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THE ROOT OF DARKNESS CHAPTER FIFTEEN
“The motel is on fire!”Those were the first words Caleb yelled when he reached the ground floor. At first no one talked or responded to his announcement.Waving his hands frantically he repeated himself “The top floor of the motel is already on fire…”“The building is on fire?” shouted Wallows, the only adult in the room that showed just how terrified he was. “What are you saying Kid?” questioned Dexter stepping away from the wall toward Caleb. “The top floor is on fire. Jackson and I saw I with our own two eyes.”Derrick stepped forward confused. He saw Caleb enter the room alone without Jackson.“Jackson isn’t here Caleb”“What?” Caleb whirled around in confusion. He was sure Jackson was behind him the entire time they made their way back down. “But we came back down together”Kira stepped out to make herself appear more visible to Caleb. She had a hard time hiding the smile off her face because of the fear she could feel dancing around in the atmosphere.“Maybe he lost his way
THE ROOT OF DARKNESS CHAPTER SIXTEEN
“I was seven when my Mother called me a good for nothing child” Caleb started. He looked around and he knew no one was listening to him but he still decided to push forward.“I was the definition of a dullard back then. I never paid attention in class and never turned in my assignment every time our teacher asked me to. All I wanted was to keep playing and playing until I could barely stand” Daisy met my eyes from across the room. She hissed and narrowed her black rimmed eyes at me “Why are you sharing your sob story with us?”A glimmer of hope broke through the tense atmosphere and Caleb could tell that he had already gotten the majority if everyone’s attention. “I’m trying to bring out a point Daisy”“Well we don’t want to hear it” Daisy retorted removing her gaze from mine. Regardless of her comment, I continued “I continued this habit for two more years and then when I turned nine years old I could tell that my mom was already bitter because of me.”“She stopped talking to me.
THE ROOT OF DARKNESS CHAPTER SEVENTEEN
“There’s not enough time to dwell on the fact that there’s no seeable escape route. We have to do something about that fire. It’s already spreading to the second floor of the motel”The group Caleb had sent upstairs – Dexter and Anastasia confirmed that. “How about we call the fire fighters?” suggested Dexter.“That sounds like a good idea. Let’s just pray that they come and actually help us instead of acting like those stupid police officers” Anastasia commented crossing her arms over her chest. “What if they can’t help us break down the door too?” Wallows, the frightened man said. “Can you please be positive?” Derrick asked staring at the older man “We’re all trying to actually survive if you didn’t know”“Where’s the phone we used earlier?” Caleb asked looking around.A young girl stepped out putting her pink sparkly phone into Caleb’s outstretched hand.“Thank you” he uttered sliding the phone into his other hand. Mr. Alfred watched the scene with a familiar warm feeling bloom
THE ROOT OF DARKNESS CHAPTER EIGHTEEN
A high pitched cackle filled the air and everyone literally turned to stone in that minute. Kira laughed maniacally with abandon letting the blanket that Miss Penelope had wrapped around her body fall to the ground. “You are all fools”With baited breath, those that had their backs turned to her turned around. Anyone that was close to her moved steps away from her for their safety. They could see it now.The crazy look in her eyes coupled with her blood stained face and dress. She didn’t look like the innocent girl those that knew her thought to be. “No one is going to escape their death tonight. No one!”“I’m going to exploit your fears and kill each and every one of you just like I’ve killed the others”Anastasia could not believe her ears. A girl that everyone thought was harmless just confessed to killing the people that they had found earlier. “Why the fuck do you want to kill us all?” Anastasia yelled through gritted teeth. She was done being scared or so she thought. Kira
THE ROOT OF DARKNESS CHAPTER NINETEEN
Derrick raised his head and stared at the unknown woman whose name he knew as Anastasia. He envied her courage for threatening to kill Kira after everything she had seen and heard. “Then why did you run? You could have stayed and had like a one-on-one with her”Anastasia clicked her tongue and rolled her eyes at Derrick “I’m not a fool you know”Derrick smiled “You don’t look like one either”“You have a pretty face and a smart mouth for a high school kid”“Thanks. People say that all the time” Derrick replied smugly. “It wasn’t a compliment dumbass” Anastasia retorted not believing the fact that she was actually enjoying a conversation with someone way younger than she was. “Sounded like one to me and I take it as a compliment so whatever”She shrugged unable to wipe the smile that formed on her lips. The comfortable kind of silence engulfed them and Derrick found himself thinking of the bucket list that he was supposed to make about a month ago some friends. “Have you ever had
THE ROOT OF DARKNESS CHAPTER TWENTY
“Please No!” “No!”“Stop!”“I don’t want to die!”Daisy kept screaming moving back as much as her frightened legs could allow. Liz laid on the floor ripped to pieces behind a bloodied Kira.All they heard was whistling like a kettle whose contents was already boiling.Before they could realize what was happening Kira appeared in front of them. She trapped Liz in her hold first not budging at Liz’s struggling. Daisy had watched in horror as Kira lifted Liz off her feet with just a hand around her thin neck digging her claws into Liz’s neck.Like that wasn’t enough she gorged out Liz’s eyeballs right before her and swallowed it like it was boiled egg. Daisy was now hyperventilating struggling to breathe because of the fear that was holding her captive. She was scared for her life.Her body refused to cooperate to get up and run. At least if she could run it would have been less humiliating for her but none of her flight senses were kicking in. Kira cackled like a monster right from
THE ROOT OF DARKNESS CHAPTER TWNTY ONE
“Fuck” Anastasia cursed in frustration pacing the length of the room they were hiding in.All they could hear was terrified screams, evil cackles and the roaring of the fire above them. The air was starting to get polluted by the smell of burning wood and the air made their eyes burn in an uncomfortable way. “You think we’re next?” Derrick asked keeping his head up facing the ceiling. Anastasia spared him a glance and thought about it. “Judging by the screams we’ve heard I can assume that she’s going after the weak ones first”“That’s crazy” Derrick mumbled subconsciously rubbing his lower lip. “The last person that screamed sounded a lot like my physics teacher, Mr. Alfred”“It’s going to be our turn soon then” Anastasia muttered sliding down to the floor to sit beside Derrick. “I think I’m fine with that”Anastasia’s head whipped to the side and she stared at his side profile. She knew what he meant.But she wasn’t okay with him accepting the card that fate had dealt him just li
THE ROOT OF DARKNESS CHAPTER TWENTY TWO
“Do something Caleb!” Anastasia screamed watching Kira struggle in Derrick’s grip.Derrick groaned from the wounds Kira was inflicting on him. Each new wave of pain more stinging than the last.In his pain he screamed “Get her out of here Caleb!”Caleb stood watching the whole scene play before him in confusion. He didn’t know what to do.Which had almost never happened to him. Somehow his brain could not think fast enough to counter the current situation. Save DerrickOr flee with Anastasia and leave DerrickOr free Derrick and fight with Kira“Caleb!” shouted Derrick once more but this time with more pain and anguish than the last time. As if that was the kick he needed to reason properly, he jumped into action running to Anastasia’s side.Ignoring her protests and groans he helped her up somehow balancing her body with his own. Caleb started to move with Anastasia by his side.“I hope you know what you’re doing Derrick” In pain he gritted his teeth “Trust me when I say I don’t
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