Ella:
I was scared out of my wits when I saw Oliver’s human body turning into something weird or I should call a Monster.
He turned black, his eyes were red, his body was huge now and the scariest part was his two tongues hanging out from his mouth. “Ella…” He growled and I shivered from his dangerous heavy voice.
“Who are you?” I gasped in fear.
“Devil, I am a Devil.” He confessed while growling at me, he then moved his tongue in my direction and I felt like my body had given up on me, I opened my mouth for help but nothing came out. Somehow I managed to move my legs and I ran, I ran so fast and into the woods.
Behind me, I heard the devil’s evil laughter surrounding me from every side but I didn’t give up as I kept running until my legs went numb and gave up on me.
“Ahh…” I fell on the ground and groaned in pain, I tried to stifle my cries as I tried to sit up and then hid behind a huge tree. The devil’s laughter was getting close to me and suddenly it was complete silence.
I put a hand over my mouth so that he couldn’t even hear my breathing sound, I know these supernatural creatures have more clear senses than us. I counted the numbers in my mind to calm my breathing.
One…Two…Three…Four…Five…Six…Seven…
“Ella,” The devil suddenly appeared in front of me and I shouted in fear, “Ahhhh….” I stood up and ran as he started laughing behind me. “You can’t run away my dear Ella.”
His voice was haunting me more than the dark jungle in which I am running. A rock in my way tripped me and I fell again heavily, this time I fell on my stomach and then I groaned as an immense pain shot from my vagina. “Ahhh…”
I cried out and saw the devil approaching me, his smirking face was making him more evil and I felt disgusted from his sight. I tried to crawl back as much as I can and BOOM
He suddenly stopped, I was confused as I looked at him. He sniffed and then I heard a loud growl not from him but from behind me, before I could turn and see what it was I started getting dizzy and fell to the side.
I heard a wolf’s growl before I lost my consciousness. I don’t know for how long I have slept but when I opened my eyes, I saw the bright sky above me. I smiled faintly thinking that I had survived last night and also got saved from the devil.
I tried to sit up but my stomach still hurts and also my foot. After a while, my stomach growled in hunger. I have no way to find food for myself. I looked up at the sky feeling hopeless and then found out that the tree I was sitting under was actually an apple tree.
I sighed in relief as I gathered some rocks with difficulty and then hit them one by one to the branches of the tree trying to get an apple. Thankfully, I was able to get 4. I ate them all four, I was starving from hunger.
My mouth was dry but thankfully the apples were juicy so I wasn’t that miserable but I needed to call someone for help. But who?
I tried to think of anyone whom I could call for help. Nothing came into my mind as I took out my phone and started scrolling down through my contacts. Ethan’s parents? Should I call them? I dropped that idea and kept scrolling down. My school friends? No, they all have gone on vacation as the finals have finished.
I kept scrolling down looking for hope but there was none. I sighed feeling hopeless and discouraged, I wanted to cry but it seemed like I had no tears left in my eyes.
I closed my eyes, remembering all the good memories of mine and Oliver together but when that devil’s appearance came into my mind, I realized that it wasn’t Oliver with whom I was thinking about my future but a devil.
But if he isn’t Oliver then where is Oliver? Has he died? If he has died then what am I going to do but if he was trapped in the house then? I started thinking of multiple possibilities but was scared to go back but deep inside I know that all the answers lied in that house.
It was getting dark and I heard someone approaching me. I held a rock and then shouted a warning, “If you dare come close to me, I will hit you.” I stayed still and waited for the person to show up from behind the tree but nobody showed up.
I was getting more and more thirsty as I looked around and then whispered for some water. I knew no one was going to hear me or help me as I rested my head on the tree and closed my eyes.
When I opened my eyes after a while, I was surprised to find a small bucket of water with a leaf floating in it. I looked around cautiously before pulling that bucket towards me. It was a handmade kneaded basket, who could have made that as far as I can see there is no sight of any human here.
I stopped thinking about those things and then started drinking water. It was sweet and was comforting to me. I drank a lot and spilled on myself too. I then washed my face with the remaining water and sighed in relief.
I sat still feeling sleepy, I closed my eyes.
Ring…Ring…Ring
I opened my eyes to the sound of ringing my phone, I felt hope in the dark as I quickly answered that call. “Hello, Hello.”
“Ella?” It was an unfamiliar voice.
“Help me, Help me.” I started shouting for help and the person on the other end went silent.
“Ella, I am the priest. I know about Oliver, you need to come back here so that we can save him.” He said and I nodded my head. “Ok, I will come but where?” I asked as my mind wasn’t working properly at the moment.
“The house, you need to come to the house I will meet you there,” He said and hung up. I wanted to refuse but it was too late. I was scared out of my wits. I can’t go back to that house but for Oliver’s sake, I have to do it.
I need to find where Oliver is and with the help of a priest, I hope we will be able to find Oliver and escape from that devil.