The Red Eyed Demon
Chapter 3
I was still leery towards this Remy LeBeau. Who knew if he was one of theses sick perverts who would befriend young women and then rape/murder them when they least expected it. The sky had fallen like a black velvet curtain with shimmering stars in the darkness. The wind started to pick up and the trees seemed to reach out at us with their thorny fingers. In the distance I heard one of the swamp wolves howls. The red-eyed man still had not taken his eyes off of me. I looked away, afraid.
"Imerald, you say, right?"
I nodded.
"Dat's a beautiful name."
"Thanks."
There was a long moment of silence until I finally spoke, "I have to go."
Remy nodded, "Remy be seein' you later den."
I managed a smile and started walking back home. I found Mama in her favorite chair rocking back and forth the wood squeaking with every push. Her shotgun was resting her lap and Gobble, Mama's Bloodhound, was laying on his half eaten rug at her feet.
"Where the hell have you been, Missy?!"
"Ma, I - I lost track a' time."
"I almost had to send poor ol' Gobble out there to find ya!"
The hound stopped from chewing his rug and looked up, hearing his name, while a giant glob of slimy drool dripped off of his jowls. I looked at Mama and sighed, "I'm sorry Mama."
"That's okay, baby girl. Just don't go out in the bayou after dark no more."
"Yes, Mama."
"Now git ta bed."
* * * *
School was boring as usual, nothing had really been going on except for the Juniors planning prom. I had gone last year with Chance, a guy I had met in French Club. We ended up dating until his parents decided to send him to military school in Alaska. I sat at my desk in a daze when I heard my name.
"Imerald!"
I snapped out of my stupor and saw my teacher, Mr. Palette, standing over me. I blinked a few times and looked around me. Everyone was gone.
"Miss Teegins, are you planning on staying the night?"
I felt the corners of my mouth begin to curl, "No, Sir."
"Then I suggest you go home so you don't get locked in."
I grabbed my books and went to my locker, quickly shoving them into it. It was my routine everyday after school to so swim in one of the lagoons I had discovered when I was younger. I quickly pulled my clothes off and tossed them under a nearby bush. I felt the warm Louisiana sun covering my body. I slipped into the water feeling tingly kisses all over me. The water was warm and very relaxing. I closed me eyes and sighed softly listening to the wind blow gently through the trees while in the distance birds chirped happily.
"'Ey dere, Imerald."
I spun around, seeing the guy with red eyes leaning against a nearby tree. I submerged my body into the water, only allowing my head above water, "What do you want?"
"Awww...Dat's not very nice."
"You're following me!"
"No! Remy ain't no stalker! Remy just 'appens to live out here."
"Oh...."
"Dun go flatterin' yoself too much, petite."
"I'm sorry."
"S'okay. Wanna go watch da sun set with Remy?"
I looked into his coal red eyes for the very first time. They were soft, not soul sucking orbs that I had imagined at first. I smiled at him, "Okay, but first you have to turn around."
"Fine wit' Remy."
He turned around and I climbed out of the water onto the bank, putting my clothes back on. My hair started to turn into its natural wavy style as the humidity got to it. I finished dressing and walked over to him, "You can turn around now."
He turned towards me and smiled his red eyes seeming to study me, "Let's go, girlie."
Remy found a spot on one of the boating docks that had been abandoned. We sat down on the dock watching the sky's color scheme change between pink and orange hues. Remy put his arm around my waist and I felt a pang in my heart. I hadn't let a guy touch me since Chance had left. I looked at Remy and swallowed, not sure if I wanted him to do this. I could feel my head spinning as his thumb gently started to rub my side. I looked at him and opened my mouth to speak only to stopped by his lips. I closed my eyes and let myself go and I poured myself into this kiss. The last rays of sunlight had vanished behind the horizon and the orange sky had turned a soft lavender. The stars appeared one at a time being reborn once again. I finally pulled away, looking into his eyes. The eyes I had thought were full of evil, and yet, only turned out to be the complete opposite. I could feel my heart start to pump harder and I swallowed the lump in my throat, "I have to go..."
He looked at me and nodded but I still sat there my eyes locked into his. "I have to go..", I repeated again. He nodded once again and put his hands on my head, kissing me quickly, "Remy be seein' you later den."
I got up and staggered towards my house, feeling lightheaded and weak-kneed. I found Mama sitting on the porch with Gobble and I smiled at her, "Night Mama."
"Immy, Yo' Mama cooked yo' favorite tonight.....broiled 'possum."
"No thanks, Mama...I'm really tired. School wore me out."
"Alright den, baby girl, you get yoself to bed."
Chapter 3
I was still leery towards this Remy LeBeau. Who knew if he was one of theses sick perverts who would befriend young women and then rape/murder them when they least expected it. The sky had fallen like a black velvet curtain with shimmering stars in the darkness. The wind started to pick up and the trees seemed to reach out at us with their thorny fingers. In the distance I heard one of the swamp wolves howls. The red-eyed man still had not taken his eyes off of me. I looked away, afraid.
"Imerald, you say, right?"
I nodded.
"Dat's a beautiful name."
"Thanks."
There was a long moment of silence until I finally spoke, "I have to go."
Remy nodded, "Remy be seein' you later den."
I managed a smile and started walking back home. I found Mama in her favorite chair rocking back and forth the wood squeaking with every push. Her shotgun was resting her lap and Gobble, Mama's Bloodhound, was laying on his half eaten rug at her feet.
"Where the hell have you been, Missy?!"
"Ma, I - I lost track a' time."
"I almost had to send poor ol' Gobble out there to find ya!"
The hound stopped from chewing his rug and looked up, hearing his name, while a giant glob of slimy drool dripped off of his jowls. I looked at Mama and sighed, "I'm sorry Mama."
"That's okay, baby girl. Just don't go out in the bayou after dark no more."
"Yes, Mama."
"Now git ta bed."
* * * *
School was boring as usual, nothing had really been going on except for the Juniors planning prom. I had gone last year with Chance, a guy I had met in French Club. We ended up dating until his parents decided to send him to military school in Alaska. I sat at my desk in a daze when I heard my name.
"Imerald!"
I snapped out of my stupor and saw my teacher, Mr. Palette, standing over me. I blinked a few times and looked around me. Everyone was gone.
"Miss Teegins, are you planning on staying the night?"
I felt the corners of my mouth begin to curl, "No, Sir."
"Then I suggest you go home so you don't get locked in."
I grabbed my books and went to my locker, quickly shoving them into it. It was my routine everyday after school to so swim in one of the lagoons I had discovered when I was younger. I quickly pulled my clothes off and tossed them under a nearby bush. I felt the warm Louisiana sun covering my body. I slipped into the water feeling tingly kisses all over me. The water was warm and very relaxing. I closed me eyes and sighed softly listening to the wind blow gently through the trees while in the distance birds chirped happily.
"'Ey dere, Imerald."
I spun around, seeing the guy with red eyes leaning against a nearby tree. I submerged my body into the water, only allowing my head above water, "What do you want?"
"Awww...Dat's not very nice."
"You're following me!"
"No! Remy ain't no stalker! Remy just 'appens to live out here."
"Oh...."
"Dun go flatterin' yoself too much, petite."
"I'm sorry."
"S'okay. Wanna go watch da sun set with Remy?"
I looked into his coal red eyes for the very first time. They were soft, not soul sucking orbs that I had imagined at first. I smiled at him, "Okay, but first you have to turn around."
"Fine wit' Remy."
He turned around and I climbed out of the water onto the bank, putting my clothes back on. My hair started to turn into its natural wavy style as the humidity got to it. I finished dressing and walked over to him, "You can turn around now."
He turned towards me and smiled his red eyes seeming to study me, "Let's go, girlie."
Remy found a spot on one of the boating docks that had been abandoned. We sat down on the dock watching the sky's color scheme change between pink and orange hues. Remy put his arm around my waist and I felt a pang in my heart. I hadn't let a guy touch me since Chance had left. I looked at Remy and swallowed, not sure if I wanted him to do this. I could feel my head spinning as his thumb gently started to rub my side. I looked at him and opened my mouth to speak only to stopped by his lips. I closed my eyes and let myself go and I poured myself into this kiss. The last rays of sunlight had vanished behind the horizon and the orange sky had turned a soft lavender. The stars appeared one at a time being reborn once again. I finally pulled away, looking into his eyes. The eyes I had thought were full of evil, and yet, only turned out to be the complete opposite. I could feel my heart start to pump harder and I swallowed the lump in my throat, "I have to go..."
He looked at me and nodded but I still sat there my eyes locked into his. "I have to go..", I repeated again. He nodded once again and put his hands on my head, kissing me quickly, "Remy be seein' you later den."
I got up and staggered towards my house, feeling lightheaded and weak-kneed. I found Mama sitting on the porch with Gobble and I smiled at her, "Night Mama."
"Immy, Yo' Mama cooked yo' favorite tonight.....broiled 'possum."
"No thanks, Mama...I'm really tired. School wore me out."
"Alright den, baby girl, you get yoself to bed."