The Darkside

A Dark Revelation

"Jared! It's you!" I shouted.

"So no dead bodies; Melisa wasn't imagining everything. Then what are these supposed to be?" I asked enraged. "I know what this looks like, but I have an explanation," he said. "What kind of explanation can you have for this? You betrayed my trust and our friendship. You betrayed Melissa when you hid the facts! Melissa could have died or could have stayed in a coma forever. Did you, for once, think about that?" I asked trying desperately to understand why he would deceive me in such a manner.

"Are you the monster? I asked. "No, how could I be the monster when you already had it in your cellar when I came over," he said. "What? How did you know about that?" I asked confused. "Wait; were you the one who let it out? But why would you do that? And how is it that it didn't hurt you? I need to know what the hell is going on!" I screamed. "Calm down, I will tell you everything," he said, laying his hand on my shoulder.

"Don't touch me!" I said, brushing off his hand. "Alright, I'm sorry; but the fact is you kept things from me too," he said, enraging me. "What did I keep from you?" I asked. "What about the monster in the cellar?" he asked. "Well, you being a cop and not believing me in the first place were the reasons I hid it from you. But, now it seems you were pretending the whole time as you knew about the monster all along," I said, feeling like a fool for believing him. "Believe me, Octavia; I wasn't trying to deceive you; all I wanted was to help someone I love, just like you did for Melissa," he said with sadness in his eyes.

"Who were you trying to help?" I asked confused. "It's my brother, Charlie; he's the monster, but he's also my little brother," he said, wiping the tears that rolled down his cheeks. "I'm confused; isn't Charlie dead?" I asked. "No, he's alive, but unfortunately he's not himself anymore," Jared replied.

"How did this happen? I asked utterly confused. "Well, he had an affair with a witch, but when he found out about her powers, he broke it off," Jared said, "Soon afterwards, he started going out with another girl. The witch found out and cursed him, causing him to turn into a monster no woman would love."

"A witch did that? I'm sorry, but she must be a dark witch; they are the only ones who abuse their powers like that. But, didn't we bury your brother?" I asked. "No, it was an unclaimed body from the morgue, as we had a closed casket funeral, it wasn't a problem. The only reason I put that body was for the purpose of weight," he said with a sigh of relief. "You have no idea what a burden it is to carry around so many secrets," he said. "Oh, I do, believe me; I have quite a few secrets of my own," I said, smiling. "Oh, wait, you're right; you do have secrets. How did you catch my brother and chain him?" he asked. "Are you sure you want to know the answer?" I asked. "Yes I do," he said. "Well then, here goes; I am a witch," I said. "Wait, you are a witch?" he said pulling out his gun. "Wait, I'm not a dark witch!" I said as the gun went off.