Aurora Dawns

Chapter 5

Hello 

Frankie 

The next few days passed the same way, Ariana kept her distance but slowly I earned a little more of her trust or I thought this. I needed a friend in here because until Damien finds me I must stay alive somehow and sane of course, that is important. I knew that without company I will go back to my dark thoughts and never be able to control the monster in me. Carl and Beth did several visits just to see if I was still alive and if I still had resistance, what they didn't know was that with each visit they paid my hatred grew and I became slowly stronger. When I knew that Ariana was asleep I practiced them but I still couldn't escape from the silver cage. I learnt to cause nightmares just like I could make someone feel pain or any other sensation, the only problem with this power was that I wasn't capable to stop it and I continued implanting the feeling in someone's mind and body until they died. The last time I tried this I almost killed my friend Cameron... Is she and Liz alive? I had no idea about what happened to them that night when I was captured. I neither knew about Damien , Adam or Fanny, did they get hurt? Are they looking for me? I must find an entertainment or I will kill myself with these thoughts. Unfortunately that little fucker Troy kept paying visits and trying to get on Ariana's good side, but she was smarter than believe to his lies.   I despised him, Troy remembered me of Clyde, the same egoism, same lies...simply disgusting. One day we had a new visitor. Ariana was still sleeping when she arrived. It was a beautiful, blonde woman in her early 30's, with big blue eyes and a really lovely smile. She came in the room and showed to me with her finger to keep quiet. I nodded and she came closer, she had several clothes in her hands and a toothbrush too.

- Hi dear! My name is Charity, I'm really sorry that we meet under these circumstances. I supposed that this would come well for you. - She whispered and carefully handed the clothes and toothbrush to me. I was trying to wash my teeth with my fingers in these last weeks and I felt that my eyes got wet due to some happy tears.

- My name is Frankie and thank you very much! - I quickly went to wash my teeth and she chuckled at me washing them like a machine. I walked back to her and smiled.

- Wow...I didn't know someone can miss this. - She laughed and Ariana woke up for the sound. She stretched in her bed and her hair was a total mess but she looked cute as always.

- Good morning dear! - Charity said and went to give a hug to Ariana. She hugged her tightly and then looked ta me.

- What is going on here? - She asked and Charity answered.

- Well, I brought some new clothes and a toothbrush to our new friend. - Ariana looked at her and said.

- She is not our friend she is a criminal. - I felt really bad for this but she was right. I was a f*****g moster after all.My anger started to grow but I managed to keep myself calm more or less just my eyes turned to purple. Charity frowned her eyebrows at Ariana. 

- She didn't do anything to be here and you know this well Ariana. We captured and caged  like a bird and took away her life.  She is not a criminal she is a victim Ariana. Show some mercy to her she got enough pain in her life. - I looked at Charity and gave her a grateful smile. Since I was captured nobody was so kind to me or talked about me like I was a normal person with feelings and not a monster. 

- How do you know what she have been through? Why do you think she is telling the truth? - Ariana asked with some edge in her voice. Charity sighed and sat down on her bed looking at me, than turned to Ariana. I sat down on the floor with my legs crossed and listened to this new friend of mine. 

- You are here with her since we captured her. So you have no idea what is going on outside of these walls. Well dear, they are preparing for another attack and they want to use her as a weapon. If she won't work with us she will be sacrificed. - Ariana's eyes widened and stared at me with some sorry in her eyes. I swallowed and thought. "Fantastic really...I had a few great month of my 16 years of life and now or I will attack those who will be my family or I'll get killed. " I interrupted Charity.

- I won't hurt them. I'll get killed before that. -Ariana ignored what I said and asked.

- Okay, but how do you know she is telling the truth?! - Charity sighed again, came to my cell and extended one of her hand into the cell carefully not to touch the silver. I held her hand and nodded. She turned to Ariana with her glance, she was still sitting on her bed. With lot of pain in her voice said.

- Dear, Carl is talking about her all the time, how he hurt her when she was a child. How they abused her and tortured her. He thinks that he is a real warrior a great man who defeated the monster but he is nothing. He is worst than a cockroach. They adopted Frankie after she was born. Her real mother gave her to them because they seemed good people, and they also got money from Frankie's family at the beginning to raise her. When she learnt to walk  they trained her to clean and kicked her if she din't do her duties well. - The memories Charity brought back made me get angry and pained, so so pained. I tightened my hold on her hand and she noticed that my nails started to grow. She put another had on mine and smiled at me then continued.

- Ariana, I won't tell more because it hurts Frankie a lot and we don't want her to suffer more, or at least I don't want. - I looked into her eyes.

- Thank you. Can you help me to get out of here? - Her smile faded and she bowed her head.

- Sorry but I can't I want but my hands are tied. - I sighed and let a little tear escape my only hope died. Ariana's voice broke the silence.

- Frankie, you are not  a monster, at least in my story. - I smiled at her and she came next to my cell as well. We talked for hours even my stay was  a little pleasant this way. But the idyll was broken by Carl's cruel voice and stinky smell. He stormed in the room and started to argue with Charity. 

- What do you think you are doing here?! She is a b***h a monster don't be kind with her! She is the reason your father is dead! - I opened my eyes wide and didn't understand a word. Her dad? Why would be that my fault? Charity shouted at Carl.

- His death was his own fault! He deserved it after everything he did in his life and you don't deserve better death! - That moment Carl slapped Charity and the monster awakened in me. I hit the grids so hard that one of them even seemed to loose. I didn't give a f**k about my pain it only heated my fury. Carl heard the sound of the grid and asked Ariana.

- What was this? - She grinned at me and said. 

- Someone wants to come out. - Carl laughed and I winked at Ariana she touched Charity's arm and motioned with her hands to cover her ears. When she did it I started to sing. In a beautiful toxic voice which sounded like the most deadly symphony of violins. Carl approached to my cell and I quickly cut his face with my claw. The pain brought him back  to reality and he screamed. 

- You little b***h! - I laughed at him and said.

- Whats wrong daddy? Your face got hurt? - He growled and hit the grids with his walking stick which only made me laugh more. - I will kill you Carl even if I have to do it by pieces. Don't you dare to hurt her again because I'll know and I'll come for you. - He seemed a little frightened but he was more angry. His mouth cornered into a cruel smile.

- How are you planning to do that little one? 

- I'm full of surprises motherfucker! - I snarled and he left the room. Charity looked at me before she left and said.

- I knew I had chosen the winning team. - She glance at Ariana and said with a childish smile. - Choose wise! - She left the room and I heard the lock close. We were alone again with Ariana. She went to her bed and started to read one of her books. I read the cover and smiled.It was a collection of poetry. I  sat down on my bed and began to recite softly thinking about Damien.

"Here is the deepest secret nobody knows

Here is the root of the root and the bud of the bud

And the sky of the sky of a tree called life;which grows higher than soul can hope or mind can hide

And this is the wonder that's keeping the stars apart

I carry your heart, I carry it in my heart. - She lifted her head out of her book and our glance met.- That was beautiful, who is the poet? - She asked, she got excited and also a little touched.

- E.E. Cummings, I carry your heart. - She sighed and said. 

- I would love to have someone whose heart I can carry on. Is it a stupid thing that I sometimes dream of my prince who will rescue me and show me a better life? - She looked at me and she was so cute. I saw myself in her, even knowing that she is only a year younger than I , she made me feel a total adult what I was according to the law. 

- He will come when you won't expect. Just let him in your heart when he arrives and everything will change believe me. - I smiled and gently touched Damien's mark on my neck. " I know".