Entering The Trap

Days turned to weeks, but we couldn't find Marina anywhere.

"Mom, is this all because of me?", I could no longer carry the weights of regrets, tears flowed down effortlessly.

She held my hand. Trying to comfort me, but the truth was that everyone is being hunted by the devil because of me.

He would come when the sun sleeps, and would take one of us.

We don't know whether he killed them or kept them in prison.

"Aine", Kaira whispered holding my hand,"Will he take me too?"

I could see the pain, the fear and the truth in her eyes.

I couldn't dare to look at her eyes.

How could I lie to her, when she already knows everything.

And when her fate can't be changed.

I stepped out of the cave.

My heart wants to go there again.

"Why are you here?", Mom pulled me inside.

"Mom", tears fell like rain, "Let me go."

She looked at me, startled.

"Aine, my daughter. You know how precious you are. You can't let our efforts, our death go in vain."

"But he will find us", I stammered, "And...Kaira...she is still a kid. He...he'll kill her."

"I know we can't hide here, but don't worry I'll find a way to get out. We will leave this forest."

I looked at her,"But...where can we go? This is our home."

She hugged me,"We will go far away from this devil's trap."

The night was heavy for me. I never thought that fate would take me to this end.

Kaira was lying beside me.

"He can't hurt her. She is just a kid", I don't want to trust him, but somewhere between fear and hatred, I still believe he is not a devil.

It was midnight, I looked beside me.

"Kaira", she wasn't there.

I looked here and there. My heart was racing with fear.

I saw a shadow, and someone was standing near the cave.

"Is it him?", terror seized me.

With trembling steps I stepped out.

"Kaira, what are you doing here?"

It was her. I finally had a breath.

"Ai…Aine...", she was scared.

"What happened?", I held her tighter, whispering reassurances.

"I heard Amy…she was calling me. She is...still alive."

Kaira's words froze me.

"Amy? How can she be here", I said to myself.

I took her inside. Kaira was probably having a dream, where she saw Amy.

Mother saw us coming inside, "I have told you several times, to not step out after sunset. And you are here at this time. Aine, she is a child, but you know what can happen."

I wanted to explain, but that was all in vain.

"It wasn't a dream, Aine. I saw Amy, she was scared, her hands were bleeding", tears flowed from her eyes,"And...as I took steps toward her..."

"What happened, Kaira?"

"Smoke filled the surroundings. There were some voices, unusual. And then...then she was not here. He took her, Aine", and she started crying.

Though I convinced her that it was all just an illusion, but my brain was stuck on her words.

What if Amy is still alive?

Is it his trap or just a mere coincidence?

"I'll have to find out the truth behind it", I thought.

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