Unholy Mary

School's Out

Before i know it I hit the ground. Hard. The impact draws all the air out of my lungs. I lie there between the rubble, my mouth opening and closing like a suffocating fish. I hear heavy footsteps coming down the stairs. I slowly crawl to the door through the rubble, still trying to catch my breath when I hear a deep voice with a heavy french accent. "Another sloppy little witch-bitch."  I take a look at my attacker as i'm trying to stand up. I'm seeing a bit blurry. My head hurts like hell. He laughs. My attacker is a fat man long past his prime, He's dressed up as a typical white stay at home dad and i'm surprised how someone as huge as that man could ever sneak up on me. I use what's left of Fleur's piano  to push myself on my legs.

I grab one of the splintered legs that once belonged to the beautiful instrument and wave it in front of me.

"Stand back! I will hurt you!" I yell viciously with squinted eyes.

The fat man throws his head back and cackles. His forehead is covered in sweat and he has various of small scratches around his neck and and head"

"So what are you going to do, tiny little witch. Abadacadabra?"

"Are you on fucking drugs, sir?" I say mockingly as i slowly take a couple  step backwards, ignoring the numb feeling in my left leg.  I position myself so i'm covered behind the piano.

"We know what you are, where you live and who your friends are." He says while he intimidatingly moves closer. He spits at me. "You're a child of the devil!" He tauntingly leans over the piano and stares into my eyes. "But I do not worry, for god protects me!

"I admit it. I'm the devil, i'm evil and all the other bullshit you claim me to be." I jeer and move one step closer. For a moment i see a flicker of fear in his eyes. Nice.

The man hesitates but doesn't take a step backwards. "Begone, devil!" He shouts and reaches into his shirt to reveal a crucifix necklace. "From all evil deliver us , oh Lord." he thrusts his crucifix forwards. "Our father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name; thy kingdom come!"

I interrupt him by making noises like the girl from that excorcism movie.

He regains his confidence and steps forward. "Be done on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread and forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us! And lead us not into temptation!" The man's truimph was shortlived, though.

I break out of the funny noises and burst out with laughter.

I have never seen a man look so confused.

I step towards the man. He steps backward.

"You forgot Deliver us from evil, old man."

"Deliver us from evil!" the man shouts desperately.

Again i burst out with laughter. I'm gaining ground on him.

"Did you want me to turn into a pile of ash orr did you rather have me turn my head 360 degrees?" I make a very grave face.

He stumbles backwards and is not sure what to say now that his excorcism didn't work as expected.

"Now you're going to tell me where Fleur and all of the students are."

"Please don't hurt me I don't know."

"Now." I grit my teeth and walk up to the man, knowing he poses no real danger to me anymore.

"They were taken by  the Cross!"

"Who the fuck are they?"

"They are real life heroes! They fight evil! I have always known this was more than just a school! Word goes around in Paris, you know.  One night i got approached by a man who for once didn't tell me I was crazy. He told me he knew that this school was full of demons and possessed people! All i had to do was pose as a beggar, beg for a job to that succubus, Fleur! She was sure to take me in. They would take care of the rest! The Cross are the real unsung heroes!"