my lens and had her pose.

"Um, he's been good, I guess." It's a little awkward considering they had gone out since high school. Plus he left her for me, so... Yeah, you get it. She just nodded her head and I took a few more pictures, then she got changed.

"Oh really? That's not what he's been telling me." What the hell is she talking about? Her face was serious and so were her evil eyes. I didn't want to believe her, but she seemed so genuine. No, Anna. Don't get sucked in to her lies.

"Yeah, sure. I doubt he's been talking to you." I took a few pictures and then checked them on my computer. A phone was stuck in my face and I hesitantly took it and saw that there were a lot of green and white text message bubbles.

Andy: Ugh, I have to go take out Anna tonight. She's so fucking annoying and a complete bitch.

Juliet: Don't say that, Anna is a nice girl and should be treated with respect.

Juliet is fucking standing up for me? This is so weird.

Andy: All I want to do is fuck her, then leave her. That's the only reason that I wanted to get together with her again cuz she's hot af. I don't love her Juliet, I love you. Everything I said was just a coverup. She's a fucking slut that hangs around band members so she can get a good fuck.

I squeezed my eyes shut and handed back the phone to her. I don't do that. I hang out with band members because they are the only people who I can connect with and have a conversation with. I could feel my body wanting to go into full on demon-rage-mode, but I had to use all my power not to.

"Juliet, can you screenshot those and send them to me please?" She nodded and quickly sent them. All Andy wanted to do was have sex with me and leave? I thought he loved me. He is the one who can fucking take the demon from me! I don't want to have it removed anymore. I want to keep it.

"Anna, we have enough pictures. You can just send them to your manager, then you can head home if you want. I'm really sorry about Andy." I sighed and nodded my head. She patted my back, then went somewhere else. After I sent the pictures to my manager, I just packed up and left. I didn't even realize that I had only been there for three hours. Normally photo shoots take like eight or nine hours if people cooperate.

When I got into my car, I let my demon take over. My eyes burned and I could feel the scars on my back start to sting as they started to open back up and have blood drip down my back. I could feel the tears of blood start to run down my face as I drove back home. Andy was supposed to be home at around six tonight, and it was three now. Three more hours to prepare what is going to happen and what I'm going to do.

3 Hours Later

Andy's POV

"Anna! I'm back!" I closed the door behind me and the house was all dark. None of the lights were on and I was confused. Her car was here, so where is she? I saw a single light on in the kitchen that made me smile. She must be in there. I walked in to see that she was sitting facing me with a cup of hot tea in her hand. She smiled at me, but something was a bit off. She seemed almost, deadly. "Babe, is everything okay?"

"Of course. Do you want a cup of tea?" She was wearing a white t-shirt, black sweatpants, and her hair was tied in a messy bun. Her makeup was still on, but I could see that her eyes were a bit tinted.

"Um, sure. Are you sure that everything is okay?" She smiled and nodded as she got up and turned to grab the steaming hot tea kettle. My eyes widened as I saw that all her scars dripped with blood and were running in streams down her back. It stained the shirt and when she turned around, her eyes were pitch black with more blood running from them. "Anna, what the hell is going on?" She lot out a low growl and I knew that it wasn't going to be safe for me to be here.

"I'm just some fuck and leave plan, aren't I?" Her voice was different. It was that low, demonic rumble that nobody ever wanted to hear. She slid her phone over to me and I saw screenshots of a conversation between Juliet and I. Wait, Juliet and I?

"I-It's not true! I never said those things!" I never did! I have no idea how the hell Juliet did that, but it's all fake.

"LIAR!" She let out a long shrill scream that made me cover my ears. The windows rattled and the cabinets shook and flew open as the glasses inside them all shattered. The light in the kitchen went out and it left the house in a cloak of darkness. I have to get out of here before something horrible happens. I ran to the front door and tried to open it, but it was locked. The handle refused to budge, so I had to try and find a window or get out the back door.

"Anna, I don't know how Juliet wrote those messages, but I promise you that those are not real!" My voice echoed in the silent house. There was a smash of something upstairs that was followed by another ear piercing scream.

"So I'm just some annoying bitch?" I froze as a deep voice whispered in my ear and a finger ran from the center of my collar bone up and across my jawline. I felt a warm liquid run in small streams down my skin and the lights started to flicker. I jumped as I saw her standing in front of me in the flickering light. Her hair was down and stringy, filled with blood. Her once white shirts was now red and her eyes were a deadly black with blood dripping from them. "Well guess what? I'm crazy, too." She let out this loud, demonic laugh that came in threes. Seeing my chance, I booked it to the sliding glass door. I hissed as she scratched my arm. I could feel the sting and warmth of three scratches. When I opened the door, I turned around and saw she was standing in the exact spot I left her.

"Annabelle, I am going to leave my phone here so you can go through it and know that I never talked to Juliet and those things that she told you are not true. I love you, Anna." I slid the phone across the floor, then ran out to my house.