HAUNTED THREE CONT'D

The girl in white growled, transforming into a monstrous beast...ten feet bigger.

She gaped, horrified, watching her Mum race towards it as it tore her limbs by limbs.

She screamed in terror, watching the horrifying scene as she jumped out of bed, legs weakened as she managed to grab hold of the door knob.

It's jammed, Jaden panicked as she felt light, her body suspended in the air. "Please...please don't kill me!" She breathed.

"I'm not here to kill you," It spoke. "You have something I need!" It snorted, tightening it's hairy fist as she choked. "That's right, little Eve." He bellowed, swinging her out the window.

I saw myself underneath millions of corpses, a loud scream eluding my lips; the strong malodor of death surrounding me as it blinded me, almost making me give up.

Then came the voice, this time louder than ever as I felt strength gather up inside of me...strength I've never felt before.

I pushed through...harder than ever.

Stronger...like a hurricane.

Unbeatable...like a phoenix as I rose, finally gaining stand, climbing to the top, thousands of gravestones encircling me like hovering heads.

It's all a nightmare, Jaden. All of these isn't real, I tried to comfort, taking a deep breath as I inched closer.

Closer....closer.

I stopped, seeing a red light glow not so far from where I stood; five hooded figures circling around it. I didn't like it here. I didn't want to stay. All I wished for was to be back home...where my mother and father was, and my brother, too.

I inched closer once more, aiming to take a closer view as I went behind one of the gravestones, it's body marked in blood, having the same writing I saw at our house. I shivered, trying not to make a noise as I took my eyes off it, paying attention to what laid in front; chants of victory coming from each, a bowl held in their hands...fire like I've never seen before burning like an inferno as it consumed them, the air reeking of their screams.

"Jaden?" A voice called.

I quickly turned around, "N-nana?"

"You shouldn't be here, Jaden. You shouldn't be here!!" She shouted, a huge hurricane from nowhere sweeping me off.

"Come on, Jaden. You can do this." I heard, though unconscious as I felt life return back to me.

I weakly opened my eyes, three eager faces looking down at me. "Mother? Father?" I muttered, giving a weak smile, my lips feeling chapped.

"Yes, baby. It's us."

"And Danny," My little brother said excitedly as a tear rolled down my face.

"Oh you guys. I thought I'd never see you again."

"Oh. Don't talk like that, baby. Nothing will happen to you." My Mum said to me, embracing me; Dad and Danny following alongside.

We were caught up in a wonderful moment and I certainly didn't want to let go of any of them.

I couldn't exactly recall the last time we did that, but it made me feel safe, happy, relieved...only my memories never came back.

🕯Jaden 🕯