The Wailing

Chapter Fourteen - Believer

"Pink or blue?". Anna was all over the place going through dress after dress. I sat on a small bench in front of the dressing room really hating life. I didn't want to be here dress shopping, but I did want to spend time with Anna.

"Blue". I replied swallowing some of my strawberry smoothie. Starbucks really knew how to make this stuff. I'm not a white girl or anything, but dang son, this crap is the bomb!

"Are you saying it because you don't like pink? Or it just looks bad?". Sarcasm spread across her face and I looked to the floor.

"The pink makes your butt look small". I smirked. She gasped while holding her bottom and ran into the dressing room. I laughed a little bit and finished my smoothie.

"Something is wrong". Lathious whispered.

"What now". I said while rolling my eyes.

"It's Leslie, she's trying to communicate but is speaking to quickly. Dumb girl". I chuckled at his comment. I mean, when is a demon in your head sarcastic?

"Well you let me know when she breaks through". I said. She has been on my mind fairly frequently actually. Just the other day I was trying to practice whatever I did in Hiron, but all I did was break a lamp because I threw it out of frustration.

"Okay, is this good?". She came out of the small room and I was amazed. Her red hair was curled to her shoulders that were perfectly visible. The design of the dress has golden spirals twirling from the breasts all the way down the the floor. It was not a poofy dress, but it wasn't skin tight either. It was actually just perfect.

"That's the one. It's beautiful". I smiled. Anna blushed and did a twirl.

"Larson Mack, you have taste". She smiled at me and returned to the dressing room. "Hey what do you want to eat after I put the dress on hold?".

"Larson child, you need to leave". Lathious demanded.

"Uh I don't know, what do you want?". I replied to Anna.

"Do not be the pesky child you seem to be! Listen to me!". Lathious's anger got hotter and my head started to hurt.

"What do you want me to do?". I whispered in aggravation.

"Pick somewhere to eat". Anna said while coming out of the room.

"Oh I wasn't talking to you". I replied too quickly. She slowly looked around me and looked confused.

"Buddy, there's no one here". She chuckled. She held the blue dress in her arm and we started walking towards the counter.

"You stupid child! If we die it is on you!". I felt Lathious disperse from my thoughts and I kinda felt bad. I didn't mean to ignore him but I can't just talk to him in public like that. A very small woman with her grey hair in a bun smiled at us.

"Hi! I need to put this dress on hold please". Anna asked while digging through her purse. Something inside my chest started to burn insanely painfully. I gripped it hard but neither Anna nor the woman saw.

"Yes dear, that would be a $50 holding tax". The woman's voice was shaky and weak, but she can still be heard. A familiar buzz started to ring in my head, and I started to panic.

"Larson, are you okay?". Anna asked while looking down on me. I bent over the counter and held my chest tighter.

"Ugh!". I whimpered. Something was defiantly wrong. The buzzing slithered down from my head and into my thoracic cavity.

"Give me one second while I grab some papers from the back". The woman said while looking in my direction. She started to limp her way across the store and the buzzing was now in my legs. Oh no it's happening again!