Lexie froze as he spoke. The words echoed within her mind as she allowed the panic to be pushed back. He sounded so sincere. There was so much pain. So much anger within him. What had caused him to become so vengeful? What was in his past that haunted him? The stories always spoke of Gregory as a monster. It was said that the town had found him covered in a child’s blood her corpse in his arms. Many had been vanishing and the village had been in an uproar. They had wanted answers and he had proven himself to be a murderer. The question was, were the stories true or had it all been a lie? Her mind reached out, his was a place of blind hatred and fury. Yet under it all, at his very core she felt something that was almost gentle. They had truly created their monster.
She allowed his pain to sink in. There was no point in fighting it. He would bring destruction, chaos and death. The people of her village deserved it. They were corrupt.
Yes… They were horrid people, only a selective few were actually honest. Tears welled up behind her eyelids running slowly down her cheeks. He would free her as she had done for him.
I trust you to keep your word...She allowed the words to flow to him. She meant it. There was something about him that stood out from those she knew. She just prayed that her instincts were correct in the matter. She had felt fear in the beginning. It was natural that she would. However; Things had changed the moment he had placed her within the ground. Strange as it might have seemed it was true. There was a clarity that could not be found above. She would remain calm and most importantly she was going to remain in the back of his mind.
They tried to murder you didn’t they? It was her final thought as her fingers reached out to touch the far wall. So many memories were stored within the soil. She did not wish to see it in vivid detail and yet she wished to understand him.
I watched as my daughter made her rounds. She would chat cheerfully with so many of the regulars and yet when she accidentally looked my direction there was utter loathing. I never could understand where the feelings came from. Had I not clothed her, fed her and kept a roof over her head throughout her life? Was that not enough? Apparently not. I felt the soft sigh escape me as I ran my palm over Nathan’s jaw. The stranger had made his way out and I wanted to make my way to a private room.
“Why do you do this Bella?” His words were so strange and yet familiar. He had asked me before and I had never been able to give him a good reason. Most of the time it was due to the fact that I was able to choose when I would be working and with whom. I did not have to deal with some imbecile of a boss. My daughter may have been fine with the idea of working for peanuts but I was not her. I could drink, eat and have pleasurable company.
“Why won’t you settle down? Work a decent job.” His words were a lie he told himself to make him more comfortable. He was a married man who went looking for more. He had found me. I smiled leaning in to place a soft kiss upon his cheek.
“You know that is not a possibility.” My response was soft as I felt a cold palm move around the base of my neck. With the fact the Nathan’s hands were around my waist I knew that someone else has decided to join us at the table.
“Bella, you will come join me later yes?” The voice said it was John. He was a special case. Bossy little beast yet I favored him most nights.
“Of course.” I turned my head slightly to smile up at him as I cuddled closer to Nathan. I was glad to have the stranger gone from our midst. He made me uncomfortable. It was as if his eyes had burned with a dark vengeance. John smiled once before making his way back to a separate table. His palm moved out grabbing one of the girls as she passed. That was John alright. He was never satisfied with anything or anyone. As I snuggled with Nathan bringing the sweet taste of alcohol to my lips I found my thoughts centered around a thought. Something was coming and it would end badly. All I wanted was to drown out the thought and so far it was working well. Just needed to drink and keep myself… Occupied.