The Worst Summer Ever

23: Something we didn't notice

"What?" I asked. "He's dead?"

"He was right here though," Nicholae said. "How is it even possible?"

"Yeah, how?" I asked, tears pouring out of my eyes. "How?"

"Hey guys, what did I miss?" Vasile asked, walking into the room.

"Sorry guys, I forgot to mention that this was all a joke," Bora said.

Kaito grabbed Bora by the collar of his navy blue shirt and threw him across the room.

"Vasile, you're alive!" I cried, hugging him.

"Rory, you aren't allowed to touch other guys," Kaito said, pulling me away. "Unless you want another punishment."

"Oh, she does, because she is a masochist," Vasile said. "I mean, she has to be for liking you."

"In that case, let's have blindfolded sex" Kaito said, puffing into my ear. "You can wear a maid outfit."

"That's disgusting," Nicholae said, actually pushing Kaito.

"Don't push me," Kaito said, punching Nicholae, and they started fighting.

"Aurora, did you and Kaito really have sex?" Vasile asked.

"No," I replied. "We lied to get my mom angry."

"That's good, at least," Vasile said.

"You have changed so much," I said, as we stared at Kaito and Nicholae fighting. "You used to be so creepy and annoying, but now you are normal."

"Is that so?" Vasile asked.

Suddenly, Vasile fell down unconscious which made me jump. Then, Nicholae and Bora fell down unconscious too.

"Um, what's going on?" I asked, my heart beating fast, and Kaito looked as confused as I did.

"I will tell you what's going on," Mr. Kinsberg said, stepping back into the room. The maids followed him. "I had put holy water in the blood. And of course the only one who didn't drink it was Kaito. Get him!"

The maids started running towards Kaito, and he laughed evilly.

"Catch me if you can," he taunted, and transformed into a bat. The maids actually took out guns from their pockets and started shooting bullets at Kaito. I took the opportunity to sneak out of the room. As I started running towards the front door, I felt something sharp pierce my back, and the world turned black.

******

I groggily woke up. Am I in heaven? I thought.

"Can you move?" Nicholae whispered, and my eyes opened wide. Nicholae, Vasile, Kaito, Bora, and I were all tied to a wall. I couldn't move any of my muscles except for my eyes and mouth; I must be paralyzed.

"No, I'm paralyzed," I said.

"Me too," Nicholae said.

Just then, Mr. Kinsberg walked into the room, and two maids brought Ms. Stancy, who was also tied up.

"What are you doing to my mom, your fiance?!" I shrieked.

Mr. Kinsberg laughed. "Two hundred years ago, my six sons betrayed me by killing the love of my life. Now, I'm going to use Sarah Stancy as a body for her to live in, and I'm going to make my sons pay once and for all."

"You can't bring Mrs.Kinsberg back; she was crazy!" Vasile screamed.

"Shut up!" Mr.Kinsberg yelled. "All of you were spoiled brats. I thought I could get rid of you by moving to another mansion, but you guys always come back."

"Why is Aurora here?" Nicholae asked. "She's innocent!"

"You all seem to really care for her," Mr. Kinsberg said. "Do you guys really think that I would let you guys be happy when you took my happiness away?"

Mr. Kinsberg then threw a dagger at me in full speed, and it flew through my hand. I screamed loudly as blood poured down my hand.

"When I'm free, I'm going to kill you!" Kaito snapped. Mr. Kinsberg laughed and took the dagger out of my hand which caused me to scream again.

"Don't worry, Kaito, I won't kill her. Where would the fun in that be?" Mr. Kinsberg taunted. "We are going to play a little game first."

I could barely hear what they were saying, because all I could think about the pain. It hurt so much that it felt like the world had stopped spinning.

"It's called three of my sons will live and one dies," Mr. Kinsberg said.

"Henry, think about what you are doing," Ms. Stancy rasped. "You don't want to kill anyone. You will regret it."

"I won't regret it actually," Mr. Kinsberg said. "The only regret I had is having six children."

I was breathing hard now; the pain was intensifying. Mr. Kinsberg grabbed a hat from a table. "This hat has all of your names," he explained. "Whoever I pick will be the unlucky one who won't make it out tonight."

"No, please," Nicholae pleaded.

"We promise we will be good," Bora sobbed.

"I'll kill you!" Kaito cried.

"Felix and Daniel are dead, isn't that good enough?" Vasile asked.

"No, because they were killed by humans who by the way are still looking for us. I will only be satisfied when I kill one of you."

I was starting to see dark spots. I didn't want anyone to die, and I wished I could faint before I could hear what name was chosen. A maid with long blonde hair flashed an evil smile and reached for the hat, and when she pulled a piece of paper, I think I felt my heart drop. The maid still had a large smile as she said, "And the unlucky winner is Bora Kinsberg!"

Bora screamed and two maids started walking towards him. Kaito looked like he was trying his hardest to break out of the paralyzed state, but it wasn't working.

"Don't kill me!" Bora cried, tears falling down his face. "I promise I'll be good! I'll even do all of your chores for you!"

Mr. Kinsberg continued to ignore him as the maids dragged a paralyzed Bora across the room.

"Please," Bora begged. "I was too young to be part of my mother's death, so i'm not guilty! I will do anything you want. Please, I just want to live!"

"You were involved for not stopping her death," Mr. Kinsberg snapped.

"Please," Bora repeated. "I love you, dad. When I was younger, I always wanted to be like you. You were a traveler which I thought was so cool. How can you kill our own son who loves you?"

"By not loving him back," Mr. Kinsberg said, ignoring Bora's choked sobs. Seeing Bora in so much pain was causing me to cry as well. Nicholae and Vasile were also crying, and even Kaito was having tears falling down his face.

Mr. Kinsberg grabbed Bora by his coal black hair and dragged him out of the room. In the end, none of us could break free out of our paralyzed state, and all we could do was listen to Bora's painful shrieks until they ceased.