Sacrifice

Chapter 6

I am still not sure what he's saying is true. But based on his explanation it makes sense why I had a dress on that night. What doesn't make sense is why would I pretend to be Lenny. My brain cannot process all this information at once. I don't know who to trust anymore. He might be lying to me just to cover up his mistakes, his lies. There's no such thing as an immortal race and my body is not ever going to be offered at some ritual.

I grab the keys at the counter and sprint out the door. I can't take this anymore. I need to go somewhere else, somewhere people are normal. As I start the engine I see Eric running after me. He's screaming and knocking on my windows but I ignore him. I've had enough of his fantasy. As I get on the main road I realize it's dark. The road is empty and I don't see another vehicle in sight. I start to see shadows. Shadows that aren't normal. I feel like someone's watching me but there's no one. This is nothing whatever nonsense Eric was blabbing about is getting to me. I can't let this happen. But they won't stop, everywhere I look it's like there's something there a shadow that changes shapes, flying shadows. I think I'm going crazy! Then when I look at the road ahead I see a dead body on the ground. I slam on breaks so hard, my body hit the wheel. When I recover from the halt and look up at the road again, there is nothing. No shadows, no body, nothing. I take a deep breath I cannot be losing my sanity. This is not happening to me. Just as I am about to step on the gas. A shadow appears at the passenger's side window. It doesn't stay there. It comes through the glass and the metal forming a shape. A body, and then slowly a face. My eyes are wide open and I am hyperventilating. Then I start to hear voices, whispers at first and mumbling. Then word sacrifice rings into my ear. It's like a broken record that keeps repeating the same words, over and over again. I start to cry. I put my head on the steering wheel and cry. Immediately I break down, but I feel an embrace. It is comforting and reassuring. As I pick my head I see Eric on the side mirrors. He caught up to me. He gets out of his car and I do to. I believe everything he said. It's true, all of it. I run into his arms in tears.

"I am so sorry Eric, I should've believed you. Help me. They're after me!" I say in between sobs. "I see them, they're messing with me."

"It's okay I'm here now, I'll save you." He wipes my tears and calms me down.