Read Story: SEASON 1 EPISODE 5
{Will you still love me.. when youâve met my demons}
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Stefan drove Deanna to her house and stŠpped at the front yard.
âThank you.. I was so tired to trekâ Deanna said when the car c@mÂŁ to a stŠp
âThe plea-sure is mineâ Stefan said then asked âHowâs the family treating you?â
âFair enoughâ Deanna replied but she knew she was lying. All they ever did was give her loads of work with little or no food.
âIf you feel you arenât being treated well then let me know. Iâll make provision for youâ
âAm fine.. I wouldnât want to be a burdenâ
âyouâre not a burden to me Deannaâ
Deanna smiled âThank youâ
âIâll like us to hang out together.. maybe Sunday after churchâ
Deanna stared at him thoughtfully âThat would be if am less busyâ
âYou shouldnât be working on Sundays.. Donât tell me youâre working as a maid thereâ
âNo. The Bruce are nice peopleâ
âThen Iâll hope for Sundayâ
âAlrightâ
âGoodbyeâ Stefan leaned forward and pe-cked her cheek
âByeâ Deanna opened the door and got down. She watched Stefanâs car till he drove out of sight before she walked to the house.
Deanna knocked on the door and it was opened shortly by Moira.
âyouâre finally backâ Moira breathed out in relief âCome wash my bathroom.. Itâs stinkingâ
âI nee-d to rest Moira, go wash it yourselfâ Deanna spat out and proceeded to walk to her room
âDid you just talk back at my daughter?â Vickie asked, approaching Deanna menacingly
âI.. I.. didnâtâ
âyou better not else youâre leaving my houseâ Vickie threatened ânow go wash the bathroom and make sure itâs sparking cleanâ
âyes maâamâ Deanna bowed nervously and hurried out.
Deanna finished washing the bathroom and every other chore she had to do in the house. It was late in the night when she finished and had a bath. She locked herself in her room and sat on the be-d collecting stamps.
âDeanna?!â Vickie called knocking on Deannaâs door. Deanna quic-kly switched off the light and pretended to fall asleep.
Vickie knocked again âOpen the door Deanna, I know youâre not slee-pingâ
Deanna hissed and covered her face with pillow.
âDeanna?!â Vickie ban-ged the door âyouâre so doomed when you come outâ she seethed and stomped out
âAm never going to get out of hereâ Deanna told herself and hvgged her pillow.
A sudden strong wind blew into the room and the ban-ged the doors and rattled the shutters. Deanna felt chills down her spine then the sudden sickly smell of rotting garbage followed. She got up to shut the window when she saw a car headlight as the car drove out.
âThe Bruce are going outâ she smiled âso cool.. home aloneâ
Her eyes drifted to a figure that was standing un-der a tree outside. It was a manly figure and he was staring right at her but she couldnât see his face cause he stood un-der the dark. Deanna quic-kly shut the window and la-id un-der her sheet in fear.
âIâm sure itâs fine. Just a shadowâ she tried consoling herself.
Deanna heard keyboards clacked and got alarmed.
âSomeone is in the houseâ Deanna got out from the be-d and pu-ll-ed her cloak ti-ghter around her shivering bŠdy. She walked out of the room and the keyboard clack seized. A floorboard creaked un-der her feet and she ran in fear. She heard the sound of plates falling in the kitchen.
âAm not aloneâ Deanna said to herself. She crept into the kitchen. It was empty.. yet her heart wouldnât settle. Something was definitely wrong somewhere. She could feel eyes on her.
âWeaponâ her mind screamed âI nee-d weaponâ
She darted towards the worktŠp. Like always, Vickie had left her chopping knife out. Deanna slid her f!ngersaround the ru-bber grip, her hands were shaking in fear. That was when she saw a shape in the window over the sink.
A reflection.
A cry broke from herl-ips as she whirled around.
But nothing.. No one.
Her pulse ranked and she got more scared. She threw a glance back at the window and realized the reflection was just herself.
âDeanna how could you be so stupid?â she scoffed âand here I was thinking there was a ghâŚ.â
f!ngersclosed around her ankle. Deanna screamed.
She looked down to see who held her but the light went out. She screamed at the tŠp of her lungs as the hand dragged her. Deanna fought, and struggled as she screamed and say only upright on be-d.
It was all a dream.
Deanna got up from be-d and ran out of her room.
âAunt Vickie?!â she called running round the house âMoira?!â
The house was quiet.
There was no one. Just her
Deanna ran out of the house and saw a car headlight at a distance as the car cruised into the road. The Bruce were going out and she was left alone.
Deanna got scared. Her dream was repeating.
She ran back into the house to take her phone. Deanna collected her phone from her be-dside drawer and proceeded to leave the room when the door cli-cked into the lock.
âoh my God! This canât be happeningâ her pulse ramped up. She tried dialling Stefanâs number but her phone fell off her shaky hands. Deanna picked up the phone and ran to the door. She clasped the handle and pressed it down.
Running out of the room, Deanna tied her hair up and ran out of the house.
immediately she stepped out of the house, the light in the entire house went out.
âThis house is hauntedâ Deanna shuddered and turned to run but bu-mped into someone. She screamed and fell back with a start.
âDeanna are you okay?â
Deanna looked up to see who spoke and was surprised at who she saw âStefan?!â
âAm sorry I scared you.. I didnât mean toâ
Deanna heaved a sigh of relief as he helped her up âI was about calling youâ she said
âI guess itâs a perfect timingâ
Deanna nodded
âWhatâs up? you looked tensedâ
âThereâs a ghost in thereâ Deanna blurted out and Stefan arched his brows. She rolled her eyes and face palmed herself ânow youâre staring at me like Iâve got 5 heads.. you got to believe me, I know what am sayingâ
âI believe youâ Stefan stated
âyou do?â
âI doâ Stefan took her hand âcome with me.. we nee-d to talkâ
Deanna followed Stefan to the garden where there was a bench.
âSitâ Stefan gestured and she obeyed ânow tell me what you sawâ
âIâve been having weird dreams andâŚ.â Deanna looked up at Stefan and realized he was losing his hair and his skin was turning gray and leathery.
âyouâre not Stefanâ she pushed him and took to her heels
âwhat makes you think so?â Stefanâs head changed to that of a girl and his voice screeched like rusty hinge. Deanna screamed and ran and he went after her. She dashed for the street and wasnât looking. Deanna didnât notice the car that was coming to her direction. She ran into the road without looking and got knocked down by the car.
â$h!t!â Damon cussed and pu-ll-ed the car to a halt
âwe killed someoneâ Ben blurted out
âyou canât be sureâ Damon said unfastening his seatbelt then he got down
âshe doesnât look harmedâ Ben observed
âBut sheâs unconscious.. I guess from the shockâ Damon said
âLetâs just dump her by the side of the road. She can find her way home when she wakes upâ Ben suggested
âThatâs wickedâ Damon protested studying Deanna âDeanna?!â he g@sped
âDo you know her?â Ben asked
âYes.. I mean no.. I do.. but not reallyâ
Ben raised his brows âthere wasnât a s-en-se in what you saidâ
âI know.. Just help me take her into the carâ
âAre you even hearing yourself?â Ben asked in disbelief
âJust open the car doorâ Damon ordered and carried Deanna in his arms bridal style. Ben opened the door and Damon la-id Deanna on the backseat.
âwhere will you take her?â Ben asked
âmy houseâ
âwhat?â
âShut up Ben! Sheâs Stefanâs friend, Iâll just go dump her on himâ
Ben chuckled âAlright thenâ
They got into the car and drove off. Damon arrived home after dropping Ben off. He remained in his car thinking of a way to sneak Deanna into the house without his mom and talkative Tracey seeing them.
Damon glanced at the unconscious Deanna lying in the backseat.
âRake her to the hospitalâ his subconsciousness told him but he discarded the idea. It didnât look like Deanna was hurt. Damon got down from the car and headed to the mansion without Deanna. He walked inside and everyone had gone to be-d. Even the workers.
He returned to his car and carried Deanna out. Damon walked into the mansion with Deanna in his arms. He thought of taking her to Stefan but dismissed the idea. Stefan was Damonâs cousin but he was still Cipherâs enemy so he couldnât take her to him. Rather he was to bring division between the two. He carried Deanna up to his room and placed her on his be-d.
âI so despise nerdsâ Damon said irritatedly and re-moved her glas-ses and threw it out there window. He re-moved her cloak, leaving her on only her nightie then covered her with a duvet.
Damon walked into the bathroom and soa-ked himself in the bath. One hour later, he walked out wearing a bathrobe. Deanna was still lying unconscious on the be-d. Sheâs didnât even move from where he kept her.
âMaybe I should call a doctorâ Damon said to himself then placed his hand on her forehead. He suddenly wished he was an angel then he would resuscitate her. but he couldnât cause he was a devil. Damon walked to his closet and wore his pajamas then went to the guests room to sleep.
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âMy life is getting betterâ Tracey said with a hvge grin
âwhatâs the good news?â a maid asked proffering her with a cu-p of coffee
âAre you serious?â the maid chuckled âToday is Saturdayâ
The maid laughed âso thatâs your joyâ
âExactly! Nothing is cool as not going to schoolâ
The maid laughed and returned to her work. Tracey took a dainty sip from her coffee and placed it on the coffee table.
âWhereâs Damon?â Stefan asked Tracey
âHe isnât out yetâ Tracey replied and added âIâll go check on himâ then she got up and headed to Damonâs room
âDamon?!â Tracey called knocking on Damonâs door âDamon?!â
There was no reply then her hand went to the door handle.
âHey!â Damon held her hand from behind âyou canât barge into my roomâ he re-moved her hand from the door handle.
âI knocked and called for a million times but there was no replyâ
âyou called just twiceâ Damon stated pointedly
Tracey rolled her eyes âWhatever! I just wanted to know why you arenât out yetâ just to be sure you arenât deadâ
Damon squee-zed her hand and she yelped in pain.
âwhy did you do that?â Tracey asked sl@pping his shoulder
âI just wanted you to confirm whether am dead or notâ
âyouâre a demon Damonâ
âThatâs nice but trust me, you wonât love me when youâve met my demonâ
Tracey huffed loudly and proceeded to leave when Deanna screamed from Damonâs room.
âWhat was that?â Tracey stŠpped and asked
âItâŚ. â Damon tried explaining when Deanna screamed again
âsomeone is in thereâ Tracey said
âNo one shares me room with me.. itâs from the televisionâ
âtelevisions doesnât sound likeâŚ. â
Deanna screamed and ran to the door âlet me out of hereâ she ban-ged on the door
âIs that from the television too?â Tracey crossed her arms and gave him a level stare
âHowâs this your business Tracey?â Damon asked gripping the door handle ti-ght so Deanna wouldnât open the door.
âThis is kidnap! Let me out of here!â Deanna shouted
âKidnap?â Tracey scoffed âIâll go call momâ
âyou wonâtâ Damon gr@bbÂŁd her arm and made her look into his eyes âlook at me. You will go back to your room and wonât remember what happened. you didnât hear any voice either. Repeatâ
âI donât remember anything about now. I didnât hear any voiceâ she said obe-diently, her eyes on his
âGoodâ Damon re-leased her âYou can goâ
Tracey nodded and walked straight to her room like someone who had been hypnotized. Damon heaved a sigh and walked into his room.
âYou again!â Deanna g@sped when he walked in
Damon locked the door and ran his f!ngersthrou-gh his hair âyou almost blew my coverâ
âwhat am I doing here?â
âI picked you from the brothelâ Damon replied and walked pas-sed her to the be-d
Deanna looked into her nightie and Damon chuckled âyouâre kidding right?â she asked
âI donât have time for gamesâ Damon replied âyou sle-pt too longâ was last night that stressful?â
âLast night?â
âRight! You were drun!k, I donât expect you to remember anything but you were really good. So obe-dientâ Damon glanced at the che-st of drawers âyour pay is in the first drawer.. freshen up and leaveâ
Deanna wra-pped her arms around her che-st and screamed.
âHey! Shut up! I live with my familyâ Damon hushed but Deanna continued screaming
Someone knocked on the door. âDeanna?!â
It was Stefan.
Damon covered Deannaâs mouth with his palm so she doesnât shout.
âDeanna are you in there?â Stefan knocked repeatedly âDamon?!â
The door opened and Damon stood at the doorway. âWhat do you want?â
âI thought I heard someone screamingâ
âitâs from the televisionâ
Stefan stared at him not really convinced.
âOkayâ he managed to say
Damon slammed the door at Stefanâs face and walked to the closet. He had locked Deanna in there cause it was a sound proof closet and no matter how she screamed, Stefan wouldnât hear her.
âLet me goâ Deanna pleaded when Stefan walked into the closet
âYou canât leave till me entire family, including Stefan goes outâ
âwhy?â
âcause they canât see youâ
âBut I have to go.. my aunt would be angry and kick me outâ
âThen youâll go throu-gh the windowâ Damon suggested
âThe window?â
âThatâs the only way they wonât see youâ
Deanna walked to the window and looked down âitâs too highâ
âitâs a three-sto-rey building and this is the third floorâ
âHow do you expect me to jump?â
âYouâre not going to jumpâ
âThen how do I get down?â
Damon sm-irked and walked towards her âIâll push youâ
âwhat?â
âLook at meâ he brou-ght her face up to his âyouâll go back home and wonât remember anything about now. You went here. And you didnât see me either. Repeatâ
Deanna looked into his eyes and watched the way his iris changed colors âwhat are you doing?â
âconcentrate and repeat after meâ he looked de-ep into her eyes âyou were never here and you didnât see me. Repeatâ
âI donât remember anything. I wasnât here and I didnât see youâ Deanna said obe-diently
Damon sm-irked âI thought he wasnât going to workâ he k!$$ÂŁd her on the back of her she started fading into the air.
âByeâ he blew out air from his mouth and the breeze blew her out the window.
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