happiness is a butterfly

chapter 12

It was getting even harder to breathe in the moldy cell she was kept in

Worst of all , it reminded her vividly of the time the hollow took over her body.
She felt just as powerless and cold back then as she does right now

She was only seven at the time and the horrendous experience left hope absolutely terrified of confined spaces , and the dark

Two things she's face to face with now

But the memories of her loved ones sustained her

It's because of them, because of all their efforts to save her that she feels the need to fight

And so she does

The witch, Joanne if she's not mistaken would visit her right this hour, with one small piece of bread and a cup of water

She thinks it's now or never

She won't have any strength left to figure this out again, her body's already severely exhausted

So she fakes faint

The older witch approaches her with cautious steps, she kicked hope's leg as she raised her voice

" Quit pretending and get up to eat "

Hope was still as a statue

The woman grew impatient kicking her leg harder

" I said get the fuck up are you deaf?"

"I-i can-.... can't breathe-"

Joae mohed a "fuck"  before reahing down to touch  shoulder

It took every ounce of mental and physical strength she could harness in that moment to quickly wrap the chains around the witch's throat

No matter how powerful Joanne is as a witch , she still needs to focus for her to cast any spell

Which isn't achievable with metal chains blocking her airway

Hope could feel the witch's struggle to survive, her entire body moving hysterically , kicking her feet while her hands clatch at the chains

Minutes that felt like hours passed before the witch's struggling ended, she weighed heavier in hope's arms before her dead body hit the ground with a loud thud

She looked at the corpse beneath her feet , her eyes wide open in horror and she fought to hold back tears

Not because she felt bad for the wench,No she deserved it

But because she felt like the monster the school bullies always made her feel like

Actually the worst part is that she enjoyed it

She enjoyed the process of slowly taking the witch's life , the feeling of her toiling hopelessly to breathe again was enthralling,

It felt glorious

" 𝑺𝒐𝒎𝒆𝒕𝒊𝒎𝒆𝒔 𝒊𝒕 𝒅𝒊𝒔𝒕𝒖𝒓𝒃𝒔 𝒎𝒆 𝒉𝒐𝒘 𝒂𝒍𝒊𝒌𝒆 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒕𝒘𝒐 𝒂𝒓𝒆 "

Caroline's words rang in her ears

Come to think of it, she is her father's daughter

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She slowly opened her eyes as she realized she wasn't in her room

" Good, you're finally awake"

" Why'd you bring me here?"

She asked, trying so hard to stop the smile tugging at her lips

" Maybe i just love the sight of you in my bed"