"Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for thou art with me; thy rod and thy staff they comfort me." ✝ Psalms 23:4I wouldn't think of anything else. "The shadow of death." Was Anabelle in the shadow of death too or is she really dead. I was home alone again and I have a lot to clarify. First, I needed to get to my dad's chatroom again. I had seen it by chance the other day and I knew surely that Jude's laptops would be locked with a code. I was desperate. Who wouldn't be? I thought of asking my robot, I knew he'd report to Jude when he comes back, he's been programmed to be a parrot.I knew it was going to be very difficult because I haven't hacked before. Then I remembered I had a smartphone, thanks to Damien. I hurriedly retrieved it from the drawer I had hidden it. It had dozens of messages from Damien. Poor guy, he really cares and it's overwhelming. I still ask myself, even till now if I deserved it. I se

My life was normal after that day. I just lived with the fact that my mum was still alive and safe. She might not be well, but I believed we were going to meet someday. I can't find her now, I don't have to try because I'll only get hurt if I do.Studying with Damien was everything I had imagined and more. I wouldn't say I grabbed all that he taught me, but he was the best teacher anyone could have. We were always together and I did my best to hide the dark part of me from him. I study the bible once in a while. He reminds me to do that every day. That helped me a lot. I found a God, a bigger God, and I was ready to stick to him till the end, if not for anything but the fact that Damien cherishes him just as much. My dad's molestations were already a part of my life, so it didn't bother me too much. I wrote more songs with Damien. We made few records. Three days before our final exams, school closed very early and we were asked to vacate the school. Neither my dad nor his driver was a

" You really are a good actor Paige."I could not believe my ears and eyes. Damien took out his phone and played the videos of his assault to me. I could not help but scream. He held me and dragged me to one of the rooms in the sick bay. He locked the door so no one would interrupt us and even shut the windows. I was in tears as I watched him. "I'm sorry Paige," he said. "I know everything now. I know how much you'd like to hide this. How much you've lied to me? I know." I tried to speak. "Damien. How did you get that?" "Does that matter now? Huh?" He joined me on the couch and wiped my teara with his palm. I covered my face in shame of him. "You weren't going to tell anyone, were you? Yet you were dying inside. That monster!..." "Damien!"I shrieked. "Please... The walls have ears. I'd die." He swallowed. He was pained, that feeling of responsibility. "Fine!"He gasped. " How long has this been going on?" "Ten years. Precisely, since I was six." "What?!" he exclaimed. I cried an

I was chained to a chair. It all looked like I'd slept for years. My throat begged for water, my soul for food. I tried to trace back my steps, of how I got here. When I was at school, the fierce-looking invigilator had her eye on me all through the exam. I couldn't write because I had a lot on my mind. Then, I was with Damien. I rode on his bike. Did I? My memory is blurry. I just had to think, to make something of where I was and how I got there. I was with Damien, and I rode on his bike. We were followed by a black car and then... Kidnapped!That was how many days ago! How long have I slept?!I felt empty. Jude Kam would have been in Africa by now. Who would find me now? It's obvious he isn't behind the kidnapping. But who else has something against us?I had to find Damien. I tried to move my head, the sackcloth was not only intoxicating but blocking me out of the world. I only saw darkness. "Damien. Are you there?!" I reasoned that since we were kidnapped together we'd be placed

Kamila is a young college student. She had relocated to Atlanta from her home country to study law at Georgia State University.As a freshman, the activities of the school weighed down on her so much that she had to visit the hospital for a quick check-up since she wasn't feeling very well. She was dressed in a black mini gown and black high-heeled pumps. Around her throat there was a leopard-patterned scarf, and her hand was full of bracelets, seemed like an extravagant adult teen. Her skin was very pale, and she was wearing dark glasses. She was the type of person that would sell their souls to avoid the hospital, but for the sake of her roommates who, feared she may have caught a virus. Fortunately, she only had malaria. She got her drugs and headed towards the door, though she met an obstruction on the way. A woman she immediately recognized, though not dressed well but in hospital pajamas. She had a big dirty teddy bear in her hands. Kamila couldn't believe her eyes, this was he