Would I lie to you?
Sadistic Killers
It was a body, a child's body. It must have been about six years old. "This is sick Maya!" I yelled into the night. On the child's front were cut the words "Roll me over." Maya obviously wanted me to touch the body. I carefully rolled the body over. Why would she do this, to such a young boy!? On his back were etched the words "Go that way Thierry." there was an arrow pointing to the fields. I looked towards them. There were bloody footprints going that way. They were made by a bare foot. I pulled the child into the field and covered him with wheat. I parked the car on the side of the road and strode into the field
I walked for hours. Finally I saw her. She had her back turned to me. "Why are you here Maya?" she turned around, saw me and began to run. I raced after her. Suddenly there was a huge flare of fire and she disappeared again. "DAMN!" I yelled. I ran to where the fire had been. There were scorch marks in the wheat. "BYE, BYE HANNAH!" they read. "Hannah" I whispered. I raced back to my car. I climbed in and raced back home. If she'd hurt Hannah even immortality couldn't stop me killing her. She would never get away with hurting Hannah again. I didn't even bother to park the car. I just burst in and ran up to Hannah's room.
I burst in. She was sitting in a chair reading. She looked up at me "Learn to knock, maybe." I struggled for something to say. "What did you burst in for anyway?" I thought about what to say quickly. "The client asked me to do something that I said I wouldn't and I thought he would hurt you so I came to check on you." She shrugged "No one's been in apart from you." I nodded and walked out.
I wasn't going mad. Seeing Maya once is a coincidence and maybe a hallucination but twice is not and what about the body and the blood. She was real, and she was coming for Hannah. I went to the main doors. "Boys, guard the doors all night, see anything, anything at all, you tell me immediately got it?" they nodded and turned back to the doors. I went out. I had to go back to the forest.
I got back in the car and drove away. Why was I looking for her? I had to stop her getting to Hannah. I got to the edge of the field where I had seen her last time. I saw her standing in the middle of the road. Oh no! I was going to hit her. I couldn't stop. I put my arm in front of my face so I wouldn't see it. But there wasn't a crash or anything. I put my arm down. She had gone. I pulled over and got out.
I walked back to where I had seen her. There was blood on the road. "One step, two step, I'm getting closer, Thierry." I ran back to my car. I got in but didn't drive. The clock said 1:05. I slumped into my seat. I couldn't sleep if I went home. I just sat thinking. I turned the radio on. "Tick, tock, tick, tock. Time's ticking down for Hannah, every step I take in my little merry dance leads me closer to the grand finale." I switched it off, breathing heavily. How was she doing this? It's not possible.
I drove back slowly. I jumped at every noise. I rolled into the drive. I parked in the garage. I checked the clock 1:34. I climbed out and walked inside, locking the door behind me. I couldn't take any chances. If Maya was coming for Hannah, I wasn't going to do anything to put her in danger. I ran upstairs to Hannah's room, poked my head round the door and saw her sleeping peacefully. I sighed with relief. She was safe. I fell on my bed and sighed. An owl was hooting outside, the wind was blowing in the trees, it was a gloomy night. I stared at the ceiling trying to work it out. I decided to forget Maya, she wasn't worth thinking about.
I tried to think of how to make it up to Hannah for walking out again. A picnic in a beautiful field. She'd like that, she loves open spaces. I hoped that she would just go with it and stop asking questions. I hated lying to her; it felt like lying to myself.
I decided to try and sleep. I got up and pulled off my shirt. I got into bed and closed my eyes, praying I wouldn't have any nightmares.