Would I lie to you?
So, so, so sorry it's been so, so long since I updated, but I've been in the middle of some major stuff with my drama group, we have a load of new productions and stuff it's all very chaotic, other fanfics which have gone down a storm so thanks and a new story that is possibly (Nothings certain yet) going to be published, if I can, but anyway, enjoy chapter 5.
Immortality?
Hannah was in the garden, digging in the vegetable patch. She loved growing her own food. She thought it tasted nicer than that supermarket stuff. "If you're here to help then you can get a bucket and pick the runner beans." She took off her gloves and chucked me the bucket. I put it down and looked at her carefully.
How should I tell her? What words would twist together in a sentence that sounded right and not like I had gone insane? Hey Hannah, how's it going, just thought I'd tell you that Maya, who you thought was dead is alive again and is stalking me, coming to kill you. That wouldn't freak her out at all. I took a deep breath and sat down on the little wooden bench. I couldn't do it, I couldn't tell her.
"Thierry are you ok?" Hannah asked worriedly. I could see the discomfort etched in her face. Her face was so beautiful, so perfect. All I had to do was change her, it wouldn't be that hard, and then Maya couldn't touch her. She would be safe. But I couldn't just force her to change. Ever since we met she's been adamant that she wants to stay human.
"What would you do for me?" I asked her quietly. "Would you do anything for me?" Hannah looked quizzically at me and nodded slowly. "Let me change you" I forced the words out of my mouth, not knowing if it even sounded like I meant them, they clunked together to form an awkward sentence that destroyed the look of serenity upon Hannah's face
"I…No! Why…Why would you even ask me that Thierry? I can't you know I can't!" She screamed, backing away from me. The further she got away, the more Maya's cruel face forced itself into my mind. I couldn't let her slip away! I stood up and stepped towards her; she stumbled backwards and fell over her shovel, falling clumsily onto the earth. There was a clear note of terror in her face, when I moved to help her up she scrambled backwards away from me in fear.
"Hannah, please. You have to change. SHE'LL KILL YOU IF YOU DON'T!" I screamed. I fell to my knees weakly as Hannah slowly rose. She started walking towards me tentatively and put a hand on my shoulder. "Hannah, tell me you will" She flinched at he words but didn't withdraw her hand. "Please"
"Who's going to kill me" She said softly and sympathetically, as if talking to a child. She thought I was insane. She wouldn't believe me. I shook my head in answer, partly because I couldn't bring myself to say her name, partly because I just didn't want to accept it as true. "Thierry, you have to tell me, who wants to kill me" I took a deep shuddering breath and looked at her.
"Maya" I said hoarsely. The word sounded as if it was stuck in my throat, as if Maya's cold claws were wrapped around my throat, stopping me from saying it. The look on her face destroyed me inside. She stood up and looked down at me, stumbling over her words as they tried to find formation in her head "That's sick Thierry! That's really sick! Why would you do that to me? She's dead! Maya's dead!"
My desperate attempts to comfort her failed as she turned and ran from me. I ran and caught her in my arms. "Let me go! Let me go! Thierry!" I held her close to me as she struggled and then I saw her. The padlocked gates had cold pale white hands curled around them, shaking them. Dark evil eyes glared from behind a curtain of raven black hair as she tried to rip the gate from their hinges. I spun Hannah around to face the gates. "LOOK! She's there" I yelled, forcing her to focus on the figure at the gates.
She followed where I was directing her and saw Maya clinging to the gates like a demon. A twinkling devilish smile played upon her ruby lips as she whispered two words that were audible even from this distance. "Hi Hannah." Hannah screamed.