“Where are you going?” I ask him. “I don't know... Maybe I'll travel the world.. Maybe I'll stay here, lurking in the shadows, protecting you.. Or maybe I'll just go where I belong. Beyond the Golden Gates” He said, walking closer to the edge of the forest that surounds the old foggy cemetery. “No. Please. Don't go.” I cry, running over to hug him one last time. But he pushed me away, down to the cold, dewy ground. I look up at him to ask why he youshed me only to see my father standing there instead of my beloved Joe Johnson. “Stand Up.” He said. No he barked. He barked it as an order. Something he hasn't done since I was five. I obeyed, not wanting to be punished. My father wore a look on his face that showed great disappointment. I just look at my feet and cried silent tears. “My daughter...” he said, sounding like he was going to cry. I looked up. His lower-lip was quivering, one arm was crossed, the other supporting his chin, his eyes were red and puffy. He looked me up and down and walked a circle around me. He shook is head as if to say "no.", sat down on Joe's tomb, and began to sob. “Papa...” I cried the name I haven't called him since I was five, walked over to him to hug but I was denied that hug once more. Instead he threw me to the ground and screamed at me. G“ET AWAY FROM ME YOU DEMON! YOU'RE A MURDERER AND YOU WANT TO HUG ME! YOU SICK MONSTER!” he screamed. ࿂࿂࿂࿂࿂࿂࿂࿂࿂࿂࿂࿂࿂࿂࿂࿂࿂࿂࿂࿂࿂࿂࿂࿂࿂࿂࿂࿂࿂ “Are you done day dreaming?” the voice asked me. I jumped because it had frightened me. “What are you? And what's your name?” The voiced laughed. “Oh Tess. I'm you. The darker, eviler version of you. I've been here even since you were born. You just didn't know it.” I took a deep breath and asked Darker Me, "Well Darker, whose next?" The picture of an evil grin formed in my mind. “I thought you'd never ask!”
“Well there's your dad, the rest of The Springs the rest of the James the rest of the.—” "On second thought, how do I get rif of you?" I asked. “—Johnsons— Be Good duh.— there's Cami, really the whole town.” Said Darker "Hey guess what?" I said. “What?” Asked Darker, obviously thinking I was on her side. "I'm not killing anyone." I said matter of factly. "AH! STOP! Darker! Stop please! Okay, okay!" “That's one strike. You get three. And don't think you can heal them away Tess. I mean, just look at what I did to your arm. That's going to be there forever.” I wiped the blood off my now cut arm and saw one tally. “I don't know why I doubt her...” I thought. "What happenes when I get three strikes?" I asked, worried. “You'll die in some way or I can kill you by making you bleed to death, duh. Silly Goose.” Darker said with a giggle. “I'm glad you think it's so funny.” I thought.
“Of course I thought it was funny.” Said Darker. “Now come on. Let's get you home because you're all sweaty and you need your sleep.” ࿂࿂࿂࿂࿂࿂࿂࿂࿂࿂࿂࿂࿂࿂࿂࿂࿂࿂࿂࿂࿂࿂࿂࿂࿂࿂ "Ah!!" I screamed, clutching my chest and breathing really hard. Another nightmare. Boy these things never stop do they? I though. At least now I know that me killing people was all a very bad dream. I look over to my alarm clock and have to squint to se the time because it's so bright. 3:23 am "Ugh..." I sigh. "now I have to go to the bathroom. God I hate waking up." I ranked into the bathroom and flipped on the switch and I screamed at the sight. Cami was laying on the ground, dead, with One of my knives sticking out of her chest. There was blood on my perfectly pearly white counter and all of my knives were laying on a towel in a line. My jumpsuit was hung over the top of the metal shower door holder and my boots were on the toilet seat. But what I was most focused on was all this blood. "Darker... How could you?" I asked “I was getting bored and you were asleep so I saw an opportunity.” Darker said, the image of the evil grin flashed in my mind. "But why Cami? You know I think of her as a grandmother." I sobbed into my pillow. “That's exactly it. She would have found out someday soon. Then would have told your dad. Then you would be sent to a Nut House! Then you couldn't kill everybody you hate!" Darker said, actually sounding frightened. "Well what am I supposed to do with her body?" I asked. “Drag it into the woods. Duh.” Said Darker "And when did I get the strength to do this?" I asked. “From me. Now scoot. Go get that body and place it in the woods.” Darker said. ࿂࿂࿂࿂࿂࿂࿂࿂࿂࿂࿂࿂࿂࿂࿂࿂࿂࿂࿂࿂࿂࿂࿂࿂࿂࿂࿂࿂ “Good Job. Now clean up the bathroom.” Darker said. "Darker, I'm not your slave." I said. “I'm only telling you war to do so you DON'T get caught.” Darker said. "Do I ever get to see you?Like in person. Not just pictures in person." I asked. "Of course. I can leave anytime I want." I heard Darker say from behind me.