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Stefan walked about the dark clearing in search of wherever the ritual was holding. He wasnât prepared with any weapon in case he got attacked by the devils.
Stefan walked to and fro the clearing till he heard small sobs coming from a far distance.
He traced the sobs to another p@rt of the clearing where all the devils were gathered around a blazing fire.
It was the same sp©t he had been tied before Damon saved him. He stood unnoticed, watching them and thinking of the best was to disrupt their gathering.
Stefan watched as the devils went round and round the fire, then a figure wearing a dirty black velvet walked into the fire.
âDeanna?!â he g@sped. But he had said it too loud and the devilâs turned to his direction.
âAn intruderâ Vivienne hissed like a snake âIâll handle himâ
âNo!â Cipher objected âDeanna should handle himâ he looked at Deanna âhere is your first mission. Destroy himâ
Deanna sm-irked and turned to Stefan.
Stefan wanted to scream and run but Marthaâs words rang in his head.
ŃÏuârŃ lĂght αnd thŃŃârŃ dαrknŃŃŃ
âOh God!â Stefan breathed out, trying ha-rd to stand and not run. A sudden ray of light emitted from where he stood and the devils were thrown into stampede as they ran about with their eyes closed, trying to hide from the light.
âHow dare you?â shouted Deanna as she plunged at Stefan. Stefan saw her coming and took to his heels. He didnât know where he was going but he had to get away from her before she kills him. Deanna chased him to everywhere he went and she was fas-ter than he had imagined.
âMartha?!â Stefan called in his head but there was no answer.
ONE HOUR LATER đđ
Stefan got exhausted and couldnât run again but Deanna wasnât tired. She was getting fas-ter and she had almost gotten to him when Stefan heard Marthaâs voice in his head.
âEvil things donât cross running waterâ Martha said in his head
âRunning waterâ Stefan said out loud âI have to find a running waterâ
Stefan ran fas-ter and fas-ter than he even thought he could. He was almost pas-sing out when he heard the sound of water rushing. He paused and listened keenly. Deanna was fast approaching and he couldnât figure out where the noise was coming from.
Stefan turned around to see Deanna running fast behind him and a creature beside her. His pulse ramped up and he continued running. Stefan wasnât looking as he ran and he fell into a small pond.
âRunning waterâ Stefan g@sped and got up to his feet. The water was fast running un-der his feet. The creature crouched before lunging for Stefanâs throat. Stefan leaped forward and crossed the running water. He stood, expecting them to come after him but they werenât.
The creature st©pped moving and bur-st into an evil laughter âYou think youâre safe now?â he scoffed and his voice was thick and guttural growl.
âyou might be safe nowâŠâ the creature snarled âbut not the others, not your loves onesâ
Stefan looked around with his heart pounding and everyone he knew started appearing in the midst of a large crowd. All the people in Houston.
The creature sm-irked and took Deannaâs hand. âLetâs kill them togetherâ he said peering into her eyes.
âDeanna!â Stefan shouted but Deanna was lost in the creatureâs eyes. Her pupils were turning yellow, just like those of the creature.
Deannaâs dream was happening.
Stefan breathed out in frustration as the creature k!$$ÂŁd Deanna pas-sionately. At that point, he felt like giving up but he wasnât going to, he still had to fight as long as he was still breathing.
The creature broke from the k!ssand smiled at Deanna then gradually changed to Cipher. He looked at the crowd before them and shifted his gaze to Stefan.
âWatch.. the show has just begunâ he sm-irked and shifted his gaze to an empty space before them. He gazed at the ground and it slowly split into two with a fiery fire burning inside. The wind bec@mÂŁ strong, b!owing their hair in different directions. Stefan watched as Cipher ordered all the people to stand in a queue. There were a lot of people presÂŁnt, his parents, Damonâs entire family, so many people from. Houston and home. He was really scared of what Cipher would do.
Cipher held Deanna close to him and influenced the people to walk into the pit of blazing fire he had made.
Mr Bennett was the first on the line. He dragged his feet to the pit. Head up and face straight like he was un-der a spell.
âFather donât!â Stefan cried out but Mr Bennett wasnât st©pping. He got to the pit and fell into the fire.
Stefan screamed and his mother, Mrs Bennett was next.
âMom! Donât!â Stefan screamed
âCome out and save themâ Cipher dared as Mrs Bennett also fell into the fire. Tessy walked next, and then Suzanne, everyone was falling into the fire and Stefan was completely helpless.
âYou can still save themâ that was Cipher âjust st©p being a coward and come outâ
Stefan clenched his fist in anger and tears trickled down his cheeks. He made to walk out when he heard Marthaâs voice st©p him.
âCipher is controlling your mind. He just has the power of illusion, heâs ma-king you see things that arenât really happeningâ Martha said in his head
âWhat do you mean?â Stefan asked
âEveryone is fine, no one is really here. Cipher is trying to deceive youâ
Stefan slowly unclenched his fist and gazed at Deanna.
âWhat do we do about Deanna?â
âThe angels would be here soonâ Martha replied
Stefan let out his breath slowly and tried ignoring what was happening before him but he couldnât. He watched as everyone fell into the fire till the queue was almost done then there was a bright light coming from afar. One figure was floating in front of the others. Before there eyes, it seemed to take on a substance from the air, shining brighter and brighter every minute with an unearthly light. It was do bright that the devils went into a stampede.
Stefan stared straight into it, fearlessly, with wi-de-open eyes. Somehow, he felt hope again.
âCipher! Your time is upâ a voice spoke from the light
âWe won alre-ady. You should be surrenderingâ Cipher said, hiding from the light
âthereâs no battle left unfought. Heaven is against you and earth is. Your reign is over, return now or youâll face the consequencesâ
âThereâs nothing you can doâ Cipher snarled
Then the light spre-ad everywhere in the clearing, singing melodiously. The singing got louder and the devils were thrown into a state of confusion. Running helter a scatter in search for a place to hide from the light and music.
The ran frantically like blind people and started falling into the pit Cipher had made. The screamed and fell till Deanna ran to the pit blindly.
âDeanna?!â Stefan ran out and gr@bbÂŁd her arm in a bid to st©p her. He tried dragging her back when Cipher snatched her hand from him.
âSheâs going with meâ Cipher snarled and jumped into the fire with Deanna
âDeanna?!â Stefan shouted and proceeded to jump in but the pit closed
âThat wasnât Deannaâ a voice said from behind and Stefan whirled around to see Deanna lying unconsciously on the gras-s.
âDeanna?!â he ran to her side
âsheâll be fine.. sheâs finally freeâ
Stefan nodded and hvgged Deanna ti-ght to his che-st.
âyou were br@veâ another voice spoke up âa true friendâ
âwho are you?â Stefan asked the figure before him
âMy name is Francisâ
âFrancis?!â
âI couldnât have done it without youâ Francis said and all the angels gathered around Stefan
âEveryone is fine. Except Moira, Vickie, Adam, and Damonâ theyâre really deadâ an elder said âwe pray that there souls rest easyâ
âHow about Deanna?â Stefan asked
âsheâs going to be fineâ
Stefan sighed and nodded
âso itâs all overâ
âitâs all overâ
LATERâŠ.
Deanna opened her eyes sluggishly and found Stefan lying beside her. She looked around the room and she didnât know where she was. The room was large and beautiful and Stefan was fast asleep on the be-d beside her. She got out from the be-d and Stefan stirred but didnât wake. He was really tired. Deanna managed to locate the bathroom and went in to freshen up. She returned shortly and found Stefan awake.
âStefan?!â
âDeanna?!â Stefan grinned and took few long strides to where she was standing âyouâre awakeâ he pu-ll-ed her into his arms in a hvg
âDid I fall asleep again?â
Stefan chuckled ânoâ and pu-ll-ed away from the hvg
âWhere are we?â
âa h0telâ
âa h0tel?â Deanna g@sped âwhy did you bring me to a h0tel?â
âIt was the safest place I could think ofâ
âWhat makes a h0tel safe?â
âA lotâ Stefan took her hand and dragged her to the be-d âsitâ
Deanna studied him for a while and reluctantly sat on the be-d. âHow are you feeling?â
âStefan Iâm okay. Why did you bring me to the h0tel?â
âcause I donât have a house here in Houston. The estate isnât complete anymoreâ
âWhy? What happened?â
âa lot has happened un-der few hours and you canât remember anything?â
âThe last thing I remember is Damon k!ss!ngme and me. going home andâŠ. â she trailed off âhowâs my aunt Vickie?â
âIâm sorry Deanna but I donât plan on hiding anything from youâ Stefan said âsheâsâŠ.â
âsheâs dead?â Deanna interrupted
âDeanna Iâm sorryâ
âI killed herâ Deanna broke down in tears
âit wasnât your faultâ
âI killed her Stefanâ Deanna sobbe-d âI remember her crying and begging me to spare her life.. but I killed herâ
Stefan yanked her into his arms âcome hereâ
âStefan I killed Uncle Adam too.. Aunt Millicent is never going to forgive meâ
âYou didnât kill the Deanna, the devils did and your Aunt Millicent knows thatâ
âcanât you see Stefan? I let them use meâ
âItâs alrightâ
âWhat about Damon?â
âDamon is dead tooâ Stefan blurted out, not wanting to hide anything from her
âI killed Damonâ Deanna wailed
âYou didnât mean to. It was my faultâ I failed to protect my brotherâ
Deanna screamed and fell to the floor in tears. Stefan tried holding her but she kept yanking off his hand.
âDeanna you have to st©p this alre-ady.. Damon is dead and no amount of tears would bring him backâ
âWhereâs his corpse?â
âHis parents buried him few hours after he died, I wasnât even presÂŁntâ
Deanna sniffed âI wish I could see him nowâ
âThereâs a way you can see himâ
âHow?â
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MINUTES LATER đđŁ
âthis wasnât what asked forâ Deanna sobbe-d. She was sitting beside Damonâs grave in the cemetery and Stefan stood behind her.
âThis is the only way I can see my brother nowâ Stefan said and squ-atted beside Deanna
âitâs all my faultâ
âIâm still finding it ha-rd to believe that Damon is really dead. He died in my armsâ Stefan was trying to hide the tears that was threatening to pour out âDamon is just to young.. this isnât rightâ
âIâm sorryâ
âItâs alright.. heâs dead nowâ Stefan and t©uçhed Damonâs picture âI knew you loved himâ
Deanna glanced at him and guilt struck her heart âStefan Iâm sorry I lied to you.. I wasnât even sure myselfâ
Stefan blinked ra-pidly âI un-derstandâ
âStefan?!â Deanna called and hvgged him
âThereâs nothing wrong with you loving my brother as long as he makes you happy. I just wish he was still alive so you two could be together. I wish those devils didnât have to come into our lives. Maybe Damon wouldâve been alive and here with usâ
Deanna swallowed a lump in her throat and pu-ll-ed from the hvg.
âIâm scared to face the world now. Everyone sees me as a murderer.. I killed their happinessâ
âI donât see you as that Deanna.. youâll forever remain the best girl I have ever metâ
Deanna smiled âThank youâ
âI bet Damon saw that too.. that made him love youâ
Deanna shifted her gaze to Damonâs grave âdo you think heâs ever going to forgive me?â
âbelieve me he alre-ady did before he died. He wanted to save you but.. he didnât make itâ
âIâm so sorry Damon?â
âArenât you going to tell him anything? Câmon say something, heâs listeningâ
âwhat am I going to say?â
âsomething you couldâve told him now that everything is over if he were still aliveâ
Deanna cleared her throat âDamon?! Iâm sorry for everything Iâve caused you.. I never meant to take your lifeâŠ.â
ânoâ Stefan cut in âheâs totally not going to accept that. You wouldnât be saying that if he was still aliveâ
âalrightâ Deanna cleared her throat again âDamon Iâm glad we made it out alive⊠â she trailed off as tears trickled down her cheeks âI wish we didâ
âDeanna?!â
âIâm trying Stefan.. itâs just too ha-rd â Deanna half yelled in tears ânow that I think of it this way.. I really did love Damonâ
Stefan shut his eyes abruptly and looked away. He was trying to hide his tears but he failed. He hurriedly wiped his tears and pretend to be fine.
âTell him thatâ
âDamon?!â Deanna called tou-ching his picture again âI shouldâve told you this while you were still alive. I hope itâs not late alre-adyâ she observed a pause and continued âI really loved you and I still love you.. I wish youâll come backâ
Stefan let his tears flow as he hvgged her.
âHe loves you tooâ
They left the cemetery few minutes later and returned to the h0tel.
âI cookedâ Stefan informed as he set the table âand youâre going to eat.. no excusesâ
Deanna smiled âWeâre leaving Houstonâ
âI know.. Aunt Millicent told meâ
âIâm glad she forgave meâ Deanna said and sat on the chair âwhat did you cook?â
ânoodlesâ
Deanna smiled âThanksâ
âfor what?â
âfor being my friend.. the award for the best friend in the universe goes to youâ
Stefan grinned âdonât flatter meâ
âIâm seriousâ Deanna said âand I donât want to lose a friend like youâ
âbut youâre traveling and leaving me behindâ
âmy auntie said itâs going to be wise leaving Houston for a while till everything settlesâ
âit really is but I hope you wonât be farâ
âIâll be near by heartâ
Stefan smiled âeat your food before it gets coldâ
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TWO DAYS LATER
The train station was buzzing with life as Deanna and Millicent got into a train. Deannaâs eyes were everywhere searching for Stefan. He had promised to bid her goodbye at the train station before she leaves.
She tried calling him but he wasnât answering.
âWhatâs wrong with you?â Aunt Millicent asked
âItâs Stefan.. he should be here alre-adyâ
âMaybe something urgent c@mÂŁ up and he couldnât make itâ
Deanna sighed âI want to see himâ
Millicent smiled âJust keep hopingâ
Deanna gazed around impatiently and soon the train started moving.
âHe didnât comeâ she sighed in frustration
âHe mustâve tried his bestâ Millicent said
Deanna sighed and looked out the window. She checked her phone for any message from Stefan but there was none. Deanna gave up and shut her eyes when he phone beeper and she checked it. It was a message from Stefan.
đ© Why do you look so worried?
Deanna looked around like she had seen a ghost then she quic-kly texted Stefan.
đš Where are you?
Stefan replied within seconds
đ© Behind you
Deanna turned to see Stefan sitting on the seat behind them.
âStefan?!â
âShhhh!â he signalled her with his f!nger on hisl-ips âcheck your phoneâ
Deanna turned and checked her phone. There was another message from Stefan.
đ© I told you I wasnât going to let you out of my sight.
She smiled and replied
đš Thank you
HOURS LATERâŠ.
The train arrived at a train station in Singapore. All the pas-sÂŁngers alighted and Deanna started searching everywhere for Stefan but couldnât find him again.
âDeanna did you lose anything?â Millicent asked her
âItâs Stefan. I canât find himâ
âStefan isnât hereâ
âStefan isnât hereâ
âHe was in the train with usâ
âyou were probably seeing thingsâ Millicent and dragged Deanna to a waiting taxi.
LATERâŠ.
Deanna and Millicent finished arranging there things in the house Millicent had rented. Deanna sat in her room texting Stefan but he wasnât replying. She called him severally but he wasnât answering.
She was getting frustrated alre-ady and was almost running out of her mind when Stefan replied.
đ© You should be welcoming your next door neighbor.
Deanna jÂŁrked up to her feet and ran out of the house. She ran to the next ap@rtment and was shocked to find Stefan standing in the front porch.
âStefan?!â she ran and hvgged him âwhat are you doing here?â
âis that how to welcome your new neighbor?â
âWhat do you mean?â
âI live here nowâ
âyou followed us here?â
Stefan shrugged âI had toâ
Deanna smiled and hvgged him.
âThanks for comingâ
âWhat if today was the first time we met?â
Deanna smiled âThen it was nice meeting youâ
âIâm Stefanâ
âThe code is Deannaâ
âDo you have a b©yfriÂŁnd?â
Deanna chuckled ânoâ
âDonât you want to know if I have a girlfriend?â
âdo you?â
âI donât think soâ
Stefan replied and led her inside âtell me more about yourselfâ
âwell.. thereâs a lot about meâ
âIâm all earsâ Stefan said and slammed the door shut behind them
âI live with my aunt andâŠ. â
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