Life damner

Truth

Child time is running out. You need to explain to him what is going on.

My head has a new voice in it and I recognize it as the time keepers.

Well He doesn't think of me as human, which I'm not, but he won't let me explain.

My child time is being wasted.

Okay. Okay. I'll figure it out.

Ill try to stop the clocks from ticking. It is the only way to give you the time you need.

Thank you.

But you must know Once time resumes and you don't fix it he will die.

Returning to reality I refocus on Paxton. He is curled in the corner of his couch looking at me like I might murder him. He will murder himself if he doesn't listen.

" Paxton I want you to know that I love you. I've always loved you, but I thought I would hurt you."

" Yeah well it's too late now."

" How's that? You told me earlier how you loved me."

" Yeah well I didn't realize I loved a monster."

Pain flamed in my heart. The jolt of pain startled me and made me wince. This was no metaphorical pain.

He doesn't mean it child. Don't let him hurt you. you have to protect yourself. Let it roll off your shoulders.

" Paxton I know I seem like a monster and for a long time I believed that too, but you have to believe me when I say I would never try to hurt you. Why do you think I left?"

" Yeah well you hurt me anyways."

" How did I do that? I was barely around to even try to hurt you."

" That's how. You never were around. We shared a night and then you were gone. It hurt me when you left. I'd rather you have told me."

" Paxton..."

" No just no."

" Paxton please."

" I said no Keiran!" In that moment everything was in slow motion.

I felt as if my body were being ripped apart. I looked around and all I saw was red. It wasn't blood. It wasn't even something human. It was.....

Demon.