I opened my eyes after remembering the wish I had spoke in my mind. I felt the blood drain from my face. Hot angry unwanted tears began to fall down my cheeks. I was angry but also filled with regret. What had I done my family was dead because of me but I had never thought of them as my enemy. Why did they have to die because of me or better yet because of Becca and her goons.
I lift my face to look at Stan who is quietly sitting on the coffee table looking at me. I want to smack the smile off his face. The wish may have come true but it had so many things wrong with it. Yes I was never alone now as there where voices in my head 24/7. Yes I may have been jealous of my brother and his ease to make new friends everywhere. I would have never considered him an enemy he did not cause my shy reserve to not open up or to feel comfortable in my own skin.
I may have been angry at my parents not taking my torment more serious but I never wished them dead. My world had been turned upside down all because of some stupid wish that twisted everything I felt into something so much worse. How can everyone dead but the people I really wish dead. Seeing Stan just sitting there with a smile on his face I felt sick.
“Why did my family have to die?” I questioned Stan. “I may have been jealous and felt slightly unloved at times by them. They did not deserve to die for my feelings I know they loved me. It was not my brothers fault that I could not be more like him it was mine.” I said in a rush as the guilt and emotion took over.
“My dear Sam, do not cry. You made the wish so I gave you power to hold demons with you always. That is not your only power however the fact that you summoned the power to cast that wish with a spell. That is the reason we are here with you forever.” He said in a way of explanation in a silky tone that implied more.
“What power? If I did have power real power then Becca and her goons would not have tormented me until I graduated High school.” I screamed back at him as I was full of pent up emotions and I lashed out at the man if you can call him that.
“Truth be told you did cast a very old and powerful spell my dearest. It has been hundreds of years since someone had that kind of power. I love you for that and have given you an amazing gift.” He says in a silky sweet voice. That wicked smile I remember seeing on the face of the boy back in school who was always nice to me.
“You...you are the boy from school. How is that even possible?” I manage to choke out. I was shocked how was he in my life before the wish was made? I knew something was off about that boy who showed me attention and was always nice but with a hint of mischief.
“I am and I loved you then too. I will apologize because it is partly my fault Becca was such a bitch to you. Becca wanted me and I never gave her the time of day. She was sickening she had a purity to her I could not stand. You on the other hand had and still have this lovely darkness about you. Its intoxicating you are best fit to be my queen.” he says his voice dripping with passion and lust.
“You have made my life a living hell!” I shouted at him. “How on earth can you think this is love in any way at all?” I questioned him my voice laced with all the rage I had in me pent up over the last 10 years.
“That may very well be right now but you will be calling me soon enough. I will leave you with my pets and see how you fair on your own.” he says as he stands a vanishes.
All I could think after he had gone was thank God. How am I going to get my life back and make something better of it now. Everything I loved was killed by me because I have darkness even though I have always tried to be a good person. Although murder is not counted as being good. I sit on the couch for a while thinking of all the things my body had done thanks to the things in my head.
I am not sure how long I had sat there but I was hungry and tired. I went to the fridge to find something to eat. I had not even thought of going to work as I was sure I would not have a job any more after last nights mess. Nothing in the fridge looked good so I chose to just go lay down and try to get some rest. I felt like I had not rested in days once my head hit my pillow I was out.
For the first time in what felt like weeks I had a dreamless sleep. Waking the next morning at 6am I was on auto pilot. I head in to take a shower I feel so numb. I almost don’t notice the shower water is hot enough to burn my skin. Once I have washed I just stand there letting the hot water wash over me. I try to make sense out of everything that has happened in my life. I turn off the water dry off and get dressed. I then head to the kitchen to make some eggs.
No sooner am I done eating my phone rings. I look to see who it is and it is work. They are more then likely calling me to formally fire me. Real classy call to fire someone I almost want to send them to voicemail. Against my better judgment I swipe to answer the call and place the phone to me ear.
“Hello” I say timidly to the person on the other end.