Demon girl

Part 1 chapter 2

It's the weekend, all I want to do is stay inside and hide. I'm too scared to find out what lurks within those alleyways.  I wake up early and sit up on my bed. I glance up from my gaze at the floor and look at the time. “Ughh 6:27 AM why did I wake up this early?” I mumbled to myself. I turn my gaze over to Star’s bed. She wasn't there. the horror of them finding her washed over me but went away after I heard her call. 

“Are you awake Emma?” Star called up from downstairs. I wanted to stay silent hoping she would think I was still asleep but I have a habit of answering her before I think.

“Yeah…” I say sitting up. Mumbling softly to myself and wiping the sleep from my eyes. “Stop overreacting. It was just a dream…” 

“Ok” she replied. It was silent after that. I started looking around frantically being scared of quiet spaces. I ran out of my room not liking the dark silence and almost ran into the wall of my mom's room. 

I calmed down and headed downstairs where Star was making breakfast. It smelt good and... Minty? 

“What did you make Star? And why does it smell minty?” she replied with a laugh as she brought out a stack of deliciously smelling, mint green pancakes. She handed me three pancakes knowing my big appetite but I only ate one. With those kids on my mind, I didn't want to let my guard down. 

Once we finished breakfast there was a long silence. “Are you ok Emma?” Star asked, seeing my loss of appetite. I look up at her hoping there wasn't fear still on my face and smiled at her. 

“Yeah, I'm fine. Sorry if I’m worrying you.”

It has been an hour after breakfast and I have forgotten all about Clinton and Carl due to me and Star drawing. “wanna go for a bike ride Star?” I ask. She looked at me confused for a second, almost surprised. 

“Sure!” she replied. She noticed I had forgotten about them, but didn't want to remind me. She liked it when I was happy and she knew that I liked forgetting about them. 

“Ok let's go!” I say grabbing my helmet.

It was half an hour into the bike ride and we took a break. While we were sitting on the grass I had a thought like I was forgetting something very important, I shrugged off the feeling. “Ok, I'm ready to start again!” Star said to me while she was getting on her bike. 

“You can go up ahead I have to tie my shoe,” I replied. 

“Ok. But hurry, I want to race you!” she said biking off. I couldn't figure out what I was missing, but I wanted to know. I had this feeling come over me like something terrible was going to happen, now I needed to know. I quickly tied my shoe and hopped on my bike. 

Star screamed, I heard it from an alleyway and pedalled swiftly towards it, I remembered why I was scared, worried, and hesitant, it was those damn fools again! I was forgetting about them the whole time! 

“Why, Why was I so stupid!” I said to myself turning a corner. It got really dark and I could barely make out the three figures at the end of the alleyway and I was right, it was Clinton and Carl, and they had Star pinned against a wall. I froze remembering what could happen if I snapped. I wanted to help but if it got too fierce I could snap.

I looked down to see rocks, cement, and a broken pipe. I didn't want to hurt them, but I didn't want Star hurt either. Clinton had her pinned while Carl was holding a knife pointed at her side. I was scared and unstable, I didn't know how to react. Clinton swung at Star. She luckily dodged it, but I couldn't keep it controlled for long, so I reacted. Not wanting to injure them completely I ran towards Carl slamming my body against him with full force. He didn't see it coming so he was stunned, he dropped the knife while falling and I hastily grabbed it. 

Stuttering with my words, I tell Star to run. She quickly grabbed the broken pipe away from their reach just in case then jumped on her bike and biked out off the alleyway. far enough they couldn't see her but close enough I could still hear her. I pointed the knife towards Clinton, realizing Carl has lost consciousness. “Why did you do that to her?” I ask Clinton. He looked around calmly but he could see that I was brave but also holding back fright.

“Because she is your sister. You know that you're the one we're after but getting at the ones you love is fun!” he said with a chuckle.

I was losing control, and I didn't want them to know my secret but I'm not the one with control. My eyes started turning a black colour while the colour in my eyes faded to a dark red. Clinton noticed it right away and started looking around frantically like he’s seen a demon. I realized what was going on and immediately calmed down. 

“Runaway,” I said looking away from him. Carl was beginning to gain consciousness and Clinton immediately grabbed his hand and ran out of the alleyway. 

I walked out of there with my eyes normal; well, what I would call normal. Star looked at me scared, and I knew the thought running through her head. “No I- I didn't snap, well my eyes did change, and that's as close as it got.” she was relieved. 

“Ok wanna go home?” Star asked. 

“You know what, I would love to!” I said with a giggle