Chapter 1- Fuck Pity

Rosaline

The cold autumn wind blew the strands of hair that had escaped from the bun I put it in and stuffed under my cap.

I pulled down the sleeve of my top to cover my fingers, hugging myself as I stood In Front of my parents grave.

All the mourners and family or at least, so- called family had gone and life had continued for them meanwhile life had come to a stand still for me.

I dropped the single white lily I held in my hand on my mother's grave

“Hi mum”

I murmured as a single tear rolled down my face.

“Hi daddy”

My voice broke as I continued, sobs racking through my body.

“It has been a month now and school has been great. The junior SAT’s were awful but I think I did well and yeah, Alina’s parents have finally decided to get divorced, she is devastated and I'm trying to be there for her and…..”

At that point my voice got caught

“i miss you guys so much. I don't know what to do”

I fell to my knees, the fact that I was knee deep into the freshly dug soil was far from my mind.

The pain did not seem to fade away even after a month.

People had told me that time would heal my pain but that was the farthest thing from the truth because the pain of that day was still as fresh, the events of that day even more vivid.

The picture of those beast like men killing my parents was one that no matter how I tried, I could not get rid of it.

Everyone had thought I was too overwhelmed with grief and losing it, when I tried to explain what I saw. Nobody believed me, I was even finding it had to believe it myself so I could not even blame them.

I think the worst part of it all were the looks, the pity filled silent looks people gave me as I walked down the streets.

Pity , to me, was the worst emotion. I could take a look of hate, anger but pity? Pity made me so mad and reopened all the scabbed over wounds.

That night, I witnessed the worst terror I had ever witnessed in my life but no one seemed to understand. What I had seen was not natural, not even a bit.

I wiped my face harshly with the sleeve of my shirt, getting mud on my face. I cursed in frustration.

If only…

If only I had listened to mum and not gone out that night with my friends, they would not have been up waiting for me and we would have probably gone out for dinner but I was very selfish. I was always so selfish.

The events of that night played through my mind and tears poured out the more. I had said a lot of awful things before I had left, things that I did not mean, things that I am now not able to take back.

There was no point in thinking back to that day, there was nothing I could do , I had lost my parents and it was my fault.

I pulled my cap to sit on my head properly, tucking the stray hair that had gone awry back into the cap.

Suddenly I heard rustling, it was faint but I had heard it.

Initially I had thought I was being paranoid, but since that night I had been getting the feeling that I was being watched. I kept glancing behind me but I didn't see anyone, but for some reason I could not shake off that feeling.

I quickened my steps and began leaving the graveyard when I noticed a man dressed in all black.

He looked so out of place, trying to blend in, he looked so familiar but I could not place how.

I quickened my steps even more, I did not feel safe even the slightest bit, all that I needed at this point in time was to be behind the closed doors of Farrah's delight and confectioneries.

The faster I walked, the faster the man walked. There was no possible way that it was just a coincidence, something was very wrong.

From my peripheral, I saw another man in black. I was being followed.

The hair at the nape of my neck stood, my body chilled by the realization that for some reason , some men were following me.

I abandoned the idea of walking and broke into a run , pumping my legs to make me faster and out more space between I and those men.

The men had begun running after me and this scared me even further, I ran with all the will power in me.

Normally, I was not athletic, not even the slightest bit. I was one of those girls who was always picked last when we had to pick teams, so I was severely out of shape.

Suddenly I remembered the alley at the corner, if I was lucky enough, I could slip through it unnoticed.

With this plan in mind, I felt more confident, pushing myself farther. My thighs burned and my feet hurt with every step it took but there was no way I could stop to even catch my breath, they were way too close.

Immediately I approached the alley, I sped towards it and ran into an opening there.

The opening was more like a small space between the wall. It was there but if you had no idea what you were looking for, you would not be able to find it.

With one hand over my mouth and the other one my chest, I prayed for a miracle

The heart was beating furiously in my chest, threatening to burst out.

I finally heard their footsteps as they loitered the alley in search of me.

“Where on earth did she go?”

One of the men thundered angrily.

“She was here one moment and the next , she was gone”

“That is impossible, she is just a human”

“I don't think she is, she is the offspring of Michael and Rebekah, there's no possible way. She is something more powerful than we have ever seen”

At the mention of my parents names I grew even more still. These were then that were in my house that day. The half men, half beasts, the ones that killed my parents.

“She escaped us, we can't let her get away”

A scream threatened to escape my throat and I bit down on my lips hard, whimpering as I tasted blood from my lips, sweat and tears .

“No one will know we did not get her, but the last thing we can do is to go back to the king and tell him that.”

The blonde man said to his partner.

“After all, nobody would believe anything she says, the humans are too stupid to comprehend it”

So it was true, I was not dreaming, they were actually beasts. The same beasts that killed my parents.

Anger filled me up but fear had me rooted to the spot.

“He would look for her”

“And he would not find her, she is basically insignificant”

The other man replied

“Okay, but let us just go back to get house, she might have gone there”

“Fine”

I heard a gruff and footsteps receeding away. I stayed in that sane spot, afraid that they would come back and get me.

After a few minutes, it seemed like they weren't coming back.

Looking left and then right, I ran as fast as my legs could carry me.