- Thomas, you scabby! - I'm yelling all over the house when I enter the room and notice that all my clothes, which I received as a gift from Lisa, are in total disarray.
My bra is hanging on the chandelier, my clothes are scattered all over the room, and my panties are on the balcony.
Currently, I feel like getting him and killing him in the cruelest way, but I can't do it solely because he's dead anyway. I swear, I'm so furious that I would tear him to pieces without a second thought.
I look over my shoulder as Victor enters the room. The boy looks around the interior, and his gaze is caught by the black bra I wore on the day of the accident.
I see him tilt his head to the side, as if he is thinking about something.
- I think I know this underwear. - He points to the hanging bra with his finger. - And that's strange, since I don't remember anything.
- Great. It must have made an electrifying impression on you, since you remember the bra after death. Apparently you loved that underwear more than me," I mutter with anger in my voice, and he opens his eyes wider, surprised by my words.
- So we were a couple? - With each passing moment, his eyes become more and more frightened. - Is it possible that ... you killed me because you found out about my infidelities?
- Did you cheat on me!? - I yell at him, making him jump back in fear.
- After all, it was a question. I, for one, want to know if there is such a possibility.... I don't remember anything, well, except maybe that bra. - He points his finger at the black bra again, and I clench my teeth in anger. - Seeing your aggressive assaults, I have no doubt that you murdered me.
- It's true. Jennie killed you," Thomas declares as he stands on the threshold of the door and leans his shoulder against the door frame. - She was a motorcycle driver, and you accompanied her when she announced to you that I wanted you to die together. For a long time, she had dreamed of a tragic death with her beloved. She had read too many nonsense books. - I open my mouth in indignation when I notice his innocent face. - Do you realize that passengers usually die in accidents and drivers come out of it unscathed? She should be in your place, and you should still be alive, peasant.
I can't stand it anymore. This mangy demon is driving me crazy, so I unexpectedly throw myself at him and aggressively grab him by the hair. I pull with the greatest force my body has, but it doesn't impress him, because I hear him laughing.
- If you actually killed me, I will never forgive you! - shouts Victor in a panicked voice as he runs out of the room.
- The only person I will send to hell is you, you cursed demon," I turn to Thomas, but too late I remember his supernatural strength, as I fly over the floor and land softly on the mattress. I open my eyes wide as he sits on my stomach and leans down, looking at my face with an amused look. - Why are you doing this? Why are you teasing me?
- Don't you know that demons are famous for this?
- I get the impression that you are doing this on purpose. You lied to Victor, and now he thinks I actually killed him. Why did you do that?
- So that I don't have a rival, and the ex-boyfriend is quite a threat, until the DICE comes back for him.
I nervously swallow my saliva as his gaze grows more intense.
- A threat? What are you talking about?
- Demons like it when something that is theirs is actually theirs. You've been mine since you got here," he announces, tickling my chin with his fingers. I get the impression that at this point he is claiming to be the master, and that I am simply supposed to be an obedient pet to him.
- You're kidding, right? - I squint my eyes, letting him know how mad I am at him.
- I'm joking," he confirms, smiling mischievously. - But not with the fact that you are my property.
- I am not a thing for you to call me your property.
- I have been a demon for fifteen years, so you should obey me.
- We are not animals for you to present a hierarchy to me.
- What do you mean we're not? - The indignation in his voice is so clear that I open my eyes wider in amazement. - I am the tiger, and you are my kitten.
And he strokes my chin again, as if I actually am one.
*
I raise an eyebrow when I notice an unusual situation in the house. It really was shocking, and I rubbed my eyelids in shock to convince myself that I was not delusional. Well, because how am I supposed to believe that Lisa and Andy are not arguing for the first time in a long time? And as if that were not enough, the devil woman is sitting on his back, her legs embracing his waist. Her face is snuggled into his neck, and at that moment she looks so sweet and adorable. If the love between an angel and a demon did not seem strange to me, I would believe that they share an affection. Although... maybe I should start believing it, since angels and demons live in harmony? So far, I grew up with a lie, and since I've lived with them, I've found that despite the bickering and hair pulling, they really are friends, and their behavior is another way of showing love to each other.
Andy puts the cup to his lips, and Lisa snuggles into him even tighter, muttering unintelligible words under her breath.
- Is she sick? - I ask as the angel sits down in the chair. The blonde squatted against the backrest, not about to let him go. - Is she all right?
- From time to time, there is a day when she acts like a docile lamb and doesn't leave my side. I have to put up with it for twenty-four hours," he replies, setting the cup down on the saucer.
I furrow my eyebrows when I realize that there is no coffee or tea in the dish.
- This is the first time I've encountered someone drinking water from a cup.
- It's not water," he says, reaching for the newspaper. - It's a liquid that replenishes my fatigue.
- You are not human, so how can you be tired? - I wrinkle my nose as he aims a sharp look at me. He's staring obliquely, and I get the impression that he looks like an angry sheep at this point.
- You're not 100% human either, so you have no right to be tired. Let me just hear a whine from your mouth, and.... - He points a finger at me warning and intends to finish the sentence, but Lisa speaks up and squeezes his neck tighter and tighter.
- You sound like you are her father. I don't like that. I'm the only one you can yell at.
I open my mouth when I see that Andy only rolls his eyes at her statement.
- Are you two okay?
- There is alcohol in the cup. He tricked Lisa with it and that's why my sister is not herself. She has a weaker head than a human being, if you ask me. - Thomas goes downstairs, and I cross my arms on my chest, still indignant at his earlier behavior. - Have you collected all your clothes from the garden? I saw the pink bunny panties hanging on the bush," he turns to me, and a silly grin adorns his face.
- I wonder if that poor bunny I crashed with my car went to heaven or hell? - Lisa's expressions are meaningless today.
Clenching my teeth, I rise from the couch and with a quick step head for the exit door.
- You're a perverted demon, and you won't tell me that you're any different from an ordinary person in this regard!
I step outside and head straight for the garden. My attention is caught by Victor, who is sitting sadly between the bushes. I approach him to explain to him that Thomas's words are nonsense pulled out of his finger, but he turns his back on me to continue to ignore me.
- Do you really believe what that stupid demon said? You became too gullible after you died," I respond as I sit down on the grass behind him. - I didn't tell you about our previous relationship and what happened, because I guess how difficult it is to bear to hear what was the reason for your death. I was afraid that you would start blaming me and wouldn't forgive me for being the one who persuaded you to ride a motorcycle in the middle of the night. Although. All the time, I judge myself that it all happened because of me.
He unexpectedly turns to face me.
- Thomas teases me incessantly. I understand that he is a demon, but I get the impression that he only dislikes me here.
- Come on. I am the main reason for his idiotic plays. Because of this, he gets to you. - I wrinkle my eyebrows when I notice the pink panties hanging on the bushes under the balcony. I point at them with my finger. - See? He does this to me all the time. Now I understand Andy, and I know why he gives Lisa alcohol when there is an opportunity. At least he has peace of mind, well, maybe not completely. - I begin to feel sorry for him when I recall the blonde hair hanging around his neck. He may not be losing his hair, but on the other hand, he can't get away from it all day long. I don't know which is worse.
I feel sad when I see Victor's sad face.
- I know it's nonsense. I'm just sad, and I still can't get over the fact that I'm dead. You know? I think it would be better if the Costume would hurry. I don't know if I'm serving my punishment currently to then go to heaven, but it's getting harder and harder, so I think that's what it's all about.
Tears gather under my eyelids and I feel like embracing him, but it's impossible. I can only look at him and suffer with him.
- You should be glad that you got such a punishment. You wouldn't want all eternity to carry the weight of wings that are full of sins. I didn't get such a chance, although I don't know what I've done wrong.
I look over my shoulder and look at Thomas, who is walking in the garden.
- Lisa told me that one only goes to hell for harming people, murder, or suicide. Facts. I wonder what you have messed up in life, since you are now carrying the weight of your sins on your back? - I turn to him, unable to accept that he would be able to murder anyone, although he is a demon. I watch him and Lisa every day, so I am able to conclude that they are not evil to the core beings, as the stories tell about them.
- I guess that I committed suicide," he announces, and my body goes through shivers. - I did it together with Lisa. How do I know? Because we both lost our lives too young.
- This is not said.
- It is because my sister and I feel that we carry the burden of both sins.
- So you mean to say that you killed someone together? - I have to admit that I'm starting to be horrified by his words.
- I don't know. I don't know my past, so I can only guess. - He shrugs his shoulders. - And you should be happy that you got a lenient punishment, and thanks to this you will get to heaven. It is said that paradise is so beautiful that all souls regret that they had to endure a problematic life on earth for so long," he turns to Victor.
He walks over to the bushes where my pink panties are still hanging and takes them in his hand. Without lifting his face, he tosses them up, accurately hitting them right on my balcony.
- You don't have to thank me," he says as he walks away toward the garden exit.