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Chapter 10
As the days went on through winter and into spring my lessons got smoother and me and Edith seemed to work really well together. She was really very brilliant, and I loved learning from her. I would be turning 13 soon and I could feel myself in the midst of puberty. I was grateful that I didn’t have to go through it in a public school. I continued to play out in the fort when it wasn’t too cold or snowy. It had become difficult to find things to catch after the snow came in. I saw that little face out in the darkness a few more times sense the night that I had convinced myself I hadn’t actually seen anything. I kept getting these urges, almost uncontrollable at times to take Edith’s life. All together I think my hormones were going crazy and I felt like I might be losing grasp.
I was seeing the thing more and more as the days passed, and every time it was a little closer and a little louder in my head. There was one night that I was sitting at the computer talking to Sarah enjoying watching her bend to my will. She was on video, knowing that I wouldn’t allow her to see me, she didn’t mind because to her, I was in complete control. She was playing with herself while I typed what I wanted to see. She went into the drawer next to her computer and pulled out a small razor blade. My heart still pounded every time we got to this part. I told her to tease me. She ran it gently, careful not to cut into her skin over her pale thighs and moaned. I watched as she ran her free hand over her young breasts. Then I told her it was time and she moved the blade back to her thigh. As one over her fingers slid inside her, the blade slipped into her perfect skin. “Not to deep, we don’t want your boyfriend to suspect anything, and we surely don’t want you to bleed out. Not until I get to play with you first.” I typed into the command bar. She ran the blade slowly up her thigh a few inches and the blood started to run out of her. I got chills down my spine and felt that familiar sense of perfection coming over me. Just when I was starting to get the feeling that I strived for, I heard a tap at the window.
I jumped and spun around in the chair. Scared and curious I got up and walked to the closed curtains. I pulled them apart very slowly and as I did the thing that I had been seeing came into view. Accept this time it wasn’t in the yard or behind the tree, it was standing right at the window. I looked into its inky eyes, at first terrified, then comforted. I felt my fear subside and then I heard it. “It’s almost time, are you ready?” I replied simply by nodding, I couldn’t find words. It said “I will come to you and you will let me in, we will be one in the same. All you have to do is accept me.” I said “I will.” And felt a great relief as the thing melted back into the darkness.
I walked slowly and a little confused back to the computer. There was a handful of messages there from Sarah. At first asking if I was pleased with her, then after I didn’t answer she begged for a reply. She needed me to tell her she did a good job. The video feed was disconnected but I just knew that she was sitting at her keyboard starring at the screen waiting for my reply. I typed “You did very good, some day you will be here with me. I look forward to feeling the warmth of your blood on my hands.” She replied with a “Thank You Sir.”
It was that week that everything changed. There seemed to be a calm Monday and Tuesday. I didn’t visit the fort once. I got up and had my breakfast, then my lessons and went upstairs to play video games or outside to shoot my pellet gun. Things seemed very normal.
On Wednesday I woke up and the room was pitch black. I was a little disoriented and looked toward the clock but I couldn’t see its glow. I was confused because my clock is always right there, then I heard a little sound and saw the glow of my digital clock come into view slightly. My heart exploded out of my chest and I started sweating, some body was standing in front of my clock. I laid perfectly still hoping if it was an intruder they would just move on and leave me alone. Then I heard the voice, for the first time with my ears. “Michael, today is the day.” Then without any sound at all I watched it dissolve and my clock came into view like he was never there. I spent the rest of the night wide awake. I was scared but just as excited. Something was going to happen today, something big.
When the sun finally broke through my windows I hopped out of bed and went straight in to the bathroom to shower. I felt great, radiant almost. After getting dressed I ran down the hall jumping occasionally and laughing all the way. I purposely went to the front of the house in order to slide down the banister instead of just going to down the back stairs like I normally do. I hopped on the smooth, shiny wood banister and slid about three quarters of the way down before falling off. I laid on the floor laughing.
Edith came running in with a worried look on her face. “I heard a loud bang, are you al… Well I guess your fine.” She said as she burst into the entry way where the stairs dumped out. I got to my feet and said “Oh yeah, I am awesome. Today is going to be a good day, I just know it.” She chuckled and said “Are you ready for breakfast?” “Heck yeah, I am!” I said running past her and toward the kitchen. I sat down on one of the bar stools and waited for Edith to catch up. She came around the corner still laughing “Well you’re in a good mood.” I said “Enjoy it while you can.” In the most joking way I could so that she didn’t know I was absolutely serious. “Bacon, sausage, eggs, and toast?” She asked. I nodded just barely holding back my drool. This day just keeps getting better.
I scarfed down every last bit of my food and scooped up the yolk with the toast. Feeling full and ready to take a nap, I walked to the study where Edith already had todays lesson ready. She looked at me and said “I think we are going to go half day today, it’s so nice out and you’re in such a good mood, I would hate to waste that on school.” I smiled very happy and said “That sounds perfect.”
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