Simon doesn't touch me. I get down from the window like I've been doing this my whole life.
He continues walking, past my house, past our neighborhood, directly towards the woods. And, I'm still struggling to do anything about my current condition.
I'm following him against my will, or in this case, my will is not mine, it's his.
Is he kidnapping me? How is he doing this?
There's no time to worry about that now, because we have officially entered into the forest. I instantly get chills, and gooseflesh spreads through my entire body.
Moonlight is the only brightness guiding us through this pitch darkness. Today is a full moon day and everything in my vicinity is lighted up by pale yellow light. Under different circumstances, I would've appreciated this serenity, but following a creepy guy into the forest who had brought me into the most dangerous place ever, doesn't particularly appease my artistic tongue.
Simon suddenly stops walking and I follow suit. I blankly stare at him with no means of shouting, sprinting or fighting for survival.
I hate this!!
I can feel the internal shivering in me, but my body doesn't budge an inch. I stand rock solid to the ground like statue.
His eyes are still completely black and he smiles at me like a creep. He brings his face extremely close to mine, and my stomach churns, afraid of what he's planning to do with me.
"I like how obedient you are...", he whispers against my lips.
I absolutely loathe this! What the fuck is happening? Why am I not able to move?
What is he going to do with me? I thought he was a nice guy and that's the only reason I allowed him inside my room.
The chilly wind cuts across my skin like shards of glass. If I didn't know any better, I would die of hypothermia rather by Simon. I'm literally in my black satin nightgown, because how was I supposed to know that a black eyed creepy guy was going to magically bind and abduct me. It makes no sense at all!
It's my fault! I shouldn't have believed him in such a short span.
"You smell amazing, Eva! My lord will be so proud of me. Today is the day, I finally earn his blessings, and become the strongest, most powerful creature of all", he proudly declares to me.
Simon is this friendly neighborhood guy. He is just an inch taller than me, lean, simple, aloof with messy hair. I would've never pegged him to be an evil lord or anything.
The way his voice has changed now is scarier than the howl I heard when I first came to Euphoria.
Oh my god! I just realize that I'm right in the middle of where the howl came from!
"Thanks, Eva, for trusting in me like a fool. I'm really sad that you'll die naive, without knowing anything. If it's any consolation, in the short period of time, we knew each other, I really liked you", he laughs sadistically, and circles around me like a maniac.
I have so much to say, so many questions, so much to shout, but how much ever I try, nothing comes out.
This bastard! He said I'm going to die! Why is he going to kill me? All I ever did was be good to him.
"We shouldn't make my lord wait longer. So, shall we?", he asks and gestures me to go ahead, which I instantly obey.
Whenever I try to disobey him, my body weighs tons. It's difficult to even move an inch on my own. I don't feel mentally or physically strong to pull it off, either. I'm feeling giddy and faint, but I still continue walking because he's the one commanding my brain to walk.
We have swapped positions and I can feel Simon behind me.
We walk further deep. Where is he taking me? Who is this lord he keeps talking about?
Maybe he's part of a cult. I've often heard how cults makes human sacrifices and they can perform black magic. Cults usually have their practices during midnight, in some shady corner, where they won't have any hindrances. The situation in front of me, matches every criteria I just mentioned.
We walk in complete silence. The only sound I hear are the twigs being crushed under our feet and my own heart thudding.
The more and more we enter inside the forest, the darker it becomes. The warm yellow moonlight has reduced drastically now, and it's becoming highly difficult to see anything in front of me.
All of a sudden, my body stops moving, and we've reached a huge clearing. Simon comes and stands next to me.
"Hail, my lord! I've brought the sinner to you and request for salvation in return", he yells loudly in an ancient tongue through a voice of steel.
My insides twist with fear.
I swear that if I'm not under his spell, my knees would've given out completely by now.
He bows and kneels and I follow the same.
Through the extreme darkness, I sense very slow movement in front of me, but, because my head is touching the ground, I don't have visibility of the surface.
It's eerily quiet and I now feel Simon's heartbeat thumping in sync with mine.
Whoever is in front of me, Simon is afraid of them, which only means one thing for me.
Death !!