Chapter 4

Watching the sunrise, taking a deep breath at the fresh air, hearing the birds' sing. It was a sign that it was going to be a beautiful day, I close my eyes and let myself drift off after capturing every single sound and sight that mother nature had offered me. It was tranquil, I also know it wouldn't last, it never does in our line of duty. As soon as I opened my eyes; the moment was gone, the birds stopped singing as they flew away trying to hunt for food for their offspring.

Sighing I headed back inside the manor and towards the kitchen. I hope to work this out preferably on my own, my sisters don't need to worry about this not just yet

Dumping my old coffee and pouring myself a new old I sat down at the table.

"Morning" I snapped out of my thoughts as my sister greeted me. "Morning, you don't look so good."

"Neither do you, couldn't sleep?"

"Nope, you?"

"Same."

"Must be this heat wave." I said, probably too quickly as she gave me a suspicious look. She was about to say something when I beat her to it. "What have you got plan for today?"

"Nothing yet, why have you got something planned?"

"No, nothing special just thought we could have one of our infamous sister day." As soon as I said those two words my sister's face was a picture, she threw me the goofiest smile known to man. "Cool, I just going to wake up-."

"No, let her sleep, at least one of us should have a decent night sleep." I broke her off, before she rushed off to wake up my other sister, I probably had saved her life by doing so. It was never a good idea to wake her when she wasn't ready; she would throw a fit like a rabid dog and would try to bite you if you pulled her covers away from her.

"You right, it will be suicide, perhaps we should get one of those poles with the hoop on the end like the vet's use to capture wild animals."

"I was thinking of a muzzle."

We both laughed as we pictured the look on our sister's face if we did get such a thing.

My laugher faded away, as I turned and saw the last of my sisters walking...well, more like dragging herself into the kitchen. She greeted us with a sleepy morning it looked like she didn't get as much sleep as I thought she did. She reached for her favourite mug and had emptied the last drop of the coffee into it.

I looked back and forth at each of my sisters both their faces etched with worry and fear. I'm hoping that it's personal related and not supernatural. God it's way too early to be fighting demons and other evil beings...

I've been tossing and turning all night. I let out a silent grunt and turned over to my clock, seeing the green numbers light up reading 3.00am. Letting out a silent cry praying that I would just drift off when my eyelids get heavy. But no such luck, I was wide-awake so I just lay there trying to sort my jumble thoughts out.

I must have drifted off at some point as I saw daylight breaking through my curtains. I couldn't have been asleep for that long, as I still felt tired and once again couldn't go back to sleep.

Knowing when I'm beat, I put on my dressing grown and went downstairs towards the kitchen, I'm glad it was the weekend.

Entering the kitchen I nearly let out a screamed, as I saw my sister sitting in the table having what looks like her third cup of coffee. I told her I couldn't sleep; she told me likewise, I saw that there was more to it then your average insomnia. She said it was because of the heat wave, with it being summer of course. I looked into her eyes and knew it was more then that, I was going to question a bit more but she spoke first. I hate people when they do that.

We got talking and joked on how to wake our lazy sister up without her causing too much bodily harm on us.

We both stopped laughing as we saw our sister dragging her feet and rubbing her eyes, it looked like she didn't get that much sleep as we thought.

I could feel myself getting worried and concern on why all three of us couldn't sleep, I know why I couldn't I just don't know how to tell my sisters. I wonder if it's demon related? Knowing our luck it probably is.

I didn't get a wink of sleep; my head was buzzing too much that it gave me a headache. So I just lay in bed, switched on my bedside lamp and began to read the 'complete works of Shakespeare.' That should put me to sleep, it normally did when I was in school.

I saw the daylight creeping in my room, as I once again tried to close my eyes. I don't know how long I've been laying in bed, so I might as well go downstairs.

I dragged my feet across the wooden flooring, greeted my sisters who look like they also didn't sleep at all well last night, I know my reason for my restless sleep. I don't know whether or not I should tell them, not just yet. I need to figure it on my own; no sense in making them worry for nothing.

I looked over at the counter, and spotted my saviour, my best friend, and my secert lover...Coffee. Pouring the last serving into my mug, I turned and leaned back into the counter deep in thought cupping my mug in both hands. My fear mounting, what am I going to do? I sure hope for once it's not demon related.

All three sisters jumped as they heard a knock at the door.

My sister called out our names urgently, we hurried into the lounge and saw Darryl standing there with a grim face and clutching a brown folder. "I'm sorry to have to do this to you girls, but there's been a murder, well murders to be frank."

"And, you think the case falls in our field rather then yours?"

"Believe me, when you see the photos you will think the same. Be warned it's not a pretty sight."

Grabbing the folder I pulled out the photos, my eyes grew wild and my hands began to shake. In the photos were bodies coated in their own blood. Darryl was right it wasn't a pretty sight, all of them have been slaughtered like if a savage beast got hold of them. It was too bloody to be human, I warned my sisters if they still want a look at them. They looked at each other and nodded, maybe they agreed so that I wouldn't have to deal with it alone.

As I passed the photos on, one of them caught my eye, it contain all of the bodies together. There were five bodies altogether, five bloody bodies. Not only that, they also laid where I saw them... in my nightmare.

The savage beast might not be a demon after all

The savage beast responsible could have been me. I could have been the one that killed them, killed an entire family.

'What the hell is going on with me?'