The Others

Left Alone

" Mom where are you going?" Carmella asked her mother while hanging on to her arms crying.

" I can't stay here anymore Carmella! I can't stand staying at this place! You're father left us and I don't know how to provide for you and your brother! I have to leave!" Her mother Susan was struggling to take her hands of of her arms. She was dragging a big suitcase and was trying to walk out the door.

" Mom please take me with you! I don't want to stay here alone, I'm so scared mom. Jason is always not around, I'll be left here all alone at night. Mom please you know that I told you there are others living in this house!" She begged her mom.

" No! I'm not listening again Carmella! How many times do I have to tell you they are only in your head! Maybe that's the reason why your father left us because you're acting crazy! Let go Carmela!" Her mother was furious and shove her to the floor.

" Mom I'm telling the truth! They come to my room at night! Please mom, please don't leave me here! Mom!!!!" Carmela shouted but her mother went out of the door and into her car, she looked at her daughter with tormented eyes and looked at the house one more time before speeding off the property.

Carmella was left crying by the door, it was almost night and Jason, her brother is still not around. If she guessed it right, he might not come home again tonight. She closed the main door and went to the kitchen to look for food. She looked around but all she can find is one pack of instant noodle, she took a pot and started heating water for her noodle. She took a candle and lit at least 3 of it, their electricity has been cut ever since their father left and cut his financial support. After she ate her dinner she slowly went up to her room looking behind her, she always have this feeling of somebody following her. Once locked inside her room she placed the candle by her night stand, took her bible and read a verse from Psalm 91. She placed the bible beside her and held her rosary close to her heart. She is under her blanket listening for something strange but because she was exhausted from her crying she slowly drifted to sleep. She was awoken abruptly by a strange sound outside her door, it must be past midnight because she noticed the haunting and the strange noises happened around 1am to 3am. Her heartbeat quickened when she heard her door opened and closed slowly. She knows it's not Jason because he always calls her name when he arrives. Then suddenly she felt something or someone sat beside her on the bed, she is chanting the verses from the bible so scared of moving. Then slowly her blanket was pulled down and...