Hilda woke up with sharp pain on her lefteye, all the way down to her neck...she looked down to see that….her left vision was… unrecognizable, she couldn't see.
She looked down to see her shirt bloodstained.
She looked around and got up, still with a sharp pain on her eye.
She… could just remember it now. She could still feel the absolute horrid pain on her face, like her flesh was still burning…
Hilda slowly dragged herself to her drawer and got some bandages and wrapped it around her wound.
She… didn't felt regret at all….
But she could smell the smoke, apparently the fire was big enough to spread that dark cloud all over the city.
The house was silent, most likely Johanna was out again… Hilda slowly got up, with her back in pain and went downstairs, and made herself steak again.
She lowered one for Dagger as he went downstairs as well.
Hilda: That….could have been better….
She looked at the reflection on the knife, her left side was completely disfigured, even the bandages were already soaked on blood.
It still hurts….
It really hurt.
Dagger looked at her concerned and sad.
Hilda: I am fine bud…
Dagger barked.
Hilda: Yeah,I am…not…fine…
David then just walked downstairs to hear Hilda being hurt.
David: Why are you not fine?
Hilda was surprised at David's words seemingly coming out of nowhere and gave out a quick response.
Hilda: I meant emotionally.
David: …That didn't idn't sound like an emotional wound…
Hilda got up showing David the bandages that covered a big part of her face.
David: Dear Lord, are you ok?
Hilda: I was just boiling water…..yeah….
David: You need a doctor!
Hilda: No! It's ok, I was never a good cook anyway, it will get better.
D- Hilda, burns from water don't make you BLEED!
Hila started to think of a way out, she quickly went to the option of actually being sick.
Hilda: Well, I am actually felling kind of numb…
David: I'll take you to the couch…
H- Fine.
David helped the girl lay down on the couch.
David: I should take this bandage off, to see how bad it is.
Hilda: David, I don't think AAAAAAAAAAAAAA!
David slowly pulled the bandage off while Hilda screamed in pain.
D- Dear…Jesus… Your skin wasn't just burned, your eyelids melted… This…. This is…
Hilda: PUT IT BACK! PUT IT BACK! PUT IT BACK!
David quickly wrapped the bandage around her head again and backed of with a clear face of terror.
Hilda was out of breath from the sole screaming.
Hilda: You…Why…You…. Complete idiot! I AM GOING TO RIP YOUR TEETH OF-
David: Calm down, jeez, we need to clear that thing with alcohol!
Hilda: How in the ever-loving green Earth would you know that?!
David: I have interest in medicine, ok? Now shut up-
Hilda jumped on him and pressed him against the table.
H- you….Touch the bandages one more time….. I will make you EAT them…. UNDERSTAND?!
David: Jesus Lord, yeah!
Hilda backed of and sat on the couch with a dead stare, completely out of breath.
Johanna: Hilda, David I am home.
Hilda: Yeah… we can tell.
Johanna frowned at Hilda's response and entered the living room, David quickly got up from the couch and went to the kitchen to drink a glass of water.
J- Hilda...why do you have banda-
H- I accidentally burned myself with water.
Johanna: Ok...did you collect the newspaper today?
Hilda: No…
Johanna: I heard that someone burned the church down…. the marriage had to be delayed, we will have to talk more about it later. Now what happened to your eye?
Hilda: I tried…to make breakfast…
Johanna: Dear…Hilda I am so sorry I should have been more careful and made it before I left…. I… are you ok?
Hilda: It hurts a bit but I am fine…. Overall….
Johanna hugged Hilda and then, they heard a knock. They went to the door and were greeted by David's family and a constable.
Constable: Ma'am, you are coming with us.
Johanna: I'm sorry, what?
Stephen: They are looking for who burnt the church down, since we were arranging the event, everyone is now looking for us.
Johanna: Can't we do this….later?
Constable: No ma'am, sorry.
Johanna: …. Hilda, David, come here-
Constable: They don't need to come.
Johanna: Why…not?
Constable: A kid can't burn a church, let's be reasonable.
Johanna left out a sigh and closed the doors while the kids looked.
David looked at Hilda in the eyes and began to confront her about the fire.
David: I don't…think you really burnt yourself with water….
Hilda: Lamp oil.
David: You did that…right….?
P-Please...tell me no…
Hilda: I just took action.
David: You are a maniac… You…
Hilda: I simply stopped the marriage.
David: You…
Hilda: I will change clothes now.
Hilda went upstairs with firm steps, and slammed the door shut, leaving David alone to wonder about what he just… heard.
She… did that…
He ran to the cabinet and put a knife in his pocket, completely out of tension. He was breathing heavily, his heart was pounding fast and his vision was starting to get blurry, like it was going to fade at any moment.
He wanted to just stab her. He wanted to carve the blade in her torso and make the world a better place… but he couldn't…
He ran back into the living room and closed the room, wondering what to do. She could legit burn him alive, she didn't show any remorse from the church.
And he clearly wasn't on her good side anymore….
It….was just a stab, right?
Just… charge at her with a knife and….solved….simple as that, right?
Just….a little murder….
He slowly sat down on the couch, sweating, shaking. Then, he heard footsteps. Heavy, slow footsteps, like they came from the devil himself.
Hilda: Where were you, you bastard?
Some more heavy footsteps as Hilda rammed the door opened.
H- Are you ok? You're very… pale…
Hilda sat down by his side, Dagger came in the room still heating the steak.
H- You are not trying anything, right?
Hilda gave him a one-eyed death stare, like she could burn a hole in his skin from pure will.
D- N-no…..Why would i?
H- You are sweating…I can see that.
David was completely out of ideas, she pushed Hilda off the couch and grabbed the knife off his pocket, now shaking. Hilda fell on the ground and got the knuckles while getting up with an unchanging death stare.
Hilda: You are not going to do this.
David: H-how c-can you be so s-s-sure of that?
Hilda: You are stuttering… I can hear that.
Hilda charged at him and punched his hands, making the knife fall on the ground.
David: W-Wait-
Hilda pressed him against the wall, with all her strength. Dagger approached David, barking at him.
Hilda: You really don't know when to stop. Do you? I did what you asked, I stopped the marriage and I could have died while doing it.
David: You are insane!
Hilda: Call me what you want, I did what you asked.
David: I bet it was you the one that killed Twi-
Hilda punched David, making him fall on the ground with his mouth bleeding.
Hilda: WHY DID YOU EVER THINK OF THAT?! YOU IDIOT!
Hilda held him against the floor, no escape… she then pulled him up and threw him in the couch, getting the knife and carving it in the table.
David: P-please be reasonable…
Hilda: You asked for this.
David: N-no I-
Hilda: SHUT UP!
Hilda slammed him again in the couch.
David: I…need a medic….
Hilda: Walk it off.
David: Hilda, this is actually getting serious-
She punched him in the face again.
Hilda: SHUT UP!
David: You….are clearly not…. stable…..
Hilda: Don't you know medicine? Treat yourself.
Hilda grabbed some oil and lit the fireplace, then dragged the boy all the way near it, just enough for him to feel the fire.
Hilda: This should wake you up. I need you looking good in case the police comes back.
Hilda then tossed David aside and left the room with Dagger following her. She simply opened the door and went to the lake, temperatures were messy and stations were changing.
She took a while to arrive but, she could take a breath. That lake was somewhat her… starting point. Where everything started to break down.
Her hands were still bloodstained so she washed them in the water.
She wasn't endorsing the violence… yet.
David came running from the distance, Hilda was not sure why but she didn't want to hear anything she had to say.
David: Hilda…. You are getting out of hand… I know that death can be hard to deal with but… you shouldn't use that as a reason to attack others.
Hilda: I am not interested in your advice…
David: Please...listen to me
Hilda: I don't want to, didn't you hear what I said?