Prologue: Imaginary Friend

Edited: October 29, 2012

Cradling back and forth made her realize that she was mad. She cried to herself, swallowed her tears and chocked on them until she was gasping for air. Leah threw her head against her knees, which wobbled from the intensity of her emotions. Her eyes, which were rimmed with red, wandered toward the shadow that stalked near her. She glowered at the male, who smirked and kneeled beside her. He touched her arms and stroked her skin, making her body shudder with displeasure.

"I hate you," she murmured. He shook his head and chuckled under his breath. His nonchalant actions shook her very core until she could no longer stand it. She loathed him; he had ruined her physically and mentally. He was the cause for her all problems.

"You don't hate me. You need me, Leah," he responded easily. "If you hated me, you wouldn't have summoned me again. I'm a part of you, Leah, and I only come whenever you need me. Face it, Leah, you're weak. If you weren't, you wouldn't be blaming me."

She chocked on her sob and shook her head. Leah could see him watching her from the corner of her eyes, so she threw her head against her knees and tried to ignore his knowing gaze. Stifling her shudders of fright, she swallowed and faced him again.

"You ruined me," she muttered spitefully. "Everyone hates me because of you. They think I'm mad, but I'm not. You're the reason why they think that."

"I'm not real, Leah. I'm just a part of your imagination. You brought me to life and summoned me. Everyone hated you before you invented me. I am only one who doesn't hate you, and you can't deal with the truth. You are mad, Leah. You made me after all."

The truth washed over her entire figure, making her blink back her tears. She groaned and stuffed her face inside her arms. He was telling the truth, just like he always had. He wasn't real, but to her he was; after all, he was her imaginary friend - a figment of her desires.

Hello, everyone! I know I haven't updated my other stories, but this is a story I've wanted to do and some of you might have read it from Damaged, Tainted, Ruined. Also, please check that out. It has previews of stories I'll be posting. Thanks for reading this! :) I already have the intro ready, chapter one, and chapter two. I am almost finished with chapter three, so I'll be posting in this week again. :) Have a nice day!