Eyes

Alessandro opens his eyes. his skin looks even more pale than before. his veins are visible and of a purple color. his pupils are dilated. Alessandro feels so weak he can barely stand up. he goes to the bathroom.

there are two bathrooms. one inside the mart. and another one outside with a zone to take a shower. inside of the bathroom Alessandro starts to urinate. there is blood and a black fog coming out. he feels a lot of pain.

Alessandro pulls his pants up. he walks towards the washbasin. he wash his hands. his fingernails start to fell off. he looks at the mirror. there is something black moving inside of his eyes. it seems to be alive.

there is a lump on Alessandro's throat. it moves like if there was something inside. Alessandro throws up. what comes out is blood, some red and purple starfishes with strange eyes on the center. and some eyes on different shapes and color.

Alessandro falls on his knees. he cries loudly. he wants to scream with all his strength. he feels so weak. he feels like he is dying. he doesn't like it. he doesn't want it. he wants to live a happy long life. it is too soon.

some black fog comes out of his breathe. there seems to be something moving inside his entire body. there are small things moving. Alessandro doesn't stop thinking about those eyes on the sky. the more he thinks about the eyes. the more he feels like it can see him right now. it is watching over him.

Alessandro's body is twisting on strange ways. an inhuman scream comes out of him. someone knocks on the door and asks if he is fine. Alessandro keeps crying. his tears are mixed with his blood. Alessandro tries to stand up. he falls on the floor.

Alessandro wants to ask for help. but no sound comes out of his mouth. his lips are dry. his throat is so dry that not even a single word can come out. Alessandro moves. slowly he starts to drag himself until he stops. he faints for a moment. he is bleeding a lot.

while Alessandro is suffering on the bathroom. on the opposite side of the mart Wendy is right now sleeping. she was crying a lot. everyone else is awake.

on a corner is Lorenzo looking at the Darkness' tentacles. he thinks about his wife. she was pregnant the last time he saw her. Lorenzo misses her so much. he wants to see her one final time. he wants to hug her, to feel her lips, to hear her voice a final time.

Dorian is sitting on the floor. he takes his sunglasses off. he didn't have time to enter on panic nor to deny reality. Dorian accepted things as they are. it is easier to deny what can't be explained with human science. but is better to accept things and move on.

Dorian is a detective who was investigating a strange case that is related to a cult. he was behind a clue that took him to Texas. the cult was linked to some ritualistic homicides that took place on New York. he lose some friends because of the cult.

Dorian didn't expected to find himself caged by a Pagan Deity. he wasn't able to stop the cult nor is he able to save anyone on his actual situation. there is nothing a simple mortal can do in front of a Pagan Deity.

Russell is sitting on a corner. he is eating nuts with salt, lemon, and chili powder. Russell is so tired of dealing with everything that is happening. he believes that his brother is behind everything. Russell is sure his brother tried to get rid of him.

but if Russell's theory is right. then that means that John was part of it. maybe his brother called John to get rid of Jane and Russell. those are just theories on Russell's head right now. he needs to talk to John.

Russell is aware of his brother's hatred for him. Jane was an obsessive ex. so there is a reason for them to be killed. but then why John and Karla? there is nothing about them that can angered his brother enough to wish for their death.

time keeps moving without a clock to prove how long it has been. the artificial night is creepy and disturbing. but inside a protected area a false sense of security makes the victims adapt to the night and accept it. they await for the return of the day.

Wendy wakes up. she looks at the guys. she feels afraid because there is no other female inside the mart. Wendy fears for her safety and her virtue. Wendy is afraid that any of the guys can be a wolf in disguise. she keeps herself on a corner.

on previous times Darkness left after three or four hours, approximately. the Darkness has make a statement. it won't leave until it takes its meal. now the question comes. will they see for how long the Darkness will wait? or are they going to make a sacrifice?

Alessandro finally comes out of the bathroom. he is shaking. he avoids eye contact. he sits far from everyone else. Alessandro looks down so no one can see his eyes. he puts a sweater on to cover himself. for no one to see whatever is inside of him.

Russell, Lorenzo, Alessandro, Wendy, and Dorian. five people in total stuck inside of a cage waiting for an exit. five souls with many secrets each. there is a lot happening inside of their heads and around of them.

out there is a hungry Darkness. it moves like a living creature. it has a shapeless form. it looks like a black cloud. its tentacles go back inside of itself. there is nothing stopping them now from going outside. but their safety is put to question.

.....

inside of the car.

John is reading a book. he is scare. he is just no longer having a panic attack. Karla has helped him to stay calm. John is holding Karla's hand. he wanted to asked her out at some point of his life. but he saw her talking to other guys. he saw her dating. so John forgot about his feelings for her. he moved on. he now has a girlfriend that he loves.

Rose Anne was sleeping. she wakes up. she is angry, she is furious. she starts to scream and yield. she doesn't care for her former husband. she never loved him. the reason why Rose Anne searched for him isn't romantic.

when Jacob disappeared. Rose Anne was told that everything he left was to some orphans and not to her. without access to the inheritance she felt frustration and anger. she decided to go after Jacob and get her money.

Karla takes some sodas from her backpack. she gives a soda to John. he takes it. Karla gives another soda to Rose Anne. she has her hands on her backpack. there are some minutes of silence.

Rose Anne looks behind. she tells them about her husband. this time she doesn't sound worry for him. this time Rose Anne is showing her desperation. her rage is visible.

"that fucker didn't care when I fucked another men. that piece of shit didn't cared when I put my hands on others. then why did he had to disappear leaving with all the money? do you know how much I suffered for that bastard?"

Rose Anne keeps demanding an answer from a man that is already dead. Rose Anne starts to cry. she talks about the lovers she lose when she lose the money.

"sorry, but that isn't our problem. we don't even know you."

"GET the fuck out of my car."

"no, please don't. have mercy."

"do you think it is my fucking problem? I don't even know you."

Bang.

there is blood coming from Rose Anne's back. she falls on top of the steering wheel. Karla is holding a gun. smoke comes from the gun.

John is drinking the soda nervously. he is looking at Karla with fear. John never expected to see Karla doing anything violent. she has always been an 'innocent' soul.

Karla stands up. she sits on the seat next to the driver. she opens Rose Anne's door. she then pushes her out of the car. Rose Anne was still breathing. Karla then closes the door like if it was nothing. Karla looks at John with a smile.

Karla locks the doors of the car. she then sits next to John. she hugs John. she rests her head on his chest. John is unable to move.

outside is Rose Anne lying down on the ground. she tries to stand up. she falls again on the ground bleeding a lot. Rose Anne tries to open the door. she asks for forgiveness.

"I used to love you. probably since we were children. I loved you with passion. but then I saw you around other guys. when you started to date other guys I understood that my love was one sided."

"what are you talking about? I only dated them to make you jealous. I wanted you to man up and come after me."

"well, it looks like we never understood each other. I always tried to show my feelings for you. always running after you with sweet words of love. and at the end I gave up on ever been love by you. my emotions for you died when I started to be more jealous."

"please. don't say more. please don't."

"I no longer love you. I am happy with my girlfriend. my feelings for her are real. I had been thinking about marrying her."

"do you know about the Loyal ones of the Green Door? it is a cult."

"what are you talking about? I don't understand."

"if you sacrifice another life. then the Fallen Lord known by many names. the Lord of Darkness and Shadows, he who walks among our inner desires, and frees our true selves. he will grant you your deepest desire."

John stops drinking soda. he is starting to feel dizzy. Karla whispers words of love and desire on his ear. John is starting to realize that maybe Karla is dangerous. maybe he cares too much for her to see what was in front of his eyes.

Rose Anne stands up. she punches the window. Rose Anne screams with rage and fear. the Darkness opens an eye. it looks directly at Rose Anne. from the sky a giant shadowy hand falls. the hand tries to grab Rose Anne. she hides under the car.

something is moving the car. Rose Anne stays under the car. she sees an opening. she runs without stopping. she keeps running. there are multiple voices. Rose Anne looks at shadows far from her. those shadows are holding strange objects and an torch.

Rose Anne looks at a green emerald object far away. that object seems to be big. the shadows get on the way. making it hard for her to see what is that green object. Rose Anne turns around. she sees something on the sky.

the a shadow walks behind her. there are many shadows surrounding her. those shadows aren't monsters, nor fictitious. those shadows are men on robes. they seem to be part of a cult. they aren't letting Rose Anne run away.

Rose Anne is bleeding a lot. she is afraid of what is happening. Rose Anne understands that her husband is probably dead. blood starts to get out of her mouth. Rose Anne falls on her knees. she asks for mercy.

Rose Anne looks down on the ground. she tries to crawl away from the cult people. they all are caring silver objects. one looks like a triangle with sharp hooks around of it. the other object looks like an open eye divided by a line on half.

.....

Alessandro looks at Wendy. he is nervous and afraid. Wendy feels disgusted by Alessandro's sharp eyes. she fears that he may try to do something to her.

Wendy stands up. she walks in front of Alessandro. she demands an apology. Lorenzo feels offended by Wendy's attitude towards his sick brother.

Lorenzo and Wendy are arguing. they scream to each other. Wendy points her fingers at him and then his brother. Lorenzo pushes her. Wendy falls on the floor with teary eyes. Lorenzo tries to apologies. he feels regret. Lorenzo walks away.

Alessandro stands up. he screams unable to endure the immense pain. Alessandro is floating twenty cm away from the floor. some veins on his arms blow up. blood, small starfishes of many colors, and strange eyes are coming out from his veins.

Alessandro looks with teary eyes at his brother. black smoke comes from his mouth. black smoke comes from the wounds on his arms. some wounds are opened on Alessandro's legs. the black smoke comes from his eyes.

Alessandro's body twists on pain. something moves all around his body. Alessandro floats to the ceiling. strange noises come from his mouth. he throws up eyes. Alessandro looks for a moment directly at his brother's eyes.

"brother... let it be... do it.... end it.... end the pain for me.... be free and have a happy.... parenthood my dude. see ya."

Lorenzo stands there looking at the ceiling. he doesn't know what to do. he falls on his knees looking down. he whispers some words. then he screams "I can't. I can't save you once more. I am sorry. I failed you."

Lorenzo is broken on tears. he doesn't have the courage to even look at his brother. for so long he believed to be brave enough. now he breaks like a coward.

"I... always wanted.... to be..... seen.... now I see.... that I... was seen... you always saw me..... love ya dude..... love ya brother."

Alessandro's arms merge with the ceiling. wounds open on his stomach. starfishes and eyes fell from his stomach's wounds. his throat is open and his lower jaw falls. his eyes melt as black smoke comes out.

Alessandro had died. he died. and no one was able to saved him.

Lorenzo cries quietly looking down on the floor. he is unable to move. some tears fall on top of his legs. you can see rage and pain on his face. Lorenzo stays there for a while.

Wendy is traumatized looking at the body. she screams loudly. she faints. Wendy has become more annoying and irritating the more time that passes. no one cares about Wendy's safety. she is the weakest of them all.

Russell puts a cigar on his mouth. he lights the cigar on. Russell starts to smoke. the hand that holds the cigar is shaking. he smokes to control his nerves. Russell is sweating as he looks away from the corpse.

Dorian is holding a beer. he seems unaffected while drinking. but in reality he is dying of fear from inside. he is about go insane unaware of for how long he will be safe. the unknown that lurks them is terrifying. and it is a strong unknown evil.

.....

thirty minutes ago.

Rose Anne tries to run away from the cult members. a force pushes her. Rose Anne floats on the air for a moment. then she falls on top of a two meters long stake. she was impale on the stake. the stake enters on her genitals and ends on her throat.

somehow she was still breathing. her vital organs weren't badly damage. tears fall. the cult members drag her in front of the gas station.

some cult members took Jane's corpse, or what was left of it. they put the corpse inside of some trash bags. other cult members are taking away Jacob's corpse. they only left the head and part of the torso on the ground.

for the cult members it is important to make sure that the 'sacrifices' suffer as they see the corpses of the sacrifices that fall. they also make sure to clean up most of the corpses so their God's territory stays mostly clean.

some cult members are turning Rose Anne into a scarecrow while she is still breathing. the person who seems to be the leader walks in front of her.

"you may think it is excessive to turn you into a scarecrow. but our Lord's punishment for the adulterers is always the same. our God sees no gender. our wise God sees the sin. you are one of the lucky ones, as for our God has different sacrificing methods."

once turned into a scarecrow Rose Anne starts to lose consciousness. the last thing that Rose Anne hears are Alessandro's screams. she then looks at Jacob's head on the ground just two meters away from her.

then Rose Anne died ten minutes before Alessandro's death.

.....

Two Hours Ago.

Inside of the car. John is barely conscious. Karla laughs as she starts to kiss him. John tries to open the car's door. Karla stops him. she forces him to drink another soda. there is a strange smile on Karla's face.

"I have to make a confession. I drugged your drink. I couldn't leave without having you. there was no other way. you have to be mine. you are meant to be mine. and if I can't have you with your consent. then I will force you to love me again. don't worry darling I kept my lower body untouched. I will give you my first tonight."

John can't move. tears fall from his eyes. there is nothing that he can do right now. John kind of knew that Karla had feelings for him. John still has some feelings for her. but what Karla wants to do is wrong. John doesn't want to be unfaithful to his girlfriend.

"there is no way out. you soon will be all mine. absolutely mine. no other bitch has the right to your body. if you dare to think of her. you won't like it darling."