I sat staring blankly at the mirror in front of me, completely unaware of my own mocking reflection.
I have been up here in my room for two days now and no one bothered to come look for me.I was hated, and avoided like a plague.To them, my vision gift was a curse, because I could only see impending deaths.The only one who was the closest thing to a friend is no more. Worst is, they all think I killed her.All the Mixed-bloods in the facility think Philomena died in my hands, especially Mrs Fernandez, the head caretaker and at the same time Philomena's mom. She had always hated the fact that her daughter always found excuses to be close to me. She and I was the only people present when Philomena took her last breath.All the deaths in here, is somehow believed to be connected to me.This was not the first time something like this had happened, but this time, something was different, I will be thrown out of the facility, I don't know when, but I feel the time is rapidly approaching.The caretaker is convinced that the death of her only daughter is my fault and so are other deaths that occurred ever since my parents brought me to the facility at the age of 15.I miss them so much. If they were here, will they still say that my gift was a blessing as they usual whisper to me or think it's a curse?My heart ached greatly, and my head felt heavy. I held my chest with my two hands.Suddenly, harsh knocks jolted me back to reality.Someone is at the door. I felt too weak to speak. Opening my mouth with difficulty, I said, "Come in". My voice was low and feeble and I doubted if whoever it was at the door, heard me.The door creaked opened and a fuming Mrs Fernandez rushed in and stopped mid-way.Without a single regard, she began, "Ms Storms" she called in a mean voice, unnerved by my haggard- looking figure, sitting there and staring at her like a zombie.I whispered a response, "Yes, Mrs Fernandez" and lowered my head.Then I heard the 'konk konk' sound of heels approaching.My heart throbbed loudly in my ears. I stared down at my two hands as they shook terribly.Refusing to look up, I grabbed my two hands and held them tightly together, in an effort to stop them from shaking and shut my eyes tight too, gritting my almost clattering teeth together.I felt her shadow fall over me. She was now standing right beside me.Her voluminous gown rustled.A frightening crashing sound forced my eyes open.Mrs Fernandez, her shoe in her hand, was standing there, hitting the glass mirror in front of me with the heel.Broken pieces of glass flew around, as she kept striking and screaming crazily at the same time.Blood rushed out of her hands as tiny pieces got stuck in her palms.I was petrified. The next moment, she pushed me hard and I fell to the floor.I bumped my head on the handle of one of the drawers beneath the mirror and almost blacked out from the knock. For the first time, I saw stars. I groaned in pain."You evil daughter of Jezebel and puppet of the devil! How dare you still sit here and stare at your wench self in this manner" She yelled shriekingly.Her eyes shone with anger, madness and murder.Tears welled up in my eyes. I tried hard not to but I began to weep quietly.I sat up with great pain and looked at my two palms, so many pieces of the broken glass has stuck deep inside them.My whole body shook at the the sight of this.Blood oozed out rapidly.Seeing my effort to pull myself up only made her angrier and without warning, I looked up in time with a blurred vision, only to see her raise her heel up again and knocked me hard on the head.The world came to a still as I blacked out immediately.*********************I woke up to an icy cold shower hitting my head and wetting my entire body.My head throbbed and my neck felt wobbly as I tried to look up and make out the figure towering over me.With a blurry sight, I made out Mrs Fernandez's figure.She held a bucket high up above her head from where the icy water came rushing.I gasped and shivered terribly.My palms felt heavy. The glass pieces were still stuck in them.I was numb with pain.Suddenly, she let go of the now empty bucket with a clanging sound to the floor.With the tip of her finger, she pushed my chin up and made me directly into her eyes. A dubious grin plastered her face."You wench! You are determined to live, but you sent my little Phil to hell" she yelled in my face.I let my head shift and fall off her finger.She yanked my hair in her hand and pulled it.I groaned loudly as I felt liquid dripping down the side of my face from the previous cut on my head.She brought her face close to mine and whispered huskily in my ear "My Philomena suffered an agonizing death on her way to the hell you built her, and you? You shall meet your hell here, Storms. I will make sure even purgatory reject your stinking soul!"I was overcomed by a sudden anger and hate that beclouded my mind. I felt the urge to pluck out her eyes with my fingers.Without much thought, I blurted out, "I should have sent you there instead!" and spat in her eyes.She squeezed them shut and gasped in surprise,then she chuckled out loud and straightened upThe next moment, a hard slap landed on my face and sent me crashing to the floor with a thud.Fresh pain shot across all my nerves."Damn you! Damn you all" I cursed with great pain."Save the energy for what is to come, Storms" she said coming to my back and kicked me hard, then added in a mocking tone "If you have any left".I recoiled on the floor.Her retreating footsteps echoed, the door opened and was slammed shut, then silence followed.It was 7pm when Alec dismissed his secretary and went down straight to his car.He has some business to take care of, and that is, meeting at the warehouse with Leo, his closest surbodinate, to discuss the strategy for ambushing the nematodes.Once in his car, he lit up a cigarette stick and took a long puff, while resting his arm on the car door.He thought for a while. Aiden Brutus will have to forfeit his beta in return for the support they'd render him against the nematodes, but he is sure a greedy man like Aiden will do no such thing.Right after Aiden Brutus left his office about 48 hours ago Alec put a call to a private post company and had them deliver the message to Aiden, which was the usual way he conveyed the conditions for his rare support to any alpha who seeks it.At first, he thought Aiden would never agree to it, but surprisingly, he did, and of course with a hidden motive.Right now, he has to get the crowd informed through Leo.Quenching the stick in his hand on a m
As I lay down there half dead and completely unaware of how much time has passed, I could not help but wonder if my gift was really a gift or a curse.Growing up as a little girl, my parents were always there for me, they called me 'the savior' They were always showing and telling me how great and wonderful my vision gift is; I can see when the end of anyone around me is near, once I do, an unresistible magnetic force sweeps me off my feet, the type that pulls me towards the person until the D-day.Because of this, people mistook my presence for the cause of their misfortune, as I tried to protect them with numerous warnings which they don't listen to, most times.Right now, I could only pray that someone, or anyone would care enough to ask of my whereabout once they noticed my absence.Deep down I know no one would, I mean no Mixed-blood would miss me. To them, I am the bearer of misfortune, a death bell and if anything, they'd be glad I am gone.Fresh tears trickled down my eyes a
Bella's POVIn the heart of that darkness, I had mixed feeling, the closer i was to my successful escape, the nearer I felt the the clasp of death, such a weird feeling. What could this mean?Slowly, I walked, bumping into walls on both sides, which meant that the path I was taking is a long passageway.After what seems like a minute, I came in contact with another wall.I picked myself up and with my hand still stretched forward, I found a path to my right again, then followed it.My head felt whoozy and heavy, but I kept walking and staggering at the same time.By now, my eyes were beginning to get accustomed to the dark, but for the blurriness which could be as a result of the blood I have lost.it is even a wonder that I am still alive.As I proceeded, I discovered two doors along the passageway and what seems like the end of that pathI stopped and listened, loud music wafted through the first door.When I resumed my walk again, the door suddenly fling open.Damn. I leaned my bac
Alec's POVAt dawn and as early as 2am, myself and the crowd arrived Gordam, where the nematodes perform their ritual baths.Aiden and his warriors were already there. Among them was Asher, the werewolf which Jade rejected and thus led to our fight with Aiden's pack, few weeks ago.Jade pointedly refused to be in the same spot as Asher while fighting, so that she will avoid encountering him in the process.I knew Jade wasn't really into Asher and so I cut the witch some slack.Before we headed for the Oasis Rock lake, I had everyone revisit the plan."This right here, is the position of myself, Aiden and Leo. We'd wait at the major road" I said pointing to the map I have made earlier and looking up at Aiden, who cringed his eyes as if he was trying to listen with rapt attention."The Creek pack warriors shall be divided into three, seeing you are all 12 in numbers, I will have four of you wait with us here including you, Asher. The rest would join the crowd and wait right here" I info
Bella's POVWith Nikey and the man with the huge voice gone, slowly and using my elbows, I crawled in the dirt under the watch of the moonlight and disappeared into the woods.I looked back one last time, the hellhole Mrs Fernandez had left me for my death is not even familiar.I have never seen it before, and looking at the building now, I could guess it is some kind of warehouse situated in the middle of nowhere.I tried to stand on my feet and wade my way through the woods, not minding where I was headed, I just wanted to be far away from my captives, very far.This was no time to tend to my wounds or my knee which I suspected has been broken. So, I grabbed a stick nearby to aid my limping movement.Just when I applied pressure on my two palms while holding the stick, I cried out in pain and quickly let go, blood trickled from them.I began to weep in frustration, as I kept limping.Going deeper and deeper into the woods, I remembered the man I had stabbed in the neck.Were the r
It was 10am in the morning, when Mrs Fernandez arrived at the warehouse with high expectations.She has come to see if the men were doing a good job.On the passageway, she noticed the floor looked stained by a blood-like substance.She grinned devilishly.The job is done, she thought in her head.On getting to the door of the room where she left Bella the night before, she found the door slightly opened.She tried to push it open but something seemed to be blocking it from the inside.Without wasting much time, she placed her bag on the floor and pushed with all her might, using her two hands.The door gave way, wide enough to let her in.Stepping in, a horrific sight welcomed her.She screamed in horror.A man was lying there motionless with no Bella in sight.She stormed out of the room to the one where the warehouse keepers stayed.The door too was unlocked.She barged in without knocking and screamed again, disrupting their peaceful hangover.They were sprawled everywhere in the
Alec's POVWhen we arrived my secret mansion, I demanded that the girl I had brought with me be kept under strict supervision.Jade was more than willing to do this, but I objected again.When I asked her why she keeps stepping forward in regards to the strange girl, she said the girl reminded her of herself, when she was younger and lost in the world with no single place to be until I found her.I told her she was different and for all we know, the girl may not be lost, but a spy or a devious creature in disguise and may be dangerous.So I had them bring her up to my room and had the maids clean hair up fairly.I instructed my private doctors to attend to her and mend her in any way they can.She laid in bed for two days.On the third day she woke up and looked stronger than I expected.Her deep blue eyes shone in response to her glittering blue hair which has some strands of gold in it.When she closed them, I ordered her to open it again. I seem not to have enough of seeing those
Alec's POVLater that night, I went back to my rest chamber only to find the girl sleeping soundly.I intend to interrogate her but how can I do that now?Pulling my shirt and trouser, I head for the bathroom, It was then that I heard her shuffling in bed.I need not strain my ears to listen to her every move on the bed and I realized she's pretending to be asleep.Now I have to do something to force her eyes open.I went back to the wardrobe as if I was looking for something and attempted pulling my shorts."Oh you are back!" I heard her shout.I pretended to be startled by her."Having trouble sleeping?" I asked calmly, not looking back."I..I have been sleeping" She lied. "I just woke up now, I mean, few seconds ago""I see" I said turning to look at her now with a towel hanging on my shoulders.She threw her face away."Hmph" I scoffed and head for the bathroom again.From the corners of my eyes, I could see that her head was still tilted to the other side.What a child! I thought