Element
Of Dark
Chapter One
"Oh my God! There they are!"
"Ahhhhhhh!"
"I love you!"
I sighed and adjusted my
microphone pack. Everyone was running around panicking, making last minute
corrections. I sighed again and looked around for Nicky or Leighanne. My eyes
fell on a small girl with large gentle eyes. I don't know why but I felt
compelled to go over to her. There was just something about her. It was like an
unseen force was controlling my feet. Fans were rushing past but I could only
see the little girl ahead of me. Soon, I was right in front of her but she
didn't appear to see me. It was almost as though she was staring right through
me. I didn’t like the feeling and I touched her shoulder gently. I screamed as
I felt my blood turn to ice. It was as cold as fire and my lungs tightened. I
felt my heart stop and all at once a thousand knives stabbed at my chest. I
gasped for air but found it wasn't there to gasp at. Blackness surrounded my
eyes and my head fell towards the floor. As my knees gave way she turned to look
at me, horrified.
*
*
*
*
*
*
"I…I'm so sorry," she stumbled. Her voice was airy, like the
wind blowing through the clouds. "I..I didn't mean…Oh no." Fear
filled her round eyes and in a last minute hesitation she grabbed my hand and
whispered something so soft but so powerful that the room began to spin around
me. I started to fall. I was fading. I couldn't feel my body anymore. I..I..
"Yo, Cuz! What are you doing?" Kevin. Slowly the room became
clear and I found myself on the floor hunched tightly with my head between my
knees. "You feeling ok?"
"Y..yeah." The pain was slowly fading becoming only a distant
memory.
"Brian, you're shaking." He was right. My whole body was
trembling uncontrollably. "You're sure you're ok?" He was unsure, I
could tell. I flashed him a large smile in an attempt to comfort him. My teeth
chattered as a rush of cold air passed me. The little girl. She stared at me
with those clear blue eyes and I began to sob with fright. He shook his head.
"That does it Bri, I want you to lie down for awhile, ok?"
*
*
*
*
*
*
He took my by the arm and gently led me to a dark room with a small
couch. I was still crying. I just couldn't stop. Kevin looked at me strangely.
"Do you want me to see if I can get a doctor or something?"
"No..no. I…I," I spluttered through shaky breaths.
"All right." He cracked the door and left me, trembling on the
couch. Footsteps creaked and my body tightened. I turned over to see a pair of
piercing eyes calmly staring back at me. I tried to scream but I couldn't form
any sound. I just stared into those large, expressive eyes and they stared right
back at me.
"Shhh," she comforted. "I'm not going to hurt you.
See?" She touched my forehead gently. Her hand was warm and soft. All
traces of the burning cold I had felt before had vanished. "Now calm down
ok?" I nodded and took a couple deep breaths.
"I'm sorry if I scared you." She touched my cheek and I pulled
back. "Don't be afraid," she pleaded.
*
*
*
* *