Silent Heaven

Meeting Dahlia

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"Speaking aloud"

'Speaking telepathically'

Subconscious thoughts, deep in the mind and cannot be heard by others at all.

Chapter 16: Meeting Dahlia

We both walk through the hotel, listening for any sounds at all.

"How are you supposed to know where she is?" Kat asks me.

"I don't know..." I respond

"Great...how do you even know she is here?"

Knowing telling her that I got this information from some monsters here will probably freak her out even more, I make up an excuse, "I heard rumors..."

"Does that demon know where she is?"

"I hope not..."

We continue walking until we hear some noises coming from a room on the top floor of the hotel, which sounds like a young girl talking.

"This must be where she is..." I go to open the door, only to find it locked. "Of course, its locked..."

I knock on the door as a woman responds, sounding a bit frantic.

"Go away! She is only a little girl!" I hear the woman say.

"I'm not one of those people...are you Dahlia Gillespie...?" I ask.

"Yes, what do you want!"

"Dahlia, I'm your daughter...Hecate Gillespie."

The atmosphere becomes silent, she then responds.

"You are not Alessa, Alessa is dead. I don't have another daughter!"

"You sent me away the moment you discovered the Order turned on you, I was adopted by a family of the last name Matthews-"

I am cut off as the door opens and a woman stands before me in the doorway, wearing long dark clothing touching the ground. The woman obviously has been taking care of herself alone and looks horribly troubled and severely depressed. She looks me over, seeming to be connecting the dots.

"Oh my lord...Hecate is it...? Such a beautiful name for my daughter..." She then wraps her arms around me and hugs me as I hug her back.

In an instant she grabs me and pulls me behind me into the room as she has her attention fixed on Kat, "You shouldn't be here! Why are you following my daughter!"

"She is my best friend from when we were children, Mother. Her name is Kathrine."

Dahlia looks at me, "She is one of the Order's servants! I have seen her with them! She is not your friend anymore, she is a liar and deceiver!"

"No she is not, I told her about what happened to my sister, your first daughter. She was only with them because she was injured. She knows the truth now." I respond.

"I am not one of the Order, I promise Dahlia! I had no idea what they did, I have only been here in this city for a year and a half! I came here with Hecate and a few friends who are dead now. Please you have to believe me!" Kat says to her.

"Last time I trusted one of you people, my daughter was tortured and burned alive! You were sent to find me!"

"Please mother, you must believe me, she isn't one of them...please believe me."

Dahlia seems to calm down as she listens to me, a soft voice comes from behind us.

"Where is my mommy? Have you seen her? Is she okay?"