6 years ago a devil took my soul.

It was the winter of my 6th grade year.

Trees hunched from the burden of carrying a heavy white blanket of snow in their arms and the moon overhead penetrated the darkness,revealing minute rainbows hidden in the snow flakes. I walked the empty streets of my small town and dodged the thin sheets of ice scattered across them.I sighed and in the quietness my mind wandered to the earlier events of that evening,unraveling before me like a movie reel,sending me into flashbacks. Glass shattered and the clattering of the pieces echoed through the house,the irate screams of my mom followed on cue and the gruff voice of my dad trailed closely behind,mixing together in twisted harmony.Pain had flooded over me and engulfed my heart as i listened from upstairs,huddled in a small ball on my bed. I shook my head trying to toss the thoughts out of my mind as i pulled my jacket closer against my body and looked up,spying the stoplights changing from one fluorescent color to the next. I paused and let the colors burn themselves into my eyes, before picking up my pace again and rounded the corner onto Lexington Avenue. The road was shrouded in shadows cast by the streetlights loitering on each side. Porches were lit and displayed the lavish 3 story,Victorian houses with trim green gardens and tall iron gates on either side of me. The cold air sent a tingling up my fingertips and i lifted them to my face to breath on them before shoving them into my pockets for warmth. I averted my eyes from the other houses and approached the last one on the street. It was a grand house,a Victorian built in the 1800's and was beautifully restored, like the others,but the lawn that rivaled the garden of Eden itself seperated it from the rest. It was certainly the wealthiest in the town,and the delicate details seen in every crevice of the house shot jealousy into people's hearts. I stared at it and stepped off the streets onto the sidewalk that lead to the porch steps knowing that through the elegance and regal air stood a prison;My prison.

I followed the pathway up to my steps,guarded by two stone lions,their gaze focused on anyone that dared approach them. The flowers lining each side ,grabbed and tugged at my pants,like beggars asking for spare change. I heard the light thump of my foot hitting the first step and i quietly scrambled up them to the glass door. Pulling the house key from my pocket i tugged the glass door open,listening to its shrill protests as it dragged along the wood. It opened fully to reveal an oak door and i shivered slightly as i slipped the key into the lock and turned it listening for the click. When i heard it, i leaned my weight against the door and gripped the knob in my small hands, begging for my parents to be asleep as i pushed on the door and peered into the house. Being met by silence i tiptoed into the hallway and closed the door behind me slowly. I locked it and still on tiptoe began to ascend the staircase,my ears alert for any hint of movement. As i reached the top i stepped onto the carpet and let my feet sink into it as i heard the low snores seep through the cracks under my parents bedroom.

Of course they wouldnt have noticed i was gone..

I shuffled to my bedroom door and the door opened with a creak. A soothing feeling of warmth and familiarity embraced me,reminding my body of its weariness. Flinging myself onto a cloud of cherry red pillows and stuffed animals,my eyes fluttered then closed and once again my memories flooded into the space behind my eyelids,painting pictures that one could only see with their eyes shut.

My mom had been yelling at my dad about our family business and at the time i was too young to understand that the economy was getting rougher making it harder to earn money. Upon hearing the shattering of glass,I knew i could no longer remain in the unbearable aura that hovered around. I remember opening my bedroom window and popping off the screen. The wind rushed in,its sly tendrils whipping through my hair as i clung to the windowpane tightly,my leg stretched towards the branch of the mighty oak tree that stood near it. As my toes touched the branches i pushed myself off the windowpane and landed backwards into the soft blanket of snow its arms held.My heart beat crazily as i shimmied down the trunk and tore into the night,leaving the worries of my family behind.

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I had no idea where i was going nor did i care.

Just feeling the air against my skin and knowing that it wiped away all the troubles that had followed me from the house,threw me into an overwhelmingly, calm peace of mind. I turned the corner and waited there ,near the intersection,before the light lit up on the other side and i crossed. I looked down and watched my feet patter over the white crossing lines,clear of snow by the salt, as i heard cars glide to a stop beside me. I walked the sidewalks of my town,my feet leading me as i blankly stared up at the darkening sky and not caring where i was headed, i submissively followed.When i finally looked around i recognized that i was in the neighborhood of my best friend,Elliot. Coming to a halt I gazed at his house for a moment before walking around back to where i knew his bedroom was. Picking up a small pebble, i found near a bush, i skillfully threw it and smiled with satisfaction as it tapped his window. A movement shuffled behind the curtains momentarily before they slid open,revealing Elliot's silhouette. I saw him glance at me before making a triangle gesture;our symbol for the treehouse. I walked around the house to the otherside where a huge maple tree held an assemble of boards formed into a treehouse barely visible through the snow.I climbed the rope ladder and entered our tree haven,letting the sheet that covered the entrance,flap back into place. I had wrapped my arms around my body and sat against the wall for a few minutes before hearing the rope ladder sway underneath me and Elliot's hand grip the edge of the platform.He lifted himself into the treehouse and smiled as he spotted me.

Elliot...

I released a gasp of air,suddenly realizing i had been holding my breath. Tears of relief filled my eyes,causing me to squeeze them shut and sniff to prevent them from falling. When i opened them again i saw his boyish face staring into mine. His rosy cheeks were lit by the little streams of moonlight that broke through the cracks of the tree house,deep black curls framed his forehead and concerned brown eyes searched my own violet ones, for the reason behind my tears. I pulled my knees to my chin and hugged them as i rested my head there and freely let my tears flow. I peered at him through my hair and saw him shuffle to take a seat beside me,pulling up his own knees and resting his head in his arms as he stared at the wall opposite of us. After a few minutes of soft crying he finally spoke.

"Kera..im sorry that i dont know what to do to help you.."

He spread his legs back out and leaned towards me as he gave me a small,awakward hug.

"But..I really hope that i can somehow make you happy.."

Lifting my head I turned to look at him,our eyes meeting and he turned his head away in embarassment. I laughed a bit at his reaction and he tilted his head back and grinned at me.

"Elliot ..Do you know what time it is?"

"I think its alittle pass 11pm. You should head home."

"Yeah..okay I'll be leaving now..and Elliot?"

"Huh?"

"Thanks" I smiled at him and gently kissed his cheek before walking to the edge of the platform.

"Uh-huh..No problem" 

My feet breezed the rung of the rope ladder and I glanced at him briefly, as he still sat there, before descending. A disturbance filtered through the night when suddenly the pictures began to blur before my eyes and a wave of nausea swept through me.I lurched forward,the rope ladder no longer, there, and began falling to the ground. My heart jumped into my throat and a panicked scream urged to burst from my lips but got caught in my lungs instead. When i was about to hit the ground ,my body twitched and jolted forward. Everything had disappeared. Elliot and the tree house. When i was able to refocus  I realized that I was sitting up on my bed,violently clutching a pillow in my hands. My heart drummed rapidly inside my chest and i took shallow breaths to calm it as i sighed heavily into the air.

"Haha i hope that didnt scare you too much. It just took forever for you to wake up and i was tired of waiting."

I slowly twisted my head to face in the direction that the sensual voice had come from. 

(it may not be that good so far but i will try to keep making it better as i continue it) thanks ^^ ~timiee