The Demon Within

Chapter 4

William POV (Jessica's dad)

15 years ago, when Jess was 5

"Mary please she's our daughter!"  I plead with my wife to stop hurting my daughter.

All I hear is Jessica cry  and screaming 'daddy' .

"You love this child more than me! I don't want her here! I want to curse her!"

"Sweetie no! Please don't! She's our daughter!" I yelled to Mary.

"No!" Then Mary starts speaking a strange language. "When she's 20 this girl will be hunted by all demons, she won't like to turn 21!"

"Mary stop!"

After Mary cursed Jessica she vanished into air. All I saw before she left was her eyes held sadness and apologetic emotions.

Present Jessica POV

"After that I haven't seen your mother. And I raised you alone. I thoughts every thing would be fine. Until last month a demon attacked the house looking for you, luckily I wasn't there. So after that I got in contact with Scott and asked for help. Listen Jessica, the demon inside you is a snake. She's a snake, who doesn't have a true name. But she has very powerful and dangerous powers. We need to protect and train you to use this power.

My father finally stops and I'm shocked.

"So my mother cursed me?" I say in disbelief.
"Yes"

"Can I go to my room?" I say I want to be alone to process all of this.

"Sure honey, Zeke can you show her back and explain her room to her."

"Sure." Zeke says and comes and walks me to my room.

He opens my door and walks in.

"This is what your father meant." He said and walks to a door and opens it. I walk to the door and see another bedroom. "This is my bedroom, if you need anything just open the door."

"Okay thanks Zeke." I say and Zeke walks in his room and closes the door.

I fall on to my new bed and just stare at the ceiling.

Mom didn't love me? She cursed me? Demons are after me? Can I not have a normal life??

I lay there for awhile I guess because I hear a knock and see dad there.

"It's dinner time. You hungry?"

"Did mom not love me?" I ask finally cry.

"Oh honey, I don't know." My dad comes and hugs me and we sit on the ground and huge while a cry.

After minutes of crying we get up and head to the kitchen. There is Scott and Zeke sitting at the table. We head over and the maid brings our food and puts our plates in front of us.
Pasta! Yum.

And of course I dig in.

"This is good!"
"Well thanks honey." Dad says.

"Ohh that's why it tastes familiar."
"Yep."

After I was done eating I went and washed my plate and Zeke came with the rest. I washed he dried them. We started small talk. And by we I mean me, again."

"Soo why are you from?"

"Here."
"Cool, how old are you?"
"21"
"Cool."

"Why don't we play 21 questions?" He ask which surprised me.
"Sure"
"And you just asked 2 so now you've got 19."
"What!?"
"Now my turn, when's your birthday?" He ask.
"April 27th."
"Nice"
"What about you?" I ask.
"September 12th"
"Nice" I mimic him. He laughed.

We played more and I found out a lot about him.
He likes burgers, video games, has a best friend named Ned, zodiac sign is Taurus, while I'm a Virgo. There was one more question I wanted to ask him, but in private.
After our game of questions, I went to my room and just thought of two things. 1.) how full I am. 2.) the question I wanted to ask but couldn't because I wanted it to be in private, was his eyes purple?

I got off of the sofa in my room and headed for the door to zekes room. I knocked, and open the door.
"Zeke?" I peck in and see him on his bed reading a book.
"Yes?" He answered "you can come in you know."
"Right" I nervously laugh. I enter and walk towards him.
He puts his book aside and taps the bed for me to sit on. I take a seat on the end of the bed.
"What's up?"
"I've got a question to ask you.."
"But our game is over?"
" I know, but I wanted to ask this one in private."
I say playing with my thumbs.
"If the question is 'am I single' the question, then my answer is yes." He says with a wink.
"What no!"
"Calm down I was just playing, you can ask your last question."
"Earlier that guy at the airport, he had red eyes, was he a demon?"

"Yes he was, that's how he burned your wrist." He said with a serious tone.

"One more?"
"Go ahead"
"When you made that gu...demon leave, your eyes did they change to purple?" I ask very nervous.

"You saw that huh?" He nervously laughs. "Yes, they did."
"Wow! Why though?"
"....."
"Sorry I don't mean to push. I just wanted to know if it was my imagination."
"It's ok, I'll tell you in due time, just not tonight."
"Okay!" I say getting up and straightening.
"Hey, another question?"
"Sure, go ahead. But last one."
"Can I sleep on your couch?"
"Why?"
"I just don't want to be alone.."
"Why don't you just sleep in the bed with me then."
"Uh..." my face feels hot.
"I won't do anything to you, come on." He says and I come over to the bed and crawl in the sheets.
"Night Jess."
"Night Zeke."

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