Chapter 8: The Gossip

JILLIAN

“A demon has risen, my grandma once told me. He only rises every time after sleeping for years.” My classmate’s voice woke me up from sleeping on my desk. My head is still plunged on my crossed arms above the table listening to their loud voice.

“There’s no such thing as demons. That’s just a story for kids,” my other classmate said.

“So you are saying I am a kid?”

“No, silly.”

“What if it’s true? She said he is leaving in a forest, in a mansion.” I lift my head after hearing what she just said and turn my body to face them.

“What’s the demon’s name?” I asked making them raise their eyebrows at me. They are just a chair apart so they can hear me clearly.

“Angelo,” she answered though she ignored me after that. They started talking about something else while I am still watching them. 

I have no friends at school because I’m scared about