"Why are you doing this?" says the wealthy white man cowering on the floor.
"Because you are a liar and a thief," says the man standing above him with his top hat dipped down over his porcelain face.
"I am not, that is just superstition," says the man on the floor.
"Lie" whispers a voice
"Yes, liar," says the man above him, agreeing with the voice that only he could hear.
"NO" screams the man lying on the ground as he raises his hands to defend himself, his throat is cut by the man standing above him.
"No, please don't" comes a scared female voice from behind Edward Mordrake. Turns around slowly leaving the bleeding corpse behind for now.
"Why do you care about this man? Is he your husband? Lover?" whispers Edward as he looks at the African woman in ripped rages. Her mocha-colored face was beautiful and youthful.
"He's" she stutters nervously as she looks at the dead body behind the man. "He's my father."
"Truth," says the tiny voice behind the man.
"How? Aren't you a slave?" asks Edward.
"I hate that word and he is my father because he slept with my mother" answers, Cora.
"Truth," says the voice behind him again.
"What is your name?" asks Edward.
"Cora, well Anna-Cora" answers Cora.
"Truth," says the voice.
"Will you come with me, Cora?" ask Edward.
"What is your name?" asks Cora.
"My name is Edward Mordrake. Will you come with me, Cora?" Edward asks again. Cora looks around as she realizes that this man is either going to take her or kill her.
"Why?" replies Cora.
Edward decides to ask another question instead, "Why did you try to save him?"
"Because I need him to provide the leftover medicine from his wife to my mom. She is really sick and we can't acquire medicine unless he provides it, since..."
"Since he is your master and she is your mistress. She hates you doesn't she" ask Edward as the voice whispers to him to ask this question.
"Yes, she is an evil woman" agrees, Cora
"Truth" comes to the voice again.
"Who keeps saying the word truth? Is someone else here?" questions Cora as she tries to see beyond Edward.
"You can hear him," Edward says in wonder as he looks closely at Cora. Pushing her onto the wall, he gets close to her face and asks, "What are you?"
Unsure of how to answer Edward's latest question, Cora decides to follow up with her reply to his previous question, "Yes, I will go with you." answers Cora
"Why," asks Edward.
"If I go with you then no one else will get hurt tonight. You will leave this place and won't return" asks Cora.
"Yes, we will not return but someone will die tonight. I have one more person to visit before tonight is over," answers Edwards as he removes his cloak and places it on Cora's shoulders.
"I am going to kill your Mistress. Are you upset?" asks Edward.
"No" replies Cora, evilly.
"Truth," says the small voice as Edward turned and showed Cora who was saying the word truth. His second face clung to the back of Edward's head. It was dark, twisted, and deformed.
"Tell me the truth, how do I look?" asks the voice.
"Beautiful" whispers Cora in awe.
"Truth" the voice smiles wickedly.
FIN
A/N: I decided to challenge myself to 13 days of Halloween. I will write 13 one-shots/drabbles in 13 different fandoms with 13 words that relate to Halloween. Today's word is Superstition and the American Horror Story - Freakshow fandom. RL got in the way so this is really late but there will be 13 stories posted by Oct 31. See you later!