Evil

“There was a way?” I asked.

“Oh yes, you stupid girl. Isn’t that what I said? It’s taken you six fucking lives to figure it out but look at you,” Olivia starts laughing cruelly. “You figured it out.” There was something wrong with her, something wrong with her voice. She didn’t sound right, she didn’t sound like her. “Now look at you. Did you get what you wanted in the air? Was it all worth it? Which did you like? Was living in the dark better, or did you like the short time you had in the light?”

My brows furrowed and I could feel my forehead wrinkled as her words registered. If what she said was true, no, I couldn’t let myself listen. I couldn’t let myself go there. I couldn’t wonder what her words meant.

“Come into the light,” I whispered.