Blood Ties

Chapter 1 - A new page

Chapter 1 - A new page

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Year 1860

 

I opened the door to Jack’s house, or actually, our house with some groceries I bought from the market. I wanted to surprise him, so I didn’t say anything as I entered the door. I heard some banging noise coming out from his room, so I tiptoed as I edged closer and closer to the sound.

 

‘God,’ Jack moaned. I thought Jack was hurt, so I flew to the door to see what was happening. The last thing I’d expect to see was Jack having sex with another woman, a human, a mortal.

 

I dropped the groceries on the floor as I stare at them with horror and anger. Why? Didn’t he say he would love me and only me forever, and me, being naïve and innocent, actually believed that bullshit.

 

Jack seemed to notice a presence behind when he finally looked towards the door. It was all on his face, the shock and the guilt. He flew in front of me immediately.

 

‘Margaret, I… I can explain,’ he said as he touched my face gently.

 

I shook it off, feeling disguised that something as dirty as he is touched me. The colour of my eyes had turn from my usual violet to the darkest shade of black. ‘Don’t touch me.’ I said calmly which even I was surprised by my calmness. I guess a part of me knew that Jack would get bored of me, but even with all those hatred feelings towards him right now, I didn’t want to hurt him physically.

 

‘You have to know that it was just an accident, you are the only one I love Mar –’ He said as his eyes started to tear up with blood and he fell down in front of me. Behind him was the human he was having sex with.She stabbed him with a stake. 

 

If this was before I found out he was cheating on me, if this was just minutes ago, I would’ve killed the girl in front of me in a heartbeat, but now… I don’t even know anymore. Sure, I don’t want to hurt him, but seeing his dead body in front of me didn’t make me feel sad or anger or anything. I didn’t feel anything.

 

‘Don’t think I was the only one,’ the human girl said, ‘because I wasn’t, and neither were you, he may treat you more special than others, but you are no different, just another one of his toys. My sister, Janet, killed herself because she found out about all those other girls he messed with, and now I finally avenged her,’ she said looking at me with sympathy and hatred.

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I woke up and felt my hands were behind my back and cuffed. Looking around, I saw 2 sheriffs and a table in front of me; hmmm I guess I was arrested for god knows what reasons.

‘I see you are awake,’ one of sheriff said, she was a petite woman with olive skin tone, probably in her mid-30’s, her nametag read, “Head, Miranda Sterling”. Next to her was a tall and bulky man, probably in his late 20’s or early 30’s, his nametag read, “Officer, Shawn Desmond”.