"it need's a bit of work but its still home" said Cristine,s farther finally breaking the weird silence. They when inside turning the rusty key in the door only for it not to open but daddy isn't this the 28 plaza estate Cristine farther when and asked it seemed they was in the wrong place they had to take another bus ride and that's what they did they found there way to there new home better looking than the other but not by much it was a dull house small cramped but at least there was two floors of the house Cristine looked around as she caught her fathers eye she put on one of her award winning fake smile's and said quite shyly "its lovely farther it's sweet it could be as good as new with a lick of paint ha" her farther replied "yes, yes quite right love you get your sleeping wear and of to bed" so Cristine did as she was told she silently tip toed her way up the stairs but she felt cold oddly because she had a lot of clothes on but something different she felt drawn to the attic like someone that taken something of hers and she was going to get it back know matter what so on she walked the closer the more scared and determined she felt .
finally she reached the attic the only thing there was a mirror she took a gas lantern a lighted it with a match and she glazed into the mirror suddenly the light when out she lighted it again only to she it in the mirror "why are you following me" the demon dog with those oh so deadly red eyes explained "you Cristine will see me again one last time that time will be your last you will die that very day" Cristine screamed and screamed the demon dog growled and jump out the mirror sheer horror filled Cristine boy she ran only to fall over the dog's breath on her neck screaming still Cristine heard her fathers voice saying "Cristine get up why are you screaming"
"he,s here farther hes here that dog from the boat he,s back he said the next time I see him I will die I don,t want to did farther not by him im scared" she was still crying when so mark took he,s daughter to bed and the next morning called the doctor he remember a time where he heard this story before and then it hit him strong and hard like an icy slap in the face her own mother said she seen this demon dog and the day mark's wife died he also saw a faint but oh so real figure of a dog a black one with red eyes and huge claws tearing at hes wife as she died the demon dog turned to mark and said watch out mark I'm coming for Cristine next. Mark cried and called hymen the local exorcist in Italy she was famous her legend pasted to England sometime ago he canceled he,s appointment with the doctor and quickly made an appointment with hymen. As he did so he also when to bed outside watching them at the very time was that demon dog watching them snarling and saying oh that won't save her mark that won, and in a flash of red the dog was accompanied buy 4 other demon dog's "we are the grime" them all said in unison "and we are the dog's of death you will all die at out teeth and claws this world shall perish before us" and then they disappeared.
Hymen then though what can only be described as holy water and then they reappeared and said once again all so perfectly in unison "fool that can not harm us you will be the first to taste our raft" with that they lepted at her I screamed and tried to drag them off I told my farther to help but he just stood there as lifeless as hymen now was "you better go" said the leader dog "we all know what happened the last time you tried to stop us Marcus" I begged him to follow me and I finally grabbed hes hand and we ran oh god did we run we ran out of the house past the street and to the bus stop even past the bus stop. I ran though my tears and then stopped 1 mile away from the house. What did he mean by you know what happened the last time you was involved". Mark stood there. Then I realized I had seen that look before when ever I mentioned my mother. Farther did you what them kill mum. He just stood there. Farther did you lie. "She did have cancer he finally said but they savaged her be fore she died I am so sorry darling I didn't know what to tell you"" how about the truth I cried and ran from him. "your a monster just like them". I knew I had hurt him but I didn't care I just kept running and running never looking back. My hole life to do with my mothers death had been one big lie I was sick of getting lied to. I ran and ran finally into a fancy car and then I fell. Then out of the car came 5 well dressed men in tuxedos with guns in there pockets. the leader the tallest and richest man whom. had a cane and pointed it at my face and in hes beautiful Italian accent he said." hay what are you doing to my car that's 20 bucks worth of damage".
I will take cash or flesh. " please don,t kill me" I cried " they laughed and said well then where's your family". I don,t have a family I lied. Still upset with my dad. Then now you will work of you debt in my bar working on the counted. I told them I was good at maths so that was a good decision. they smiled and said " your alright kid, your alright" then they leaded me to the bar. I looked at the dark walls of the bar covered with pictures of gangs of men. I realized this wasn't your typical group of men. Another clue was the bar had very expensive wines and spirits. Then there was a beaten up man getting shoved out the bar, and the leader of the gang said. " tell loco that he has 2 days to pay me the money I lent him, he knows who I am and what I can do otherwise, this anit a club we are the Italian mafia" and then he threw hes cigarette at hes face and slammed the door. He then looked at me and said." Now you know who we are they will be know running away , do you understand ?" I said I did I was so scared. I heard evil stories about them. how they killed people and bullied them and have people high loans, and wanted them back fast, and that they killed not just for business. but for fun and where hired to kill people. I was cleaning glasses and pouring drinks for 5 hours.
then they said to come back at 6 o clock, tomorrow night for the next week to pay of my debt. I ran out there as fast as I could but wear was I to go I couldn't go back to the bar or to my farther. I hated him how could someone lie like that to someone who they loved so I slept in the park on a bench. I thought I saw the demon dog again and I wasn't scared any more and didn't care. But lucky it was a street light and a cat coming forward. Then I smiled thinking happy thoughts of my mother then I fell a sleep. The next day I when back to the bar. Well I had know where else to go I heard a police cart and hid and told the mafia to hid me. Being the mafia of course they had there trouble with the law and did so. The police told them they saw a girl come in hear and her farther was looking for her. I got up and tried to run put tripped over an ice cube and the police drove me away. before I went. I told the mafia that why farther lied to me and that's why I said that I had no family.
They understood because Dallas the leader of the mafia said he had that problem with he,s old man. to and two come back tomorrow at 6 to clear my head. I thanked them then the police drove me away. I was sad to go back to the house and remember to still hate my farther. But when I saw he,s face a great sense of sorrow covered my face and I felt sorry angry still. But less upset with him he held me close and told me he was sorry. and that we could do a painting together. We always painted when we was sad, we sold 20 paintings when my mother died. We painted a lady in a long purple satin dress. with long following blonde hair and piecing blue eyes. that could gaze into your very sole. After finishing it we discover it look a lot like my mother and he smiled. That was the first time I saw my farther smile when something reminded him of my mother. I never smiled I was still sad. I wanted to be as brave as my farther was but I couldn't laugh dance and sing. Then a miracle happened I looked at her eyes and a smile cracked across my face. so much so I couldn't stop smiling for a long time. I took us 2 hours to paint it and then we had our dinner and I when to bed. I was happy for the first time in a long time. wishing it would last forever, I was soon going to discover this was not the case thought.
I awoke the next morning very early and when to school. In a special class that spoke English, And made many friends because people was intrigued with my cultural. I returned home happy and then saw to my horror blood on the door handle. I opened the door to see a pool of blood and scrapes all over the furniture. They had come back for my farther and me .I screamed and saw my farther in that pool of blood and telephoned an doctor and the police. I hoped to god that my dad was still alive then in the corner of eye. I saw a pear of big evil red eyes and black fur, and big yellow claws with blood on them. There was also on he,s paws. He was snarling at me. I looked away and remembered and said out loud. don,t look at the shadows, don,t look at the shadows.
