To cleanse the devil (camren)

chapter twenty two

Lauren's POV

        

I couldn't remember a thing from last night. Not even a spark of it ever jumped in my mind. But all i knew is she wanted this place to burn to the ground. She wanted to bring agony and suffering to the world. I don't know. I don't know. Why would she do this? Was Lux right? Was she possessed? Did the devil take her over, inside to out? I know about rights and wrongs, but this one is on neutral. I wish i knew better. I wish i knew more. 

Camila was busy, sleeping by my side. Her arms and legs were tangled up in mine. She gripped onto me like a koala to a treebranch. I attained awareness to her light breathing, soft and warm. I watched as he eyes meet mine in a slow opening. "Hello, beautiful." I greet. She only stared at me. "Goodmorning." 

She seemed sweeter and more innocent than last night. That isn't so normal. "How was sleep?" I ask as she say up, pulling the sheets to her knees. She only stared at her feet. "It was. Surreal. It felt so real. I had a terrible nightmare." I scooted closer to her. "Tell me about it." She shook her head. "I can't. I won't. I couldn't." "I don't understand...why not?" "I have my reasons."

I stared at her eyes. Turned watery. "You killed them." "What?" "You killed them!" she screamed as she looked away from me. "Why would you kill them? Why?" "Lux and Ernie?" "Don't even say their name! Dont!" "What do you mean? What did i do-" I tried to reach out for her, but she pushed me away like i'm some kind of insect in the wind.

"Murderer! Murderer!" she cried out. What have i done to make her like this? I looked to my far right corner. Right there sat the answers. The box. It's golden writings lit up for a second. And when it did. Camila stopped crying. "Darling, i have another request." I faced her, her eyes no longer had water streams, not even a drop. "are you...alright?" "Never been better." "You called me a murderer." "I did no such thing. You know i love you, lauren."

First thing she was crying about me killing lux and ernie? Why would i take the life of an innocent?Unless i really did...No...I couldn't. "Lauren baby," she continued as she put her hand on my lap. I stood up quickly and she looked at me funny. Almost as if i told a joke. "whats wrong?" she asks calmly. "whats wrong? Why would you ask me that! you're the one who is clearly gone mad!" "gone mad?"

"I should've listened to the voices in my head! I should've stopped myself from you!" "You can't." "I know i can! I can forget!" "But you can remember." "I won't!" "I can make you." "Stop it!" I yell at her. "You're the soul holding me back! It was you who put me in here! It was all you!" She pulled on a smile. "and it only took you how long to figure it out. But yes. It was me, but not camila." I gave her a confused look. "What? Who are you?" "Take a guess." 

"What if i don't want to?" "Six." "Stop it!" "Six" The electricity started to shorten out. I looked at her as she took a deep breath. "Six." I screamed horribly as i was drowned into the darkness.