Say Her Name

Chapter 13: Demons

Chapter 13: Demons

Asmy

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Don't get too close
It's dark inside
It's where my demons hide

~Imagine Dragons

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I felt Timore's arms around me trying to soothe my cold body. I convulsed and heaved as my stomach tried to expel all the content I forced into it. The ruby-red blood taunted me, not allowing me to forget earlier's events.

Timore had teleported us back to my studio. She took me into the shower and washed the blood away from my body as I stood there lost in my head. After revealing the darkest corners to Axel, my body seems to have gone into shock. I could see and hear everything around me but I could not react. It was as if I was just a hollow shell.

The worst of it all is that even though I fed, I did not actually gain any strength or power. Instead, I just killed in cold blood.

At that thought, my body bent forward again as more blood regorged out my throat and into the bucket on my lap.

"Aileen." I felt Timore caress my hair as she pulled wet strands of it back.

"It's Asmy," I say numbly still holding onto the bucket for dear life.

"You know it is Aileen." She said with a sigh. "You need rest, Aileen. You're losing strength."

"What's happening to me?" I ask her with tears in my eyes.

"I think your soul is trying to be set free." She says.

A little confused, I don't even bother on answering. My eyes feel heavy and the soothing strokes of Timore's hand are lulling me to sleep.

Finally, the sweet abyss came to take me away from this nightmare.

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"Aileen!"

A shout from downstairs woke me up in hurry. I looked over to my window seeing that the sun was shining bright above the horizon indicating my tardiness.

"Coming!" I yelled and sloppily pulled on my garments and a maid's dress.

Making sure that my cleavage was completely covered I made my way downstairs.

"Good morning sevgili," Claudette says walking the opposite direction with a man on her arm.

"Good Morning Ms.!" I tell her happily but my demeanor quickly changed as I see the disgusting tool pull away and make his way towards.

"And who is this lovely lady." The man slurs his words and his piggy face contorts into an ugly smile.

Claudette hits the man on his head with her fan and says, "Now Henry, if you no longer want me then leave."

The man who I assume is Henry says, "You are the only one I want."

He proceeds to maul her neck very close to the exposed top of her breast and grabs her bosom.

I hear Claudette giggle and look over to see her shooing me away with her fan.

I scurry away and make my way towards the kitchen. There I see Mrs. Shepell cooking up a storm. By her beet face, I can tell I'm in for a hearing.

"Good Morning Mrs. Shepell. I apologize for oversleeping." I tell her quickly bowing my head and putting on an apron.

"Foolish girl, did you forget what day it was today?" She says not taking a break from kneading the dough.