A BRIDE TO THE DEVIL

r one:

re

k and poorly illuminated alley, l wondered what

said to my mum as she held my hand

be there to receive him when he gets

n't want to plague her with any more of my ques

kay as she struggled to portray an affirmative silhouette but regardless she couldn't hide anything from me as I couldn't hide anyt

the dark when it's raining and cold and for the fact that you are soaked,

promis

earest, I

ing from as I looked back I became apprehended with fear, I glanced at my mum, and her face manifested to be even more horrified, she sudden

ck again I knew that whoever it was that shot the gun was catching up on us because I could hear t

hat she didn't know what direction to go, but she held

n living in this city for some days now, we were not yet generalized with

s was dimmed and did not il

being shot and this time it appeared closer than ever, Neverthele

o a different avenue. We stopped and then my mum stooped to my height as she moved her hands to my face and str

She said as he

much and will always be with you". She said with her voice which

n". I uttered as tea

f and I need you to be a good girl for mommy and do what mommy says, can you do that baby?".

uggled to control the t

ldings and I need you to continue running as fast as you can and don't

you to come with me so

have something to take care of respectively before we meet, and aft

ommy"? I voice as I hiccuped in

e doing so....". She couldn't finish

pushed me through the small spaced a

own heavily and I heard a loud gunshot followed by a growl and I couldn't help but glan

ifted my gaze back to her as she fell to the g

ll to the ground and gasped,

n my face like an

eren't satisfied, they looked around a

he turned to his accomplice."Why did you just k

the little girl."The other man questioned, ignoring the statement of his acc

when I heard that they

believe it, I couldn'

rl with little legs, she

he shadows, hoping

er my lip with tears

of them sn

air muttered as he laughed like a maniac."Hello, baby girl, I kn

loser, and I closed my eyes, hopi

t I wake up from

bout my Mum

will always be

s echoed i

always be with me wh

t y

to see a pair of red eyes staring down at me, the owner having a m

let's

d I quickly stood up, staggering backward, before I

too small,

ay she wouldn't be able to get

hen they saw me running, I shifted my g

everywhere was quiet, and

g as fast as I could even w

ne of the men voice out a

d but when I shifted my gaze forward ag

I g

m my bed and tried t

eat even when I le

ed my lips i

again" I mumbled as I ran

d out of

have to haunt me almost e

dn't have to force myself to go back to sleep like I usually did wh

ading to the balcony, and wi

r suddenly slid down my face, but I quickly wipe

ad, I'm

t my heart tighten, the pain was str

y hair beh

ent for all that I had done, all that I had caused, for lives that have b

ry existence was a threat to ot

at? maybe it would, maybe it wouldn't, we

el, bear, and carry on living with all

ok my

sacrifices that have been made, I need to

rang, pulling me

om wondering who it coul

limited number

as none other than Stacy, my best f

was not in the mood to speak to anyone but the

what'

from the other line wi

eplied, pausing slightly before I co

kled in

match her

tacy to bombard me with questions

t she could sense the slightest

have a remedy for

sed to be i

know you

if I s

hen you've not even hea

have a good g

..exa

believe you'd try to lure me with that, I mean what are w

a great party, filled with good

be being responsibl

, you know I'll need a drinking buddy, and whether you agree with me or not