Knock Knock... Don't Invite Me In

Chapter 11: Scream

A week later, the voice had yet to come back and everything in my life was better. My mom and I were closer than ever, I was super happy with Caleb, and I was finally myself again. Don't get me wrong, I still think about Jake, I always will, but I know he would want me to be happy too.
Although I have been very happy, I can't stop thinking about what Caleb said about the demon killing Jake somehow. If that was the truth, I wanted to know why. I had been doing some research with Caleb and we found out that there could be a specific reason a demon is fixated on someone, such as me, we just had to find out why and who was behind it. We ran into a dead end in our research, so I figured the last thing to do was ask my mom if she knew anything. It was worth a shot, and today was the big day. I walked out to the living room and found my mom sitting on the couch. I went and sat beside her and she looked at me, waiting for me to talk.
"Mom, I have a weird question but it's crucial that you answer it honestly." She nodded and set her hand on top of mine. "Do you know any reason why a demon would be fixated on me? Was there someone you know who may have summoned one?" She responded calmly due to the fact that I told her all about what happened. At first she didn't believe me, but with Caleb's backup, she realized I was telling the truth.
"Kar, since you told me what happened, I've been trying to think of a way to tell you about him."
"About who?" I asked and she looked down almost in shame.
"Your father, Karoline." My eyes widened in shock. I had never heard her even mention my father, nor had I ever asked.
"What about him? Is he the cause of all of this mom?" She didn't answer, just looked down.
"I was young and stupid Karoline. I didn't see how bad he truly was, but he gave me you so that's a really big positive. It makes up for everything else he did." She paused, looking into my shocked face, "he was into dark stuff. He enjoyed doing ritual, summoning demons and making them commit acts for him. I didn't believe him at first. But I soon realized it was the truth. He could completely control them, make then fixate or attach themselves to anything he wanted. He never knew about you though, so I don't know how this would be connected to him somehow.. I'm sorry that I never told you, I just wanted you to have a normal life." I was speechless. My whole life, I had just thought my dad was a no-good father but instead, he was a demon worshipping freak. Once I found the words, I squeezed my moms hand and smiled.
"Mom, I'm glad you never told me, I'm so thankful that I never had to carry that thought in my head my whole life. It's a weird coincidence that this happened to me, but I don't know how it would be connected to him if he never knew about me in the first place. Thank you for being honest mom, and don't beat yourself up about your desicions regarding telling me, you couldn't have done a better job at being a mother. At this, she smiled as a tear ran down her cheek and I laid with my head on her lap. It felt so good to be held by my mom, you're never too old to be comforted.
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Another week passed and I had pushed all thoughts of the demon and my father from my head. For now, I was just enjoying my time with Caleb. Right now, he was picking me up for a walk downtown, just to spend time with each other. We had been doing that a lot, just doing random things, having fun, and sharing laughs. It felt good to finally have someone there for you. I can clearly say he is definitely my best friend, it's just a bonus that he's my boyfriend too.
As we walked downtown holding hands and laughing, I kept feeling like I was being watched. At some points, I swore I even heard footsteps behind me.
"Do you feel that Caleb?" I asked, continuing to walk.
"Feel what?" He said, looking at me worriedly.
"Nevermind, it's just my mind playing tricks." I replied, trying to rub the feeling off, but it would go away. I looked behind me and swore I caught a glimpse of a man stepping behind a close building. All I saw of him was tattoos covering his arms and dark clothing. Weird, but it was day and other people were walking about, it was just a coincidence.
I brushed it off and looked at Caleb, who was admiring the building around us. 'I couldn't be any happier than right now.' I thought.

Suddenly I felt a chill and heard, loud and clear in my head, 'You can't get away that easily.' I screamed at the top of my lungs, this couldn't be happening again...

THE END!!
Authors note: sorry for the cliffhanger, there may be a second coming soon but this is the end for now! Hope you enjoyed my book, because I know I enjoyed writing it!