Moonlight Curse

Chapter 9

Starting Linda's day, she woke up frustratedly and daydreamed for what's going to happen today. Anything could happen, like it ends happily ever after, or even die and fades away.

She went to her drawer, trying to look for the serum. Then she realized it was gone and started to panic like a mother has lost its child. Her breathing was getting faster as she still couldn't find it 'till a loud knock was heard from the door.

As she reached the door, she suddenly saw Travis, breathless from running. He smiled and quickly wraps his arm around her small waist. Linda was standing stuck on her position.

"I know you're really shocked right now, but since the curse is getting weaker, I can escape from that damn coffin. Maybe there was something going on now, so it's the best time for us to prepare, and also spend the day together today," he pecked my lips.

Linda prayed while burying her face in his chest that they would last like that forever and he wouldn't even going to disappear from her sight anymore. It's like they met with fate, never going apart.

"Then, let's go to the place of your choice," Linda grins.

Travis broke the hug, held her beautiful hands and dragged her to a place she never went.

"I'm going to tell you to open when I told you so," he closed her eyes.

They stepped into the place, Travis chuckling.

"Ready?" Linda nodded and she opened her eyes. Her plump lips widen to an O. A big garden with roses, other kind of flowers. There was also animals like butterflies and birds, chirping.

"I made this for you, ever since I saw your beauty, inner and physically." Linda started to cry and hugged him.

"Travis, why are you doing this to me? You're sounding like you're going to leave me. I hate you," she sobbed and hit his chest softly.

He stopped her and kissed her dramatically. He giggled, "I didn't see this coming!".

She started smiling and strolled through the garden. Then she stopped, seeing beautiful strings with pictures.

"Why is the pictures blank? I see nothing, Travis," she looked closely to the pieces.

"I made it scientifically visible when the rains pour down. But it seems that the rain barely come this month. Maybe it's too hot? Haha," he grinned.

Linda made an impressed reaction and pinched his cheeks.

"What was that? Let me get my revenge," Linda laughed and he chased her around the garden.

They were delighted and putting aside the fact that Travis was still under a curse and Linda being sad deep inside. Everything changed as they have their side together, long lost moments that they should enjoy a long while ago.

But still, times is ticking. As they were having fun, Horgan was observing on them angrily. "Humans are annoying! Tonight they will totally forget about this stupid moment," he smirked.

It was night, Travis told her about what he wanted to do.

"Linda, let's do our first dance here, shall we?" he offered a hand and a classical music played.

She blushed and took his hand. They move softly, then aggressively as the beat started to go down. Travis held onto her waist and she swirled, like a tornado, and then fell into Travis arm.

As the music stopped, a flash seemed to appear and they stopped.

"Hello there, lovebirds. The moves was impressive," an ugly smile curved.

Horgan.

"Not as impressive as the way you showed up here," Travis frowned.

"Linda, I told you what would happen if you choose to break the curse, right? But now, I see you're enjoying a romantic moment with Travis," he raised his eyebrows.

Linda was speechless and gasped.

"It's her choice, what are you going to do about it then?" he added.

"I have no choice but to.." he walked closer to their direction. Travis unnoticeably took out the serum he took from Linda's house.

Horgan took out a gold knife and smirked towards Linda.

"What are you doing?!?" Travis shouted.

"I'm just going to punish her for not making the good decision, now she's here!" he was about to stab her right into her heart, but Travis defended for her. He coughed blood as the knife went through his heart. Linda shed uncontrollable flowing tears.

"No! My slave!" Horgan shouted and his eyes widen.

"Now take this, think about what you've evilly done!" He injected the serum into Horgan's heart.

"NO!" Horgan screamed in pain and he was freezing started from the injected area. He became an iced figure and scattered into pieces om the ground as Travis gave a punch.

Travis fell on the ground, laying on the trimmed grasses.

"No!" Linda screamed and took out the knife from his body. She wiped the blood coming out from the gash.

"L-Linda. P-please be h-happy for me," he talked breathlessly.

"No, no, no! Please don't do this to me! Don't talk much more, you will lose more blood!" She sobbed as she held his face.

"I'm s-sorry, Linda. But.." he took out something from his small pocket, it was a locket with a red crystal in it. He painfully put the locket around Linda's neck and it actually fitted perfectly. "I promised you," he smiled.

"Travis! Please! You promised not to leave me! Oh my god please!" she yelled to him while sobbing.

"About my feelings.. I.. I.." then he stopped. His breathing.. stopped. All Linda heard was ringing sound, the different noise compared to the times she was with the smiling Travis. The different aura, different atmosphere. Everything was different.

She screamed loudly, but she felt she wasn't screaming at all. She's alive, but dead inside. The part of her, was gone, faded, decaying slowly.

"Travis, it's not funny anymore! Pleae wake up," her smile turned into a hysterical cry while she was shaking Travis's body.

"This is not happening!" she continued crying and hugged him tightly.

"At last.. I lost him. The efforts I made all along, was not enough. And I'm too late now," she wiped her tears.

"We should've least spend more time together! Why did you disappear just like that?!?" her sobbing got harder.

He was confirmed left.

"I.. lost again the one I love. I lost.. everything."

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