I know it was dumb, but I broke into laughter.
"Yeah, and I'm Demeter now get out before I call the cops," I glance back over at my father as he lays in a pool of his own blood.
I could feel the bile, bubbling in my gallbladder, but it never threatened to rise. I could feel the tears prickling my eyes, but they never threatened to fall.
Why are the only emotions I feel, in the conditions of the death of my father, directed towards my fear of the man in front of me and not the grief of my father below me?
"No, you have a different glow than Demeter. I mean she's stunning, but you just give off some other glow," he was on the other side of the room looking through the blinds in an instant
He's obviously some sort of mythical creature based on how quick he moves and his bodily appearance, but why would a God be in my house?
"Oh, you're serious?" I questioned more to myself, "So you're Hades?" I ask him
I saw him tense before in a flash he was back in front of me and right in front of my face, "Do not call me Hades," he tells me darkly
My eyebrows furrow, "But isn't that your name? Mika said your name was Hades, not Death," I tell him meekly as I feel my fear closing in on me again, while under his gaze.
His hand grips my jaw tightly as he makes me loom up at his tall figure, "To you, I'm Death. Don't ask questions,"
"OK-" my door suddenly opened and he was gone as Mika entered the house
She saw my dad as he laid dead in a pool of his blood before looking at me. I was stunned, so stunned. What had just happened within the last 15 minutes of my life?
"Oh shit, Gabi," she pulled me into a tight hug as she pets my hair as my face was squished in her chest, "You can stay with me- wait, you're not crying," she pulls my head back up
"I'm-I'm not sad," I tell her surprised by my mind and feelings, "At all," I add
"Well you never actually feel pain," she says
"That's a condition, Mika. I feel emotional pain, or I was supposed to," My eyebrows furrow, "I saw him," I whispered
"You saw him? Saw who?" She asks
"Ha-Death I mean," I tell her turning to face her
"You saw him?" She questioned as shock crossed her face, "I knew you were special," she whispers
"I'm not special, Mika, but he was so surprised," I tell her, "And Mika, I can't get over his eyes. They were...beautiful, gorgeous, and golden-"
"Holy shit!" She screams suddenly
"What?" I jumped slightly
"I d-didn't- think- Holy shit," she sighs leaning against the wall, "Come on, let's get you to my place," she tells me
I grab my phone off of the couch calling 911.
"911 what's your emergency?" A female operator asked
"M-m-my, dad. H-h-he shot, through his h-head," I stutter not even being able to explain surprising myself
"I'm going to have to ask you to calm down sweetie everything will be okay. Can you tell me what your address is hun?" She asks
"3-3-3545 maple way, apartment 17," I tell her
"Help we be there soon, sweetie. I'm sorry about your father, hun," she says
"He-he wasn't a-all so awesome," I tell her
"Did you shoot him?" She asks
"N-no, I came home f-from college and he was here," I tell her honestly.
"He was already gone when you got there?" She asks
"Y-y-yes," Mika wrapped her arms around my waist pulling my back against her
I turned around to hug her as we continued talking to the operator, telling her everything we knew.
Eventually, we heard police sirens coming, "I'm going to hang up now, okay?" The lady asks
"Okay," I reply timidly before she hung up
The police soon came in through the door that was slightly open and they had medics rush over to my father as people came to question me and I told them basically what I told the lady on the phone.
"Do you have anywhere to stay?" The female who I had just explained everything to, asked me.
I glance over at Mike waiting for her confirmation before confirming, "Uh, yes," I nod
"Okay, take it easy," she says giving me a sad smile
"Uh, thank you," I tell her shakily before closing the door behind her
Mika helps me pack my things before we get into her car to go to her house.
She shows me to a room with an ensuite bathroom and leaves me there as I put my clothes away.
I stand in the bathroom in front of the mirror and wipe at my eyes.
I splash water in my face and sigh. Why can't I feel anything?
"Hey babycakes," I suddenly hear a man's voice ripping me from my thoughts
I turn around quickly trying to find the source of the voice but find no one.
"Yeah, um over here," I hear again from by the counter.
I turn back around to look at the mirror and my eyes widen when Death is staring right back at me, with his golden eyes boring right into mine.
"Uh, hey," I say awkwardly and wave at him from the mirror
He chuckles and my cheeks burn before he reaches through the mirror, grabbing the collar of my shirt as I was lifted off the ground, and through the mirror.
It was too quick to register what was going on. No way this man showed up in my mirror. No way I ENTERED a mirror. What type of backwards planet is this?
I was standing in a room with unfamiliar people, but they all gave off these strong auras and the women were beautiful, glowing even and I mean literally.
"What the actual fuck?" I say
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Death Wish
Fantasy*BOOK BEING EDITTED AND RERELEASED ON GOODNOVEL.COM* Gabriella was living with her abusive father while going to college on a scholarship. She never thought she was different, or special, she thought she was the most normal basic person there was se...
