The Parasite
CHAPTER 1
"Jamie! Where are you!" I shout as I jump over a log. "Come on Jamie, this isn't funny anymore", I looked around. There was still no sign of Jamie anywhere. I thought back to just 10 minutes ago. I had gotten a text from my boyfriend, Jamie, telling me to meet him in the woods.
"I'm in the woods. You know where. Come now." I had thought maybe he was in trouble, he was never usually that curt with me, but now I didn't know. Maybe it was all some joke, or someone got a hold of his phone. I looked around the woods one more time, trying to see through the dense canopy of moss and trees, I started to turn around. I'd stop by his house and check up on him. I hadn't even taken a step when I heard something move behind me. I whipped my head around, prepared to fight and then I relaxed. It was just Jamie. "Hey", I said, "I was wondering where you were." I started to walk towards him. "Stop!" He shouts, holding up his hand. "Aria, run, run away. Go back to your house and lock the doors, the windows, everything." I stared at him, wondering what was wrong. He looked like he was in pain. His head was jerking constantly. I wanted to go over to him but something was telling me not to. "What's wrong Jamie?" I ask him cautiously, taking a baby step forwards. "Don't come any closer! I don't know how much longer I can fight him off for. Aria, you need to go. Now!" Just as he screamed that last word, 'Now!', he started shaking, he let back his head and screamed. I stood there, terrified, unable to move. Then Jamie's eyes go white, completely white. He straightened up his back, cracked his neck and smiled a sickeningly sweet smile at me. Suddenly, I knew that this wasn't Jamie. He looks exactly like Jamie though. He has the blonde, tousled hair, strong build and long face but this wasn't Jamie. His eyes flick back to the pale, sky blue they've always been but I'm not fooled. "Why hello Aria. Little Jamie's been talking about you", the thing inside Jamie said. "Who-Who are you?" I ask. I could hear the terror in my voice and willed it away. "Aria", he said in a condescending tone, "Don't you recognize your own boyfriend? It's me, Jamie." He starts walking towards me, arms outstretched, as though he was asking for a hug. "You're not Jamie", I said, boldly. I realized that my hands were shaking and I hid them behind my back. "Very clever. He said you were clever. Well you're right Aria. I am not your little Jamie. I am Lucifer. Or Morning Star if you prefer." He smiled at me and took another step forwards. "You're a demon", I say. I didn't want to believe it but somehow I knew it was true. There were demons. Wow. I had always believed in the supernatural but I never actually thought something like this could happen. Does this mean that there are angels too? Would they be able to save me? I said a silent prayer for their help. "Hah! A demon, me? You do me a great injustice child. I am far more powerful than any demon you could ever imagine. I am the father of all demons. I created Hell!" He was grinning at me and I was terrified. I knew right then and there that my life was over. I accepted my fate. Maybe some god somewhere would take pity on my soul and I would be happy for eternity. I couldn't help it though, I ran. I heard Lucifer behind me, screaming, "I love a chase". It was only seconds later and he was on me. He knocked me to the ground and then started hitting me. I felt every blow. Every punch to my face, every kick to my cheek. I felt the warm blood pouring out of my body. I knew I was going to die. I stopped fighting and, thankfully, went unconscious.
I woke up in a white room, lying on an uncomfortable mattress, listening to a machine beep every second. I tried to sit up but someone pushed me back down gently. "Sshh. You need to sleep honey", it was my mother. I blinked a few times, trying to wake myself up. I was so tired, but I had to know what happened. "Where am I?" I ask groggily, looking over at my mother. She looks tired, her eyes are puffy, as though she'd just been crying. "Where's Jamie?" "Oh, honey", she says sweetly, "you're in the hospital and Jamie," she hesitates, "Jamie's dead", she says after a few seconds. "What?" I say, trying to sit up again. "Please, just lie down and go back to sleep. We'll talk in the morning". She gets me to lie down and she tucks the blankets around me. "But…but", I try to speak. "Sssshhhh, go back to sleep", she starts petting my head. As much as I fight it, exhaustion takes over and before I know it, the world is black again.
