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I looked behind me, startled. Knowing him was easy enough as knowing a best friend.
I shook my head and opened the door to find her in a sitting position; her head looked limp and her hair was a mess. Her arms were at each side, not moving an inch while her legs were brought up to her chest.
I gave her a small nudge. Anna muttered softly, "Mom, dejame dormir.." Since I knew very little Spanish, thanks to Michael, I translated it to "Mom, let me sleep."
I gave her another nudge and she stirred. Her eyes widened and she backed up against the corner of the closet wall. "How do I know it's you?" She asked, tears forming.
It took me a second to realize that she saw two "versions" of me; my abusive side and my calm side.
"Hey, hey, it's okay.. Look into my eyes," I said softly, hoping not to scare her. She visibly relaxed and began to go towards me. "Hey.. It's ok, ok?" I asked as I tilted her head upwards. Anna nodded as tears then began to fall.
"I wanna go home, Nate.. Please.." She said, crying. If I wasn't cursed by him, this whole situation wouldn't have happened.
"Do you want me to help you get into bed?" I asked, worried. She tiredly nodded and grabbed my hand. I gave her a small smile and helped her get up.
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After I helped her get in bed, I went outside to the stairs. I smiled softly as the door softly clicked.
My small moment of kindness was over when a sharp pain suddenly shot up my arm. Hobbling over to the bathroom so that I wouldn't wake her up, I closed the door and let out a scream.
"Kasoor, what was that for?!" I hissed, collapsing to the tile floor.
"ðððð¥ ð¨ðð¤ ðð ð£ ðððð¡ððð ððð£ ð¨ððð ð ð¥ð ðð ðªð ð¦ ðð ð¥ ð¥ð , ðð¦ð¥ ð¨ððð¥ ððð ðªð ð¦ ðð ?! âð¦ð??" He snarled, his eyes red with seething anger.
"You didn't tell me anything," I said, my vision blurred from the lack of sleep. In response, he grabbed my now bruised arm. " ððð¤ ð ððð.. ð¥ðð ððð ð¨ ð¥ð ðªð ð¦ð£ ðððð ð¨ðð¤ ð ðð¦ððððð ð¨ðð£ðððð."
"ðððð¥ ð¨ðð£ð ðªð ð¦ ðð ððð ð¥ð ððð£?" He demanded, now stepping away.
"Nothing, sir and I didn't do anything to her, I did something with her." I responded back, in hopes that he will leave me alone.
"ðððð, ð¥ððð.. ð¨ððð¥ ððð ðªð ð¦ ðð ð¨ðð¥ð ððð£?" He said coldly, slightly kicking me in the ribs.
I said groaning, "I.. won't tell.."
"ðð ð'ð¥ ð¥ððð, ðð¦ð? ðððð ð¥ððð, ð¨ð ð¦ðð ðªð ð¦ ð¥ððð ðð ð ððð ð¥ððð¤ ð¥ð ððð£?" Kasoor snapped his fingers and a holographic version of the kid appeared. He had an arm wrapped around her neck and with the other, a knife.
"ðð ð¦ ððð§ð ð¥ðð£ðð ð¤ððð ððð¤ ð¥ð ð¥ððð.. ðð ðªð ð¦ ðð ð'ð¥, ð¤ðð ð¨ððð ððð ðð ð£ððð ðððð." He snarled, pressing the tip of the blade onto her neck.
"Kasoor, I'm sorry, ok?" I begged, my eyes widening at the kid. Holo- Anna whimpered as she struggled to get away from him.
"ððð.."
"Don't, please.." we both said, looking at Kasoor. He glared at me so coldly, my body began to shake.
"ðð¨ð .."
"Kasoor, no!! Please.. don't do this!!"
"ðððð¤ ðð¤ ðªð ð¦ð£ ððð¤ð¥ ð¨ðð£ðððð, âðð¥ð âð ðððð£ð¤. ðððð ðð ð¨ððð¥ ðªð ð¦ ððð ð¨ðð¥ð ððð£ ððð ð'ðð ððð¥ ððð£ ðð ."
Before he could say "three", I muttered, "I helped her get in her bed.."
"ðððð¥ ððð ðªð ð¦ ð¤ððª?" He asked, eyeing me.
"I said I helped her get in her bed.. The kid was tired.. And so am I." I told him. The holograph kid disappeared and so did the knife.
As a result for what I did, he kicked me hard and hauled me up to face him. "âðð§ðð£ ðð ðððªð¥ðððð ðððð ð¥ððð¥, ðð§ðð£. ð¸ð£ð ð¨ð ððððð£ ð ð ð¥ððð¥?!"
I nodded and was shoved back down. He formed into the usual black smoke, circled the room three times and prepared to enter inside of me.
I let out a scream as he bolted in, electricity crackling as he moved. Tears were streaming down my face as I fell to my side, sobbing and on the verge of tearing out my hair.
This was all his fault..