Clarimonde

Chapter Eight :Mind Games

We woke up at about eight in the morning. Everyone seemed fine, so I knew Clarimonde had not come back. However I was still scared. What kind of mind games would she play? Rin was sitting on the couch and Jay and Carol were sitting in the kitchen with concerned expressions. Kevin was staring at the floor, still tied up. I got up from the floor and turned to walk out of the room.

"Where are you going?" Rin asked as he looked at me.

"I'm going to go wash my face." I said as I looked back at him.

"Use Amy and Kevin's bathroom. It's the closest one." Rin said.

"Okay." I replied and I turned and walked out of the room and into Amy and Kevin's bedroom.

I walked into the bathroom. This bathroom had a white tiled floor and pink tiled walls. I turned on the cold water, put soap on my face, and then cupped my hands to collect the water. I splashed the water on my face and then grabbed the towel to dry it. I looked at the mirror and gasped. There was blood all over my face. I looked at the towel in my hand and realized that it wasn't a towel at all. I had a red piece of cloth in my hand that had been bloodied.

"Sora!" I heard a wispy voice say. I recognized the voice to be Clarimonde's. She kept saying my name over and over again, then I heard it come from right behind me. I screamed as loud as I could and then fell to the bathroom floor. I didn't hear her voice anymore. Then I heard someone running into the room.

"Sora! Sora!" Rin yelled. Then he tried to open the door. "Sora, unlock the door!" Rin cried as he continued to try and open it.

I stood up, turned and ran towards the door, but I stepped on something and fell. I looked at what I had tripped on. A black shoe with its heel broken off was lying on the bathroom floor. I let out another scream. I scooted up against the door and began to cry. Rin continued to pound on the door.

"Sora! Unlock the door! Sora!" Rin yelled as he tried to open the door.

I heard something move in the bathtub and then I heard cruel laughter. I looked up and saw someone with blonde hair rise up. When I saw the face I became so scared that I could have died. Clarimonde stepped out of the bathtub and walked very slowly towards me. I shrieked this time.

"Sora!" Rin yelled. I heard something break and felt someone grab my shoulders. I was pulled out of the bathroom. Rin slammed the door shut.

I stared at the bathroom door in shock. Rin grabbed my shoulders and shook me back and forth. It didn't faze me, so he shook me harder. When that didn't work he picked me up and took me into the sitting room. He laid me down on the couch and then went into the kitchen. I didn't know what was happening anymore. It felt as if reality no longer existed in this life. I stared into nothingness, begging to escape from here, go back in time, anything that would mean none of us would have to endure this anymore.

Suddenly someone spilled cold water on me. This immediately snapped me out of the daze I was in. I gasped and looked up. Rin was standing over me holding a medium sized glass. Then he threw a towel to me so I could dry my face off. I brought the towel to my face and wiped the water off. Jay and Carol were still in the kitchen but they were looking at me in confusion. They probably didn't know what was going on. With one look from Rin they quickly went back to the table and sat down not looking at me anymore.

"What happened in the bathroom, Sora?" Rin said as he looked at me with concern in his light-brown eyes.

"I saw.....something." I said as I looked at him.