The Carnival

He found us !

I stood there horrified. I glanced at him to check if he has seen me. But luckily, he went away without seeing me. My mind was filled with all the nightmares and the brutal pain of my past. And in that instance, I thought of Katherine.

"Katherine," I yelled.
My friends and Alex stopped walking and looked at me surprisingly.

"What's wrong, Elle?" asked Alex with concern.
Instead of replying him. I pulled out my phone and dialed Mrs. Jonas number since it has been hours since we last spoke. The phone rang and rang. My heart beat got faster and faster. The call ended. I called her again but no reply.

"What's wrong Elle?" asked Alex.
"Are you okay?" asked Melissa.
"I need to go home right now," I replied.
"Yes, we are just heading back", said Alex.
"Alex, now means now", I shouted.
They looked with concern. I turned my gaze from them as I had tears in my eyes and started to head back to Alex's car. I opened the door and slammed it hard. Alex started the car and drove away.

"Elle, are you okay?" asked Alex.
"Yes, I am okay. I just need to go home." I replied.
"Are you sure you okay?" Alex asked again
I looked at him angrily and he understood. We sat in silence. I leaned back and closed my eyes. The images of my mother being beaten comes in my eyes. I try hard to save her. But I'm being held by Mr Black. He takes me to my room. Throws me onto the bed and slaps me hard.

"You are going to be my son's bride once you're 18," he says ruthlessly.
His son, Michael, then a 12 year old boy with messy brown hair, stares and laughs at my bruised face. Like his father, he was going to be the next ruler for the empire Mr Black and his bestfriend built.
I used to live in a big mansion. A mansion as huge as in fairy tales. But this one, wasn't a fairy tale for me. Inside the mansion was the world of pain where my mother was protecting me. It was when my sister was born she decided to run away from that hell. After a year of  Katherine's birth, my mother ran away from there. Since then I havent heard of Mr. Black or his son. And also not of his bestfriend ! Until now.

Alex slammed the break and I opened my eyes in shock. We were home. I opened the door of the car and jumped out of it. I ran quickly towards Mrs. Jonas house. The front door was open. That's quite strange as Mrs. Jonas never leaves her front door open. I was scared. Sweats came on my forehead. My hands shook while I opened the door wide. There lying in a pool of blood was Mrs. Jonas. I quickly ran to check her pulse. Luckily she was breathing. Alex came running in the house and looked at Mrs. Jonas. He pulled out his phone from his pocket to call for an ambulance. I ran upstairs in search for Katherine and Sofie. I reached to Sofie's door which was jammed. I kicked it hard till it opened. I saw Sofie on the bed crying. I ran to her. She was sobbing and crying. I checked her for injuries but there wasn't any. I panicked as I couldn't find Katherine. I held Sofie in my arms and took her downstairs.

In 10 mins the ambulance and the police came. They took Mrs. Jonas to the hospital while Mr. Jonas was back from work and took care of Sofie. I was in shock as I sat there thinking of Katherine. The police asked a picture of Katherine. So I got up to go to my house. As I reached the stairs of the front corridor, I noticed that the door is unlocked. I went inside been cautious and checked the house. But there was no one. I went to Katherine's room to get one of her photo. I opened the door and made my way inside. Near Katherine's photo there was a letter. I picked it up. Ripped off the envelope and started reading. I was horrified when I read the letter. The letter said:

Dear Elle,
It's been quite a long time. Oh ! How much I have missed you and your mother ! I took Katherine with me. After all, let me get to know her well too. If you want Katherine back, do as I say. Meet me at The Haunted House in the carnival. Tonight at 9 PM! Come alone love otherwise... You know well.

Yours loving,
- D

He found us. He found her. He will make us go into that hell again. What will I do now?