The Poison in her Veins

Prologue

            "Psst. Psst." The little girl urgently tried to get the attention of the nicer boy her age. Grey eyes met hers and he timidly looked around to make sure his father and brother wouldn't see him talking to the girl. His brother was his age, 7, but his brother would tell his father anything that he did wrong. His feet quietly padded over to the chair and he felt sorry for the girl. He knew that he wasn't strong enough to disobey his father but he vowed that he would help the little girl escape as soon as he had the chance. 

"You aren't supposed to be talking to me." He whispered. The girl stared curiously at him and he could see a faint smile on her lips. Over the several days that they had become closer through small conversations and comforting looks that they would spare each other whenever his father would allow him in the room. Most of the time he didn't want to be there because it hurt him to see his father put the girl in pain, but he knew he had to help the girl in some way if he couldn't help her escape just yet. 

"It's okay, he won't know. You do realize that you haven't told me your name yet, right?" The boy hesitated and considered actually telling her his real name. Just as he was about to speak the door slammed open and he jumped away from the girl, falling to the ground. His father stomped over and he felt a burning sensation on his face after his father harshly slapped him.

"You just never learn you stupid boy. What have I told you about talking to our guest?" The boy hung his head low and his father motioned for him to move away. He could see his twin brother smirking at him as he stood proudly behind his father. Knowing what would happen next, the only reason for his father's presence, he put on a brave face and stared into the girls scared eyes. But, when his father brought the needle with the blue liquid up to her neck, she glared coldly at him. His father laughed. "You, my darling, have incredible strength. You've lasted so long already, I had to create higher doses of this poison to further test your limits with the serum." In an instant, he plumged the needle into her delicate neck and the girl was slumped in her seat, several seconds going by before the boy heard the familiar screams and cry's, her voice scratchy from the past several days. 

A tear slid down the boy's cheek but he quickly wiped it away before his father could see. Leaving the screaming behind, the boy could only follow his father and brother out of the room, leaving the little girl to suffer another day.