>>Leila
I read through the pages slowly. One, because I wanted to enjoy the story and two, because I was hiding under a desk and only had one book at hand.
A foot kicked me softly and made me glare up.
“You’re still not done yet?” Vin was sitting on the desk chair I was hiding under. We were at his father’s office and Vin sits at the desk to receive the patients and payments.
“Almost,” I looked back down at the words.
“Leila, you better hurry up.” He straightened up on his chair, “You have to get home before sundown.”
“I’
>>LeilaVin sure is one of a kind. To assure me, he’s gone through one extreme length. I was so worried after I came to the realization that Cindy practically hated me but Vin pulled one hell of a stunt. Sort of makes me worried about what he’s going to do in the future.I hope we didn’t do anything stupid by getting married right away. Will I have to explain this to my parents? How will I explain this to my parents?…I think it’s best that I wait till the time Vin can manage to bring Cindy around somehow.I laid in bed next to him. Since this was a secret wedding with the only guests we had being the sister
>>Vin“What are these?” I picked up some weird looking mushrooms that were growing out from the roots of old trees.My father looked at me, “Oh!” He seemed alarmed, “Don’t ever consume those.” He shook his head, “Those are dangerous.”“How so?” I looked at the weird red mushroom with black polka dots, “Looks tasty.” I was about to lick it when I felt a strong hand grab my wrist right before I got the chance to touch the thing with my tongue.“Don’t,” It was my father, “You don’t want to try eating that.” He glared at me.“And why is
>Leila“What do you mean I’m free to go?” I looked at the church member who offered to help me if I had gold to give him.“It means you’re free to go.” He rolled his eyes. He had come and released me while I thought I was going to be taken to a stake.“Why?” It all seemed too good to be true. I mean it clearly looked like they were going to burn me! The priest even saw the book I had! So what the hell happened? It’s only been a few hours since then!“Because someone confessed.” He smirked.“What?” I was puzzled, “Someone confessed?” What is that even supposed
>>LeilaI think I felt too much pain all at once and since it was too hard to bear, my brain just decided to shut everything out.And now, as I sit on barren lands with nowhere to go, I don’t feel anything.It’s like there’s nothing inside me. Like all of me is dead, my soul, my heart, my thoughts. Nothing is there but a living body.The only thing I could do was just walk away. I walked the whole night but found no refuge. Even the church didn’t let me stay in the sanctuary claiming that I have to be cleansed before I am allowed entry in a holy place.But even then, I wasn’t just shut out, they waited for me to offer the
>>LeilaI shook my head.It seemed like a trap. If I make a deal with a devil, I’ll become a witch, won’t I? I’ll be that very thing that put me in so much trouble.I turned to leave.“Don’t!” It stopped me, “Don’t leave me.” He spoke softly, almost seeming like a human.I glanced back at him, “I don’t want a contract with you.” I looked away, “I don’t wish to be a real witch.”I began to walk away again when it spoke once more.“You already have a chil
>>Emilio (14 years old)I closed the book after I finished it and sighed internally.I understood why Leila made a deal with a demon but what she offered it in return is something very precious and heavy. The demon feeds on our misery, the worst kind of misery and we get to have all our luxuries.I stared at the book. I get a feeling it would have been different if Leila had accepted the demon’s initial offer.“Oh look who’s here~” I was startled by the sudden entrance of another person and flinched.I shot my head back at the person, “Uncle?” I stood up from the ground and greeted him.
There are things I wish to bring to an end.But I don’t know if I’m capable of doing any of that alone.I wish for no more pain, no more misery, and no more death because I believe my kind has gone through enough of it.I wish for happiness through normal means. I wish for those who come after me to have normal lives.I do not know if I can achieve it, but I still wish to try.****>>RoshniThe end of springThe end of high school.The weather was wo
>>RoshniImpossibleThis is impossible!!This can’t happen! I know it wasn’t possible!I looked at the letter of acceptance that came to me by email. It was my acceptance letter to the national university.“Impossible…” I kept staring at the letter on my laptop as if it was going to change the letters written on it.“Oh wow,” Mom was sitting beside me on one side while dad was on the other, “I guess we won’t be going anywhere I guess...” She glanced at dad who only nodded.The three of us were so stun