Chapter 7
The Beast Approaches
Sookie felt like a caged animal as the beast approached, ready to level her. She could feel the pressure above crushing her shields and walls and anything else she could throw up in front of herself to keep the monster at bay. She had thought Eric leaving would alleviate some of it. That the absence of him and his poking and prodding into the recesses of her mind would allow her to fortify herself again. But in actuality the lack of his presence had somehow made it worse. She kept her eyes tightly shut as if her attacker would have less power if her vision was black. Something pushed at her then. It startled her enough to raise her head up and open her eyes. Her sight was blurry from the moistness and the swelling flesh around her now red and puffy eyes.
What is that?
Though, still apprehensive and on edge as any prey should be while being stalked, she felt something new.
Something external. Something pushing at me. What?
The faintest of noises came from her left. She turned to discover the cause and noticed the clear distinctive outline of a massive hand print left over on the outside of her dusty window.
Eric.