Bloodlines of the Shadows

other fun while I get to stay at home and watch my two half-sisters. Recalling vividly the day I ref

ssion. When I ask her, she tells me not to dwell on it, saying it's something s

ould be one of my sisters, so I pretend not to hear, trying to know

n door before I knock it down," Juliet says, pushi

, with a cheerful voice, s

or," she says disrespectfully. "Looks like you wa

a few minutes," I say almost in a plea, trying to c

nexpected question, I start stuttering. "Uh... nothing, I just needed to ma

or open widely, causing me to stagger and fall on m

sleeve," she says, scanning her e

tening to burst out from me, I clench my fist in anger p

om, Jane," I say,

you do if I refuse?" walking up t

g my hands towards the door. Unable to tell my expressi

ing up a tight short green skirt from my bed with a

let off some steam," Sighing and waving away all

m on and making poses to be sure that they fit me well. My beauty radiates through the mirr

t's a no. I won't even be able to walk. What about...

rawer and pick up my brush and makeup kit but I change my mind immediately

rple woman's hair from my dream flashes in my memory

I think of what my sisters would think of me, and the feeling of guilt washes over me. But the thoug

stepping into the dimly lit parlor, I squinted my

from my dream and the rumors surrounding our house about it being haunted flashed through my

inside my heart. No response. I feel paralyzed imm

lief washes over me as Jan

ask, completely fo

s, noticing my dress an

round, trying to avoid any questio

rn around and wish that she was my o

lew past me, causing the hairs on my body to stand on edge, recalling my dream. I suck on my teeth, instantly regretting why I d

ause of what I was facing. Fear is about to engulf me. The shadowy figures lingering about in the foggy street, reminiscent of the fog

illed my heart. Running towards the cemetery along the shortest route outside our street, I came to a hal

my thoughts. Looking forward to where the horn came from, I see my best fri

ing was alright mostly raising my head and watching them alight from the truck. Get

ttered. " Amie, you told me y

to pick you up so that you would enjoy everything from the onset

Olivia says, smacking my bu

id, raising my hands up to the air, letting the cold

r pierced through the silence of the

" Olivia shouts, raising her

reply, finally

s, surrounded by mist taking semblance to the man in my dream and creating an enigmatic

she stops the car in haste, ca

ht?" Bailey asks,

. My mind continuously drifts back to the man in my dre

n, girlie, I almost lost my fucking life. When are you going to move out of this tr

e too harsh on her," Amelia says,

ere all hallucinating," Oli

ination. We all saw it," Amelia responds, lookin

mething relating to what happened and also telling how

there's something I need to take

ays cute," Amelia says, pinching m

n the air and prompting all of us to join her. But deep do

mly lit bar reeking of cigarettes and drinks. "What's this p

its cover," She shout

ythmic beats of the music, and the eclectic mix of patrons chatting and laughing. A surge of confidence suddenly erupts inside me; this was an adult world, and I am now a part

chest. "This is a new adventure, a rite of passage that I have been waiting for. I am letting everything be and submitting myself

the uncertainty of the unknown tugging at my confidence,

prehension began to dissolve. The warmth of their laughter and the vibrant

e is waiting for you over there," Amelia says, winking

t the unexpected... A figu