That was all I remembered from that night. Even though I keep a smile on my face, the nightmare keeps itself implanted inside my head. If you think that everything is okay, you’re wrong. If you think that demons won’t hurt you, you’re wrong. The darkness is always with us; every single living moment.
After that night, I refused to leave the orphanage grounds. They acted as my sanctuary. Sometimes, on my walks along the gates, I would see Cameron walking along with me in the trees. I used to run from him, and then I realized that’s what he wanted. So now I walk with him daily. I have lost everyone due to this. The all saw me as mad and left as if the wind blew them away on evening.
In a way, my father has won. I am isolated with him as my only company. Even now with the orphanage closed I live inside its walls, knowing that he’s always waiting for me on the outside.
That is why I must ask you; what if you are one of his children? What if your father, in reality, is Father Fear? Fear rules over our lives.
What I find interesting is…
We let him.
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What If?
Teen FictionFear is something that accompanies us throughout every day of our life. But what if that something turned out to be a someone? Take a look as a young girl finds herself facing a night mare that began as a dream: a father for an orphan. How will th...
