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Chapter 11: Capable
I heard thunder as I got out of the bath tub. I was shaking as I grabbed a towel. I collapsed onto the floor and cried. I knew what was going to happen.
"I'm going to die." I cried into my hands. "I am going to meet the same fate as my mom and dad." I got up and dried off. I put back on the blue gown and wrapped up in a small blanket. I walked over to the bookcase and opened it. I walked down the cold steps and as I exhaled I saw my breath. It came out in little clouds and disappeared shortly after I exhaled. I kept walking an noticed that there was a hallway that I had missed. I walked down it and saw a set a steps at the end of it. I walked faster and got up them quickly. I opened the door slowly and noticed where I was. I was in the servant wing of the house. I stepped out and closed the door. I walked down the hall as rain hit the large windows. "I didn't know it was going to storm." I kept walking and lightning would light up the hall. I saw some doors at the end of the hall and I peeped in one of the keyholes and saw stuff scattered in the floor. I walked to the other and looked through and there was a candle lit inside. I tried to open it and it was locked. I saw a candle and a silhouette coming in my direction. It walked slowly. I tried some other doors and couldn't get in any of them. I got to the last one and opened it. I slipped in and looked for hiding spots. The lightning lit up the room and I saw a wardrobe. I walked over to it quickly. I opened it and slid into it. I closed the doors a bit just leaving it open to see if anyone came in. I waited and was about to step out but the door opened. I stopped and stayed still. The candle was set down and the person who I couldn't make out went into the bathroom. The door closed and I went to step out but noticed that the person in the bathroom would see me. I had to stay in there.
"What if they come to get something?" I thought. So I sunk deeper back into the wardrobe. I covered up with the blanket. I saw the bathroom door open and I saw it was one of the triplets. I thought back to which one was which. I looked closer and saw that it was Canterbury. He walked closer to the wardrobe and stopped. He seemed to sniff the air. He crouched down and looked under his bed. He seemed to shrug and walked back over to the wardrobe. I was hoping he wouldn't see me. He opened the doors and grabbed at a shirt that was meant for sleeping. He took it slowly and I closed my eyes. I didn't want him to think I was a freak or that I watched them. I opened one eye and thought that he didn't see me until I felt a hand slither its way up under my blanket and grab my ankle. I was jerked out and hit my butt on the floor. I looked up as I saw him stare down at me with a blank expression. I immediately pulled the blanket over me making sure I was covered up. It suddenly left my body and he still stared down at me. He put the stuff down and his hands lifted me up. Before I knew it I was sitting on the bed. He looked at me with a confused expression.
"What were you doing in the wardrobe?" He asked me.
"I couldn't sleep." I actually didn't know what I was doing.
"Why?" He crouched onto the floor and picked up the blanket and shirt.
"Because I was scared and couldn't sleep." I knew it sounded childish but I was hoping he wouldn't think of me as a weirdo. He wrapped me in the blanket and stared down at me. He scooped me up and he walked out of the room. I didn't know where he was taking me. He walked down the long hallway.
"I think I can help you." He stated when he saw I was staring at him.
"How?" I asked. He didn't answer he just kept walking. He had made it to my room and opened the doors. He walked in and set me on the foot of the bed. I was expecting him to just set me down and leave. He was a demon so I knew he wouldn't show any emotions that resembled care or love. He pulled back the sheets and fixed the pillows. He came back at me and picked me up. He laid me down and pulled the blanket I was wrapped in off of me. He pulled the sheets and comforter up around me then draped the blanket over me. I thought he was going to leave me, but he sat on the edge of the bed.
"I will stay here until you fall asleep. I don't need sleep anyways." He stared at the ground.
"Nonsense. You can lay down just take off your shoes." I smiled.
"But..."
"It will be fine." He did what I said and laid down. I scooted over so he had room. He faced me and pulled me in like I was a teddy bear. I knew he couldn't love me or care for me, but I felt as if he could. I knew that this would look bad if anyone were to come but I didn't care.
"I will leave by morning." He whispered. "Goodnight Cecilia." I snuggled into him and I fell asleep.
