"Death smiles at us all. All we can do is smile back." Marcus Aurelius, Gladiator
Lyall's Pov
"I'm sorry child. I didn't mean to frighten you, I just wanted to check how you were feeling." The priest smiled apologetically. "I-It's fine father and I'm okay." I stuttered still shocked how he was in the room and I didn't even see or hear him.There was a silence between us.
I look more closely at the priest in front of me. He was normal looking but he was thinner than most, very pale skin, black hair, and dull grey eyes. But his eyes held something… something sinister. I guess I wasn't the only one analyzing him. He checked me out from head to toe with lust filled eyes.
I felt goosebumps all around my body. It was a gross feeling. I felt very uncomfortable at that moment. "I can see that there is no serious injuries besides your wrist. I was told by the nun that was taking care of you that you were climbing at tree and fell and that was how you got hurt." The priest chuckled while lifting my wrists delicately. He looked at my hands for a moment and then straight at my eyes.
"Silly girl you can't do something so foolish." He smiled lustfully while kissing my hands while keeping eye contact with me. I cringed in disgust. I only nodded at him, not daring to say a word. He finally let go of my hands. "Well since your not in any pain I will leave you to rest. You may leave tomorrow morning." He said while standing up. "Y-Yes father." I stuttered again. He smiled and left me with my thoughts.
I hugged myself tightly, realizing that I was in a nightgown. "The elderly nun must of changed me." I thought. That priest was foul and disgusting. He definitely reminds me of my father. I shivered, replaying what I heard over the door. "He wants to torture and rape me." I thought. Tears started to form around my eyes but I refuse to let them fall. After getting a hold of myself I decided to find something to protect myself.
Cause I did not trust that priest one bit. I slowly got out of bed shaking at first but was fine after a little while. I saw the chair that the priest was sitting on beside my bed. I quickly grabbed it and ran to the door and blocked it. Then I looked back at my surroundings. It was a small room with a table, a chair, and a bed. But there was also a bathroom. The bathroom door was on the opposite side of the room, closest to my bed. I quickly went to the bathroom and only saw a sink with a mirror and lower cabinet and a toilet.
"I'm not in prison. Right?" I questioned. Soon I started rummaging the lower cabinet only finding bandages and toilet paper. Thinking of giving up and hoping the chair was enough I accidentally knocked over a bandage roll on the floor. I picked it up, but as I was about to put it back I saw something that made me smile.
It was a box of salt. Besides the light salt was a great protection from supernatural. So I have a chair to protect myself from the priest and salt from the supernatural. I grabbed it and went back to my bed. I started spreading the salt around the bed while muttering.
"Negative energy go away, For in the salt's presence you can't stay. Bane begone away as well, I banish you by this salty spell."
After I finished the circle it gave off a shimmering light. Indicating me that the spell in in full affect. I careful crawled back into bed and slept, dreaming about Vlad and how I wish I could've seen his face but his voice gave me comfort.
The next morning I woke up lazily, having the greatest sleep in my life. I saw that the salt circle was still intact. I smiled and climbed out of bed. Bang! I jumped in shock when the door was trying to get open. "What on earth!?" Yelled a nun. "Oh! I'm sorry." I apologized while removing the chair from the door. Walked in a younger nun, probably in her 20 s. "Why on earth were you blocking the door?" She asked me. "Ummm. I don't remember. Must of done it in my sleep." I laughed nervously while rubbing my head. I have been lying a lot lately.
She looked at me suspiciously but decided to let it go. "Oh well, I came to give you your clothes. Already washed." She smiled, handing me my close. "Thank you." I said taking the clothes out of her hands. I looked at her for a moment and notice her neck wasn't covered. I saw bite marks, still red. Looked like it was done recently. "What happened to your neck?" I asked without thinking.
She quickly covered her neck with a blush. "Oh nothing! You better get dress and head on home." She said not looking me in the eye. She quickly left without another word and left me to change. Once changed I went to open the door and lord and behold the priest was right at door.
"Oh! Leaving already? I was hoping I can change your bandages for you." He smiled. "No thank you father! I should really head home now. Don't want to make my father worry." I said quickly. "Oh.Well then god bless you and stay out of trouble." He said. He came closer to me and kiss my forehead. Keeping my head in place so I wouldn't move. I flinched and stood very still. Once he let go I took off running.
I ran out of the church. Knowing that this will not be the last time I would be seeing that pervert priest.