Chapter Ten

Red. All I can see is red. Maybe it is because a second bullet is now lodged in the back of my head and my eyes are covered in blood. I should be screaming or crying but a simple message passes through my mind:

Love is good,

Love is kind,

Love will make you blow your mind.

I have been through hell,

Yet at the same time heaven,

So please leave this love in my possession.

~Hema Grace ~

I had to resite this poem in front of my whole class but had not understood the message at the time. Now it makes sense, Hema Grace had been chased by a demon across an abandoned highway.

Zach leans over and touches me forehead. Suddenly I no longer see red but my loving dead boyfriend smiling. "What the hell did you just do?" I ask.

"Magic Halo trade secrets..."he smirks.

"Normal…"I begin. "Zach lookout!" I scream. About twenty metres ahead of us two strange looking women wrestle across the road.

"Lord Berggren and Lord Nette!" Zach yells.

"You mean that the Queen of Hell and the Queen of Heaven are on the road ahead wrestling over whether I have to go to hell or not? Are you on drugs?" I question. By this time Zach is out of the car trying to pry the two women off each other.

I race out of the car, probably not my best idea. Zach, Gale, Lord Berggren and Lord Nette argue. For the first time I take a good look at the Lords.

Lord Berggren is tall and slender. Light brown hair falls to her hips in neat ringlets. She had gold; yes I said gold, eyes and stunning red lips. The lord wears a long white dress with yellow slippers. She turns her head and I also notice her beautiful tanned skin, the way she walks is unbelievably graceful. I cannot seem to take my eyes off her but do when I hear a growl.

Lord Nette is a short, skinny person. Short tangled blond hair flies around her head in the wind. Red eyes stare at me and she extends a pale hand. Lord Nette wears a torn black dress and long boots. The site of her frightens me.

"My child…you must come with me. In hell you shall be Queen." Lord Nette says in a harsh voice.

"Do not do it Ava. She will kill you…if you are lucky." Lord Berggren whispers in a kind voice. "Ava come to heaven with myself and Zach. We must wait their till these ghastly creatures return to hell." Lord Berggren urgers.

"I…I" I stutter.

"ENOUGH! You are coming with me you ugly menace!" Lord Nette screams.

Gale grabs me around the neck and myself, Gale and Lord Nette sink into hell.