All of a sudden, I was awake. The pain in my shoulder was agonizing and the wound on my stomach was throbbing. The bed beneath me was hard and the sheets were scratchy. I could hear the heart monitor’s steady beeping and a gentle murmur floating around the room. I tried to open my eyes, but they wouldn’t obey me. What had happened? Why was I here? I clenched my fists and thought very hard, my heart racing. It all came back in a blur. The dark figures closing in on me, their strong fingers gripping my clothes, dragging me into the darkness. The searing pain that shot through my shoulder, and the punch in my stomach… I sat up in my bed and pried my eyelids away from my eyes. Everything seemed to have gone silent, even my heart. The room was gray and gloomy with dark shadows along the walls. I shuddered and carefully lifted the sleeve of my shirt. What I saw afterwards stayed with me for the rest of my life. The scarlet wound ran all the way up my shoulder and to my neck. The slice in my skin was deep with blood. My head was pounding. Everything that had happened weighed down on me like a rock. I slowly laid back down and let the sleeve fall back into place. I was alone, I could rest for a little while…or so I thought. A soft voice came from the shadows. “Hello Lila. We meet again.” I jumped and turned in the direction of the voice. It seemed familiar, like a faint forgotten dream. Or maybe a nightmare. “Show yourself.” I whispered. A tall man wearing a dark gray suit emerged from the corner of the room. Two more followed. I knew immediately that they were the ones who had done this. And they weren’t good. The Stalkers. “So, you thought you could fight us off again, eh? Well you thought wrong.” The man said to me nastily. “W-Why did you do this to me, what do you want?” I stammered. But I knew what they wanted. They wanted me. They wanted my magic.
The story is all by me. I got inspiration from the contest prompt by Micrino. Hoped you enjoyed it! If you have any feedback feel free to comment below!
