Author's Note: A sorta, kinda, not really old story from back on my Quizilla account that I'm revamping so it's not full of so much suck.
I suppose darkness isn't something we should fear. Without the dark, there can be no light. Without the bad, there would be no good. The hearts of every person contain darkness; whether it devours them completely or the light overcomes the darkness is up to them. Sometimes though, one can't help but to let the darkness eat away at their heart. No one is capable of fighting the darkness once they let it in. I learned that the hard way.
I wish things would go back to the way they were before; before I discovered what I was and before I lost everything precious to me.
Before I let the darkness in.
When people say nothing lasts forever, they're not kidding. The life I had before the darkness took over was nothing to complain about. I had a family that loved and cared about me and friends that would die for me. I had a great life, it wasn't perfect, but the imperfections are what made it so great, and what made me who I am.
I had everything to lose.
And I did, I did lose everything. My family, my friends… my world. I lost it all when those creatures came from the darkness. I remember hearing the screams of people from the hallways as I sat in the classroom of my high school. Everyone had glanced at the door nervously, afraid of what lied beyond it. And I remember the feeling of comfort I had when he put his hand on mine, looking at me with those stormy gray eyes that held all the reassurance I needed. I remember, squeezing his hand tightly not wanting to let go as the screams continued to echo on and the room held an eerie silence. That is, until I first saw it. Those creatures that ruined my world. Their eyes all seemed to wander to me as they appeared from the dark pools on the ground. I remember that was the first time I was truly afraid, afraid that everything would suddenly change and I couldn't stop it.
They began to attack everyone and I could do nothing to stop them. I wished everything could've frozen and I'd wake up, but I didn't. I didn't wake up; this wasn't a dream and nothing would ever be the same.
I remember the dark indigo sky I saw from the broken windows, a giant ball of pure darkness sucking everything up like a vacuum. Trees, houses even large buildings weren't safe from the suction. I felt a tug at my hand and he quickly pulled me to the windows, trying to get away from those creatures. The screams had stopped and bodies were strewn across the floor, lifeless eyes still open. I would never forget their haunting gaze as they stared at me. Then the creatures began to crawl towards us and I could do nothing but watch. We were both paralyzed. I couldn't move, oh how I wanted to move, but the puddle of darkness that had latched onto our feet and slowly began to spread to the rest of our bodies. And we were pulled through the darkness. Before we were completely submerged in darkness I heard him say something, I didn't understand it then, but I do now. Five simple words that would linger in my mind for the rest of my journey.
I'll always be with you.
I'll always be with you too.
