“No! I don’t even know you!” I didn’t mean to be so rude, but he had caught me completely off guard. Never in a thousand years would I have expected him to say that. I began to shake my head. What was wrong with him?
The smile left his face. Something changed in his eyes as he stared at me. It was as if a mask had just fallen from off his face and evil was hiding underneath it.
I sat back further in my seat. One side of his mouth lifted in a malicious grin.
“You know…” He looked down at my arm as he lightly ran his finger across it. I moved it away from him, holding it close to my body. “I have walked this earth for a long time, and never have I seen a woman as beautiful as you. You don’t even know how rare your looks are.” His voice had changed as well. He no longer sounded like Martin Luther King Jr. I have never heard the devil speak, but if I had, I imagined he sounded like him. My heart was now pounding in my chest. I had made a horrible mistake letting him inside my home.
“I think you should leave.” I stood, but he put his hand on my waist and slammed me back into the chair, hard. I cried out from the shock of it.
“Your first lesson is simple. You don’t do anything unless I tell you. Do you understand me?” I nodded as tears welled up in my eyes.
“Say, yes master.” He hissed. I was so afraid I couldn’t speak. His evil gaze took me in and I could tell he was enjoying my fear. It was as if it turned him on. A strange clicking noise came from his throat.
“Please, you’re scaring me.” My words came out barely above a whisper. I began to visible shake. Please God help me!
He knocked my ball-cap off my head before grabbing my throat violently. I yelled out as I grabbed at his hands trying to stop them from choking me. I gasped, he was crushing my throat. The look of pleasure that came into his wicked eyes told me that this man was getting ready to kill me.
“Say, yes master.” He repeated slowly, jerking me closer to him, causing excruciating pain in my neck.
“Yes master!” I cried, gasping for air.
“Good girl.” His grip loosened on my throat just enough for me to breath. Thirstily, I sucked in air.
“Your grandfather was a fool. How long did he think he could hide such beauty? Do you know why he kept such a protective eye on you?” His cold gaze peered down into my face; turning it first to the left, and then to the right so that he could get a better look. Tears were now running down my cheek. I felt like I was stuck in a horrible nightmare.
“Answer me!” He yelled. I cried out as he began to crush my throat again.
“I don’t know!” My words were unrecognizable.
“Your beauty is your family’s legacy, handed down to you from your foremother Sarah, the wife of Abraham. The women of your bloodline are the Ancient of Days gift to some undeserving weak mortal fool.” He held his head back and laughed.
“Can you imagine us just excepting that?” I couldn’t imagine anything this nut job was saying. The only thing I could imagine was him releasing my tortured throat. I clawed at his hand using all my strength to try and loosen his fingers. His grip was like steel.
“Unfortunately, your beauty is a curse. Most of the women of your line have had very tragic lives because their sweetness attracted every beast that crossed their path. And that senile old fool thought to break the curse—with a wig!” He laughed again, this time to the point of tears.
“The ancient ones fell for women far less beautiful than you.” His laughter died down, and he swiped at a tear in his eye. “Hell, I have seen kingdoms crash and burn over women whose faces couldn’t even hold a candle to yours.”
“He tried to hide you here on this farm in hopes of keeping you out of the sights of those like me.” He lowered his head to my neck applying enough pressure to tilt my head. My eyes began to roll to the back of my head. I was going to die.
“You smell so good.” Precious air flowed into my starved lungs as he loosened his grip.
“I have watched you and wanted you for years. I pleaded with that old stubborn fool to sell you to me. I told him that I would pay off all his depts. Such a sweet sub you will be.” He licked my cheek with a long swipe of his tongue. I squeezed my eyes shut, I felt like vomiting.
“But he wouldn’t sell, no matter what I offered. So…” Moving my head closer, he pressed his lips to my ear and whispered. “I waited until he was all alone and I smothered him.”
“No!” I yelled at the top of my lungs coming awake instantly. The sight of a dark figure leaning in over me caused me to scream again as I went wild swinging and kicking fighting for my life.
“Yas, baby it’s me!” Gabe said catching my hands as I swung at him. “It’s me, you’re having a nightmare.” Breathing heavy I looked around the strange room coming completely awake.
“Where am I?” I didn’t recognize the room.
“Not where you’re supposed to be. Don’t do this again, when I come home from work I want to find you in my bed, not in the bed down the hall.” He put one arm underneath my legs and the other around my waist and effortlessly lifted me into his arms. Instantly, a feeling of safety washed over me. I wrapped both of my arms around his neck, burying my face in the crevice of it .
That dream felt so real. It was like reliving
