the night held panic in the air. i looked around me and tried to search for her. my little sister. she had gotten lost in the woods around here 3 hours ago and she should have come back by now. i could still hear her voice ringing in my ears. "Don't worry,i'll be back before you know it sis!" she was only 7. still so innocent and vulnerable. i had to save her. it was then that the force of what i had already done hit me again. i had to save her, but she was already lost. i staggered through the forest. she had to be here somewhere. i just knew it. the voice in my head kept trying to tell me something, but i couldn't believe it. the words it was telling me just had to be false. it said the same thing over and over again. always talking. i let myself stay focused on it for a moment. slightly high pitched it seemed to always be judging me and what i was doing. now of all times it had to be wrong.
"Daniella, listen to me."
i wasn't sure if it was from inside my head or real so i ignored whoever was calling my name and kept walking. my eyelids were heavy but i had to just keep looking for her. little Esa. i thought that she was just playing when she would talk about the things in the woods. the shadows that she would play with at dusk and dawn. no other times. her lite blue eyes and short black hair looked foreign in our town. she was a mini version of me in every way but attitude. where i was rude and cruel to almost everyone she was always sweet.
"Daniella, you have to leave her be now. she's gone." there was the voice again. i fell to my knees and held my head in my hands. i had to stop the voices, ever present they never forgot anything but always forgave me in the end. i felt tears slip down as i welcomed the pain i felt of realizing that they weren't lying to me.
"But why would i do that to her? why would i slaughter my own little sister?" i asked them softly. i hadn't expected any answer so i nearly jumped out of my skin when they did answer me.
"The shadows, follow the shadows and you shall learn why." i looked down at myself in the pond's water. i remember thinking how funny it was that there was suddenly a pond where i needed there to be. i nearly lost what was left of my sanity when i saw what lay in the pool. under the glassy reflection was a body torn to shreds. my little sister was slowly turning the pool red and i was losing all hope i had ever had for her. she was gone, but i was the on who took her from this world. i saw that my long hair was bloody and matted and my t-shirt and pants where splattered and torn up. i stood and walked into the pond. the cold water impacted me as the mess rose up around me and floated to the surface. i rose then saying a silent good bye to the normal life i had known before the pond and shadows. i rose from the surface in a midnight black outfit with a sword on my belt.
"Well then, this will be a fun game to play." i smiled at the comment the voices said as i slashed my sword through a shadowy figure. it faded into smoke and i laughed. "Indeed. so then, YOU ALL HAVE TEN MINUTES TO HIDE BEFORE I TRY TO FIND YOU. IF I FIND YOU, YOU DIE!"i screamed at the shadows and laughed as they raced away.
"This really will be fun." someone said. for a moment i thought it came from outside of my head but i was all alone.