Soon we are in the hall and we take our usual seat.
"Gabby, what's going on? " I question in a hushed tone."what do you mean?" She questions.
"Gabby, I know something is wrong but you just don't want to tell. Gabby I believe in these few days we've spent together, we should have attained a certain level of trust." I begin my proposed long and touching speech of persuasion.
"Look, Sonia, it's not like I don't trust you or want to tell you. It's just... I if I do I'd...... " she suddenly stops and
"No way... " I mutter in awe."Yes, way. Welcome to my favorite place in the mansion. " Tori says placing her hands on my shoulders. I watch her walk past me into the l room and the others walk in too.Wow. This room is full of all sorts of musical instruments. From guitars to pianos, to drums (local & modern), to clarinets and flutes, and so much more. They are so much I can't keep count and I even see some instruments I've never seen before.Everyone moves to an instrument. Tori goes for a guitar, Rachel moves to a huge harp that's not too far from Tori, and Gabby moves to a piano. Then it hits me. ~ I f*cking don't know how to play a single instrument!!Tori flags me over with her hand and I take a sit between all three of them. "What instrument do you play? " Rachel asks."None.. I've always had a thing for guitars but I never got the chance to learn to play it," I reply honestly and a bit embarrassed."Ooh. " Tori
I turn and see Desmond standing beside me."What's wrong? " he questions."N. Nothing. " I reply."Why did you ask? " I question."Deborah there are tears in your eyes," he notes and I quickly wipe them off."O.. Oh... It. Its nothing. Something got in my eye. " I lie. ~don't blame me. I can't involve Desmond In this. It involves Gabby and I don't think she'd like me dragging Desmond into it.I look up at him and find him staring at me. I look away but I can still strongly feel his gaze on me. "Come," he says as he takes hold of my wrist."Where to? " I question."You'll see," he says and I begin to feel uncomfortable. I don't like being left in the dark. Literally or metaphorically.I keep walking behind him. My wrist wrapped in his warm fist."Did the leaves work? " he suddenly asks as we descend a fleet of stairs. ~Now that I think of it, they did work!."Y. Yes... They. They did. " I r
"W... What's wrong?" I question in worry."Nothing," he replies with a low voice and a pure smile."Seems you're already getting used to the water," he comments."Maybe" I reply and I decide to dare myself by bending fully under the water. I raise my head back up and I choke on water."Deborah!? " he questions as he swims towards me. He begins to rub his palm harshly against my back and soon my windpipes are clear."Thank you." I appreciate."Looks like you still have a lot to learn," he notes."Lucky for you, I'm a fast learner. " I reply with a smirk. I hear an odd sound and I look up only to find a huge creature flying towards to lake. I scream in fear and wrap my arms around Desmond."Relax. It's just a bird," he informs once the creature passes. I look up and my gaze gets tied to his. I try to move my hands off him but for some reason, I don't want to break this eye contact. I only succeed in placing my hands on his
We finally reach the mansion and my dripping clothes and hair begin to draw attention. Desmond walks with me till I get to the hall where everyone is meant to be."See you later," he says as he walks away. I stare at his back as he walks away from the hall. There's something different about Desmond. Although he seems so distant and all, I feel there's actually a badly broken soul beneath his tough appearance. I guess I judged him a bit too soon. He does have a human in him.I walk into the hall and find Tori, Gabby, and Rachel sitting together on a bench."Hey, guys. " I greet them as I approach them."Sonia! What happened to you? " Gabby asks in worry rising to her feet once she sees my drenched clothes."Apparently she and Desmond took a little trip to who knows where! " Rachel replies to Gabby's question whilst shooting angered stares at me. If I didn't know any better, I'd say she's jealous. ~does she like Desmond!?"Really?? " Gabby ask
I open my eyes with force and fear. I realize it's just another nightmare. What sort of a nightmare was that!?. Is Desmond going to die because of me?? Is he okay now? ~looks like I'm going to find a way to avoid sleep as it always brings me, terror.I am still thinking when I role in my bed. I see Gabby's bed empty and a figure just stepping out of the hall. I look over at Tori and Rachel who are still snug in their beds. Should I wake them up? No... I don't have that much time. I might lose Gabby.I hop out of bed and into my slippers. I then head for the door. Once out, I see Gabby take a turn at a corner and I follow her as quietly as possible. Making sure to give a safe space between us.This walk keeps getting long and scary as we occasionally pass through poorly lit paths. ~I've never been to this part of the mansion. Where is she going!?She keeps heading downstairs, corners, turns and a bunc
Before us is Gabby pinned to a wall by a Fratello. Standing on her toes and crying In clear pain and despair with her up dress up thighs and her panties down. The Fratello on the other hand, has its hand between her legs, making violent up and down movements, with its tongue on her neck.Anger boils in me as I remember the Fratello that tried to take advantage of me. ~so this is what Gabby is going through! She is an assault victim and that too a victim of this hideous creature!I make to March towards them when Desmond takes a hold of my wrist. I make to talk but he quickly pulls his hands up to his lips. The Fratello raises its head as it's heard the noise I made and Desmond pulls me back into the corner before it finds us."What are you doing!? " I ask Desmond in annoyance once I'm sure we are far enough from the Fratello and Gabby."I could ask you the same," he replies."I want to go stop that thing! " I reply."Yeah, cause your wonder
I get to my bed and lay in it. My mind drifts off to the first time that Fratello touched me. How scared I felt and horrible the experience was. Then my mind goes to my second encounter with it. The one Desmond saved me from.I cried so much after that and the Fratello was only attempting to touch me. Then imagine what Gabby is currently going through. It's threatened her as that Fratello did the same to me.I keep rolling in bed trying to figure out a way to save Gabby. I feel my eyes become teary as I flashback to the pain embroidered on Gabbys face when that Fratello was touching her.I sit up and draw my knees up to my chest with my hands on them as tears begin to escape my eyes. ~why am I crying so much!? I've always been a soft person but to cry this much for someone else, is something I'd call out of line for me if I still had a normal life."Girl, are you okay? " I hear Toris voice ask. Her voice still husky from sleep."No," I confes
"There was once a teenage girl. Pretty much about our age. She was cute, funny, caring, loving, kind-hearted... And a gem in short. She used to be timid but her life all of a sudden took a nasty turn. A turn that needed to awaken the voice in her. Else the consequences would be deadly. She was being molested by her elder stepbrother. " I begin to narrate. Creating the story there on the spot. "Mmmm. Now that's interesting!" Rachel inputs and I roll my eyes. I look up at Rachel and she understands what I'm trying to do hence she smirks at me and I smile back. "She hated the fact that she was being used. He saw her as his toy and he kept harassing her and she felt helpless. He was a cultist and she knew that. She also knew she wasn't the first girl he was harassing. She knew her mother could save her but she wasn't brave enough to tell cause her brother had threate