Chapter 7: Confession Of The Madman
Lydia was traumatized. She missed school for over a week. She didn't say anything to anyone though. Who in their right mind would go on telling that someone invisible cut off her finger while she was sleeping in her bedroom. Lydia was lying to everyone about how she doesn't remember what happened. Most people thought, she did this to herself. Thought she's going crazy. Evelyn knew who is crazy. She's suffering every passing day.
Evelyn is doing everything Kai is asking her to do to keep her friends safe. But she doesn't know exactly how long she can take the torture before she snaps herself and go crazy. The things Kai does, its beyond a normal person's imagination. He's like pure evil. And because Evelyn knows this, she's forced to spend most of her waking hour with her brother Kai and his madness.
One day, Kai asked her to come and meet him in the woods after school instead of going home first. Like the good little puppet, she has turned into, Evelyn went into the woods after school. She found Kai in no time.
"You're late" said Kai as he sensed Evelyn's presence there. Evelyn didn't say anything. She barely talks to Kai. The sociopath is fine with it since he loves to do all the talking anyway.
"I've found some new spells. Would like to try my hand at them" said Kai approaching Evelyn. She understood Kai is going to take magic from her. A lot of it. Evelyn is surprised that she isn't dying already. Because the way Kai sucks her magic out, she should by now. However Kai didn't grab her hand this time. Instead he started showing her a spell book.
"See these spells. They seem so fascinating. Have you seen them before?" Evelyn glanced at the spells. Black magic. Why wouldn't Kai find them fascinating?
"No" said Evelyn at once, lying about it and looked the other way. Telling Kai silently that she would love to avoid having a conversation with him about black magic or anything else for that matter. Actually she'd love to not see his face for the rest of her life too but that's kind of impossible since Kai's family. She can never really get rid of him. Evelyn heard Kai sighing out heavily.
"You're killing my mood Evelyn" said Kai with serious tone of voice. He's getting pissed off. Evelyn looked at him.
"Okay" saying that Evelyn started walking away.
"I didn't ask you to leave" said Kai stopping her. Evelyn sighed out heavily. She looked back at Kai.
"You know what Kai, moments like this which is all the time, really makes me wonder what terrible thing I did in my past life that I was born as your sister." Evelyn couldn't help but lash out. Kai stared at her with this cold sinister gleam in his eyes.
"Hmm, funny. I wonder that too" said Kai but there was a double meaning to it. Evelyn frowned for a second then rolled her eyes at Kai.
"Come on little sis, I just want you to have a good time with me. Is that too much to ask for?" asked Kai with a sad undertone in his voice. Evelyn scoffed at Kai because she knew better. She knew Kai doesn't have feelings or emotions. He doesn't feel sadness or guilt or love. He's just a madman.
Kai didn't lash out at Evelyn's attitude. Instead he started talking emotionally. "You may not remember Eve, but you used to enjoy my company when you were little." Evelyn looked at Kai with sharp gaze.
"Oh I remember Kai. I remember everything. I remember liking you the most as my sibling. Even more than Jo. You were the best brother in the world for me. You used to play with me, take me out on walks, buy things for me. Tell me stories. You are the one who taught me how to ride a bicycle. How to swim. How to read and write. You were even used to cover up my mischief so that mom and dad wouldn't ground me." Evelyn took a deep breath. Her feelings overwhelming her.
"But I don't want to remember all those memories. I really don't. Cause all that does is make me sad. Knowing I've lost that brother. He's just gone. And the worst thing is I can't do anything to bring him back." Evelyn spoke with sad tone of voice. Tears threatened to fall out of her eyes but she held them back. There was a silence between them that lasted for a long moment.
"Yes Evelyn, he's gone" said Kai breaking the silence. "For good." Evelyn didn't say anything to that and remained quiet.
"He's gone because he couldn't handle the ill treatment from his own family. Mom and dad treating me like crap. Even you Evelyn. You're no better." Evelyn looked up at Kai as he said that. What is he talking about?
"I used to love you, care about you. I enjoyed spending time with you. Because somehow you could make me not feel like a freak. I remember you admiring my magic absorbing power. Unlike father you used to think of it as a gift rather than a curse. I know you were little and probably didn't know what you were talking about but still it made me feel good. Made me feel wanted. You were my reason to stay sane and normal. But then you grew up and took my affection for granted. You threw away my love and concern for you. You'd rather hang out with your stupid friends than with me. So, yeah little sister, you're right you can't have that brother back because you're the one who destroyed him in the first place."
Kai was breathing heavily and Evelyn was feeling suffocation in her chest. She was trying not to feel guilty because she knew that's what Kai is trying to achieve here. Wanting to make her feel guilty. But for some reason she did feel guilty. Perhaps her growing apart from Kai caused him to start walking down a dark path. Perhaps she could've stopped it from happening if she didn't become busy with her social life. Evelyn gulped down the lump in her throat before speaking up again.
"Well, thanks for giving me all the credit brother. Is there anything else you'd like to blame me for?" asked Evelyn coolly. She may be feeling a little guilty but she'd be damned to let Kai know that. For some reason Evelyn's calm attitude pissed off Kai to no limit. He pushed her up against a tree and pinned her hands down. Kai leaned forward and started speaking in her ear in a husky tone of voice.
"Oh Eve, I hate you so so much. No wonder I enjoy tormenting you. But you know what makes me hate you the most? Even though I don't feel a lot of things, I still long for your company. I crave to spend time with you. Somehow you manage to make me like you with your sharp tongue and sassy attitude and smart ass remarks. And there's nothing I can do about it other than hating you for that." Evelyn stared at Kai with unblinking eyes. His face was merely inches away from hers. For some unknown reason her heartbeat quickened. She started to feel hot. For some unknown reason, Evelyn started feeling this sensation in her stomach that seemed totally wrong. She saw Kai looking down at her lips. Evelyn got a bad feeling about it. Before anything could happen she pushed Kai away with her magic.
"That's enough manipulation for one day Kai. I know you don't feel anything. The only reason you're keeping me alive is because I'm your endless source of magic. And the day you won't need to use me anymore, you're going to strangle me to death." Evelyn said that boldly, without any hesitation. Kai simply kept looking down at her with unmoving cold emotionless eyes. Evelyn sighed out heavily before speaking up again.
"And you know what's really sad in all this. Even though I know you're capable of killing me without thinking about it for a second, but I cannot harm you. Despite your wickedness and wretched behavior, you're still my brother. I love you, care about you. And now that I think about it, how unfair is that." Saying that Evelyn walked away leaving a speechless Kai behind.
