SUICIDAL CHILDHOOD

Chapter 5

Ignifex jumped up and down in excitement. He stopped worried at what his dad might do to him if he found out. He shrugged. If he finds out! He smiles mischievously. He raced towards the house, completely forgetting about the silver. He looked at all the windows. The one on the top floor had the least amount of silver. He climbed up the side of the building, digging his sharp fingers deep into the new wood and metal. When he reached the window , he quickly opened it, the silver frame burning his hands. " OW, " he exclaimed falling into the room. He sat on the floor, leaning against the wall, blowing on his hands, when he heard a small gasp. He stopped and leaned forward. Laying in a canopy bed, a little girl about his age was staring at him. He stared back at her with his mouth wide open. A GIRL! SHES THE ONLY OTHER ONE IVE SEEN BESIDES MOM! He stood, making her pull her blanket up to her chin. Awkwardly he waved," hey. I'm Ignifex. and I'm NOT going to hurt you." Her face grew angry," then what ARE you doing here?" Her voice was heavy with a French accent. He shrugged. She apparently didn't see him as a threat anymore, for she lowered her blanket revealing a silk nightgown. " Where are you from," she asks casually. " I'd rather not say. I don't know if you guys like the place I come from," he said, lowering his gaze. She got out of her bed and walked over to him, the floor creaking as she did so. " You have horns," she observed as she touched them. The gesture scared Ignifex and he pulled away. " Yes I do. And you don't," he reached out and patted her soft hair with his hand. She giggled and pushed his hand away playfully. She sat on the floor and motioned for him to do the same. He sat next to her and they talked like they had known each other forever. " I don't believe I caught your name," Ignifex said after a couple of hours. " Oh! It's -----," She cut off when her bedroom door creaked open. " Jemme?"