AM I THE DEVIL

EPISODE 3 - HIS ANGER 1

They got inside the house and Anna lifted little Lucian and placed him on the chair opposite hers at their little dining table. There was one more chair beside Lucian which was meant for aunt Lizzy, whom Lucian loved so much. " Mother, when is Granny coming back? I miss her already." Lucian said, looking sad. Ever since the news of little Lucian being blind but could somewhat see, the town folks had concluded the family to be a cursed one and Lucian an abomination. They began to despise them so much and would never sell anything to them, whether food staff or clothes, and wouldn't buy anything from them either . Lucian's mother sold oysters, which people hardly bought, and hence had to sell them in different towns to make ends meet, which was usually very tiring. Due to this, Lizzy had to travel to other nearby towns to buy the things they needed in order not to starve.

" Don't worry, granny will come very soon, and she'll get you your favorite toy." Anna said while she patted Lucian's smooth long hair. yhh that's right, the boy had really long hair, and whenever Anna cut it, it just grew longer. hence she stopped cutting it. And it was currently at shoulder length. It was jet black in color and sort of glowed whenever he was in the sun. Lucian nodded and smiled at the thought of having a new toy to play with, as he started eating the soup in front of him.

. Just then, there was a knock on the door. Lucian could already sense who was at the door. This was one of the few things he had noticed about himself. His senses were heightened and he was familiar with the aura of all the people close to him. Without raising his head, he knew it was his most annoying but funny best friend, Nate, who always happened to show up whenever he had food in front of him. Lucian wondered if it was his special ability, probably the ability to sense distance or nearby food. If it was, he really had to acknowledge this ability of his. " Honey, how about you check who's at the door", Anna asked him gently. " It's Nate", Lucian said flatly.

" how do you know that?" Anna asked curiously." I sensed him the moment he got to the door. " Lucian answered." you can do that too? " Anna asked, feeling intrigued. Lucian stood up and went to the door. He opened it and there stood in front of him was Nate with a goofy smile on his face. He was shorter than Lucian , and that was because Lucian was taller than his age. " hmmm.... " Nate raised his nose up, sniffing the air like a dog . " I could smell aunt Ann's delicious soup from that distance." he said and pointed at the orange tree about 50 feet away from the door. " seems I was right, the smell is stronger now that am here, out of my way, i can't miss aunt Ann's food" Nate said as he squeezed himself into the house, since Lucian stood blocking his way. Lucian shook his head, he had no idea how he managed to acquire a friend like that.