Brien runs quickly, until he gets in the house. He huddles in the corner. His body trembles like a bolt of electricity is getting through him he is pale and his face is covered with beads of sweat. He sits there staring to the space with his half-mooned eyes; tears are streaming down his face.
He is vulnerable and feels weak, without protection like he is exposed to the perilous shadow. He can feel it taking over him, tightening his heart and shrinking his mind. He hovers in his corner unable to move any part of his body, his chest is full of pain, his head is severely ache and his breath is knocked out of him. Everything is darkening around him.
Brien is about to black-out, he is struggling with the little power he had left to resist it. At that moment, the door opens and Britt gets in. “oh my god, “ she screams “ what’s wrong” she rushes towards him and takes his arm, puts it on her shoulder, holds and tries to support his body with hers. She helps him to stand and takes him to the living-room where she literally throws him on the couch and runs back to the kitchen.
Brien stands and follows her heels. He finds her standing next to the sink, filling a glass with the water. He slowly gets closer to her, swaying his head right and left and putting a half smile on his lips.
“you shouldn’t have come after me” he laughs
“are you ok ??” she asks and turns to find him few steps away from her “what…”
“I’ve never been better” he interrupts her “I told you not to trust me”
He takes more steps towards her and stops only when his face only inches away from hers then she speaks:
“why not?”
“because I said so” he screams. Veins are throbbing in his neck. ”you know what I’m thinking about now. I’m thinking of tearing you apart , take your bones and set them on fire and burn them till they turn to aches”
She steps away from him and her eyes open wide with terror, while he grabs a knife from the sink and starts again “that’s the attitude, Britt, you should run and hide before I get you, cut every vein in your body and let you bleed to death” he smirks.
“Brien, that’s not you” she says in shaking voice and he bursts in harsh laughter.
“ oooh, that’s me now, I’ve just stopped struggling what’s inside of me; a monster, I’ve turned into a monster and I’m getting stronger and darker” he shouts and reaches her and grabs her from the arm with a hand and pointing the knife to her face with the other hand , he pulls her closer and says “look to my innocent eyes, there where my demon hides, I’m dangerous and you should be scared”
“I’m not scared of you” she replies and hits him with a frying pan on his head with every power she has. Brien loses his balance, crashes into a wall, bounces off and falls on the floor, sinking in the darkness.
