I saw Bill getting into his car. I ran over to him. "Where are you going?" I asked him quietly. "I'm going to get information on how to end Marryann." Bill was so dramatic, I nodded and retreated from his car window.
I walked up the steps to enter Lafayette's house. It was lovely, very flamboyant, very colorful. I suppose it radiated his own personality.
Tara was being restrained, but she seemed fine to me. Sookie was sitting with Lafayette and Tara's mom was praying while she held Tara's hand.
I knew Tara's mom before I left, she was an infamous alcoholic, I was pleasantly surprised to see she had reformed for the better.
I sat on the couch next to Sookie, she put her hand in mine and smiled over at me. "Are you okay?" She asked, there was something so motherly in her question it almost brought tears to my eyes. I nodded. "What do we do now?" I asked Sook. "We wait for Bill." She said fondly. I was beginning to think that was Sookie's overall motto. I had no problem with it of course, Bill seemed to suit her well enough.
Sam stood tied to a pole, he grunted and tried to free himself, but he couldn't. Marryann watched gleefully. The knife that a young man wielded pushed into Sam's skin with a sickening slowness.
The sun danced behind my eyelids from the purple shades on the windows. I opened my eyes to find myself there alone. I walked outside, the sun was about to go down, I wondered to myself what the hell had happened? I walked back inside and checked the clock. It was about ten minutes from sundown.
"Well, shit." I muttered. I started to walk to Merlotte's, I knew it wouldn't take long, since Lafayette's house wasn't to far from it. The sun fell quicker than I hoped. I reached Merlotte's about fifteen minutes after sundown. As I came closer to the door, I slowed my walk, feeling I was being watched.
Opening the door slowly and silently. Sam rushed at me with a knife. "No!" I yelled and held up my hands. Sam stopped and waited for me to speak. "Hi, Sam." I said, he shook his head. "Hi." He huffed.
"Um, so this might be a weird thing to say. But, Marryann is going to sacrifice you." I said holding up my hands as if I wasn't responsible, which I wasn't. But, oddly enough Sam didn't seem fazed in the tiniest bit. "I know." He sighed. I stared, did things like this happen a lot to him?
All of a sudden Bill busted in the door. "Sam you must come with me." He stated. "Why?" Sam asked. "You are the only way to end Marryann." He explained. "I'm not doing that, it's impossible." Sam said. "I'm not giving you a choice." Bill growled, I understood he could be quite scary. Sam sighed and nodded. Bill ushered us into his car.
"You will need to let Marryann sacrifice you." Bill said, I just stared at him from the backseat. "Someone will need to distract Marryann, Ella?" Bill asked, I nodded, anything to help. "We will discuss the rest in just a minute." Bill said and stopped in front of Sookie's house. I got out and ran to see Sookie in a weird ensemble. She looked like a bridesmaid in some demented wedding. It's only when I saw Marryann that I found I was right, it was a demented wedding indeed.
"Welcome youngling!" Marryann cried in a state of ecstasy. She looked at me for a short second. "I'm glad you came to witness him come." I backed up to stand next to where Sookie was being held by Jason and Lafayette, who were both under the influence of Marryann's strange powers.
Bill walked up holding Sam by his collar. "Marryann!" He called, she turned to him with a smile, her smile just wouldn't go away. When she saw Sam, her smile grew even wider. "I offer Sam to you for Sookie's safety." Bill spoke in his low deadly tone. "I'd be delighted for a trade!" Marryann clapped. "No! Bill no!" Sookie protested. I looked over to her, but I couldn't catch her eye to give her a little wink, to just let her know it was just a trick. But, then I thought for a second, was it just a trick? Or would Bill just hand over a life to save Sookie?
Bill pushed Sam away from him and took Sookie from Jason and Lafayette. Sookie was in tears, she really believed Bill would do such a thing, so maybe I should too. Sam stood tied to a pole, he grunted and tried to free himself, but he couldn't. Marryann watched gleefully. The knife that a young man wielded pushed into Sam's skin with a sickening slowness. I swallowed back tears, the whole thing seemed to be some kind of black humored play, but I knew the pain was real. I could see it in Sam's eyes.
Sookie ran up to him, he said something to her. Bill was close to me, he whispered in my ear. "Distract Marryann." I ran to Sookie, she was crying. "Sook, help me push this over." I shook her a little. "Okay." Sookie muttered wiping her eyes. The large thing that seemed to have been made of tree limbs, and clothes stood tall in the middle of the yard. Sookie and I pushed with all of our might. It fell down and broke into pieces.
Marryann's scream was deafening. She came at us very quickly, claws and all. Grabbing Sookie's hand I ran for my life. "Can you do that light thing again?" She screamed at me as we ran. "I-I don't know!" I yelled back, I could feel Marryann was close to us. Where the hell was Bill? When I was about to turn around and try my weird power, I saw a large white bull. I moved with Sookie to the right.
We stood and watched as Marryann walked to him holding out her arms with happiness. "You came, my god." She was in tears. As she got closer the bull he moved his large horns swiftly into her chest. Sookie and I stiffened simultaneously. The bull turned into a naked man. I stared unmoving as Sam pulled his hand out of Marryann's chest. He held her black heart, she stared angrily as Sam crushed her heart in his hand. She shriveled up into a mummified corpse within seconds… "Well at least that's over." I whispered.
The house was very messed up, it looked like years had sped up and it became a part of the forest itself. The night passed quickly, I just sat outside on the porch and read a book. Sookie was off with Bill.
When the morning came I felt a little better. It seemed like the world was cooling down around me. I took a shower, got dressed, and got into my car. I drove to Merlotte's. Arlene and Sookie were waiting tables.
I sat on a barstool and looked at Sam who was cleaning glasses. "How are you?" I asked him, he looked up with a smile. "I'm doing pretty good." Sam said. "Good." I nodded. "So, I was wondering. Because I'm going to be staying here. Can I maybe have a job?" I asked him. He finished wiping out a glass, and eyed me. "Got any references?" He asked. I nodded. "I have plenty." Sam led me to his office, he gave me an application. I filled it out and gave it back to him. He looked over it quickly and nodded to himself. "Would you need training?" He asked, I shook my head no. "Okay, you're hired." He smiled.
I got a little to excited and hugged him. I felt enormously glad that we were both wearing long sleeved shirts. I would most likely puke if I had to feel the pain of being stabbed. "I'm glad you're okay." I said, he smiled at me as I left his office to begin the newest chapter of my life. Hopefully it would be the best chapter.
Sam tried me out for the day, it seemed like he was satisfied since he gave me my uniform and told me I could work that night if I wanted. Me and Sook cleaned up the house. "Bill is taking me out for dinner tonight." She told me beaming happily as she scrubbed the fridge. "Oh, that's romantic." I purred waving the duster at her. "I know." She laughed completely smitten. "Do you think you could spend the rest of your life with Bill?" I asked her, she looked at me with significance. "I think I really could." Love was audible in her voice, certainty was readable on her face. I was happy for her.
"I can see the moonlit wedding now." I sighed dramatically, dancing with the broom. Sookie threw a rag at me while she giggled. "I'm working tonight." I told her after our bout of the girly giggles sobered. "Do you like working at Merlotte's?" She asked brushing a piece of her hair behind her ear. "I really do." I nodded with a thoughtful smile on my face. "Have fun." I said as we parted ways to get ready.
I got ready for work while she got ready for her date. I was leaving the house when Bill picked her up, they stood on the porch for a second. "Very sexy couple." I mumbled as I passed them. Bill and Sookie laughed, as I got into my car I waved to them, they waved back.
Sam was gone for the night. Tara was manning the bar, while Arlene and I waited tables. It was quite a busy night. Jason was sitting with Andy Bellefleur, which I found peculiar. "Hey cuz, one more diet Coke and one more beer." Jason ordered for them both, it looked like Sookie wasn't the only Stackhouse out on a date tonight. "Alright." I smiled at them before I left.
I went behind the bar seeing that Tara was busy. I got the drinks and went back to the table. Andy picked up the diet Coke took two sips and laid five dollars down on the table. "Bye Andy." I said. "Bye." He waved and left. "Your date's bailing out pretty early Jason." I said with a sly grin. He got up and punched my shoulder lightly. "You're so damn funny cuz." He said, not truly amused.
I took two more orders and gave them to Lafayette before I heard the gunshot. It was so loud that everyone in Merlotte's could hear. "The fuck?" Tara said practically jumping over the bar. I ran outside with her. The man that stabbed Sam lay dead on the ground. Andy Bellefleur held the gun that had ended him.
"Oh my god. Eggs!" Tara ran to hold the dead man. Everyone from the bar came out to gawk. I kneeled to pull Tara off of him. I felt the burning love she felt for him, the sickening loss, the pain. I let go of her, not being able to handle it. Lafayette came out and pulled her off of him. Her hands were covered in blood. I walked back into the bar with them.
The night was going to be a long one, that's why I decided to just leave before Sheriff Dearborne arrived. Arlene said she would lock up.
When I got home I went up to my room and stripped my clothes. There was no one home so I just put a long t-shirt on instead of getting dressed completely. I walked down the stairs and stopped in the kitchen. It was clean now but still it looked a bit messed up. Before I could even touch the counter I fell to my knees.
"Will you marry me Sookie?" Bill asked with the biggest grin I had ever seen him wear. Sookie was crying. "Ever since I was a little girl I've dreamt of this, and every time I'd say yes." Sookie spoke with sadness in her voice. "Then it should be easy." Bill's smile fell. "Then why can't I say it?" Sookie shook her head. "I need a minute." She got up and went into the bathroom. She stood in front of the mirror wiping off tears. When she took a breath, she slipped the ring on her finger and smiled. As Sookie ran bock out she realized Bill was gone, the chair he sat in lay on the floor and the table was messed up. "Bill?" She called and walked to the edge of the room. She heard loud footsteps before…
When I came back to my senses I got up and ran to my room. I grabbed my cell-phone off of the nightstand and called Sookie. She didn't answer. "Fuck." I had no clue where they had went, but I knew Jessica would. I pulled on some jeans and I ran outside. I jumped in my car not bothering to lock the door to the house.